CELEX: 51998PC0035
Language: en
Date: 1998-02-11
Title: Proposal for a Council Decision on the Community position in relation to the rules of procedure of the Co-operation Council and the Co-operation Committee established by the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and Ukraine

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                            COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                            Brussels, 11.02.1998
                                                            COM(1998) 35 final
                                             Proposal for a
                                        COUNCIL DECISION
                                  ON THE COMMUNITY POSITION
                                          IN RELATION TO
                     THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE CO-OPERATION COUNCIL
                              AND THE CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE
                 ESTABLISHED BY THE PARTNERSHIP AND CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT
                 BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES
                                           AND UKRAINE
                                    (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 1. The Partnership and Co-operation Agreement establishing a Partnership between the
    European Communities and their Member states, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other
    part (PCA), foresees the establishment of a Co-operation Council composed of members of
    the Council of the European Union and members of the European Commission, on the one
    hand, and of members of the Government of Ukraine, on the other. Its role consists in
    monitoring the implementation of the Agreement and in examining any major issues arising
    within the framework of the Agreement and any other bilateral or international issues of
    mutual interest for the purpose of attaining the objectives of the Agreement.
    According to the terms of the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement and in -particular
    Articles 85 - 89 thereof, the Co-operation Council shall establish its own rules of procedure
    as well as the rules of procedure of the Co-operation Committee, the role of which consists in
    preparing all Co-operation Council meetings and generally assisting the Co-operation Council
    in the performance of its duties.
3.  Article 2.1 of the joint decision by the Council and the Commission of               19981 on the
    conclusion of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement provides that the position to be
    adopted by the Community in the Cooperation Council shall be determined by the Council, on
    a proposal from the Commission (or, where appropriate, by the Commission). In accordance
    with this provision, the annexed draft rules of procedure are proposed for adoption as
    Community position, by means of a decision by the Council.
4.  The Cooperation Council and Cooperation Committee as institutions are modeled on the
    Association Councils and Association Committees established under the various Europe
    Agreements with the CEECs, with (virtually) identical Rules of Procedure. - The relevant
    institutional provisions contained in the Ukraine Agreement (and in Partnership and
    Cooperation Agreements with other NIS), which constitute the "legal base" for the Rules of
    Procedure, do not differ significantly from those in the Europe Agreements (except for the
    aspect referred to in paragraph 7, below). The rules of procedure established under the EAs
    are therefore the obvious point of departure for drafting the rules of procedure for the Ukraine
    Cooperation Council and CCt.
5.  The proposed annexed draft rules of procedure follow closely the draft proposed for Russia.
    The exact character which the meetings of the Cooperation Council and Cooperation
    Committee will take is as yet unknown. However the Ukrainian authorities are likely to
    establish a close comparison with the rules and practice that will be established with Russia in
    this respect and refer to them in further requests.
6.  The rules of procedure should be kept as light and flexible as possible, allowing them to
    accommodate a variety of different models of the institutions in question. The Rules of
    Procedure established under the Europe Agreements are a suitable model for the Ukraine rules
    of procedure. They constitute indeed a sufficiently flexible framework, limiting themselves to
    defining the main lines of the institutions' operations, not going into excessive detail.
' COM xx, which is not yet formally adopted
                                                  o2-4
 ---pagebreak--- 7.   One notable difference between the institutional provisions of the Europe Agreements and that
     of the PCAs is that Cooperation Councils can make only (non-binding) recommendations
     (Art. 85 of the PCA), whereas Association Councils can take decisions. Appropriate minor
     adjustments must therefore be made to the model Rules of Procedure to reflect this aspect.
8.   The practice under the Europe Agreements is that all meetings of the Association Councils
     take place in the EU. While this corresponds to EU practice in mixed agreement contexts, it is
     not in line with standard diplomatic usage. Though there has been no request from the
     Ukrainian authorities for alternating venues, Ukraine is likely to request a treatment
     equivalent to that of Russia. Therefore the formula proposed for Russia, that the venue will
     be in the EU, unless the Parlies agree otherwise, could be used here. The annexed draft
     Rules of Procedure allow holding Cooperation Council meetings alternately in the EU and in
     Kiev, if necessary.
9.   The annexed draft rules of procedure are proposed for adoption as Community position,
     according to Article 2.1 of the joint decision by the Council and the Commission of
      19982 on the conclusion of the PCA between the European Communities and their Member
     States and Ukraine, by means of a decision of the Council.
