The joint companies' activities which may result from these programmes are not automatically cleared or exempted as such in all aspects from the application of the competition rules.

joint operations on new less busy scheduled air services,

The joint companies' activities which may result from these programmes are not automatically cleared or exempted as such in all aspects from the application of the competition rules.

b) and also that interoperability remain assured.

to harmonize joint actions against international organized crime,

a) it is appropriate to ensure interoperability of technical systems and components necessary for international traffic;

c) contributing to interoperability and technical harmonisation in the railway field by the validation of technical standards and the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions;

Property, Funds, Assets and Operations of the European Communities

Religious communities shall enjoy equal rights; they shall pursue their activities freely.

It shall ensure the effective implementation and operation of this Agreement.

The area of work and rules of procedure of the Joint Committee shall be determined in the regulations for the working of the Joint Committee.

The EEA Joint Committee shall issue an annual report on the functioning and the development of this Agreement.

in the initial composition of the joint audit committee after Europol has begun to operate.

To this end, the EEA Joint Committee shall examine all possibilities to maintain the good functioning of the Agreement.

their activity is financed mainly by the state, a territorial community or authority or similar body; or

The common commercial policy shall be conducted in the context of the principles and objectives of the Union's external action.

These agreements may contain reciprocal rights and obligations as well as the possibility of undertaking activities jointly.

To that end, the Joint Committee shall examine all possibilities of preserving the sound operation of this Agreement.

Considering that this purpose can be attained by the conclusion of agreements and by common action in legal matters;

The operation and development of the internal market for agricultural products must be accompanied by a common agricultural policy.

if the EEA Joint Committee concludes that the legislation as amended does not affect the good functioning of this Agreement; or

The joint coordinating body shall also deal with other matters connected to the functioning of other professional chambers.

The EEA Joint Committee shall in its rules of procedure lay down the composition and mode of operation of such subcommittees and working groups.

This Article shall be without prejudice to any other existing provisions or arrangements on the setting up or operation of joint investigation teams.

This Agreement shall not affect the institutional structure established by European Community law for the purpose of the operations of the GALILEO programme.

14.2 By mission statement, two or more Parties may set up a joint operation as referred to in article 24 of the Treaty.

The objective of Europol shall be, within the framework of cooperation between the Member States pursuant to Article K.1(9) of the Treaty on European Union, to improve, by means of the measures referred to in this Convention, the effectiveness and cooperation of the competent authorities in the Member States in preventing and combating terrorism, unlawful drug trafficking and other serious forms of international crime where there are factual indications that an organized criminal structure is involved and two or more Member States are affected by the forms of crime in question in such a way as to require a common approach by the Member States owing to the scale, significance and consequences of the offences concerned.

This Agreement shall not affect the institutional structure established by the European Community law for the purpose of the operations of the GALILEO programme.

It shall also settle as soon as possible the scale of distribution for the common expenses associated with the operation of the Open Skies Consultative Commission.

It shall, in particular, examine the annual report of the EEA Joint Committee, issued in accordance with Article 94(4), on the functioning and the development of this Agreement.

The Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the area of common foreign and security policy, and the Commission, for other areas of external action, may submit joint proposals to the Council.

Each Contracting Party shall see to it that the territorial communities or authorities concerned are informed of the means of action open to them under this Convention.

Effective implementation of Union law by the Member States, which is essential for the proper functioning of the Union, shall be regarded as a matter of common interest.

RECALLING that the Union is pursuing a common foreign and security policy based on the achievement of growing convergence of action by Member States;

The partners hereby agree that the social dialogue is the precondition for our joint and individual actions and that the set goals can only be achieved if there is agreement between the partners.

The review shall take place in conformity with basic principles of Community law, such as the proper functioning of the internal market, in particular the free movement of goods and freedom to provide services, protection of the environment in the interest of the Community as a whole, and traffic safety.

The Contracting Parties shall cooperate and exchange experience in the field of the development of local self - government and the activities of local communities in the realisation of tasks from Paragraph 1 hereof.

b a heritage community consists of people who value specific aspects of cultural heritage which they wish, within the framework of public action, to sustain and transmit to future generations.

Article 5 of the EU-U.S. Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement as set forth in Article 2 of the Annex to this Agreement shall govern the formation and activities of joint investigative teams;

(5) Use of the FAIR facility by the scientific community of a Contracting Party presupposes that the Shareholder(s) of that Contracting Party participate appropriately in covering the operating costs of the FAIR facility.

Having decided to promote the construction and operation of a Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research in Europe for the use of the international scientific community, based on criteria of scientific excellence;

(b) Article 5 of the EU-U.S. Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement as set forth in Article 2 of the Annex to this Agreement shall govern the formation and activities of joint investigative teams;

In the context of the principles and objectives of its external action, the Union shall define and implement a common foreign and security policy covering all areas of foreign and security policy.

European decisions of the European Council on the strategic interests and objectives of the Union shall relate to the common foreign and security policy and to other areas of the external action of the Union.

4.1 The status of the Participants while co-located in the ISAF area of operations will be in accordance with the provisions of the NATO SOFA as, applied by the PfP SOFA, which will be applied mutatis mutandis between the Participants.

The Joint Committee shall foster cooperation between the Parties and may consider any matter related to the operation or implementation of this Agreement, including, but not limited to:

considering that, for the education together of children of the staff of the European Communities in order to ensure the proper functioning of the European Institutions, establishments bearing the name 'European School`, have been set up from 1957 onwards;

Accordingly, the review mechanism enables the regular collective appreciation and evaluation of the full range of individual Members' trade policies and practices and their impact on the functioning of the multilateral trading system.

as a partner in the tripartite dialogue strive for an active and successful dialogue between the partners regarding all issues of common interest and further support the functioning of ESC by providing finance and human resources;

(2) The official persons participating in the common contact services shall analyse, exchange and forward important information on the border regions, and otherwise contribute to achieving co-ordinated cooperation pursuant to this Agreement.