Council Decision (EU) 2024/3217

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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 91 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:

(1)The Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the carriage of freight by road^note (the ‘Agreement’) was signed by the Union on 29 June 2022 pursuant to Council Decision (EU) 2022/1158^note and entered into provisional application on that date. It was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2022/2435^note and entered into force on 5 December 2022.

(2)The Agreement was amended by the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the carriage of freight by road of 29 June 2022^note, which was signed by the Union on 20 June 2024 pursuant to Council Decision (EU) 2024/1876^note and entered into provisional application on that date.

(3)A specific ad hoc working group was established by Article 7A(1) of the Agreement in order to facilitate the practical implementation of the Agreement.

(4)Pursuant to Article 7A(6) of the Agreement, the ad hoc working group is to adopt its terms of reference.

(5)In order to ensure the organisation and functioning of the ad hoc working group, and thereby facilitate the practical implementation of the Agreement, the terms of reference of the ad hoc working group are to be approved by the Joint Committee established by Article 7(1) of the Agreement, in accordance with Article 7A(6) of the Agreement.

(6)Therefore, the ad hoc working group is to adopt its terms of reference, and the Joint Committee is to adopt a decision approving those terms of reference.

(7)It is therefore appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the ad hoc working group and in the Joint Committee on, respectively, the adoption and the approval of the terms of reference of the ad hoc working group, as those acts will have legal effects for the Union under international law,

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