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28.8.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
231/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 June 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union within the Committee on Trade and Sustainable
Development set up by 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 operation of the
Civil Society Forum and the establishment of the Panel of Experts to examine the matters in the
areas falling within the scope of the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development
(2012/488/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(6) The
Union
should
determine
the
position
to
be
taken
with regard to the operation of the Civil Society Forum
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
and the list of persons who could be called to serve as
Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in
experts,
conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Article 1
Whereas:
The position to be taken by the Union in the EU-Korea
(1) On
23
April
2007
the
Council
authorised
the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development set up by
Commission to negotiate a free trade agreement with
the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its
the Republic of Korea on behalf of the European
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of
Union and its Member States.
the other part, as regards:
(2)
The Free Trade Agreement between the European Union
(a) the operation of the Civil Society Forum foreseen in
and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic
Article 13.13(1) of the Agreement; and
of Korea, of the other part ( 1 ) (‘the Agreement’), was
signed on 6 October 2010.
(b) the establishment of a list of qualified individuals to serve as

panellists, in accordance with Article 13.15(3) of the
(3) Pursuant
to
Article
15.10(5)
of
the
Agreement,
the
Agreement;
Agreement has been provisionally applied since 1 July
2011 subject to its conclusion at a later date.
shall be based on the draft decisions of the EU-Korea

Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development attached
(4) Article
13.13(1)
of
the
Agreement
provides
that
the to this Decision.
parties shall agree by decision of the Committee on
Article 2
Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) (‘the EU-
Korea Committee on Trade and Sustainable Devel
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
opment’) on the operation of the Civil Society Forum
no later than one year after the entry into force of the
Agreement.
Done at Luxembourg, 22 June 2012.
(5) Article
13.15(3)
foresees
the
establishment
of
a
list
of
persons who could be called to serve in a Panel of
For the Council
Experts to examine any matter arising under the TSD
chapter that could not be satisfactorily addressed
The President
through government consultations.
M. VESTAGER
( 1 ) OJ L 127, 14.5.2011, p. 6.

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L 231/2
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
28.8.2012
DRAFT
DECISION No …/2012 OF THE EU-KOREA COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
of …
on the adoption of the rules of operation of the Civil Society Forum as required by Article 13.13 of
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
THE EU-KOREA COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
DEVELOPMENT,
Article 1
Having regard to the Free Trade Agreement between the
European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and
The rules of operation of the Civil Society Forum, as set out in
the Republic of Korea, of the other part, signed in Brussels on
the Annex to this Decision, are hereby established.
6 October 2010 (‘the Agreement’), and in particular
Article 13.13 thereof,
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption
Whereas:
(1) Article
13.13
of
the
Agreement
provides
that
members
of the Domestic Advisory Group(s) from each Party shall
Done at … on …
meet at a Civil Society Forum.
(2) The
composition
of
the
Civil
Society
Forum
shall
ensure
a balanced representation of members of the Domestic
For the EU-Korea Committee on Trade and Sustainable
Advisory Group(s).
Development
(3) The
Parties
shall
agree
by
decision
of
the
EU-Korea
Co-chair of the EU-Korea
Co-chair of the EU-Korea
Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development on
Committee on Trade and
Committee on Trade and
the operation of the Civil Society Forum no later than
Sustainable Development of the Sustainable Development of the
one year after the entry into force of the Agreement,
Republic of Korea
European Union

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EN
28.8.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
231/3
ANNEX
RULES OF OPERATION OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM
Article 1
The Civil Society Forum will be composed of 12 members of the EU Domestic Advisory Group and 12 members of the
Domestic Advisory Groups of Korea designated by the Domestic Advisory Groups themselves. Members may be accom
panied by expert advisors. Representatives of the Civil Society Forum from each Party shall include at least three
representatives of business organisations, trade unions and environmental non-governmental organisations respectively.
Article 2
The Civil Society Forum shall have an EU and a Korean co-chair. The co-chairs will be appointed by the EU Domestic
Advisory Group and the Korean Domestic Advisory Group(s), respectively, among their participants in the Civil Society
Forum.
The co-chairs will draw up the agenda of the Civil Society Forum meetings, based on requests by their respective
Domestic Advisory Groups. In addition, the agenda shall include the following regular items:
(a) Information by the Parties on the implementation of the Chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development;
(b) Reports of consultations undertaken under Article 13.14 and about work undertaken by Panel of experts under
Article 13.15.
Article 3
The Civil Society Forum shall meet at least once a year, alternating between Brussels and Seoul, unless otherwise agreed
by the Parties. An extraordinary meeting may be held upon request of one of the Domestic Advisory Groups.

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L 231/4
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
28.8.2012
DRAFT
DECISION No …/2012 OF THE EU-KOREA COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
of …
on the establishment of a Panel of Experts referred to in Article 13.15 of 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
THE EU-KOREA COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
DEVELOPMENT,
Article 1
Having regard to the Free Trade Agreement between the
The list of experts who may serve as panellists for the purposes
European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and
of Article 13.15 of the Agreement is set out in the Annex to
the Republic of Korea, of the other part, signed in Brussels on
this Decision, and is hereby agreed.
6 October 2010 (‘the Parties’ and ‘the Agreement’), and in
particular Article 13.15 thereof,
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption
Whereas:
and shall be reported to the EU-Korea Trade Committee.
(1) A
Party
may
request
that
a
Panel
of
Experts
be
convened Done at … on …
to examine a matter that has not been satisfactorily
addressed through government consultations.
(2) The implementation of the recommendations of the
For the EU-Korea Committee on Trade and Sustainable
Panel of Experts shall be monitored by the EU-Korea
Development
Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development.
Co-chair of the EU-Korea
Co-chair of the EU-Korea
Committee on Trade and
Committee on Trade and
(3) The
Parties
have
developed
a
list
of
18
names,
as
Sustainable Development of the Sustainable Development of the
specified in the Annex to this Decision,
Republic of Korea
European Union

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28.8.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
231/5
ANNEX
LIST OF EXPERTS
Experts proposed by Korea
Kee-whahn CHAH
Young Gil CHO
Weon Jung KIM
Suh-Yong CHUNG
Taek-Whan HAN
Won-Mog CHOI
Experts proposed by the EU
Eddy LAURIJSSEN
Jorge CARDONA
Karin LUKAS
Hélène RUIZ FABRI
Laurence BOISSON DE CHAZOURNES
Geert VAN CALSTER
Chairpersons
Thomas P. PINANSKY
Nguyen Van TAI
Le HA THANH
Jill MURRAY
Ricardo MELNDEZ-ORTIZ
Nathalie BERNASCONI-OSTERWALDER

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