1999/278/EC: Council Decision of 9 March 1999 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the outcome of the Uruguay Round negotiations on agriculture, including improvements to the existing preferential arrangements
Date: 1999-03-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, enlargement of the Union, export policy, generalised preferences, trade agreement

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 9 March 1999

relating to the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreement
between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of
Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and
the outcome of the Uruguay Round negotiations on agriculture, including improvements to
the existing preferential arrangements

(1999/278/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

and in particular Article 113,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

arrangements applied under those Regulations and
those provided for by the Protocol;

the Additional Protocol

to the Europe
Whereas
Agreement on trade in textile products between the
European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria
was last amended by Decision 96/225/EC (3),

the

trade

Protocol

adjusting

aspects
Whereas
of
the Europe Agreement between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one
part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part,
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 outcome of the Uruguay
including
on
Round
improvements
preferential
the
arrangements;

agriculture,
existing

negotiations

to

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe
Agreement between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic
of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the
accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of
Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European
the Uruguay Round
Union and the outcome of
including improvements
negotiations on agriculture,
to the existing preferential arrangements is hereby
approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

1. Detailed rules for the application of this Decision
shall be adopted by the Commission according to the

(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. 310.

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Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 9 March 1999.

For the Council

The President

W. RIESTER

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
(EC)
No 3448/93 (2) or Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 (3).

the market, Regulation

of

the Commission pursuant

2. On this Decision taking effect, any rules adopted
to Article 8 of
by
Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 and to Regulation (EC)
No 656/98, implementing the concessions covered by
the Protocol, shall be deemed to be governed by
paragraph 1.

(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.