2000/804/EC: Council Decision of 4 December 2000 on the conclusion of Agreements on trade in textile products with certain third countries (Republic of Belarus, Kingdom of Nepal, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, People's Republic of China, Ukraine, Arab Republic of Egypt)
Date: 2000-12-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: textile product, third country, trade agreement (EU)

22.12.2000

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 4 December 2000

on the conclusion of Agreements on trade in textile products with certain third countries
(Republic of Belarus, Kingdom of Nepal, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Armenia, Azer-
baijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, People's Republic of
China, Ukraine, Arab Republic of Egypt)

(2000/804/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in
conjunction with the first sentence of the first paragraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community Agreements on trade in
textile products with certain third countries.

These Agreements have been provisionally implemented subject to reciprocity (1).

The Agreement on trade and textile products,
Republic of Kazakhstan has been signed on 27 June 2000, subject to its conclusion.

in the form of an exchange of letters, with the

(4)

These Agreements should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

The Agreements listed in the Annex to this Decision are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

Article 1

The President of the Council
Agreements, with the exception of that relating to Kazakhstan (2) in order to bind the Community.

is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the

Article 2

(1) Council Decision (Kingdom of Nepal) 2000/72/EC,

(OJ L 32, 7.2.2000, p. 1) and Council Decisions (Republic of
Belarus): 1999/869/EC, (OJ L 336, 29.12.1999, p. 26); (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia): 1999/875/EC, (OJ L
(Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbeki-
344, 31.12.1999, p. 1);
stan): 1999/867/EC,
(OJ L 345,
31.12.1999, p. 1); (Ukraine): 1999/871/EC, (OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 43); (Arab Republic of Egypt): 2000/3/EC (OJ
L 2, 5.1.2000, p. 68).

(People's Republic of China): 1999/876/EC,

(OJ L 343, 31.12.1999, p. 1);

(2) The Agreement relating to Kazakhstan has already been signed on 27 June 2000, subject to its conclusion.

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

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 4 December 2000.

For the Council

The President

H. VÉDRINE

ANNEX

— Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus
amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products,
under provisional application following Council Decision 1999/869/EC (1).

— Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Nepal on trade in textile products, under

provisional application following Council Decision 2000/72/EC (2).

— Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on trade in textile

products, under provisional application following Council Decision 1999/875/EC (3).

— Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and certain third States
(Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) on trade in textile
products, under provisional application following Council Decision 1999/867/EC (4).

— Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreements between the European Community and
the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products, under provisional application following Council Decision
1999/876/EC (5).

— Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine amending the
Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products, under provisional application
following Council Decision 1999/871/EC (6).

— Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on trade in textile

products, under provisional application following Council Decision 2000/3/EC (7).

(1) OJ L 336, 29.12.1999, p. 26.
(2) OJ L 32, 7.2.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 344, 31.12.1999, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 343, 31.12.1999, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 345, 31.12.1999, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 43.
(7) OJ L 2, 5.1.2000, p. 68.