COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 November 2014
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Committee on Cultural Cooperation set up by the Protocol on cultural cooperation to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part, as regards the establishment of a list of 15 arbitrators
(2014/794/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 167(3) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 6 October 2010. The Agreement contains a Protocol on Cultural Cooperation (‘the Protocol’) which, according to Article 1 thereof, sets up the framework within which the Parties cooperate for facilitating exchanges regarding cultural activities, goods and services, including, inter alia, in the audiovisual sector.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 15.10.5 of the Agreement, it has been provisionally applied in part by Council Decision 2011/265/EU (2) (‘the Decision’) since 1 July 2011, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.
(3)
Pursuant to Article 6 of the Decision, the position to be taken by the Union in the Committee on Cultural Cooperation (‘the Committee’) on decisions having legal effects shall be determined by the Council acting in accordance with the Treaty.
(4)
Article 3bis of the Protocol provides that the Committee shall, promptly after its establishment, establish a list of 15 individuals to serve as arbitrators.
(5)
The Union should determine the position to be taken in the Committee with regard to the establishment of the list of arbitrators.
(6)
The position of the Union within the Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Committee on Cultural Cooperation, set up by the Protocol on cultural cooperation to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part, as regards the establishment of the list of 15 individuals to serve as arbitrators shall be based on the draft decision of the Committee on Cultural Cooperation attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 7 November 2014.