Documents considered by the Committee on 23 October 2013 - European Scrutiny Committee Contents



Annex

"Insofar as Article 4 of the Decision is concerned, the Council, the Commission and the High Representative agree that provisional application by the European Union of the Association Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the following understandings:

"(i) The provisional application of the General Principles set down in Article 2 of the Association Agreement is necessary to enable the EU to take appropriate measures in accordance with Article 478 in the event that Ukraine fails to fulfil its commitments and is without prejudice to the division of competences between the Union and the Member States on the matters referred to therein.

"(ii) The reference to cooperation in Article 14 of the Association Agreement does not constitute an exercise by the European Union of competence pursuant to Title V of Part III of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union."


 
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