CELEX: 52013PC0170
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Date: 2013-03-26
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the Union position to be adopted in the Cooperation Council established by the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Iraq, of the other part, in relation to the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Cooperation Council and of the Cooperation Committee, and the establishment of specialised subcommittees and the adoption of their terms of reference

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			Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the Union position to be adopted in the Cooperation Council established by the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Iraq, of the other part, in relation to the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Cooperation Council and of the Cooperation Committee, and the establishment of specialised subcommittees and the adoption of their terms of reference /* COM/2013/0170 final - 2013/0090 (NLE) */
			
				
		
		
			
			   	EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
(1)                   
On 21 December 2011, the Council adopted its
decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional
application of certain provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the
republic of Iraq, of the other part (hereinafter “Agreement”)[1].
(2)                   
On 11 May 2012, the High Representative of the
European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of
the European Commission Catherine Ashton and the Foreign Minister of the
Republic of Iraq Hoshyar Zebari signed the Agreement. 
(3)                   
The Agreement marks the first ever contractual
relation between the EU and Iraq. It provides a legal framework covering issues
from regular political dialogue to trade relations and regulatory cooperation,
and development cooperation.
(4)                   
The aim of the Agreement, concluded for 10 years
(renewable), is to build a solid basis for strengthening ties between Iraq and
the EU. In particular, it aims to enhance political dialogue on bilateral,
regional and global issues, improving the trade arrangements between Iraq and
the EU, supporting Iraq’s own vital reform and development efforts and
facilitating its integration into the wider international economy. The Agreement
underlines the EU’s determination to play a significant role in Iraq’s
transition and will be the main vehicle for the EU’s support to Iraq and
further enhancement of EU-Iraq relations.
(5)                   
In accordance with Article 3 of the Council
Decision of 21 December 2011 on the signing and provisional application of
certain provisions of the Agreement, Article 2 (Human Rights clause) and Titles
II (Trade and Investments), III (Cooperation areas) and V (Institutional,
General and Final Provisions) are applied on a provisional basis starting from
1 August 2012, in so far as it concerns matters falling within the EU’s
competence. 
(6)                   
In Title V on institutional provisions, a
Cooperation Council is established at ministerial level to supervise the
implementation of the Agreement pursuant to Article 111 of the Agreement. The
Cooperation Committee is established by Article 112 (1) of the Agreement. In
accordance with Article 112 (2), the Cooperation Council shall be assisted in
the performance of its duties by the Cooperation Committee and may decide to
set up any other specialised sub-committee or body that can assist it in
carrying out its duties, and shall determine the composition and duties of such
committees or bodies and how they shall function.
(7)                   
With a view to completing the institutional
framework and allowing for expert level discussions on the key areas falling
within scope of the provisional application of the Agreement, it is suggested
to establish three subcommittees, designated as follows: (1) Subcommittee on
Human Rights and Democracy; (2) Subcommittee on Trade and related issues; (3)
Subcommittee on Energy and related issues. Additional subcommittees may be
established at a later stage, following agreement of the Parties. 
(8)                   
The meetings in the subcommittees will allow the
EU to reinforce the interaction with the Iraqi administration and provide an
opportunity to discuss in detail Iraq’s development in the specific areas and
priorities for EU-Iraq cooperation, as well as for EU assistance to Iraq. Iraq
has expressed strong interest in starting the work of the three subcommittees
as soon as possible.
(9)                   
Both the EU and Iraq have committed to a rapid
and effective implementation of the Agreement. The aim of this proposal is
therefore to ensure that the institutional framework of the Agreement is
established as soon as possible, with the understanding that the first meetings
of the sub-committees should take place not later than in early 2013, followed
by those of the Cooperation Committee and the Cooperation Council. In order to
be able to proceed in this sequence it is proposed that, by its first act the
Cooperation Council adopts its decisions on (1) the adoption of the rules of
procedure for the Cooperation Council and the Cooperation Committee, and (2) the
establishment of the specialised subcommittees and the adoption of their terms
of reference. Furthermore, these decisions should be adopted by written
procedure, in accordance with Article 10 of the Cooperation Council’s proposed Rules
of Procedure.
