2004/112/EC,Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 22 December 2003 on the signature on behalf of the European Community and of the European Atomic Energy Community of the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part
Date: 2003-12-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission
Subjects: EAEC, Switzerland, cooperation agreement (EU), nuclear energy, scientific cooperation, technical cooperation

L 32/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.2.2004

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 December 2003

on the signature on behalf of the European Community and of the European Atomic Energy
Community of the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Swiss
Confederation, of the other part

(2004/112/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Article 1

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

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular the second subparagraph
of Article 101 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of
the
Communities, an Agreement on Scientific and Technolo-
gical Cooperation with the Swiss Confederation.

This Agreement was initialled by the representatives of
the Parties on 5 September 2003.

Subject to conclusion at a later date, the President of the
1.
Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empow-
ered to sign, on behalf of the European Community, the Agree-
ment on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the
European Community and the European Atomic Energy Com-
munity, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the
other part.

2.
Subject to conclusion at a later date, the President of the
Commission is hereby authorised to designate the person
empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy
Community, the Agreement on Scientific and Technological
Cooperation between the European Community and the Euro-
pean Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the
Swiss Confederation, of the other part.

Article 2

Subject to reciprocity, the Agreement on Scientific and Techno-
logical Cooperation between the European Community and the
European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the
Swiss Confederation, of the other part, shall be applied on a
provisional basis as from 1 January 2004 pending the comple-
tion of the procedures for its conclusion.

The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision.

Subject to conclusion at a later date, the Agreement
should be signed on behalf of the Communities.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2003.

Subject to reciprocity, this Agreement should be applied
on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2004 pending
the completion of the procedures for its conclusion, as
provided for by Article 14(2) thereof,

For the Council

The President

A. MATTEOLI

For the Commission

The President

R. PRODI

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)