98/626/EC: Council Decision of 5 October 1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for the adaptation of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay Round, including the improvements to the existing preferential regime
Date: 1998-10-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: GATT, Romania, agreement (EU), enlargement of the Union, generalised preferences, trade policy

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL  DECISION

of  5  October  1998

relating  to  the  conclusion  of  a  Protocol  for  the  adaptation  of  the  trade  aspects  of  the  Europe
Agreement  between  the  European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and
Romania,  of  the  other  part,  to  take  into  account  the  accession  of  the  Republic  of  Austria,  the
Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the results of the
agricultural  negotiations  of  the  Uruguay  Round,  including  the  improvements  to  the  existing
preferential  regime

(98/626/EC)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

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

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Whereas  the  Protocol  for  the  adaptation  of  the  trade
aspects  of  the  Europe  Agreement  concluded  between  the
European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the
one  part,  and  Romania,  of  the  other  part,  hereinafter
referred  to  as  ‘the  Protocol’,  should  be  approved  with  a
view  to  taking  account  of  the  accession  of  the  Republic
of  Austria,  the  Republic  of  Finland  and  the  Kingdom  of
Sweden  to  the  European  Union  and  the  results  of  the
agricultural  negotiations  of 
the  Uruguay  Round,
including 
improvements  to  the  existing  preferential
regime;

Whereas  the  Commission  should  be  authorised  to  take
measures to implement the Protocol, notably with regard
to  basic  and  processed  agricultural  products;

Whereas  Regulations  (EC)  No  1595/97 (1)  and  (EC)  No
656/98 (2) brought forward the implementation of certain
provisions of the Protocol relating to basic and processed

agricultural  products  respectively;  whereas,  therefore,
appropriate measures should be taken to ensure a smooth
transition  between  the  preferential  arrangements  applied
under  those  Regulations  and  those  provided  for  by  the
Protocol;

the  Additional  Protocol 

Whereas 
the  Europe
Agreement  on  trade  in  textile  products  between  the
European Community and Romania was last amended by
Decision  96/224/EC (3),

to 

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Article  1

the  Europe  Agreement  between 

The  Protocol  for  the  adaptation  of  the  trade  aspects
of 
the  European
Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,
and  Romania,  of  the  other  part,  to  take  into  account
the  accession  of  the  Republic  of  Austria,  the  Republic
of  Finland  and  the  Kingdom  of  Sweden  to  the  European
Union  and  the  results  of  the  agricultural  negotiations  of
the  Uruguay  Round,  including  improvements  to  the
existing  preferential  regime,  hereinafter  referred  to  as
‘the  Protocol’,  is  hereby  approved  on  behalf  of  the
Community.

(1) OJ  L  216,  8.8.1997,  p.  1.
(2) OJ  L  90,  25.3.1998,  p.  1.

(3) OJ  L  81,  30.3.1996,  p.  264.

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The  text  of  the  Protocol  is  attached  to  this  Decision.

implementing  the  concessions  covered  by  the  Protocol,
shall  be  deemed  to  be  governed  by  paragraph  1.

Article  2

Article  3

The  President  of  the  Council  shall,  on  behalf  of  the
Community,  give 
in
Article  6  of  the  Protocol.

the  notification  provided 

for 

Done  at  Luxembourg,  5  October  1998.

For  the  Council

The  President

W.  SCHÜSSEL

1.
Detailed  rules  for  the  application  of  this  Decision
shall  be  adopted  by  the  Commission  according  to  the
procedure provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)
No 1766/92 (1) or, as appropriate, the relevant provisions
of  other  Regulations  on  the  common  organisation  of  the
market,  Regulation  (EC)  No  3448/93 (2)  or  Regulation
(EC)  No  3066/95 (3).

2.
Upon  this  Decision  taking  effect,  any  rules  adopted
by  the  Commission  pursuant  to  Article  8  of  Regulation
(EC)  No  3066/95  and  to  Regulation  (EC)  No  656/98,

(1) OJ  L  181,  1.7.1992,  p.  21.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by
Regulation  (EC)  No  923/96  (OJ  L  126,  24.5.1996,  p.  37).

(2) OJ  L  318,  20.12.1993,  p.  18.
(3) OJ L 328, 30.12.1995, p. 31. Regulation as last amended by

Regulation  (EC)  No  1595/97.