2000/822/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 2000 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and amendment of the Agricultural Protocols to the EC/Tunisia Association Agreement
Date: 2000-12-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Tunisia, agricultural product, association agreement (EU), customs regulations, fishery product, liberalisation of trade

L 336/92

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.12.2000

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 December 2000

on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and amend-
ment of the Agricultural Protocols to the EC/Tunisia Association Agreement

(2000/822/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 Article 300(2), thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 16 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement estab-
lishing an association between the European Communi-
ties and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Tunisia, of the other part (1), which is in
force since 1 March 1998, states that the Community
and Tunisia are to liberalise gradually their reciprocal
trade in agricultural and fishery products.

Article 18 of
the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
provides that from 1 January 2000 the Community and
the Republic of Tunisia are to assess the situation with a
view to determining the liberalisation measures to be
applied by the two Contracting Parties with effect from
1 January 2001.

The Community and the Republic of Tunisia have
agreed to amend Protocols Nos 1 and 3 to the Agree-
ment by means of an Agreement in the form of an
Exchange of Letters. This Agreement
should be
approved.

The measures necessary for the implementation of this
Decision should be adapted in accordance with Council
Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down
the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers
conferred on the Commission (2),

of the Agricultural Protocols to the EC/Tunisia Association
Agreement is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The Commission shall be assisted by the Management
1.
Committee for Cereals established by Article 23 of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the
common organisation of the market in cereals (3) or, where
appropriate, by the committees established by the corre-
sponding provisions of other regulations on the common
organisation of markets or by the Customs Code Committee
established by Article 248a of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of
12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs
Code (4).

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and
7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall be set at one month.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 3

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person empowered to sign the Agreement so as to bind the
Community.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2000.

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Community and the Republic of Tunisia
concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and amendment

For the Council

The President

D. VOYNET

(1) OJ L 97, 30.3.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(3) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1666/2000 (OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 37).

(4) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.