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THE EU-REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN COOPERATION COUNCIL,
Having regard to the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part(1) (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 269(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 281(3) of the Agreement, parts of the Agreement have been applied provisionally as of 1 May 2016.
(2) Pursuant to Article 269(6) of the Agreement, the Cooperation Council may decide to set up specialised subcommittees or any other bodies that can assist it in carrying out its duties.
(3) Pursuant to Article 25(3) of the Agreement, the Cooperation Council is to establish a Subcommittee on Customs Cooperation.
(4) In order to allow for expert level discussions on the key areas falling within the scope of the provisional application of the Agreement, two specialised subcommittees should be established.
(5) Upon agreement of the Parties, it should be possible to modify the list of subcommittees,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The specialised subcommittees listed in the Annex are hereby established.
The Rules of Procedure of the specialised subcommittees listed in the Annex are governed by Article 16 of the Rules of Procedure of the Cooperation Committee and of the specialised subcommittees or any other bodies set up by the Cooperation Council as adopted by Decision No 1/2017 of the EU-Republic of Kazakhstan Cooperation Council.
Upon agreement of the Parties, the list of specialised subcommittees set out in the Annex can be modified.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at …,
For the Cooperation Council
The Chair
Subcommittee on Justice, Freedom and Security
Subcommittee on Energy, Transport, Environment and Climate Change
Subcommittee on Customs Cooperation