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**Council of the**
**European Union**

**Interinstitutional File:**

**2022/0352(NLE)**

**PROPOSAL**

**Brussels, 3 November 2022**
**(OR. en)**

**14319/22**
**ADD 1**

**ACP 119**
**AGRI 606**
**AGRIORG 117**
**COAFR 288**
**RELEX 1465**
**WTO 205**

From: Secretary-General of the European Commission, signed by Ms Martine
DEPREZ, Director

date of receipt: 31 October 2022

To: Ms Thérèse BLANCHET, Secretary-General of the Council of the
European Union

No. Cion doc.: COM(2022) 566 final - Annex

Subject: ANNEX to the Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be
taken on behalf of the European Union in the EPA Committee
established under the Interim Agreement in view of an Economic
Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its
Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the
other part as regards the establishment of the EPA Subcommittee on
Agriculture and Rural Development

Delegations will find attached document COM(2022) 566 final - Annex.

Encl.: COM(2022) 566 final - Annex

14319/22 ADD 1 AN/amcr

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EUROPEAN

COMMISSION

**ANNEX**

**to the**

Brussels, 31.10.2022
COM(2022) 566 final

ANNEX

**Proposal for a Council Decision**

**on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the EPA Committee**

**established under the Interim Agreement in view of an Economic Partnership**
**Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part,**
**and the Central Africa Party, of the other part as regards the establishment of the EPA**

**Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development**

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**ANNEX**

Draft

**DECISION No.../2022 OF THE EPA COMMITTEE**

**established by the Interim Agreement in view of an Economic Partnership Agreement**

**between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the**
**Central Africa Party, of the other part, on the establishment of the EPA Subcommittee**

**on Agriculture and Rural Development**

**THE EPA COMMITTEE,**

Having regard to the Interim Agreement in view of an Economic Partnership Agreement
between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central
Africa Party, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement") and namely article
92 which provides that the EPA Committee shall be responsible for the administration of all
areas covered by the Agreement and for the completion of all tasks referred to therein;

Having regard to Decision No. 1/2016 of the EPA Committee of 15 December 2016
concerning the adoption of its Rules of Procedure and namely article 5 providing that the EPA
Committee may set up under its authority sub-committees responsible for dealing with
specific subjects under the Agreement;

Considering the need to establish an EPA Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural
Development;

**ADOPTS THE FOLLOWING DECISION:**

_Article 1_

1. The EPA Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development for the partnership
between the European Community and the Central Africa Party is hereby established
to carry out the tasks defined in Article 2 below.

2. The main objective of the EPA Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural
Development is to facilitate exchanges on agricultural, pastoral, and rural
development issues.

_Article 2_

The EPA Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development shall be responsible for
studying documents to elaborate opinions, developing, issuing opinions and making
suggestions on agricultural, pastoral and rural development issues. It shall enable the Parties
to exchange their experiences, information and best practices and to consult each other on all
matters related to the general and specific objectives defined in Article 2 of Title I of the
Agreement, and falling within the scope of the subcommittee as described below.

1. The EPA Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development shall be responsible,
under the authority of the EPA Committee, for:

a) Monitoring all aspects of Titles II, III and V of the Agreement relating to trade
in agricultural and livestock products, sanitary and phytosanitary matters, food

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security and rural development, as well as intellectual property and sustainable
development issues, as they apply to agricultural and livestock products.

b) Engaging in policy dialogue on agriculture, livestock and rural development in
the following areas:

i) Production, consumption, trade promotion and respective market
developments of agricultural and livestock products;

ii) Promotion of investment in the agricultural and pastoral sectors,
including small-scale activities;

iii) Agricultural and rural development policies, legislation and regulations,
including policies on geographical indications and organic farming

iv) New technologies, research and innovation, and knowledge transfer to
the agricultural sectors as well as actions needed to promote the transition
to sustainable food systems.

2. The EPA Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development shall also be
responsible for monitoring the implementation of the recommendations of the EPA
Committee insofar as they relate to the area of competence defined in the first
paragraph.

3. The EPA Subcommittee shall submit its opinions to the EPA Committee.

_Article 3_

The EPA Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development shall be composed, on the
one hand, of representatives of the European Commission and, on the other hand, of
representatives of the Central Africa Party. The parties represented may jointly decide to
invite other participants, in particular representatives of stakeholders concerned by the
subcommittee's field of competence.

_Article 4_

The EPA Subcommittee shall meet either physically or by any other appropriate means
established by mutual agreement between the Parties. The agenda and the frequency of
meetings of the subcommittee shall be determined by consensus between the parties
represented.

_Article 5_

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its signature.

Done at Brussels, _____ 2022.

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