2006/445/EC: Council Decision of  22 May 2006  on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of their accession to the European Union
Date: 2006-05-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Community, Taiwan, World Trade Organisation, market access, tariff preference, trade agreement (EU), two-wheeled vehicle

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 May 2006

on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Community and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu pursuant to
Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of their accession to the European Union

(2006/445/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

between the European Community and the Separate
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and
Matsu pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of
the GATT 1994. The said Agreement should therefore be
approved,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

the WTO under Article XXIV:6 of

On 22 March 2004 the Council
authorised the
Commission to open negotiations with certain other
Members of
the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994,
in the course of the accessions to the European Union of
the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic
the Republic of
of Cyprus,
Lithuania,
the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia
and the Slovak Republic.

the Republic of Latvia,
the Republic of Hungary,

Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in
consultation with the Committee established by Article
the
133 of
negotiating directives issued by the Council.

the Treaty and within the framework of

The Commission has
Agreement

an
in the form of an Exchange of Letters

finalised negotiations

for

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Community and the Separate Customs Territory
to Article
of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu pursuant
XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 relating to the
modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of
their accession to the European Union, with respect to the
withdrawal of specific concessions in relation to the withdrawal
of the schedules 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 in the course of
their accession to the European
Union, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters is attached to this Decision.

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The President of the Council
Agreement in order to bind the Community (1).

is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 22 May 2006.

For the Council
The President

J. PRÖLL

(1) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.