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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 43(2) thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:
(1)The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (‘the Trade and Cooperation Agreement’ or ‘the Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision (EU) 2021/689note and entered into force on 1 May 2021, having been provisionally applied since 1 January 2021.
(2)Pursuant to Article 519(b) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Partnership Council established under the Agreement may adopt decisions to issue interpretations of the provisions of Part Two of the Agreement.
(3)Article 508(2)(d) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement provides that the Specialised Committee on Fisheries established under the Agreement may adopt measures, including decisions and recommendations, in relation to any other aspect of cooperation on sustainable fisheries management under Heading Five of Part Two of the Agreement.
(4)The Partnership Council is to adopt at its next meeting or by written procedure a decision interpreting Article 508(2)(d) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
(5)It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Partnership Council as regards the interpretation of Article 508(2)(d) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
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The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Partnership Council established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, as regards the interpretation of Article 508(2)(d) of that Agreement is set out in the draft decision of the Partnership Council attached to this Decision.
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