98/250/EC: Council Decision of 20 October 1997 on the conclusion of a Protocol concerning sanitary, phytosanitary and animal welfare measures in relation to trade to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part
Date: 1997-10-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Czechia, animal welfare, association agreement (EU), health legislation, plant health legislation, protocol to an agreement

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL  DECISION

of  20  October  1997

on the conclusion of a Protocol concerning sanitary, phytosanitary and animal welfare measures
in  relation  to  trade  to  the  Europe  Agreement  between  the  European  Communities  and  their
Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Czech  Republic,  of  the  other  part

(98/250/EC)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular  Article
113  in  conjunction  with  Article  228(2),  first  sentence  thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  Europe  Agreement  establishing  an  association  between  the  European
Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Czech  Republic  of  the  other
part (1),  signed  on  4  October  1993,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission (2),

Whereas  in  the  framework  of  the  negotiations  held  between  the  Community  and  the  Czech
Republic  a  stage  has  been  reached  whereby  an  Additional  Protocol  now  can  be  concluded
bearing  in  mind  that  the  Annexes  will  need  to  be  amended  regularly,  as  appropriate;  whereas
this  Protocol  will  help  to  develop  trade  between  the  Parties  by  including  the  application  of  the
principle  of  regionalisation  for  the  main  animal  diseases  and  harmful  organisms  and  by  listing
those  commodities  for  which  equivalent  trade  conditions  are  recognised;

Whereas  it  is  necessary  to  approve  this  Protocol,

(1)  OJ  L  360,  31.12.1994,  p.  2.
(2)  OJ  C  229,  28.7.1997,  p.  1.

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HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Article  1

The  Protocol  concerning  sanitary,  phytosanitary  and  animal  welfare  measures  in  relation  to
trade  to  the  Europe  Agreement  establishing  an  association  between  the  European  Communities
and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Czech  Republic  of  the  other  part,  is  hereby
approved  on  behalf  of  the  Community.

The  text  of  the  Protocol  is  attached  to  this  Decision.

Article  2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided
for  in  Article  20  of  the  Protocol (1).

Article  3

The  Commission  shall  represent  the  Community  within  the  ‘Agriculture’  Sub-committee  for
questions covered by the attached Protocol. It shall be assisted by representatives of the Member
States  who  are  responsible  for  veterinary  or  phytosanitary  matters.

The  position  to  be  adopted  by  the  Community  within  the  Association  Council  with  regard  to
the  areas  covered  by  the  Protocol  shall  be  determined  in  accordance  with  Article  2  of  the
Decision  of  the  Council  and  the  Commission  of  19  December  1994  concerning  the  conclusion
of  a  Europe  Agreement  establishing  an  association  between  the  European  Communities  and
their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Czech  Republic,  of  the  other  part (2).

Done  at  Luxembourg,  20  October  1997.

For  the  Council

The  President

F.  BODEN

(1)  The  date  of  entry  into  force  of  the  Protocol  will  be  published  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the  European

Communities  by  the  General  Secretariat  of  the  Council.

(2)  OJ  L  360,  31.12.1994,  p.  1.