2013/0090 (NLE)
Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
on the Union position to be adopted in the
Cooperation Council established by the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Iraq, of the other part, in relation to the adoption of the rules
of procedure of the Cooperation Council and of the Cooperation Committee, and
the establishment of specialised subcommittees and the adoption of their terms
of reference

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the
functioning of the European Union, and in particular its Article 218 (9),
Having regard to Article 3 of the Council
Decision of 21 December 2011 on the signing and provisional application of
certain provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (”the
Agreement”) between the European Union and their Member States, of the one
part, and the Republic of Iraq, of the other part,[2]in particular its Article 111(3)
and its Article 112(2),
Having regard to the proposal from the
Commission,
Whereas:
(1)       In accordance with its
Article 117, parts of the Agreement are applied provisionally as of 1 August
2012.
(2)       In order to contribute to
the effective implementation of the Agreement, its institutional framework
should be established as soon as possible.
(3)       Article 111 (3) of the
Agreement provides that the Cooperation Council shall establish its rules of
procedure. 
(4)       Article 112 of the
Agreement provides that the Cooperation Council shall be assisted in the
performance of its duties by a Cooperation Committee and may decide to set up
any other specialised sub-committee or body that can assist it in carrying out
its duties, and shall determine the composition and duties of such committees
or bodies and how they shall function.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Sole Article
1.           The position to be adopted
by the Union in the Cooperation Council established by Article 111 of the
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Iraq, of the other part, shall be
hereby established in relation to:
–              
the adoption of the rules of procedure of the
Cooperation Council and of the Cooperation Committee, and
–              
the establishment of specialised subcommittees
and the adoption of their terms of reference,
under the terms of the draft Cooperation
Council decisions annexed to this Decision.
2.           Minor changes to the draft
decisions may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union in the Cooperation
Council without further decision of the Council.
Done at Brussels, 
                                                                       For
the Council
                                                                       The
President
ANNEX I
DECISION
No 1/2013 OF THE EU-IRAQ COOPERATION COUNCIL
of
… 2013
adopting
its rules of procedure and those of the Cooperation Committee
THE EU-IRAQ COOPERATION COUNCIL, 
Having regard to the Partnership and
Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Iraq, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to
as ‘the Agreement’) and in particular Article 111 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)                   
In accordance with its Article 117, parts of the
Agreement are applied provisionally as of 1 August 2012.
(2)                   
In order to contribute to the effective
implementation of the Agreement, its institutional framework should be
established as soon as possible.
(3)                   
It is for the Cooperation Council to adopt the
necessary measures to this effect; Article 111 (3) of the Agreement provides
that the Cooperation Council shall establish its rules of procedure. In order
for the Cooperation Committee to be operational as soon as possible, the
Cooperation Council shall also establish the rules of procedure of the
Cooperation Committee. 
(4)                   
In accordance with Article 10 of the Cooperation
Council’s Rules of Procedure, the Cooperation Council may take decisions by
written procedure.
(5)                   
It is necessary to adopt the present decision of
the Cooperation Council by written procedure.
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Sole
Article
The Rules of Procedure of the Cooperation
Council and those of the Cooperation Committee, as set out in Appendixes A and B
respectively, are hereby adopted.
Done at …, xxxx. 
   || For the Cooperation Council The Chair 
APPENDIX
A TO ANNEX I
Rules
of Procedure of the Cooperation Council
Article
1
Chairmanship
The Cooperation Council shall be presided
over alternately for periods of 12 months by the President of the Foreign
Affairs Council of the European Union, on behalf of the European Union and its
Member States, and by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq. The first period
shall begin on the date of the first Cooperation Council meeting and end on 31
December of the same year. 
Article
2
Meetings
The Cooperation Council shall meet at
ministerial level once a year. Special sessions of Cooperation Council may be
held at the request of either Party, if the Parties so agree. Unless otherwise
agreed by the Parties, each session of the Cooperation Council shall be held at
the usual venue for meetings of the Council of the European Union at a date
agreed by both Parties. Meetings of the Cooperation Council shall be jointly
convened by the Secretaries of the Cooperation Council in agreement with the Chair.

