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Council Decision (EU) 2017/1190 of 12 June 2017 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the European Union/Switzerland GNSS Committee established by the Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes regarding the adoption of its Rules of Procedure

Council Decision (EU) 2017/1190 of 12 June 2017 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the European Union/Switzerland GNSS Committee established by the Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes regarding the adoption of its Rules of Procedure

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 172 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

  1. The Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes(1) (‘the Agreement’) has been provisionally applied since 1 January 2014 as regards elements falling within the competence of the Union.

  2. Article 20 of the Agreement establishes the European Union/Switzerland GNSS Committee (‘the Joint Committee’) and provides that it is to establish its rules of procedure.

  3. It is therefore appropriate to determine the position to be taken on behalf of the Union with regard to adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Joint Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.

The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the European Union/Switzerland GNSS Committee (‘the Joint Committee’) established by the Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes regarding the adoption of its Rules of Procedure shall be based on the draft Decision of the Joint Committee attached to this Decision.

2.

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

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 2017.

For the Council

The President

C. Camilleri

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 172 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

  1. The Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes(1) (‘the Agreement’) has been provisionally applied since 1 January 2014 as regards elements falling within the competence of the Union.

  2. Article 20 of the Agreement establishes the European Union/Switzerland GNSS Committee (‘the Joint Committee’) and provides that it is to establish its rules of procedure.

  3. It is therefore appropriate to determine the position to be taken on behalf of the Union with regard to adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Joint Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Sole Article

ANNEX

Article 1 Composition of the Joint Committee

Article 2 Chairmanship

Article 3 Observers

Article 4 Secretariat

Article 5 Meetings of the Joint Committee

Article 6 Agenda

Article 7 Working groups of the Joint Committee

Article 8 Decisions and recommendations

Article 9 Minutes

Article 10 Confidentiality

Article 11 Expenses

Article 12 Correspondence

Article 13 Amendment