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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 194(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)In accordance with Article 331(2) of the Agreement, between 1 July 2026 and 31 December 2026, the Partnership Council may decide to extend the application of Title VIII until 31 March 2027.
(4)The Partnership Council is to adopt at its next meeting or by written procedure a decision interpreting and implementing Article 331(2) 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 and implementation of Article 331(2) 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 and implementation of Article 331(2) of that Agreement is set out in the draft decision of the Partnership Council attached to this Decision.
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