10. The Council is therefore requested to adopt the annexed Commission proposal on a
     Community position in relation to the rules of procedure of the Co-operation Council and the
     Co-operation Committee with Ukraine.
   COM xx, which is not yet formally adopted
 ---pagebreak---                            PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                              ON THE COMMUNITY POSITION
                                       IN RELATION TO
           THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE CO-OPERATION COUNCIL
                          AND THE CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE
     ESTABLISHED BY THE PARTNERSHIP AND CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT
     BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES
                                         AND UKRAINE
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Treaty establishing the
European Coal and Steel Community and the Treaty establishing the European Community of
Atomic Energy (Euratom),
Having regard to Article 2.1 of the Council and Commission Decision of               1998 on the
conclusion of the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement between the European Communities
and their Member states, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part.
Having regard to the Commission proposal,
Whereas Article 85 of the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement establishes a Co-operation
Council,
Whereas Article 87 of the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement provides that the Co-operation
Council shall be assisted by a Co-operation Committee and Article 86 of the Partnership and Co-
operation Agreement further provides that the Co-operation Council shall adopt its own rules of
procedure,
Whereas Article 87 of the said Agreement further provides that the Co-operation Council shall, in
its rules of procedure, determine the manner of functioning of the Co-operation Committee and that
the Co-operation Council may delegate any of its powers to the Co-operation Committee,
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas Article 88 of the said Agreement further provides that the Co-operation Council may
decide to set up any other special committee or body that can assist it in carrying out its duties.
HEREBY DECIDES AS FOLLOWS:
The position to be adopted by the Community within the Co-operation Council established by
virtue of Article 85 of the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement between the European
Communities and their Member states, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, in relation to
the rules of procedure of the said Co-operation Council, as well as of the Co-operation Committee
referred to in Article 87 of the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement shall be based on the draft
rules of procedure annexed to the present decision. Minor modifications of the said draft rules of
procedure may be accepted without further decision by the Council.
Done at Brussels.
 ---pagebreak---                                           DRAFT
                                 RULES OF PROCEDURE
                                           OF THE
                                COOPERATION COUNCIL
                                         BETWEEN I
 THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES OF THE ONE
                                         PART AND
                            UKRAINE ON THE OTHER PART
THE COOPERATION COUNCIL
having regard to the Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European
Communities and their Member states, on the one part, and Ukraine, on the other part,
and in particular Articles 85 to 87 thereof,
Whereas that Agreement entered into force on            .
HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING RULES OF PROCEDURE:
                                           Article 1
                                          Presidency
The Cooperation Council shall be presided over alternately for periods of twelve months
by a representative of the Council of the European Union, on behalf of the Communities
and their Member States, and a representative of the Government of Ukraine. However,
the first period shall begin on the date of the first Cooperation Council and end on 31
December of the same year.
                                           Article 2
                                           Meetings
The Cooperation Council shall meet regularly at ministerial level once a year. Special
sessions of the 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.
The meetings of the Cooperation Council are jointly convened by the Secretaries of the
Cooperation Council.
 ---pagebreak---                                            Article 3
                                       Representation
The members of the Cooperation Council may be represented if prevented from attending.
Each member may normally be represented by the Head of the Mission or Permanent
Representation to the European Union or a senior official having an equivalent status.
In all other cases, a member wishing to be represented shall notify the President of the
name of its representative before the meeting at which he 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 President shall be informed of the intended composition and of
the head of the delegation of each Party.
The Cooperation Council may invite non-members to attend its meetings in order to
provide information on particular subjects.
                                           Article 5
                                          Secretariat
An official of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and an official
of the Mission of Ukraine in Brussels shall act jointly as Secretaries of the Cooperation
Council.
                                           Article 6
                                         Documents
When the deliberations of the Cooperation Council are based on written supporting
documents, such documents shall be numbered and circulated as documents of the
Cooperation Council by the two Secretaries.
                                           Article 7
                                       Correspondence
Correspondence addressed to the Cooperation Council or to the President of the
Cooperation Council shall be forwarded to both Secretaries of the Cooperation Council.
The two Secretaries shall ensure that correspondence is forwarded to the President of the
Cooperation Council and, where appropriate, circulated as documents referred to in
Article 6 to other members of the Cooperation Council. Correspondence circulated shall
be sent to the General Secretariat of the Commission, the Permanent Representations of
 ---pagebreak--- Member states of the European Union, the Mission of Ukraine in Brussels and the
Delegation of the European Commission in Kiev.
Communications from the President of the Cooperation Council shall be sent to the
recipients by the respective Secretary and, where appropriate, circulated as documents
referred to in Article 6 to the other members of the Cooperation Council at the addresses
indicated in the preceding paragraph.
