Proposal establishing the European Union’s position within the Joint Committee under the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas, with regard to the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee for the management of the Agreement

The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union entered into force on 1 December 2014. The Agreement established, on the basis of reciprocity, legally binding rights and obligations for the purpose of simplifying the visa issuing procedures for the citizens of Cape Verde and for the EU citizens.

Article 10 of this Agreement sets up a Joint Committee tasked to monitor the implementation of the Agreement. The Joint Committee is obliged by Article 10(4) of the Agreement to lay down its rules of procedure, which will organise the work of the Joint Committee and help in preparing and managing its meetings.

• Primary Source

EUR-Lex: COM(2016)149: Follow the progress of this proposal through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2016:149:FIN

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