CELEX: 32020D0609
Language: en
Date: 2020-04-27 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision (EU) 2020/609 of 27 April 2020 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee established under the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters as regards the adoption of the internal rules of procedure of the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee

5.5.2020   
               
               
                  EN
               
               
                  Official Journal of the European Union
               
               
                  L 142/3
               
            
         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/609
         of 27 April 2020
         on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee established under the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters as regards the adoption of the internal rules of procedure of the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
         Whereas:
         
                     (1)
                  
                  
                     The Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters (‘the Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2018/601 (1) and entered into force on 1 May 2018.
                  
               
                     (2)
                  
                  
                     Pursuant to point (e) of Article 20(2) of the Agreement, the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee established under Article 20(1) of the Agreement is to adopt its internal rules of procedure.
                  
               
                     (3)
                  
                  
                     It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee, as the decision will have legal effect in the Union,
                  
               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
         
            Article 1
            The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee established under the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters as regards the adoption of its internal rules of procedure shall be to support the draft decision of the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee (2).
         
         
            Article 2
            This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
         
         
            Done at Brussels, 27 April 2020.
            
               
                  For the Council
               
               
                  The President
               
               G. GRLIĆ RADMAN
            
         
         
            (1)  Council Decision (EU) 2018/601 of 16 April 2018 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters (OJ L 101, 20.4.2018, p. 5).
         
            (2)  See document ST 6932/20 at http://register.consilium.europa.eu.