2002/63/EC: Council Decision of 23 October 2001 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 Poland, 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: 2001-10-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Austria, EU Member State, Finland, Poland, Sweden, agricultural product, industrial product, tariff preference, tariff quota, textile product, trade agreement (EU)

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 23 October 2001

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 Poland,
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

(2002/63/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the
first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2)
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas 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 Poland, of
the other part, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Protocol’, 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 Round negotiations on agriculture, including
improvements to the existing preferential arrangements;

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) Nos 1595/97 (1) and 656/98 (2)
brought forward the implementation of certain provisions of
the Protocol relating to basic and processed agricultural
appropriate
products,

respectively; whereas,

therefore,

measures should be taken to ensure a smooth transition
between the preferential arrangements applied under those
Regulations and those provided for by the Protocol;

Whereas the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement on
trade in textile products between the European Community
and the Republic of Poland was last amended by Decision
96/224/EC (3),

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 Poland, 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,
is hereby approved on
behalf of the Community.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

(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. 264.

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Article 2

Protocol, shall be deemed to be governed by paragraph 1
above.

1.
Detailed rules for the application of this Decision shall
be adopted by the Commission according to the 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 of the market, Regulation (EC)
No 3448/93 (2) or Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 (3).

Article 3

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community,
give the notification provided for in Article 8 of the Protocol.

Done at Luxembourg, 23 October 2001.

2.
Upon this Decision taking effect, any rules adopted by
the Commission pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC)
No 3066/95, implementing the concessions covered by the

For the Council

The President

A. NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK

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

Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000 (OJ L 93, 29.7.2000, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000 (OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5).
(3) OJ L 328, 30.12.1995, p. 31. Regulation as last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 2435/98 (OJ L 303, 13.11.1999, p. 1).