Article
3
Representation
The members of the Cooperation Council may
be represented if unable to attend. If a member wishes to be so represented,
he/she must notify the Chair of the name of his/her representative before the
meeting at which he/she is to be so represented. The representative of a member
of the Cooperation Council shall exercise all the rights of that member. 
Article
4
Delegations
The members of the Cooperation Council may
be accompanied by officials. Before each meeting, the Chair shall be informed
of the intended composition of the delegation of each Party. 
A representative of the European Investment
Bank shall attend the meetings of the Cooperation Council, as an observer, when
matters which concern the Bank appear on the agenda. 
When appropriate and by mutual agreement,
persons in their expert capacity or representatives of other bodies may be
invited to attend the meetings of the Cooperation Council as observers or in
order to provide information on a particular subject.
Article
5
Secretariat
A representative of the General Secretariat
of the Council of the European Union and a representative of the Mission of
Iraq to the European Union shall act jointly as Secretaries of the Cooperation
Council. 
Article
6
Correspondence
Correspondence addressed to the Cooperation
Council shall be sent to the Chair of the Cooperation Council at the address of
the Council of the European Union. 
The two Secretaries shall ensure that
correspondence is forwarded to the Chair of the Cooperation Council and, where
appropriate, circulated to other members of the Cooperation Council.
Correspondence circulated shall be sent to the Secretariat-General of the
Commission, the European External Action Service,
the Permanent Representations of the Member States and the General Secretariat
of the Council of the European Union, as well as to the Mission of Iraq to the
European Union. 
Communications from the Chair of the
Cooperation Council shall be sent to the addressees by the two Secretaries and
circulated, where appropriate, to the other members of the Cooperation Council
at the addresses indicated in the second paragraph.
Article
7
Publicity
Unless otherwise decided, the meetings of
the Cooperation Council shall not be public. 
Article
8
Agendas
for meetings
1.           The Chair shall draw up a
provisional agenda for each meeting. It shall be forwarded by the Secretaries
of the Cooperation Council to the addressees referred to in Article 6 not later
than 15 days before the beginning of the meeting. The provisional agenda shall
include the items in respect of which the Chair has received a request for
inclusion on the agenda not later than 21 days before the beginning of the
meeting, although items shall not be written into the provisional agenda unless
the supporting documentation has been forwarded to the Secretaries not later
than the date of dispatch of the provisional agenda. The agenda shall be
adopted by the Cooperation Council at the beginning of each meeting. An item
other than those appearing on the provisional agenda may be placed on the
agenda if the two Parties so agree. 
2.           The Chair may, in
agreement with the two Parties, shorten the time limits specified in paragraph
1 in order to take account of the requirements of a particular case. 
Article
9
Minutes
Draft minutes of each meeting shall be
drawn up jointly by the two Secretaries. The minutes shall, as a general rule,
indicate in respect of each item on the agenda: 
–                        
the documentation submitted to the Cooperation
Council, 
–                        
statements requested for entry by a member of
the Cooperation Council, 
–                        
the recommendations made, the statements agreed
upon and the conclusions adopted. 
The draft minutes shall be submitted to the
Cooperation Council for approval. When approved, the minutes shall be signed by
the Chair and the two Secretaries. The minutes shall be filed in the archives
of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, which will act
as depository of the documents of the Agreement. A certified copy shall be
forwarded to each of the addressees referred to in Article 6. 
Article
10
Deliberations
1.           The Cooperation Council
shall take its decisions and make recommendations by common agreement of the
Parties. The cases, in which the Cooperation Council can take decisions are
indicated in the Agreement itself.
The Cooperation Council may take decisions or
make recommendations by written procedure if both Parties so agree. When the
Cooperation Council decides to have recourse to the written procedure, a
deadline may be foreseen by mutual agreement of the Parties, at the end of
which the Chair of the Cooperation Council can declare, upon report from the
two Secretaries, whether a common agreement of the Parties is given.
