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The Member States forming the incumbent Trio Presidency will choose, after internal consultation, one of them as a representative of the EU Member States in the Foundation Board of WADA. The chosen Member State will designate, following its internal procedures, a representative to that effect. This representative will be the person responsible at ministerial level for sport within the Member State. The Member State chosen to provide a representative and the name of that representative will be notified to the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU (GSC).

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If the representative ceases his/her functions at ministerial level, the Member State will designate a replacement in charge of sport at ministerial level.

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The abovementioned rules will also apply to the Member States forming the future Trio Presidency.

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The term of office of the abovementioned representatives is three years.

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The representative from the Member States forming the future Trio Presidency will remain in office also after it has become the incumbent Trio Presidency in order to ensure the continuity and maintenance of the three-year term of office.

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Proposals for an expert representative will be submitted by the Member States no later than one month before the meeting of the Council of the EU during which the designation is to take place. The proposals will not include ministers from the Member States forming the incumbent Trio Presidency or the future Trio Presidency. The proposals for an expert representative shall be sent to the GSC.

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In case there is more than one candidature for the expert representative, the Presidency will seek the consensus of the Member States to organise an indicative ballot vote in the WPS in order to designate the expert representative. The voting procedure will be proposed by the Presidency and agreed upon also by consensus among Member States.

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The term of office of the expert representative will be three years unless his/she ceases his/her function at ministerial level in his/her Member State. In this case, a new designation procedure will be initiated. The current expert representative will remain in place until the new designation procedure has been completed. The term of office will be consistent with WADA rules and will in any event be limited to maximum of three terms.

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The existing rules on the representation of the EU Member States in the Foundation Board of WADA as set out in the abovementioned 2011 Resolution will apply until 30 June 2019.

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The approval of the expert at governmental level and the Member States chosen by the incumbent and the future Trio Presidencies to designate representatives to the Foundation Board of WADA will be made by the Member States meeting within the Council with sufficient advance notice.

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The names of all the members of the Foundation Board of WADA who are representatives of the EU Member States will be notified via the GSC to WADA.

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Ahead of every WADA meeting, the Commission is invited to prepare and submit to the Council a proposal for an EU position on matters within Union competence, with a focus on the EU acquis, sufficiently in advance of the meetings of CAHAMA and of WADA.

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This draft EU position will be examined by the WPS.

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Once the WPS agrees on a draft EU position on matters falling within the Union competences, such draft EU position will be submitted to Coreper for approval. Coreper may refer the matter to the Council for adoption as necessary or appropriate.

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In cases of urgency, when positions need to be adopted in a short time period, the Presidency may seek agreement through written or silence procedure.

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In case CAHAMA is called upon to adopt an act having legal effects, the Commission is invited to present a proposal for a Council decision in accordance with Article 218(9) TFEU in respect of that act.

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At the CAHAMA meetings the Commission is invited to present the EU position, to the extent permitted by CAHAMA rules. Otherwise, the representative of the Presidency will present it.

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At any time and where necessary, on the spot EU coordination meetings between the Member States and the Commission may be convened and chaired by the Presidency.

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These Practical Arrangements and the Resolution of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the representation of the EU Member States in the Foundation Board of WADA and the coordination of Member States’ positions prior to WADA meetings, adopted on 23 May 2019, replace Resolution 2011/C/372/02 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the representation of the EU Member States in the Foundation Board of WADA and the coordination of the EU and its Member States’ positions prior to WADA meetings (1).