CELEX: 51998PC0351
Language: en
Date: 1998-06-05
Title: Proposal for a Council Decision on the Community position on the rules of procedure of the Cooperation Council and of the Cooperation Committee established by the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and Moldova

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                           Brussels, 05.06.1998
                                           COM(1998) 351 final
                            Proposal for a
                       COUNCIL DECISION
               ON THE COMMUNITY POSITION ON
    THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COOPERATION COUNCIL
            AND OF THE COOPERATION COMMITTEE
ESTABLISHED BY THE PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES
                          AND MOLDOVA
                   (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 1.  The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) establishing a partnership
     between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and
     Moldova, of the other part, provides for the setting-up of a Cooperation 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
     Moldova, on the other, its role is to monitor the implementation of the Agreement
     and examine 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.
2.  According to the terms of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and in
    particular Articles 82 to 84 thereof, the Cooperation Council shall establish its rules
    of procedure and the rules of procedure of the Cooperation Committee, the role of
    the Committee being to prepare all Cooperation Council meetings and generally
    assist the Cooperation Council in its work.
1    Article 2(1) of the Council and the Commission Decision (COM(94) 477) 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, it is proposed that- the Council
    adopt the attached draft rules of procedure as a Community position.
4.   The Moldova Cooperation Council and Cooperation Committee are institutions
    modelled on the Cooperation Councils and Cooperation Committees set up under the
    Partnership and Cooperation Agreements with Russia and the Ukraine, which have
    (virtually) identical rules of procedure. The institutional provisions of the Agreement
    with Moldova (and of Partnership and Cooperation Agreements with other NIS)
    constitute the "legal basis" for the rules of procedure.
5.  The attached draft rules of procedure follow closely the rules adopted for the
    Cooperation Council with Russia. The exact form that the meetings of the
    Cooperation Council and Cooperation Committee will take is as yet unknown.
    However, the Moldovan authorities are likely to take the rules and practices
    established with Russia as a guide.
6.  The rules of procedure should be kept as broad and as flexible as possible to
    accommodate a variety of different models of the institutions in question. The rules
    of procedure adopted under the Europe Agreements are a suitable model for the
    Moldova rules of procedure. They offer a sufficiently flexible framework, which
    merely lays down the broad outlines of the institutions' operations without going
    into excessive detail.
7.  One notable difference between the institutional provisions of the Europe
    Agreements with the CEECs and those of the PCAs is that a Cooperation Council
    can make only (non-binding) recommendations (Article 82 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.
                                              I
 ---pagebreak--- S.  It is established practice under the Europe Agreements that all meetings of the
    Association Councils lake place in the EU. While this corresponds to EU practice in
    mixed agreement contexts, it is not in line with standard diplomatic usage. Although
    the Moldovan authorities have not requested alternating venues, it is likely to request
    treatment equivalent to that of Russia. Therefore the formula proposed for Russia,
    namely that the venue will be in the EU, unless the Parties agree otherwise, could be
    used here.
9.  The attached draft rules of procedure are proposed for adoption as. a Community
    position under Article 2(1) of the Council and Commission Decision (COM(94) 477)
    on the conclusion of the PCA between the European Communities and their Member
    States and Moldova by means of a decision of the Council.
10. The Council is therefore requested to adopt the attached Commission proposal on a
    Community position on the rules of procedure of the Cooperation Council and of the
    Cooperation Committee with Moldova.
                                              4
 ---pagebreak---                         PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                           ON A COMMUNITY POSITION ON
        THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COOPERATION COUNCIL
                      AND OF THE COOPERATION COMMITTEE
 ESTABLISHED BY THE PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES
                                      AND MOLDOVA
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Ihe Treaty establishing the European Community, the Treaty
establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and the Treaty establishing the
European of Atomic Energy Community (Euratom),
Having regard to the Council and Commission Decision of... 1998 on the conclusion of
the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and
their Member states, of the one part, and Moldova, of the other part, and in particular
Article 2(1) thereof,
I laving regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 82 of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement sets up a Cooperation
Council;
Whereas Article 84 of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement provides that the
Cooperation Council shall be assisted by a Cooperation Committee and Article 83 of the
Agreement further provides that the Cooperation Council shall adopt its own rules of
procedure;
Whereas Article 84 of the said Agreement further provides that the Cooperation Council
shall, in its rules of procedure, determine the functioning of the Cooperation Committee
and that the Cooperation Council may delegate any 'of its powers to the Cooperation
Committee;
Whereas Article 85 of the Agreement further provides that the Cooperation Council may
decide to set up any other special committee or body that can assist it in carrying out its
work,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
 The position to be adopted by the European Community within the Cooperation Council
set up under Article 82 of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Moldova, of the
other part, on the rules of procedure of the said Cooperation Council and of the
Cooperation Committee referred to in Article 84 of the Agreement shall be based on the
draft rules of procedure annexed to this Decision. Minor amendments to these draft rules
of procedure may be accepted without further decision by the Council.
