Legal provisions of COM(2024)527 -

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document COM(2024)527
date November 11, 2024


Article 1

1. In accordance with Article 36(7) of the Energy Charter Treaty (‘ECT’), Euratom shall not exercise its right to vote in the Energy Charter Conference voting on the proposed amendment to and understanding on Article 49 ECT, and on the decision on the designation of a depositary under Article 49 ECT.

2. The Member States that are Contracting Parties to the ECT and that are present at the Conference shall, acting jointly, exercise their vote at the Energy Charter Conference on 3 December 2024 so as:

(a) not to prevent the adoption by the Conference of the proposed amendment to Article 49 ECT (CC 760 REV2);

(b) not to prevent the approval of the understanding with respect to Article 49 ECT on the roles of the Energy Charter Secretariat (CC 762 REV2); and

(c) not to prevent the approval of a decision on the designation of the Energy Charter Secretariat as depositary under Article 49 ECT with effect on 2 February 2025 (CC 814).

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Commission.