2005/228/EC: Council Decision of 21 February 2005 on the signing and the provisional application of an 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
Date: 2005-02-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Belarus, interim agreement (EU), signature of an agreement, textile product, trade agreement (EU), trade by product

L 72/18

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Official Journal of the European Union

18.3.2005

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 21 February 2005

on the signing and the provisional application of an 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

(2005/228/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

The Commission has negotiated on behalf of
the
Community an agreement to extend for one year the
existing Agreement and protocols on trade in textile
products with the Republic of Belarus, with quantitative
limits adjusted to take into account annual growth rates
and Belarussian demand for
categories. This
agreement should be applied on a provisional basis as
completion of
of 1 January 2005, pending
procedures required for its conclusion, subject
to the
reciprocal provisional application by the Republic of
Belarus.

some

the

(2)

The Agreement should be signed,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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,
subject to its conclusion.

Article 2

Subject to reciprocity (1), the Agreement shall be applied on a
provisional basis, pending the conclusion of the procedures for
its formal conclusion, from 1 January 2005.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 3

1.
If Belarus fails to fulfil its obligations under paragraph 2.5
of the 1999 Agreement (2), the quota for 2005 shall be reduced
to the levels applicable in 2004.

2.
The decision to implement paragraph 1 shall be taken in
accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 17 of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993
on common rules for imports of certain textile products from
third countries (3).

Article 4

This Decision shall take effect the day following its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 21 February 2005.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign on behalf of the Community
the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between

For the Council
The President

J. ASSELBORN

(1) The date from which provisional application will become effective
Journal of the European Union, C

will be published in the Official
series.

(2) OJ L 336, 29.12.1999, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2200/2004 (OJ L 374, 22.12.2004, p. 1).