Done at Brussels,
                                            *1
 ---pagebreak---                                           DRAFT
                                  RULES OF PROCEDURE
                                           OF THE
                                 COOPERATION COUNCIL
                                      REPRESENTING
          THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES,
                                  OF THE ONE PART, AND
                            MOLDOVA, OF THE OTHER PART
HIT: COOPERATION COUNCIL,
 Having regard to the Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European
 Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Moldova, of the other part,
 signed in Brussels on 28 November 1994, hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement", and
 in particular Articles 82 to 85 thereof,
 I laving regard to the Protocol to the Agreement signed on 15 May 1997,
 Whereas the Agreement entered into force on...,
 HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RULES OF PROCEDURE:
                                           Article 1
                                          Presidency
  The oflice of President of the Cooperation Council shall be held alternately for periods of
 twelve months by a representative of the Council of the European Union, on behalf of the
 Communities and their Member Stales, and a representative of the Government of
 Moldova. 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 at ministerial level once a year. Extraordinary
meetings of the Cooperation Council may be held at the request of either party, if the
parties so agree.
Unless agreed otherwise by the Parties, each meeting 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 shall be jointly convened by the Secretaries of
the Cooperation Council in agreement with the Parties.
                                                s
 ---pagebreak---                                            Article 3
                                        Representation
The members of the Cooperation Council, as defined in Article 83 of the Agreement,
may be represented by a minister or by a designated official if prevented from attending.
The official acting in such a capacity shall as a rule be Moldova's Head of the Mission to
the European Communities or the Head of the Permanent Mission to an EC Member
State or a senior official.
In all other cases, a member wishing to be represented shall notify the President of the
name of the 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
the full 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 proposed membership of
each Party's delegation and the name of the head of delegation.
 The Cooperation Council may invite other persons 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 appointed by Moldova shall act jointly as Secretaries of the Cooperation Council.
                                           Article 6
                                         Documents
Where the discussions of the Cooperation Council are based on reference documents,
such documents shall be numbered and circulated by the two Secretaries as documents of
the Cooperation Council.
                                           Article 7
                                       Correspondence
Correspondence for the Cooperation Council or the President of the Cooperation Council
shall be sent to the two 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 to other members of the
Cooperation Council as the type of document referred to in Article 6. The
correspondence thus circulated shall be sent to the Secretariat-General of the
                                                  6
 ---pagebreak---  Commission, the Permanent Representations of Member States of the European Union
 and the Mission of Moldova in Brussels.
 Communications from the President of the Cooperation Council shall be sent out by the
 Secretary concerned 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 paragraph above.
                                            Article 8
                                             Agenda
                                v
 1.      A commonly agreed provisional agenda shall be drawn up for each meeting. It
         shall be forwarded by the Secretaries of the Cooperation Council to the
         addressees referred to in Article 7 not later than fifteen days before the beginning
         of the meeting.
          The provisional agenda shall include items for which a request has been received
         by one or other of the two Secretaries not later than twenty-one days before the
         beginning of the meeting, but items will not be put on .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 not appearing on the provisional agenda may be added if the
         two Parties so agree.
 2.      By agreement of the Parties, the time-limits specified in paragraph 1 may be
         shortened to take account of special circumstances.
                                            Article 9
                                             Minutes
 The two Secretaries shall jointly draw up draft minutes of each meeting, the two copies
 being equally authentic.
The minutes shall, as a general rule, indicate in respect of each item on the agenda
        the documentation submitted to the Cooperation Council;
        any statements that members of the Cooperation Council want included;
        the recommendations, statements and conclusions adopted on specific items.
 The minutes shall also include a list of members of the Cooperation Council or their
representatives who were present at 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.
                                           Article 10
                                       Recommendations
                                                 \
 ---pagebreak---            The Cooperation Council shall formulate its recommendations by common
          agreement between the Parties.
          Between meetings, the Cooperation Council may make recommendations and
          approve minutes by written procedure if the Parties so agree. The written
          procedure shall consist of an exchange of notes between the two Secretaries,
          acting in agreement with the Parties.
          The recommendations of the Cooperation Council within the meaning of
          Article 82 of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement shall have the title
          "recommendation", followed by a serial number, the date of their adoption and a
         description of the subject.
          The recommendations of the Cooperation Council shall be authenticated by the
         two Secretaries and the two authentic copies shall be 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
         Unless otherwise decided, the meetings of the Cooperation Council shall not be
         public.
         Each Party may decide to publish the recommendations of the Cooperation
         Council in its respective official gazette.
