2005/948/EC: Council Decision of  20 December 2005  on the signing and the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products
Date: 2005-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Belarus, interim agreement (EU), signature of an agreement, textile product, trade agreement (EU)

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 December 2005

on the signing and the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of
letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement
between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products

(2005/948/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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)

(2)

(3)

the
The Commission has negotiated on behalf of
Community a bilateral agreement
to extend for one
year the existing bilateral agreement and protocols on
trade in textile products with the Republic of Belarus,
with a number of adjustments of the quantitative limits.

Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the
the
Agreement
Community.

signed on behalf of

should

be

This bilateral agreement should be applied on a provi-
sional basis
as of 1 January 2006, pending the
completion of procedures required for its conclusion,
subject to the reciprocal provisional application by the
Republic of Belarus,

Article 1

Subject to a possible conclusion at a later date, the President of
the Council
is hereby authorised to designate the persons
the European Community
empowered to sign on behalf of
the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Community and the Republic of Belarus
amending the Agreement between the European Union and
the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products (the
Agreement).

Article 2

The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis, pending
its formal conclusion and subject to reciprocal provisional appli-
cation of
from
1 January 2006.

the Agreement by the Republic of Belarus,

The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision.

Article 3

1.
If Belarus fails to fulfil its obligations under paragraph 2(4)
of the Agreement, the quota for 2006 will be reduced to the
levels applicable in 2005.

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 (1).

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1478/2005 (OJ L 236, 13.9.2005, p. 3).

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This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall enter into force the day following that of its publication.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2005.

For the Council
The President

M. BECKETT