98/552/EC: Council Decision of 24 September 1998 on the implementation by the Commission of activities relating to the Community market access strategy
Date: 1998-09-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU action, advisory committee (EU), common commercial policy, market access, third country

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 September 1998

on the implementation by the Commission of activities relating to the
Community market access strategy

(98/552/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(cid:190) identification and analysis of market access barriers in

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Whereas
the common commercial policy would be
incomplete were it not accompanied at Community level
by specific activities designed to remove trade barriers;

therefore,

the new world-wide commercial
Whereas,
opportunities
be
industry
supported by a market access policy of the Community to
remove trade barriers;

for Community

should

Whereas such a policy needs to be backed up by specific
activities to identify, and find ways to eliminate, trade
barriers;

Whereas to this end it is necessary to adopt rules laying
down the basic objectives to be achieved by the Commis-
sion as well as the means to achieve these goals,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

In carrying out

1.
the Community’s market access
strategy, the Commission shall undertake the following
activities:

(1) OJ C 316, 25. 10. 1996, p. 12.

third countries,

(cid:190) establishment and development of databases as well as
coordination and
information
concerning trade barriers and international or national
trade regulations,

dissemination of

(cid:190) studies concerning, in particular, implementation by
third countries of their obligations under international
trade agreements, or in connection with the prepara-
tion of negotiations,

(cid:190) organisation for businesses of seminars and other
similar forums, production and distribution of studies,
information packs, publications,
leaflets concerning
any legal or economic aspect relating to the removal
of trade barriers.

In implementing the activities referred to in para-
2.
graph 1, the Commission shall ensure the consistency of
the specific activities developed thereunder with the
various aspects of other Community policies.

Article 2

In order to enable it to carry out the activities mentioned
in this Decision, the Commission shall dispose of the
the
resources. For
necessary financial
Commission shall
include in the normal budgetary
procedures annual proposals for its financial requirements
for the activities specified in Article 1.

reason,

that

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Article 3

In carrying out the activities referred to in Article 1, the
Commission shall be assisted by an advisory committee
composed of the representatives of the Member States and
chaired by the representative of the Commission.

The Representative of the Commission shall submit to
the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The
committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a
time limit which the chairman may lay down according
to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by a taking a
vote.

The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition,
each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its
position recorded in the minutes.

The Commission shall take the utmost account of the
opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the
committee of the manner in which its opinion has been
taken into account.

Done at Brussels, 24 September 1998.

For the Council

The President

N. MICHALEK