Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.10.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 277/17 |

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/1900

of 5 October 2015

establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Stabilisation and Association Council established by the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, concerning a Decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council adopting its rules of procedure

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

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| (1) | Article 115 of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), establishes a Stabilisation and Association Council. |

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| (2) | Article 116 of the Agreement provides that the Stabilisation and Association Council is to adopt its own rules of procedure. |

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| (3) | Article 118 of the Agreement provides that the Stabilisation and Association Council is to be assisted by a Stabilisation and Association Committee (‘the Committee’). |

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| (4) | Article 118 of the Agreement also provides that the Stabilisation and Association Council is to, in its rules of procedure, determine the duties of the Committee and that the Stabilisation and Association Council may delegate any of its powers to the Committee. |

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| (5) | Article 120 of the Agreement provides that the Stabilisation and Association Council may decide to set up other special committees or bodies that can assist it in carrying out its duties. It further provides that the Stabilisation and Association Council is to, in its rules of procedure, determine the composition and the duties of such committees and bodies and how they are to function, |

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Sole Article

The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union, within the Stabilisation and Association Council established by Article 115 of the Agreement in relation to a Decision of this Stabilisation and Association Council adopting its rules of procedure, shall be based on the draft Decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council, attached to this Decision.

Minor amendments to this draft Decision may be accepted without further decision by the Council.

Done at Luxembourg, 5 October 2015.

For the Council

The President

N. SCHMIT

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