2.           The decisions and recommendations
of the Cooperation Council, within the meaning of Article 111 of the Agreement,
shall be entitled respectively ‘Decision’ and ‘Recommendation’ followed by a
serial number, by the date of their adoption and by a description of their
subject matter. The decisions and recommendations of the Cooperation Council
shall be signed by the Chair and authenticated by the two Secretaries.
Decisions and recommendations shall be forwarded to each of the addressees
referred to in Article 6 above. Each Party may decide on the publication of
decisions and recommendations of the Cooperation Council in its respective
official publication. 
Article
11
Languages
The official languages of the Cooperation
Council shall be the official languages of the two Parties. Unless otherwise
decided, the Cooperation Council shall base its deliberations on documentation
drawn up in these languages. 
Article
12
Expenses
The European Union and Iraq shall each
defray the expenses they incur by reason of their participation in the meetings
of the Cooperation Council, both with regard to staff, travel and subsistence
expenditure and to postal and telecommunications expenditure. Expenditure in
connection with interpreting at meetings, translation and reproduction of
documents shall be borne by the European Union, with the exception of
expenditure in connection with interpreting or translation into or from the
official language of Iraq, which shall be borne by Iraq. Other expenditure
relating to the organisation of meetings shall be borne by the Party hosting
the meetings. 
Article
13
Cooperation
Committee
1.           In accordance with Article
112 of the Agreement, a Cooperation Committee is established in order to assist
the Cooperation Council in carrying out its duties. It shall be composed of
representatives of the European Union, on the one hand, and of representatives
of the Government of Iraq, on the other, normally at senior civil servant
level.
2.           The Cooperation Committee
shall prepare the meetings and the deliberations of the Cooperation Council,
implement the decisions and recommendations of the Cooperation Council where
appropriate and, in general, ensure continuity of the relationship and the
proper functioning of the Agreement. It shall consider any matter referred to
it by the Cooperation Council as well as any other matter which may arise in
the course of the day-to-day implementation of the Agreement. It shall submit
proposals or any draft decisions/recommendations for adoption to the
Cooperation Council. 
The Cooperation Council may delegate to the
Cooperation Committee any of its powers.
3.           In cases where the
Agreement refers to an obligation to consult or a possibility of consultation
or where the Parties decide by mutual agreement to consult each other, such
consultation may take place within the Cooperation Committee. The consultation
may continue in the Cooperation Council if the two Parties so agree.
APPENDIX
B TO ANNEX I
Rules
of Procedure of the Cooperation Committee
Article
1
Chairmanship
The Cooperation Committee shall be presided
over alternately for periods of 12 months by a representative of the European
Union and by a representative of the Government of Iraq. 
The first period shall begin on the date of
the first Cooperation Council meeting and end on 31 December of the same year. 
Article
2
Meetings
The Cooperation Committee shall meet when
circumstances require, with the agreement of both Parties, at least once a
year. Each meeting of the Cooperation Committee shall be held at a time and
place agreed by both Parties. 
Meetings of the Cooperation Committee shall
be convened by the Chairman. The yearly meeting of the Cooperation Committee
shall be convened in advance of the yearly meeting of the Cooperation Council.
It should be convened in due time to allow for the Cooperation Committee to
prepare the meeting of the Cooperation Council.
Article
3
Delegations
Before each meeting, the Chairman shall be
informed of the intended composition of the delegation of each Party. 
Article
4
Secretariat
A representative of the European External
Action Service and a representative of the Government of Iraq shall act jointly
as Secretaries of the Cooperation Committee. All communications to and from the
Chairman of the Cooperation Committee provided for in this Decision shall be
forwarded to the Secretaries of the Cooperation Committee and to the
Secretaries and the Chair of the Cooperation Council. 
Article
5
Publicity
Unless otherwise decided, the meetings of
the Cooperation Committee shall not be public. 
Article
6
Agendas for meetings
1.           The Chairman shall draw up
a provisional agenda for each meeting. It shall be forwarded by the Secretaries
of the Cooperation Committee to the addressees referred to in Article 4 not
later than 15 days before the beginning of the meeting. 
