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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 207(4), first subparagraph, 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 Ukraine, of the other partnote (the ‘Agreement’) entered into force on 1 September 2017.
(2)Pursuant to Article 4(3) of Annex XVII to the Agreement, the Association Committee in Trade configuration (the ‘Trade Committee’) may decide that the Parties grant each other internal market treatment with respect to the services sectors concerned by regulatory approximation.
(3)In the course of 2025, the Trade Committee should adopt a draft Decision on the European Union and Ukraine granting each other internal market treatment with respect to the sector of roaming on public mobile communications networks.
(4)As stated in the preamble to the Agreement and in accordance with Article 124(1) of the Agreement, the Parties recognise the importance of the approximation of Ukraine’s existing legislation to that of the Union, and that Ukraine is to ensure that existing laws and future legislation will be gradually made compatible with the Union acquis.
(5)Ukraine has requested further integration with regard to the roaming sector in the Union, in particular through internal market treatment for the purpose of roaming services.
(6)Decision No 1/2023 of the EU-Ukraine Association Committee in Trade configurationnote complemented Appendix XVII-3 (Rules applicable to telecommunication services) of Annex XVII to the Agreement with the relevant Union acts relating to roaming on public mobile communications networks.
(7)Pursuant to Article 4(2) of Annex XVII to the Agreement, on 7 November 2024, Ukraine notified the Union that it considered that the conditions for enacting and implementing the Union acquis in the sector of roaming on public mobile communications networks were met, and requested the Union to carry out a comprehensive assessment.
(8)On 6 June 2025, Ukraine supplemented its initial notification after adopting its last remaining transposition measure.
(9)Decision No 1/2025 of the EU-Ukraine Association Committee in Trade configurationnote introduced certain additional specific adaptations to Part A of Appendix XVII-3 of Annex XVII to the Agreement.
(10)Pursuant to Article 4(2) of Annex XVII to the Agreement, a comprehensive assessment was carried out and, on the basis thereof, it was determined that Ukraine fulfils the conditions for enacting and implementing the Union acquis in the sector of roaming on public mobile communications networks.
(11)Pursuant to Article 4(3) of Annex XVII to the Agreement, the Union will inform the Trade Committee about the positive result of its comprehensive assessment.
(12)Against that background, in accordance with Article 4(3) of Annex XVII to the Agreement, the Union and Ukraine should grant each other internal market treatment with respect to the sector of roaming on public mobile communications networks.
(13)It is therefore appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Trade Committee, as the Decision on the European Union and Ukraine granting each other internal market treatment with respect to the sector of roaming on public mobile communications networks will be binding upon the Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
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The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the course of 2025 in the Association Committee in Trade configuration (the ‘Trade Committee’) established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, on the European Union and Ukraine granting each other internal market treatment with respect to the sector of roaming on public mobile communications networks shall be based on the draft Decision of the Trade Committee attached to this Decision.
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