DECISION No 1/2015 OF THE EU-REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 18 December 2015

on the application of Title V of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, to the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova [2015/2445]

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 462 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.   Title V (Trade and trade-related matters) of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, shall apply to the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova from 1 January 2016.

2.   The Association Council shall review the application of Title V (Trade and trade-related matters) of the Agreement to the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova within 10 months of the adoption of this Decision and once a year thereafter.

3.   The Association Committee in Trade configuration shall monitor the application of Title V (Trade and trade-related matters) of the Agreement as referred to in paragraph 1. It shall report to the Association Council once a year and as circumstances require.

4.   Title VII (Institutional, general and final provisions) of the Agreement shall apply to the extent that it is applied in connection with Title V (Trade and trade-related matters) of the Agreement.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

(1)  OJ L 260, 30.8.2014, p. 4.