                                           Article 8
                                   Agenda for the meetings
1.      A provisional agenda for each meeting shall be drawn up by the Secretaries of the
        Cooperation Council, in agreement with the two Parties. It shall be forwarded to
        the addressees referred to in article 7 not later than fifteen days before the
        beginning of the meeting.
        The provisional agenda shall include the items in respect of which a request for
        inclusion in the agenda has been received by either of the two Parties not later than
        twenty-one days before the beginning of the meeting, save that 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 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.      In agreement with the Parties, the time limits specified in paragraph 1 may be
        shortened, 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 the entry of which has been requested by a member of the Cooperation
        Council;
        the recommendations adopted, the statements agreed upon and conclusions
        adopted on specific items.
The minutes shall also include a list of members of the Cooperation Council or their
representatives who participated in the meeting.
 The draft minutes shall be submitted to the Cooperation Council for approval at its next
 meeting. When approved, two authentic copies of the minutes shall be signed by the two
 Secretaries and filed by the Parties. A copy of the minutes shall be forwarded to each of
 the addressees referred to in Article 7 above.
                                                   10
 ---pagebreak---                                             Article 10
                                       Recommendations
1.       The Cooperation Council shall make its recommendations by common agreement
         between the Parties.
         During the inter-sessional period, the Cooperation Council may make
         recommendations by written procedure if the Parties so agree. A written
         procedure consists of an exchange of notes between the two Secretaries, acting in
         agreement with the Parties.
2.       The recommendations of the Cooperation Council within the meaning of Article
         85 of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement -shall be entitled
         "recommendation", followed by a serial number, by the date of their adoption and
         by a description of their subject.
         The recommendations of the Cooperation Council shall be authenticated by the
         two Secretaries and two authentic copies signed by the Heads of delegation of the
         two Parties.
         Recommendations shall be forwarded to each of the addressees referred to in
         Article 7 above as documents of the Cooperation Council.
                                            Article 11
                                             Publicity
1.       Unless otherwise decided, the meetings of the Cooperation Council shall not be
public.
2.       Each Party may decide on the publication of the recommendations of the
         Cooperation Council in its respective official publication.
                                            Article 12
                                            Languages
The official languages of the Cooperation Council shall be the official languages of the
Parties.
The Cooperation Council shall normally base its deliberations on documentation prepared
in these languages.
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 ---pagebreak---                                           Article 13
                                          Expenses
The European Communities and Ukraine 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 Communities, with the exception of
expenditure in connection with interpretation or translation into or from Ukrainian, which
shall be borne by Ukraine.
Other expenditure relating to the material organization of meetings shall be borne by the
Party which hosts the meetings.
                                          Article 14
                                   Cooperation Committee
        A Cooperation Committee is hereby established in accordance with article 87 of
        the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, in order to assist the Cooperation
        Council in carrying out its duties. It shall be composed of representatives of the
        Commission of the European Communities and of the members of the Council of
        the European Union, on the one hand, and of representatives of the Government
        of Ukraine on the other, normally at senior civil servant level.
        The Cooperation Committee shall prepare the meetings and the deliberations of
        the Cooperation Council, monitor the implementation of the recommendations of
        the Cooperation Council where appropriate and, in general, ensure continuity of
        the partnership relationship and the proper functioning of the Partnership and
        Cooperation 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 Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. It
        shall submit proposals of any draft recommendations for adoption to the
        Cooperation Council.
        Consultations foreseen in Articles 18 and 49, as well as Annex 2 of the Partnership
        and Cooperation Agreement shall take place within the Cooperation Committee.
        The consultation may continue in the Cooperation Council if the Parties agree.
        The rules of procedure of the Cooperation Committee are attached as Annex to
        the present Rules of Procedure.
                                                  12
 ---pagebreak--- Done at
                          For the Co-operation Council
Head of the EU Delegation                      Head of the Ukraine Delegation
                                           13
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                   ANNEX
        RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COOPERATION COMMITTEE
                                          Article 1
                                        Presidency
The Cooperation Committee shall be presided over alternatively for periods of twelve
months by a representative of the Commission of the European Communities, on behalf of
the Communities and their Member States, and a representative of the Government of
Ukraine. 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 once a year and when circumstances require, with
the agreement of the Parties.
Each meeting of the Cooperation Committee shall be held at a time and place agreed by
the Parties.
The meetings of the Cooperation Committee are convened by the President.
