1999/101/ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 11 December 1998 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part (notified under document number C(1998) 4008) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-12-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azerbaijan, EAEC, ECSC, interim agreement (EU), trade agreement (EU)

L 33/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

6. 2. 1999

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 December 1998

concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community
and the European Atomic Energy Community of the Interim Agreement on
trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European
Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the
one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part

(notified under document number C(1998) 4008)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/101/ECSC, Euratom)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Coal and Steel Community, and in particular the first
paragraph of Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second
paragraph of Article 101 thereof,

Whereas, pending the entry into force of the partnership
and cooperation Agreement signed in Luxembourg on 22
April 1996, it is necessary to approve the Interim Agree-
ment signed in Brussels on 8 October 1997 between the
the European Coal and Steel
European Community,
Community
Energy
the
Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Azer-
baijan, of
the other part, on trade and trade-related
matters;

European Atomic

and

Whereas the conclusion of the Interim Agreement is
necessary to attain the objectives of the Community set
out in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty establishing the
European Coal and Steel Community and whereas the
Treaty did not make provision for all the cases covered by
this Decision;

Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with
the assent and approval of the Council, given on 13
October 1998,

Article 1

between

Interim Agreement

The
the European
Community, the European Coal and Steel Community
and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one
part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan of the other part, on
trade and trade-related matters, together with the Protocol
and the declarations, is hereby approved on behalf of the
European Coal and Steel Community and the European
Atomic Energy Community.

These text are attached to this Decision (1),

Article 2

The President of the Commission shall give the notifica-
tion provided for in Article 32 of the Interim Agreement
on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community
and the European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Brussels, 11 December 1998.

For the Commission

Hans VAN DEN BROEK

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 285, 22. 10. 1998, p. 2, et seq.