Decision No 3/2000 of the EC-Turkey Association Council

of 11 April 2000

on the establishment of Association Committee subcommittees

(2000/378/EC)

THE EC-TURKEY ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey(1), and in particular Article 24 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Turkey is a candidate for accession to the European Union.

(2) The Helsinki European Council of 11 and 12 December 1999 called on the Commission to draw up an Accession Partnership for Turkey and to set up appropriate monitoring mechanisms. It also invited the Commission to prepare a process of analytical examination of the Community acquis.

(3) Subcommittees have been set up under the candidate countries' Association Committees to monitor progress with the priorities of the Accession Partnership and approximation of legislation.

(4) Similar subcommittees should also be set up to assist the EC-Turkey Association Committee established by Decision No 3/64 of the Association Council,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The subcommittees listed in the Annex shall be attached to the EC-Turkey Association Committee.

The subcommittees shall work under the authority of the Association Committee, to which they shall report after each of their meetings.

The Association Council may decide to set up further subcommittees or groups or to abolish existing subcommittees or groups.

The Association Committee shall adopt the terms of reference of the subcommittees, take any other action needed to ensure that they operate properly and inform the Association Council accordingly.

The subcommittees shall have no decision-making power.

Done at Luxembourg, 11 April 2000.

For the Association Council

The President

I. Cem

(1) OJ 217, 29.12.1964, p. 3687/64.

ANNEX

EC-TURKEY ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT

SUBCOMMITTEES ATTACHED TO THE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE

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