COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2024/1953

of 13 May 2024

establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community as regards the adoption of a decision adding a newly adopted Union act to Annex 2 to the Windsor Framework

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 50(2) thereof,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (‘the Withdrawal Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2020/135 (1) and entered into force on 1 February 2020.

(2) Pursuant to Article 13(4) of the Windsor Framework (2), which forms an integral part of the Withdrawal Agreement, the Joint Committee established under Article 164(1) thereof (‘the Joint Committee’) is empowered to adopt decisions to amend the relevant Annexes to the Windsor Framework by adding newly adopted Union acts that fall within the scope of the Windsor Framework, but which neither amend nor replace Union acts listed in the Annexes to the Windsor Framework.

(3) Regulation (EU) 2023/2419 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is a newly adopted Union act (‘the newly adopted Union act’) that relates to the internal market for goods and therefore falls within the scope of the Windsor Framework.

(4) The Joint Committee, at its next meeting, should adopt a decision pursuant to Article 13(4) of the Windsor Framework adding the newly adopted Union act to Annex 2 to the Windsor Framework.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on behalf of the Union in the Joint Committee as regards the adoption of a decision, adding the newly adopted Union act to Annex 2 to the Windsor Framework,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Joint Committee established by Article 164(1) of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (‘the Joint Committee’) is set out in the draft decision of the Joint Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 13 May 2024.

For the Council

The President

B. DALLE

(1)

OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 1

(2) Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023 (

OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 87

(3) Regulation (EU) 2023/2419 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on the labelling of organic pet food (

OJ L, 2023/2419, 27.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2419/oj

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1953/oj

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