Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
7-650: The EU–UK Partnership Council is a Joint Committee established upon provisional application of the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement . It has several governing tasks within the TCA and supplementing agreements between the UK and the EU (Articles 2 and 7.2). Each party to the agreement can refer to the Council any issue relating to the implementation, application and interpretation of
14-592: A member of the European Commission and a ministerial-level representative of the UK government . The draft EU Council decision on the signature of the TCA provides for the right of each member state to be represented in Partnership Council meetings as part of the EU delegation. It meets at the request of the EU or the UK, and at least once a year, with the agenda set by mutual consent. The council
21-465: Is separate from the conflict handling mechanism through an arbitration procedure The council has a role in the TCA and other "supplementing agreements", unless otherwise provided. The agreements in which a role for the council is established are shown below: The Secretariat will be composed of an official of the EU and an official of the Government of the UK. It will perform the tasks conferred in
28-537: The Rules of Procedure; in particular, it will take care of the administrative tasks such as correspondence between the EU and UK, agendas and minutes. The official languages will be the official languages of the EU and the UK; the working language will be English. Articles 8 and 9 establish 19 committees and 4 Working groups. Together with the council itself and its secretariat the following (sub)organisations exist. The following organisations have been established based on
35-541: The TCA. The council has – in the first years – the power to amend certain parts of the TCA "provided that such amendments are necessary to correct errors, or to address omissions or other deficiencies", and has the ability to delegate certain of its powers to the Trade Partnership Committee or to a Specialised Committee. The Council comprises representatives of the EU and of the UK , and is co-chaired by
42-1093: The implementation of treaties by establishing a formal governance structure. The designation of such governing institutions in international treaties can vary, including names such as mixed commissions, partnership councils or also specialized working groups (e.g., the "Working Group on Motor Vehicles and Parts" supervised by the EU–UK Partnership Council ). These governing institutions can be collectively called "joint bodies", which are defined as " international organizations set up through formal written agreement between at least two parties pursuing specified objectives through periodic intergovernmental interactions in a, at least weakly, institutionalized framework." Importantly, joint bodies are typically not supported by independent secretariats, which distinguishes them from intergovernmental organizations . The European Union , for example, heavily uses joint bodies (such as joint committees) as governance tools in its treaties. Overall, around 300 such joint bodies have been set up by
49-482: The institutional framework: As of September 2022, 3 decisions of the Partnership Council and 1 of a specialized committee have been published. The first one was the extension of the final date of provisional application of the Trade and Cooperation agreement to 30 April 2021. Joint committee (diplomatic) A joint committee is used in international relations to facilitate continued cooperation among states and
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