                                            Article 12
                                           Languages
 The official languages of the Cooperation Council shall be the official languages of the
Parlies.
The Cooperation Council shall normally base its deliberations on documentation
prepared in these languages.
                                           Article 13
                                            Expenses
The European Communities and Moldova shall each cover the expenses they incur by
reason of their participation in the meetings of the Cooperation Council with regard to the
costs of both staff, travel and subsistence and of post and telecommunications.
The cost of interpreting at meetings and of translation of documents shall be borne by the
European Communities, with the exception of interpretation or translation into or from
Romanian, which shall be borne by Moldova.
Other expenditure relating to the material organisation of meetings, including the
duplication of documents, shall be borne by the Party which hosts the meeting.
                                                  'I
 ---pagebreak---                                            Article 14
                                   Cooperation Committee
         In accordance with Article 84 of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, a
         Cooperation Committee is hereby set up in order to assist the Cooperation
         Council in its work. 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 Moldova on
         the other, normally at senior official level.
          The Cooperation Committee shall prepare the meetings and the discussions of the
         Cooperation Council, monitor, where appropriate, the implementation of the
         recommendations of the Co; peration Council and in general ensure continuity in
         the partnership and the proper functioning of the Partnership and Cooperation
        Agreement. It shall submit proposals or draft recommendations for adoption to
        the Cooperation Council.
         The consultations provided for in Articles 17 and 48, and in Annex 2 to the
        Partnership and Cooperation Agreement shall take place within the Cooperation
        Committee. Consultation may continue in the Cooperation Council if the Parties
        so agree.
         The rules of procedure of the Cooperation Committee are annexed hereto.
Done at
                                For the Cooperation Council
I lead of the EU Delegation                            Head of the Moldova Delegation
                                                4
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                     ANNEX
          RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COOPERATION COMMITTEE
                                         . Arlkkl
                                          Presidency
  The office of President of the Cooperation Council shall be held alternately 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 Moldova. The first period shall begin on the date of the first Cooperation
 Council meeting and end on 31 December of the same year. During this period and each
 twelve-month period thereafter, the Cooperation Committee shall be chaired by the Party
 holding the Presidency of the Cooperation Council.
                                           Article 2
                                          Meetings
 The Cooperation Committee shall meet once a year and whenever circumstances require,
 by agreement of the Parlies.
 Each meeting of the Cooperation Committee shall be held at a time and place agreed by
 the Parties.
 The meetings of the Cooperation Committee shall be convened by the two Secretaries.
                                          Article 3
                                         Delegations
Before each meeting, the Chairman shall be informed of the proposed composition of
each Party's delegation.
                                          Article 4
                                         Secretarial
An official of the Commission of the European Communities and an official of (he
Government of Moldova shall act jointly as Secretaries of the Cooperation Committee.
All communications to and from the Chairman 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.
                                           /o
 ---pagebreak---                                            Article 6
                                            Agenda
        A provisional agenda for each meeting shall be drawn up by the Secretaries of the
        Cooperation Committee, who shall forward it 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 for which the Chairman has
        received a request not later than twenty-one days before the beginning of the
        meeting, on the understanding 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 adopte ' by .the Cooperation Committee at the beginning of
        each meeting. An item othe: *ban those appearing on the provisional agenda may
        not be placed on the agenda unless the Parties so agree.
        By agreement of the Parties, the time-limits specified in paragraph 1 may be
        shortened to take account of special circumstances.
         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 summing up the conclusions reached by the
Committee.
When adopted by the Cooperation Committee, the minutes shall be signed by the
Chairman and the two Secretaries and a copy 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
                                       Recommendations
 The Cooperation Committee shall not formulate recommendations except in specific
cases where it is empowered to do so by the Cooperation Council under Article 87(2) of
the Agreement. In such cases these acts shall bear the title "recommendation", followed
by a serial number, the date of adoption and a description of the subject
Recommendations shall be formulated by common agreement between the parties.
Recommendations of the Cooperation Committee shall be forwarded to the addressees
referred to in Article 4. The Cooperation Committee may decide to publish such
recommendations.
 The recommendations of the Cooperation Committee shall be signed by the Chairman
and the Secretaries.
                                             A*
 ---pagebreak---                                          Article 9
                                         Expenses
 The European Communities and Moldova shall each cover the expenses they incur by
reason of their participation in the meetings of the Cooperation Committee and of its
subcommittees and working parties with regard to the costs of both staff, travel and
subsistence and of post and telecommunications.
 The cost of interpreting at meetings and translation shall be borne by the European
Communities, with, the exception of interpretation or translation into or from Romanian,
which shall be borne by Moldova.
Expenditure relating to the material organisation of meetings, including the duplication of
documents, shall be borne by the Party which hosts the meeting.
