2005/891/EC: Council Decision of  3 October 2005  on the signing of a Protocol to the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Korea, on the other hand, to take account of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
Date: 2005-12-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: South Korea, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), framework agreement, protocol to an agreement, signature of an agreement, trade agreement (EU)

19.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 332/1

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 3 October 2005

on the signing of a Protocol to the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between
the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Korea, on
the other hand, to take account of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the
Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary,
the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic
to the European Union

(2005/891/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(3) The Protocol

should be signed on behalf of

the

Community and its Member States,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Articles 57(2), 71, 80(2), 133
and 181a thereof, in conjunction with the first subparagraph
of Article 300(2) thereof,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession and in particular
Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 3 December 2004,

the Council authorised the
Commission, on behalf of
the Community and its
Member States, to open negotiations with the Republic
of Korea with the view of adapting the Framework
Agreement
for Trade and Cooperation between the
European Community and its Member States, on the one
hand, and the Republic of Korea, on the other hand (1), to
take account of the accession of the 10 new Member
States to the European Union.

(2) These negotiations have been concluded to the satisfac-

tion of the Commission,

the Protocol

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the Community
to the Framework
and its Member States,
Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European
Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the
Republic of Korea, on the other hand, to take account of the
accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the
Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of
Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak
Republic to the European Union.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Done at Luxembourg, 3 October 2005.

For the Council

The President

D. ALEXANDER

(1) OJ L 90, 30.3.2001, p. 46.