2006/682/EC: Decision of the Council and of the Representatives of the Member States of the European Union meeting within the Council of 9 June 2006 on the signature and provisional application of the Multilateral Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Montenegro, the Kingdom of Norway, Romania, the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo on the Establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA)
Date: 2006-06-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union, Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: Europe, European Community, European cooperation, air space, air transport, multilateral agreement, signature of an agreement

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DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEMBER STATES OF
THE EUROPEAN UNION MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL

of 9 June 2006

on the signature and provisional application of the Multilateral Agreement between the European
Community and its Member States, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic
of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of
Iceland, the Republic of Montenegro, the Kingdom of Norway, Romania, the Republic of Serbia
and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo on the Establishment of a Euro-
pean Common Aviation Area (ECAA)

(2006/682/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPRESENTA-
TIVES OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 80(2), in conjunction with the
first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and
Article 300(4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

Article 1

The signing of the Multilateral Agreement between the
1.
European Community and its Member States, the Republic of
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Bulgaria, the
Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
donia, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Montenegro, the
Kingdom of Norway, Romania, the Republic of Serbia and the
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo on
the Establishment of a European Common Aviation Area
is hereby approved on
(ECAA), hereinafter ‘the Agreement’,
to a Council Decision
the Community, subject
behalf of
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement.

(1)

(2)

The Council has authorised the Commission to open
negotiations with certain European third countries to
establish a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA).

The President of

2.
is hereby authorised to
the Council
designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on
behalf of the Community, subject to its conclusion.

The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Com-
munity and its Member States a Multilateral Agreement
with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Iceland,
Montenegro, Norway, Romania, Serbia and the United
Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo on
the establishment of a European Common Aviation Area
in accordance with the Council Decision authorising the
Commission to open the negotiations.

Pending its entry into force,

3.
the Agreement shall be
applied in accordance with Article 29(3) thereof. The President
of the Council is hereby authorised to make the notification
referred to in that provision on behalf of the Community and
its Member States.

4.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

(3)

Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the
Agreement negotiated by the Commission should be
signed and applied provisionally,

1.
The Community and the Member States shall be repre-
sented in the Joint Committee set up under Article 18 of the
Agreement.

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2.
The position to be taken by the Community and its
Member States as regards decisions of the Joint Committee
under Article 17 of the Agreement, which simply extend acts
of Community legislation by including them into Annex I to
the Agreement, subject to any technical adjustments needed,
shall be adopted by the Commission.

in areas that

5.
The position of the Community and the Member States in
the Joint Committee shall be presented by the Commission,
except
fall exclusively within Member States'
competence in which case it shall be presented by the Presi-
dency of the Council or,
if the Council so decides, by the
Commission.

3.
For other Joint Committee decisions concerning matters
that fall within Community competence, the position of the
Community and its Member States shall be adopted by the
Council, acting by qualified majority, on a proposal from the
Commission.

For other Joint Committee decisions concerning matters
4.
which fall within Member States' competence, the position to
be presented shall be adopted by the Council, acting by unani-
mity, on a proposal from the Commission or from Member
States.

Done at Luxembourg, 9 June 2006.

For the Council

The President

H. GORBACH