Council Decision (EU) 2023/142 of 17 January 2023 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development established under the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership as regards the establishment of a list of individuals who are willing and able to serve as experts and the adoption of the rules of procedure for the panel of experts

The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development established under the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership as regards the establishment of the list of individuals who are willing and able to serve as experts and the adoption of the rules of procedure for the panel of experts, as referred to in Article 16.18 of that Agreement, shall be based on the draft decision of the Committee attached to this Decision.

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

The list of individuals who are willing and able to serve as experts is established as set out in Annex 1 to this Decision.

The rules of procedure for the panel of experts are adopted as set out in Annex 2 to this Decision.

The list of individuals and the rules of procedure for the panel of experts set out in Annex 1 and Annex 2 to this Decision in accordance with paragraph 2 and subparagraph 4(d) of Article 16.18 of the EU-Japan EPA shall be valid from the date of adoption of this Decision.