                                          Article
                                        Delegations
Before each meeting, the President shall be informed of the intended composition of the
delegation of each Party.
                                          Article 4
                                         Secretariat
An official of the Commission of the European Communities and an official of the
Government of Ukraine shall act jointly as Secretaries of the Cooperation Committee.
All communications to and from the President of the Cooperation Committee provided for
in this Annex shall be forwarded to the Secretaries of the Cooperation Committee and to
the Secretaries and President of the Cooperation Council.
                                          Article 5
                                          Publicity
 Unless otherwise decided, the meetings of the Cooperation Committee shall not be public.
                                                  14
 ---pagebreak---                                              Article 6
                                     Agenda for the Meetings
 1.      A provisional agenda for each meeting shall be drawn up by the Secretaries of the
         Cooperation Committee. It shall be forwarded to the addressees referred to in
         Article 4 not later than fifteen days before the beginning of the meeting.
         The provisional agenda shall include the items in respect of which the President
         has received a request for inclusion in the agenda not later than twenty-one days
        before the beginning of the meeting, save that 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 agenda.
        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 Parties so agree.
2.      In agreement with the Parties, the time limits specified in paragraph 1 may be
        shortened, in order to take account of the requirements of a particular case.
3.      The Cooperation Committee may ask experts to attend its meetings in order to
        provide information on particular subjects.
                                            Article 7
                                             Minutes
Minutes shall be taken for each meeting and shall be based on a summing up by the
President of the conclusions arrived at by the Cooperation Committee.
Upon adoption by the Cooperation Committee, the minutes shall be signed by the
President 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 of the present Annex.
                                            Article 8
                                          Deliberations
The Cooperation Committee shall not make recommendations except in the specific cases
where it is empowered by the Cooperation Council under Article 87.2 In such cases these
acts shall be entitled "recommendation", followed by a serial number, by the date of their
adoption and by description of their subject. Recommendations shall be made by common
agreement between the parties.
Recommendations of the Cooperation Committee shall be forwarded to the addressees
referred to in Article 4 of the present Annex. The Cooperation Committee may decide on
the publication of such recommendations.
The recommendations of the Cooperation Committee shall be signed by the President and
the Secretaries.
                                                   15
 ---pagebreak---                                           Article 9
                                         Expenses
The European Communities and Ukraine shall each defray the expenses they incur by
reason of their participation in the meetings of the Cooperation Committee and of its
special committees and bodies, 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 Communities, with the exception of
expenditure in connection with interpretation or translation into or from Ukrainian, which
shall be borne by Ukraine.
Other expenditure relating to the material organization of meetings shall be borne by the
Party which hosts the meetings.
                                         Article 10
                            Sub- committees and working groups
The Cooperation Committee may determine a list of sub-committées and working groups.
They shall be considered to work under the authority of the Cooperation Committee, to
which they shall report after each meeting.
The Cooperation Committee may modify the terms of reference of any sub-committees
and working groups, or set up further sub-committees or working groups to assist it in
carrying out its duties.
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 ---pagebreak---                                    FINANCIAL STATEMENT
 1 TITLE OF OPERATION
           Rules of Procedure of the Co-operation Council and the Co-operation Committee
           established by the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement between the European
           Communities and their Member States and Ukraine (PCA) : Establishment and operation of
           a EU-Ukraine Cooperation Council, a Cooperation Committee, and of special (sub-)committees
           and other bodies as required.
2 BUDGET HEADING INVOLVED
           A-130 : Mission expenses
           A- 2510 : Meetings of committees
3 LEGAL BASIS
           Joint decision by the Council and die Commission on the conclusion of the Partnership and
           Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and
           Ukraine (to be adopted).
4 DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION
         4.1        General objective
                    Implementation of the institutional provisions of the PCA.
         4.2        Period covered and arrangements for renewal
                    10 years (= duration of the PCA, Art. 101, with possibility of extension).
5 CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE OR REVENTE
         5.1        Compulsory/Non-compuIsory expenditure
                    Non-compulsory expenditure.
         5.2        Differentiated/Non-diffcrcntiatcd appropriations
                    Non-differentiated appropriations.
         5.3        Type of revenue involved
                    No revenues.
6 TYPE OF EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE
           100% subsidy (missions by officials, organization of conferences, interpretation, translation,
           reproduction of documents)
                                                 ^
 ---pagebreak--- 7 FINANCIAL IMPACT
          7.1      Method of calculating total cost of operation (relation between individual and total
                   costs)
                   See section 10. No operational expenditure involved.
