2002/410/EC: Council Decision of 27 May 2002 concerning the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Malta, to associate Malta to the fifth framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration (1998 to 2002)
Date: 2002-05-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU programme, Malta, association agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement, research programme, technological change

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 27 May 2002

concerning the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Malta, to associate Malta to the
fifth framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration (1998 to
2002)

(2002/410/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
in
Community, and in particular Article 170(2)
conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of
Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3)
thereof,

thereof

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Agreement establishing an association between the
European Economic Community and Malta (3), entered
into force on 1 April 1971.

The conclusions of the Luxembourg European Council
of 12 to 13 December 1997 confirmed the possibility of
associating candidate countries
to the Community's
framework programme in the field of research and tech-
nological development as one of the instruments of the
pre-accession strategy to be applied to those countries.

By Decision No 182/1999/EC (4), the European Parlia-
ment and the Council adopted the fifth framework
programme of the European Community for research,
technological development and demonstration activities
(1998 to 2002).

The Helsinki European Council of 10 to 11 December
1999 decided to convene a bilateral intergovernmental
conference in February 2000 on Malta's accession to the
European Union.

(1) OJ C 103 E, 30.4.2002, p. 208.
(2) Opinion delivered on 9 April 2002 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(3) OJ L 61, 14.3.1971, p. 2.
(4) OJ L 26, 1.2.1999, p. 1.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

On 3 April 2000, Malta formally informed the Commis-
sion that it wished such an association with the fifth
framework programme from 1 January 2001.

By its Decision of 17 October 2000, the Council author-
ised the Commission to negotiate on behalf of the Euro-
pean Community an Additional Protocol to the Associa-
tion Agreement, to associate Malta to the fifth frame-
work programme (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Addi-
tional Protocol’).

By Decision 2001/516/EC (5), the Council authorised,
subject to its subsequent conclusion, the signature of the
Additional Protocol resulting from these negotiations
and its entry into force, on a provisional basis, on 1
March 2001.

The Additional Protocol was signed on 20 June 2001 in
Brussels.

The Additional Protocol should be approved, and its
definitive entry into force notified to the Maltese author-
ities,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an asso-
ciation between the European Economic Community and the
Republic of Malta, to associate Malta to the fifth framework
programme
technological development and
demonstration (1998 to 2002), is hereby approved on behalf
of the Community.

research,

for

(5) OJ L 186, 7.7.2001, p. 34.

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In accordance with Article 10 of the Additional Protocol, the President of the Council will notify the
Republic of Malta of the fact that the Community has completed the procedures necessary for the
Additional Protocol to enter into force.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 27 May 2002.

For the Council

The President

M. ARIAS CAÑETE