The provisional agenda shall include the items
in respect of which the Chairman has received a request for inclusion on the
agenda not later than 21 days before the beginning of the meeting, although
items shall not be written into the provisional agenda unless the supporting
documentation has been forwarded to the Secretaries not later than the date of
dispatch of the provisional agenda.
The Cooperation Committee may ask experts to
attend its meetings in order to provide information on particular subjects.
The agenda shall be adopted by the Cooperation
Committee at the beginning of each meeting. An item other than those appearing
on the provisional agenda may be placed on the agenda if the two Parties so
agree.
2.           The Chairman may, in
agreement with the two Parties, shorten the time limits specified in paragraph
1 in order to take account of the requirements of a particular case.
Article 7
Minutes
Minutes shall be taken
for each meeting and shall be based on a summing up by the Chairman of the
conclusions arrived at by the Cooperation Committee. When approved by the
Cooperation Committee, the minutes shall be signed by the Chairman and by the
Secretaries and filed by each of the Parties. A copy of the minutes shall be
forwarded to each of the addressees referred to in Article 4. 
Article 8
Deliberations
In the specific cases where the Cooperation
Council empowers the Cooperation Committee to adopt certain
decisions/recommendations in line with Article 13(2) of the Rules of Procedure
of the Cooperation Council, these acts shall be entitled respectively
‘Decision’ and ‘Recommendation’, followed by a serial number, the date of their
adoption and a description of their subject matter. Decisions and
recommendations of the Cooperation Committee shall be made by common agreement
between the Parties.
The Cooperation Committee may take
decisions or make recommendations by written procedure if both Parties so
agree. When the Cooperation Committee decides to have
recourse to the written procedure, a deadline may be foreseen by mutual
agreement of the Parties, at the end of which the Chairman of the Cooperation
Committee can declare, upon report from the two Secretaries, whether a common
agreement of the Parties is given.
The decisions and recommendations of the
Cooperation Committee shall be signed by the Chair and authenticated by the two
Secretaries and shall be forwarded to the addressees referred to in Article 4
of these rules of procedure. Each Party may decide on the publication of the
decisions and recommendations of this Cooperation Committee in its respective
official publication. 
Article 9
Expenses
The European Union and
Iraq shall each defray the expenses they incur by reason of their participation
in the meetings of the Cooperation Committee, both with regard to staff, travel
and subsistence expenditure and to postal and telecommunications expenditure.
Expenditure in connection with interpreting at meetings, translation and
reproduction of documents shall be borne by the European Union, with the
exception of expenditure in connection with interpreting or translation into or
from the official language of Iraq, which shall be borne by Iraq. Other
expenditure relating to the organisation of meetings shall be borne by the
Party hosting the meetings. 
Article
10
Subcommittees
and special groups
In accordance with Article 13 of the Rules
of Procedure of the Cooperation Council, the Cooperation Committee may decide
to create subcommittees or specialised working groups to work under the
authority of the Cooperation Committee, to which they shall report after each
of their meetings. The Cooperation Committee may decide to abolish any existing
subcommittees or working groups, define or amend their terms of reference or
set up further subcommittees or working groups to assist it in carrying out its
duties. These subcommittees and working groups shall not have any
decision-making power.
ANNEX II
DECISION
No 2/2013 OF THE EU-IRAQ COOPERATION COUNCIL
of
.. 2013
on
the establishment of three specialised subcommittees and the adoption of their
terms of reference
THE EU-IRAQ COOPERATION
COUNCIL,
Having regard to the Partnership and
Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Iraq, of the other part, (‘the Agreement’) and in
particular Article 112 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)          In accordance with its
Article 117, parts of the Agreement are provisionally applied as of 1 August
2012.
(2)          In order to contribute to
the effective implementation of the Agreement, its institutional framework
should be established as soon as possible.
(3)          Article 112 of the
Agreement provides that the Cooperation Council shall be assisted in the
performance of its duties by a Cooperation Committee and may decide to set up
any other specialised sub-committee or body that can assist it in carryig out
its duties, and shall determine the composition and duties of such committees
or bodies and how they shall function.
