Conclusion of the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) by the EU

The European Parliament has been consulted again (under the interinstitutional non-legislative procedure involving a request for Parliament's consent) on a draft Council Decision on the conclusion of the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) by the European Union.

The new proposal states that as a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community. It also states that the Declaration of competences is hereby adopted on behalf of the Union and the text thereof is annexed to this Decision. The Union shall pay an annual contribution to the International Renewable Energy Agency.