COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/102

of 25 January 2021

establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Joint Committee established by the Euro-Mediterranean aviation agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Euro-Mediterranean aviation agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision (EU) 2018/146 (2) and entered into force on 19 March 2018.

(2) Article 22 of the Agreement establishes a Joint Committee composed of representatives of the Parties (‘the Joint Committee’), which is responsible for the administration of the Agreement and ensures its proper implementation.

(3) Article 22(6) of the Agreement provides that the Joint Committee is to adopt its rules of procedure.

(4) In order to ensure the proper implementation of the Agreement, the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee should be adopted.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the first meeting of the Joint Committee, since the decision of the Joint Committee on the adoption of its rules of procedure will have legal effects on the Union. The position of the Union within the Joint Committee should be based on the draft Joint Committee Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken on behalf of the Union at the first meeting of the Joint Committee established by Article 22 of the Euro-Mediterranean aviation agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee shall be based on the draft Decision of the Joint Committee (3).

Minor changes to the draft Decision of the Joint Committee may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union within the Joint Committee without a further Council decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 25 January 2021.

For the Council

The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1)  Euro-Mediterranean aviation agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part (

OJ L 386, 29.12.2006, p. 57

).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2018/146 of 22 January 2018 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part (

OJ L 26, 31.1.2018, p. 4

).

(3)  See document ST 14010/20 at http://register.consilium.europa.eu