1999/147/ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 21 December 1998 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of an amending protocol to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part (notified under number C(1998) 4333) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAEC, ECSC, Slovenia, agreement (EU), association agreement (EU)

L 51/214

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

26.2.1999

COMMISSION  DECISION

of  21  December  1998

concerning  the  conclusion  on  behalf  of  the  European  Coal  and  Steel  Community  and  the
European  Atomic  Energy  Community  of  an  Amending  Protocol  to  the  Europe  Agreement
between  the  European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  acting  within  the  framework  of
the  European  Union,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Republic  of  Slovenia,  of  the  other  part

(notified  under  number  C(1998)  4333)

(Text  with  EEA  relevance)

(1999/147/ECSC,  Euratom)

THE  COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,

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

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

the  Europe  Agreement 

Whereas 
establishing  an
association between the European Communities and their
Member  States,  acting  within  the  framework  of  the
European  Union,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Republic  of
Slovenia, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as the
‘Europe  Agreement’)  was  signed  in  Luxembourg  on
10  June  1996;

Whereas the ratification procedure of the Member States,
the  Commission  and  the  Republic  of  Slovenia 
is
completed;

Whereas, due to the delay in the signature of the Europe
Agreement  and  the  consequent  delay  in  the  entry  into
force  of  the  Interim  Agreement,  on  1  January  1997,  it  is
necessary  to  change  the  time  reference  in  Article  132  of
the  Europe  Agreement  so  that  all  reference  to  the  year
‘1996’ under Article 132 of the Europe Agreement should
be replaced by ‘1997’, date of the entry into force of the
Interim  Agreement;

Whereas it is necessary to replace the original Protocol 4
on  Rules  of  Origin  of  the  Europe  Agreement  with  the
new  Protocol  4,  which  was  annexed  to  the  Interim
Agreement;

Recognising  the  crucial  importance  of  trade  in  the
transition  to  a  market  economy;

Bearing  in  mind  the  willingness  of  the  Community  to
accelerate  its  efforts  to  open  up  its  markets  for  products
of  Slovenian  origin;

Bearing  in  mind  the  objectives  of  the  Europe  Agreement
and,  in  particular,  those  referred  to  in  Article  1  thereof;

Having consulted the ECSC Consultative Committee and
with  the  assent  and  approval  of  the  Council (1),

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Sole  Article

An amending Protocol to the Europe Agreement between
the  European  Community,  the  European  Coal  and  Steel
Community,  the  European  Atomic  Energy  Community,
of  the  one  part,  and  the  Republic  of  Slovenia,  of  the
other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the European
Coal  and  Steel  Community  and  the  European  Atomic
Energy  Community.

The  texts  of  the  Amending  Protocol  is  attached  to  this
Decision (2).

Done  at  Brussels,  21  December  1998.

For  the  Commission

Hans  VAN  DEN  BROEK

Member  of  the  Commission

(1) The  ECSC  Consultative  Committee  was  consulted  on

24  October  1996.

(2) See  page  208  of  this  Official  Journal.