2000/771/EC: Decision of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 18 September 2000 on the provisional application of the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
Date: 2000-09-18
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: ACP countries, Council of the European Union, EC Decision, cooperation agreement (EU)

15.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 317/375

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES,
MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,

of 18 September 2000

on the provisional application of the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the
Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and
procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement

(2000/771/EC)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER
STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE
COUNCIL,

(4)

having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity,

having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in
Cotonou (Benin) on 23 June 2000, hereinafter referred to as
‘the ACP-EC Agreement’,

having regard to the draft from the Commission,

whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 366(3) of the Fourth ACP-EC
Convention, the ACP-EC Council of Ministers will adopt a
Decision on the transitional measures applicable between
2 August 2000 and the entry into force of the ACP-EC
Agreement.

(2) The adoption of these transitional measures will entail
the early implementation of almost all the provisions of
the ACP-EC Agreement, except the provisions on the
implementation of the 9th EDF.

In accordance with Article 6 of the transitional measures
applicable between 2 August 2000 and the entry into
force of the ACP-EC Agreement, the Member States and
the Community will be required to take the necessary
measures for their application, each acting on their own
behalf.

(5) Therefore,

in order to establish the procedures to be
followed by the Member States during the period of early
implementation of the ACP-EC Agreement, provision
should be made for the provisional application of the
Internal Agreement,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The provisions of the Internal Agreement between the Rep-
resentatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting
within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to
be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership
Agreement shall be applied provisionally from 2 August 2000.

The text of the Internal Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force at the same time as the
transitional measures for the early implementation of the ACP-
EC Agreement.

It shall remain in force until the entry into force of the Internal
Agreement concerning measures to be taken and procedures to
be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Agreement.

(3) The Member States, meeting within the Council, have
adopted an Internal Agreement on the measures to
be taken and the procedures to be followed for the
implementation of the ACP-EC Agreement. This Internal
Agreement cannot enter into force until it is adopted
by each Member State in accordance with its own
constitutional requirements.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 18 September 2000.

On behalf of the Governments of the Member States

The President
H. VE´ DRINE