Decision No 1/95 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 13 April 1995 adopting the transitional arrangements for the application of the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention to Austria, Finland and Sweden, pending the conclusion of a protocol of accession
Date: 1995-04-13
Institutions: ACP Council of Ministers
Subjects: ACP countries, ACP-EU Convention, enlargement of the Union, import, originating product, transitional period (EU)













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21995D1025(02)

Decision No 1/95 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 13 April 1995 adopting the transitional arrangements for the application of the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention to Austria, Finland and Sweden, pending the conclusion of a protocol of accession  


Official Journal L 255 , 25/10/1995 P. 0017 - 0018 





DECISION No 1/95 OF  THE ACP-EC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS of 13 April 1995 adopting the transitional arrangements for the  application of the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention to Austria, Finland and Sweden, pending the conclusion  of a protocol of accession (95/428/EC)THE ACP-EC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, Having regard to the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention, signed at Lomé on 15 December 1989, hereinafter  referred to as the 'Convention`, and in particular Article 358 (3) thereof, Whereas the Convention entered into force on 1 September 1991; Whereas the provisions of the Convention will not apply to relations between the ACP States and  Austria, Finland and Sweden until such time as the protocol of accession of these three Member  States of the Community to the Convention enters into force; Whereas the negotiations for the protocol of accession are still proceeding; Whereas, pending the entry into force of the said protocol, it is necessary for the three new  Member States to be able to participate fully in the Convention as from 1 January 1995 and whereas  to this end transitional arrangements should be adopted, without their prejudicing the provisions  of the protocol of accession, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Convention shall apply, on a transitional basis, to relations  between the ACP States, on the one hand, and Austria, Finland and Sweden as new Member States of  the Community, on the other. However, -  until the entry into force of the protocol of accession, imports into Austria, Finland and  Sweden of products originating in the ACP States shall be governed by the transitional measures set  out in Council Regulation (EC) No 3360/94  (1) and Decision 94/903/ECSC  (2) of the Representatives  of the governments of the Member States, -  nationals and companies or firms (within the meaning of Article 274 (2)) of the Convention) of  Austria, Finland and Sweden, and the supplies originating in the said States, shall not be eligible  to take part in the calls for tender and public contracts issued exclusively by the European  Development Funds (EDF) to which the States of which they are nationals or companies have not  contributed. These transitional arrangements shall not prejudice the content of the procotol of accession. Article 2 This Decision shall apply until the entry into force of the protocol of accession of  Austria, Finland and Sweden to the Convention or until 31 December 1995, whichever is the earlier. Article 3 The ACP States, the Member States and the Community shall, each to the extent to which  they are concerned, take the measures necessary to implement this Decision. Article 4 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. It shall be applicable  from 1 January 1995. Done at Brussels, 13 April 1995. For the ACP-EC Council of Ministers The President J. MOMIS