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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:
(1)The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other partnote (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 27 June 2014 and entered into force on 1 July 2016.
(2)Pursuant to Article 406(1) of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to adopt recommendations for the purpose of attaining the objectives of the Agreement.
(3)To facilitate the application of the Agreement, the Parties have agreed to establish an Association Agenda listing priorities for their joint work broken down by sector.
(4)The Association Council is to adopt a recommendation on the EU-Georgia Association Agenda 2021-2027 by written procedure.
(5)It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Association Council, as the EU-Georgia Association Agenda 2021-2027 will be the basis for programming under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, established by Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote.
(6)The position of the Union within the Association Council should therefore be based on the attached draft Recommendation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
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The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Association Council established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the EU-Georgia Association Agenda 2021-2027, shall be based on the draft Recommendation of the Association Council attached to this Decision.
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