Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles agreement
Date: 2006-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azerbaijan, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement, textile product, trade agreement (EU)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 24.10.2006 
COM(2006) 613 final 

2006/0201 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between 
the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic 
of Azerbaijan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and 
Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the 
bilateral textiles agreement 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The  Partnership  and  Cooperation  Agreement  between  the  European  Communities  and  their 
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, (hereinafter 
referred to as “the PCA”) entered into force on 1 July 1999. 

This agreement contains a provision according to which its trade provisions – namely, most-
favoured  nation  (MFN)  trade  conditions  and  abolition  of  quantitative  restrictions  –  do  not 
apply to trade in textile products, which was regulated by a separate bilateral agreement. 

This bilateral agreement, in force since 1 October 1993, lapsed on 31 December 2004. On 13 
March  2006  the  Council  authorised  the  Commission  to  enter  into  negotiations  with  the 
Republic of Azerbaijan to amend the PCA, so as to ensure that the principles which apply to 
trade in other goods are also extended formally to trade in textile products.  

These negotiations have been successfully concluded and appropriate amendments to the PCA 
in the form of a Protocol amending the PCA should be adopted by the Council. To that effect, 
the Commission submits to the Council a proposal for the conclusion of the Protocol.  

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2006/0201 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between 
the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic 
of Azerbaijan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and 
Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the 
bilateral textiles agreement 

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, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

On 13 March 2006 the Council authorised the Commission to enter  into negotiations 
with the Republic of Azerbaijan to amend the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement 
between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the 
Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as “the PCA”), so as 
to  ensure  that  the  principles  which  apply  to  trade  in  other  goods  are  also  extended 
formally to trade in textile products.  

(2) 

These  negotiations  have  been  successfully  concluded  and  the  Protocol  amending  the 
PCA should be concluded by the European Community. 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

Article 1 

1. 

The  Protocol  amending  the  Partnership  and  Cooperation  Agreement  between  the 
European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of 
Azerbaijan,  of  the  other  part,  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  “the  PCA”),  extending  the 
provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, 
taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles agreement (hereinafter referred to 
as “the Protocol”), is hereby approved. 

2. 

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision. 

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Article 2 

The  President  of  the  Council  is  hereby  authorised  to  designate  the  person(s)  empowered  to 
sign the Protocol in order to express the consent to be bound thereby. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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PROTOCOL 

on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between 
the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic 
of Azerbaijan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and 
Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the 
bilateral textiles agreement 

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as “the Community”, 

of the one part, and 

THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN, 

of the other part,  

Whereas: 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and 
their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Republic  of  Azerbaijan,  of  the  other 
part, (hereinafter referred to as “the PCA”) entered into force on 1 July 1999. 

Negotiations have taken place to ensure that the principles in the PCA which apply to 
trade in other goods are also extended formally to trade in textile products. 

Appropriate amendments to the PCA should be adopted. 

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:  

Article 1 

The PCA is hereby amended as follows: 

(1) 

(2) 

In Article 12 the reference to Article 17 is deleted. 

Article 17 is deleted. 

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the PCA. 

Article 2 

Article 3 

This  Protocol  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  first  day  of  the  month  following  the  date  of 
signature. 

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Article 4 

This  Protocol  is  drawn  up  in  duplicate  in  each  of  the  official  languages  of  the  contracting 
parties, each of these texts being equally authentic. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the European Community 

For the Republic of Azerbaijan 

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