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The position to be adopted on behalf of the European...
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This Decision is addressed to the Commission and the Member States....
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DECISION No …/2017 OF THE JOINT CARIFORUM-EU COUNCIL established by the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part of … as regards the establishment of a list of arbitrators
ANNEX
List of arbitrators referred to in Article 221(1) of the Agreement
Arbitrators selected by the CARIFORUM States:
Ms. Tracy BENN-ROBERTS (Antigua and Barbuda) Ms. Nicole FOSTER (Barbados)...
Arbitrators selected by the EU:
Mr. Jacques BOURGEOIS (Belgium) Mr. Claus – Dieter EHLERMANN (Germany)...
Arbitrators jointly selected by the Parties:
Mr. Frederick ABBOTT (United States) Mr. James BACCHUS (United States)...
Council Decision (EU) 2017/1921
of 16 October 2017
on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Joint CARIFORUM-EU Council of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the establishment of a list of arbitrators
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 Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), was signed on 15 October 2008, and has been applied provisionally since 29 December 2008.
(2)
In accordance with Article 221 of the Agreement, a list of 15 individuals with specialised knowledge of or experience in law and international trade, who are willing to serve as arbitrators, should be established. It is necessary to implement the dispute settlement provisions of the Agreement.
(3)
The Joint CARIFORUM-EU Council (‘the Joint Council’), at its fourth meeting on 17 November 2017, is to adopt a decision on the establishment of that list.
(4)
In the Joint Council, the Union is to be represented by the Commission in accordance with Article 17(1) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). The Member States are to support the position of the Union in accordance with Article 4(3) TEU.
(5)
It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on behalf of the Union within the Joint Council.
(6)
The position of the Union within the Joint Council should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
OJ L 289, 30.10.2008, p. 3.