Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be adopted in the Association Committee established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and Moldova

The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States and the Republic of Moldova, aims to contribute to gradual economic integration and deepening of political association between Moldova and the European Union. The Agreement entered into force on 1 July 2016.

The Association Committee is a body established by the Agreement, which has the power to adopt decisions in the cases provided for in the Agreement and in areas in which the Association Council has delegated powers to it. As set out in Article 438(4) of the Agreement, the Association Committee shall meet in Trade configuration to address all trade and trade-related issues of Title V of the Agreement.

The Association Committee meeting in Trade configuration is to adopt a decision giving a favourable opinion on the comprehensive roadmap submitted by Moldova in relation to the implementation of the Agreeement in the area of public procurement. The purpose of the favourable opinion on the roadmap is to streamline the legislative approximation of Moldova in the area of public procurement as set out in Article 272 of the Agreement.

EUR-Lex: COM(2017)564: Follow the progress of this proposal through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2017:564:FIN

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