                                         Article 10
                            Subcommittees and working parlies
 The ( oopcration Committee may set up subcommittees,and working parlies to assist it in
its work. They shall work under the aegis of the Cooperation Committee, to which they
shall report after each meeting. They shall not formulate recommendations.
The Cooperation Committee may change the terms of reference of any subcommittee or
working party, abolish them or set up .new ones.
                                         At
 ---pagebreak---                                FINANCIAL STATEMENT
 1 TITLE OF OPERATION
          Rules of procedure of the Cooperation Council and flie Cooperation Committee set up
          under the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities
          and their Member Slates and Moldova (PCA). Establishment and operation of an
          EU-Moldova Cooperation Council, a Cooperation Committee and, where
          necessary, (sub)committees and other special bodies.
2 BUDGET HEADING INVOLVED
         A-130 : Mission expenses
         A- 2510 : Meetings of committees
3 LEGAL BASE
         Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the. Partnership and Coopérât ion-
         Agreement between the European Communities and their Member Stales and Moldova
         (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, Article 98, with possibility of extension).
5 CLASSIFICATION O F EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE
       5.1       Compulsory/Non-compulsory expenditure
                 Non-compulsory expenditure.
       5.2       Differentiated/Non-differentiated appropriations
                 Non-differentiated appropriations.
       5.3       Type of revenue involved
                  No revenue.
6TYPE OF EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE
         100% non-reimbursable (missions by officials, organisation of conferences,
         interpretation, translation, reproduction of documents)
                                             Ah
 ---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    Itemised breakdown of cost
                                               Commitment appropriations ECU million
                                                              (at current prices)
    Breakdown       year n     n+ 1     n+2       n+3      n+4        n + 5 and      Total
                                                                      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)
                        year n    n+1       n+2      n+ 3      n+ 4         n+ 5       Total
                                                                           & subs.
                                                                             yrs
   - Studies
        Meetings of
   experts
   - Conferences and
   congresses
   - Information and
   publications
    Total
                                         Ak
 ---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 i5
   and subs, yrs
Total
 8    F R A U D  P R É V E N T I O N M E A S U R E S
      Checks by the responsible officials.
      ELEMENTS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
         9.1    Specific and quantified objectives; target population
                The institutionalised dialogue between the EU and Moldova will be an
                essential prerequisite for achieving the aims of the PCA, namely the
                promotion of trade and investment Hows, support for political and
                economic reforms in Moldova and close coopération across a wide
                number of policy fields.
                The main targets are economic operators and the general public in
                Moldova and the EU.
         9.2    Grounds for the operation
                Coordinated approach by the European Communities and their Member
                states to cooperation with Moldova, avoiding duplication of effort and
                establishing the EU as one of the main partners of Moldova. The approach
                is similar to that adopted under the Partnership and Cooperation
                Agreements with other NIS and the Europe Agreements with the CHECs. -
                                                  AS
 ---pagebreak---             9.3 Monitoring and evaluation of the operation
                  Regular stock-taking of the results and effectiveness of the dialogue by
                  Commission and Council.
  10      ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE (SECTION III, PART A OK THE BUDGET)
          Actual mobilisation 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 authorised 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              1                 0          1              0
temporary          B        0                 0          0
staff              C        0.5.              0          0.5
()(her resources            0                 0          0              0
          Total             1.5               0           1.5           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 (indieatObiidget heading)   0
                                        Total   0
                                                    At
 ---pagebreak---             10.3 Increase in other administrative expenditure as a result of the
                 operation
                                                                           ECU
  lludj'cl heading        Amounts              Method of calculation
                                     Cooperation Council
                                     N.B. All meetings to be held in Brussels once a
                                     year. The Council organises these meetings, so the
                                     Commission merely participates with its officials
                          p.m.       but does not bear any costs (conference
                                     organisation, interpretation, etc.)
           A-130
                                     Cooperation Committee
                                     N.B. Meetings (usually one a year) alternate
                                     between Brussels and Chisinau.
                          30 000     Chisinau meetings (once every 2 years)
                                     • 4-day mission for 10 Commission officials from
                                        various DGs.
                                     Subcommittees and other bodies
                                     N.B. Estimated: 6 meetings per year; half in
                                     Chisinau, half in Brussels.
                                     Chisinau meetings (3 a year)
                          20 000
                                     • One 4-day mission per year for 8 officials (Trade
                                        Facts Working Group).
                           12 000
                                     • Two 4-day missions for 3 officials (other
                                        subcommittees).
           A-2510         p.m.
                                        Travel costs for Council           representatives
                                        participating in meetings of the Cooperation
                                        Committee and of subcommittees and other
                                        groups are paid by the Council's General
                                        Secretariat.
                                     TOTAL
           A-130          62 000     = for years where Cooperation Committee is in
                                     Chisinau
                          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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