          7.2      Itemized breakdown of cost
                                                      Commitment appropriations ECU million
                                                                        (at current prices)
      Breakdown         yearn       n+1        n+ 2      n +3        n+ 4        n+ 5        Total
                                                                                 and
                                                                                 subs, yrs
                                                                             •
   Total                                                                                      .
  7.3 Operational expenditure for studies, experts etc. included in Part B of the budget
                                           Commitment appropriations ECU million (at current prices)
                             yearn     n+ 1        n+2         n+3        n+4          n + 5 and   Total
                                                                                       subs, yrs
    - Studies
    - Meetings of
    experts
    - Conferences and
    congresses
    - Information and
    publications
    Total
                                                  If
 ---pagebreak---            7.4   Schedule of commitment and payment appropriations
                                                                                         ECU million
                           year n     n+ 1         n+2          n+3         n+4           n + 5 and   Total
                                                                                          subs, yrs
Commitment
appropriations
Payment
appropriations
         yearn
         n+1
         n+2
         n +3
         n+4
         n+5
      and subs, yrs
Total                                                                                         -
 8      FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES
        Checks by the responsible officials.
 9      ELEMENTS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
           9.1   Specific and quantified objectives; target population
                 The institutionalized dialogue between the EU and Ukraine will be an essential
                 prerequisite for achieving the aims of the PCA, namely the promotion of trade and
                 investment flows, the support to political and economic reforms in Ukraine and close
                 cooperation across a wide number of policy fields.
                 Targeted are economic operators and the general public in Ukraine and the EU.
           9.2   Grounds for the operation
                 Coordinated approach by the European Communities and their Member states to
                 cooperation with Ukraine, avoiding duplication of efforts and establishing the EU as one
                 of the main interlocutors of Ukraine. Approach is similar to that of Partnership and
                 Cooperation Agreements with other NIS, as well as of Europe Agreements with the
                 CEECs.
           9.3   Monitoring and evaluation of the operation
                 Regular stock-taking of the results and effectiveness of the dialogue by Commission and
                 Council.
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 ---pagebreak---  10        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE (SECTION III, PART A OF THE BUDGET)
           Actual mobilization of the necessary administrative resources will depend on the Commission's
           annual decision on the allocation of resources, taking into account the number of staff and
           additional amounts authorized by the budgetary authority.
              10.1 Effect on the number of posts
Type of post                    Staff to be assigned to         Source                             Duration
                                managing the operation
                                Permanent           Temporary   Existing          Additional
                                posts               posts       resources in      resources
                                                                the DG or
                                                                department
                                                                concerned
Officials or          A         2                   0           2                 0
temporary             B         0                   0           0
                                                                                                   .
staff                 C         0.5                 0           0.5
Other resources                 0                   0           0                 0
            Total               2.5                 0           2.5               0
              10.2 Overall financial impact of additional human resources
                                                                                             ECU
                                                      Amounts                Method of calculation
Officials                                             0         No additional human resources required.
Temporary staff                                       0
O t h e r resources (indicate budget heading)         0
                                              Total 1 0       1
                                                          o2o
 ---pagebreak---           10.3 Increase in other administrative expenditure as a result of the operation
                                                                                     ECU
 Budget heading            Amounts                   Method of calculation
                                       Cooperation Council
                                       N.B. All meetings to be held in Brussels once a year. Council
                                       side is in the lead for organizing these meetings, so
                                       Commission will only participate with its officials, but not
                           p.m.        bear any costs (conference organization, interpretation...)
         A-130                         Cooperation Committee
                                       N.B. Meetings (usually 1 x/yr) alternate between Brussels and
                                       Kiev.
                                       Kiev meetings (once every 2 years)
                           30.000      • 4-day mission for 15 Commission officials from various
                                           DGs.
                                       Sub-committees and other bodies
                                       N.B. Estimated: 6 meetings per year; half in Kiev, half in
                                       Brussels.
                                       Kiev meetings (3 per year)
                           20.000      * O n e 4-day mission per year for 10 officials (Trade Facts
                                            Working Group).
                           12 000       * ^ w 0 ^-day missions for 3 officials (other sub-committees).
         A-2510            Dm              Travel costs for Council representatives participating in
                                            meetings of the Cooperation Committee and of sub-
                                            committees and other groups are paid by the Council
                                            Secretariat general.
                                        TOTAL
         A-130             62.000       = for years where Cooperation Committee is in Kiev
                           32.000       = for years where Cooperation Committee is in Brussels
         A-2510            p.m.
N.B. The necessary resources for missions by Commission officials will be obtained through
redeployment of existing resources.
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