The Committee on International Trade adopted the recommendation by Vital MOREIRA (S&D, PT) on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA).
Members recall that an Oral Question O-000129/2012 was tabled by the Committee on International Trade and the Committee on Foreign Affairs whereby the Commissioner was asked to define the scope of the territorial competence of the Israeli Responsible Authority in connection to the Protocol. In view of the replies given by Commissioner De Gucht in Plenary Session on 3 July 2012, in which the Commission clarified all the concerns of the Committee on International Trade and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the committee recommends that the European Parliament consent to conclusion of the Protocol.
Members also call on the Commission to regularly report to the Parliament on any progress in the implementation of the Protocol.