Council Decision (EU) 2019/2248

of 19 December 2019

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States

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 Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States (‘the Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision (EU) 2019/702(1) and entered into force on 16 May 2019.

(2) Article 17 of the Agreement establishes a Joint Committee to ensure the proper functioning and implementation of the Agreement.

(3) Article 17(8) of the Agreement provides that the Joint Committee is to adopt its rules of procedure.

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

(5) The position of the Union within the Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Joint Committee Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(1)

Council Decision (EU) 2019/702 of 15 April 2019 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part (OJ L 120, 8.5.2019, p. 1).