January 2008 - eulex

The ACP-EC Council of Ministers comprises, on
the one hand, the members of the Council of
the European Union and members of the
Commission of the European Communities
and, on the other, a member of the
government of each ACP Member State.
The office of President of the Council is held
alternately by a member of the Council of the
European Union (from 1 October to 31 March)
and by a member of the government of an
ACP State (from 1 April to 30 September).
The Committee of Ambassadors comprises, on
the one hand, the permanent representative
of each Member State to the European Union
and a representative of the Commission, and,
on the other, the head of mission of each ACP
State to the European Union.
Secretariat of the ACP-EC Council
of Ministers
Rue de la Loi 175
B-1048 Bruxelles
Tel. (32-2) 281 6111
Mr Paul CULLEY
Director at the General Secretariat of the Council
Co-Secretary
HE Sir John R. KAPUTIN
Secretary-General of the group of ACP countries
Co-Secretary
General Secretariat of the ACP
Group of States
Avenue Georges-Henri 451
B-1200 Bruxelles
Tel. (32-2) 743 06 00
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Council of Ministers of the African,
Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States
(European Community)
The office of Chairman of the Committee is
held alternately by a permanent representative
of a Member State and a head of mission
representing an ACP State.
The Development Finance Cooperation
Committee meets every three months and
comprises, on a basis of parity, representatives
of the ACP States and the Community or their
authorised representatives. It meets at
ministerial level whenever one of the parties
so requests, at least once a year.
The office of Chairman of the Committee is
held alternately by a representative of the
Community and by an ACP representative.
The Cotonou Agreement also sets up a Joint
Ministerial Trade Committee comprising, on
the one hand, a minister from each of the
Member States of the European Community
Centre for the Development of
Enterprise (CDE)
Avenue Herrmann Debroux 52
B-1160 Bruxelles
Tel. (32-2) 679 18 11
The Centre for the Development of Enterprise,
which is covered by Article 2 of Annex III to
the Cotonou Agreement, aims to assist private
ACP enterprises to become more competitive
in all sectors of the economy.
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Director
and a member of the Commission of the
European Communities and, on the other, 18
ministers from the ACP States.
The office of Chairman of the Trade
Committee is held alternately for six-month
periods by a member of the Commission on
behalf of the European Community and by a
representative of the ACP States.
The Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, the
Committee of Ambassadors, committees, subcommittees
and working groups, the
Development Finance Cooperation
Committee and the Joint Trade Committee is
run jointly by two secretaries who are
appointed after joint consultation, one by the
ACP States and the other by the Community.
Technical Centre for Agricultural
and Rural Cooperation De
Rietkampen’
Postbus 380
6700 AJ Wageningen
Nederland
Tel. (31-317) 46 71 00
The Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural
Cooperation (Article 3 of Annex III to the
Cotonou Agreement), placed under the
authority of the Committee of Ambassadors, is
at the disposal of the ACP States’ authorities
responsible for agricultural development in
order to provide them with better access to
information and innovations in the spheres of
agricultural and rural development.
Mr Hansjörg NEUN
Director
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