Decision No 3/98 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part of 3 November 1998 adopting the modifications to Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreement included in Decision No 1/97 of the Joint Committee under the Agreement on free trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part
Date: 1998-11-03
Institutions: EC–Lithuania Association Council
Subjects: EAEC, ECSC, Lithuania, agreement (EU), association agreement (EU), liberalisation of trade

21. 11. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 313/21

DECISION No 3/98 OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part,
and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part

of 3 November 1998

adopting the modifications to Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreement included in
Decision No 1/97 of the Joint Committee under the Agreement on free trade and
trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic
Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one
part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part

(98/655/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Europe Agreement establishing an
Association between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of
Lithuania, of the other part, signed on 12 June 1995, and
in particular Articles 111 and 132 thereof,

the modifications to that Agreement,

Whereas pursuant to Article 132 of the Europe Agree-
ment, the Association Council should adopt at its first
meeting all
in
particular the protocols and annexes thereto, necessary to
align it with changes to the Agreement on free trade and
trade-related matters decided by the Joint Committee
between the signature and entry into force of the Europe
Agreement;

Whereas, in order to ensure legal continuity, the said
modifications should be applied as from the entry into
force of the Europe Agreement on 1 February 1998,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Protocol 3 on Rules of Origin to the Europe Agreement
establishing
an association between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part,

and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part, shall be
amended in accordance with Decision No 1/97 of the
Joint Committee of 25 February 1997 (1) (together with
relevant joint declarations) under the Agreement on free
trade and trade-related matters between the European
Communities, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithu-
ania, of the other part.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal
of
the European Communities and Valstyb(cid:138)s (cid:244)ynios
(Lithuanian Official Journal).

Article 3

The Decision shall enter into force on the day of its
adoption.

It shall apply as from 1 February 1998.

Done at Brussels, 3 November 1998.

For the Association Council

The President

W. SCH(cid:154)SSEL

(1) OJ L 136, 27. 5. 1997, p. 1 and Valstyb(cid:138)s (cid:244)ynios, No 51, 7.

6. 1997.