COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(93) 216 final 
Brussels, 18 May 1993 
m Amended proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
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tffi Amendment to Article 51 of 
the Interim Agreement with Bulgaria 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3) 
of the EEC-Treaty) 
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Explanatory memorandum 
1. Due to a delay in procedures imputable to a divergence of 
views between Member States concerning the regulations for 
the application of safeguard measures to be adopted under 
the Interim Agreement, the notification procedures relating 
to the Interim Agreement could not be adopted before 30 
April 1993. Under the present wording of art. 51, this 
implies that the Interim Agreement cannot enter into force 
on 1 June 1993 as envisaged. 
2. Therefore a modification is proposed to art. 51 which 
aims at shortening the period between the reciprocal 
notification by both parties of the completion of all 
procedures necessary for the entry into force of the 
Interim Agreement, so that the Agreement can enter into 
force on 1 June 1993 as originally provided for. 
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INTERIM AGREEMENT 
Art icle 51 
This Agreement will be approved by the Parties in accordance with their 
own procedures. 
This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the 
month following the date on which the Parties notify each other that 
the procedures referred to in the first Paragraph have been completed. 
Upon its entry into force. Articles 2 to 18 of the Agreement between 
the European Economic Community, the European Atomic Energy Community 
and Bulgaria on trade and economic and commercial cooperation signed 
on 8 May 1990, shall be suspended. 
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Draft 
A. Letter from the Community 
Sir, 
The interim agreement between the European Economic Community and 
European Coal and Steel Community and the Republic of Bulgaria, which 
contains the provisions on trad^ and ba<> up me A su fa* round Mi Hi* 
Europe Agreement, was signed In Brussels on 8 March 1993 In or dei to 
bring about a rapid Implementation of those provisions. Article 51 of 
the Interim agreement stipulates that the agreement should enter into 
force on the first day of the second month following thn data on which 
the Parties notify each other of the completion of approval pioceduie» 
The date of entry into force anticipated wlmn tho Intel im nyi «0111011! wat, 
signed was 1 June 1993. 
Since the Parties approval produire* tow* SUffMmJ *»<«ro*« »«frtoiM-a! 
delay, and since the Parties still consider that the agreement should 
enter into force on 1 June 1993, they have agie©d to replace the eotoml 
paragraph of Article 51 of the Intorlm agreement with the following: 
"This agreement shall enter Into force on the first day of the month 
following the date on which the Parties notify each other of the 
completion of the procedures provided for in the first paragraph". 
I should be grateful If you would confirm that your government is in 
agreement with the contents of this letter. 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. 
For the Community 
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Draft 
B. Letter from the Republic of Bulgaria 
Sir, 
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date, 
which reads as follows: 
"The interim agreement between the European Economic Community and 
European Coal and Steel Community and the Republic of Bulgaria, which 
contains the provisions on trade and back-up measures found in the 
Europe Agreement, was signed in Brussels on 8 March 1993 in order to 
bring about a rapid implementation of those provisions. Article 51 of 
the interim agreement stipulates that the agreement should enter into 
force on the first day of the second month following the date on which 
the Parties notify each other of the completion of approval procedures. 
The date of entry into force anticipated when the interim agreement was 
signed was 1 June 1993. 
Since the Parties approval procedures have suffered some technical 
delay, and since the Parties still consider that the agreement should 
enter into force on 1 June 1993, they have agreed to replace the second 
paragraph of Article 51 of the interim agreement with the following: 
"This agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month 
following the date on which the Parties notify each other of the 
completion of the procedures provided for in the first paragraph". 
I should be grateful if you would confirm that your government is in 
agreement with the contents of this letter." 
I ahve the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the 
contents of your letter. 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. 
For the Government of 
the Republic of Bulgaria 

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