(4)          In order to allow for
expert level discussions on the key areas falling within scope of the
provisional application of the Agreement, three subcommittees should be
established. Upon further agreement of the Parties both the list of
sub-committees and the scope of the individual sub-committees can be modified.
(5)          In accordance with Article
10 of the Cooperation Council’s Rules of Procedure, the Cooperation Council may
take decisions by written procedure.
(6)          In order for the
sub-committees to become operational in a timely manner, it is necessary to
adopt the present decision of the Cooperation Council by written procedure.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Sole
Article
The subcommittees listed in Appendix A are
hereby established. The terms of reference of the subcommittees as set out in
Appendix B are hereby adopted. 
Done at,
For
the EU- Iraq Cooperation Council

Appendix A to ANNEX II
EU-Iraq Cooperation Council
Subcommittees established
(1)          Subcommittee on Human
Rights and Democracy; 
(2)          Subcommittee on Trade and
related issues;
(3)          Subcommittee on Energy and
related issues;    
Appendix B to ANNEX II

Terms of reference
of the Subcommittees established in Appendix A, under
the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Iraq, of the other part
Article 1
At its meetings, each subcommittee may
treat the implementation of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement in any or
all of the areas it covers.
The Subcommittees may also discuss subjects
or specific projects related to the relevant area of bilateral cooperation.
Individual cases may also be raised when
either Party requires.
Article 2
The Subcommittees shall work under the
authority of the Cooperation Committee. They shall report and transmit their
conclusions to the Cooperation Committee after each meeting.
Article 3
The Subcommittees shall be composed of
representatives of the Parties.
Upon agreement of both Parties, the
Subcommittees may invite experts to their meetings and may hear them regarding
specific points on the agenda of Subcommittee meetings as appropriate.
Article 4
The Subcommittees shall be chaired by the
Parties alternately, according to the rules on alternate presidency of the
Cooperation Committee by a representative of the European Union on the one hand
and by a representative of the Government of Iraq on the other hand. 
Article 5
A representative of the European External
Action Service and a representative of the Government of the Republic of Iraq
shall act jointly as Permanent Secretary of the Subcommittees. All
communications concerning the specific Subcommittee shall be forwarded to the
two Permanent Secretaries.
Article 6
The Subcommittees shall meet whenever
circumstances require upon agreement of the Parties, on the basis of a written
request from either Party, and at least once a year. Each meeting shall be held
at a place determined by both Parties and at a time agreed by them.
Upon receipt of a request of one of the
Parties for a Subcommittee meeting, the Permanent Secretary of the other Party
shall reply within 15 working days.
In cases of particular urgency,
Subcommittee meetings may be convened at shorter notice, subject to the
agreement of both Parties.
Before each meeting, the chair shall be
informed of the intended composition of the delegation of both Parties.
Meetings of the Subcommittee are jointly convened
by the two Permanent Secretaries, acting in agreement with the Secretaries of
the Cooperation Committee.
Article 7
Items for inclusion on the agenda shall be
submitted to the Permanent Secretaries a minimum of 15 working days in advance
of the Subcommittee meeting in question. Any supporting documentation shall be
provided to the Permanent Secretaries a minimum of 10 working days in advance.
Based on these items, a provisional agenda
shall be drawn up and forwarded, with available supporting documentation, to
the Secretaries of the Cooperation Committee, as well as to the Permanent
Representations of the Member States, not later than five working days before
the Subcommittee meeting. In exceptional circumstances, with the written
agreement of both Permanent Secretaries, items may be added to the agenda at
short notice.
Article 8
Unless otherwise decided, Subcommittee
meetings shall not be public.
Article 9
Minutes shall be taken for each meeting. A
copy of the minutes and conclusions of each Subcommittee meeting shall be
transmitted to the Secretaries of the Cooperation Committee. Copies shall also
be forwarded to the Permanent Representations of the Member States.
[1]               OJ L 204, 31. 7. 2012
[2]               OJ L xxxx