2006/882/EC: Council Decision of 13 November 2006 on the conclusion of a Protocol amending the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, on tariff quotas for sugar and sugar products originating in Croatia or in the Community
Date: 2006-11-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Croatia, association agreement (EU), economic stabilisation, import, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement, sugar, sugar product, tariff quota

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 13 November 2006

on the conclusion of a Protocol amending the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia,
the other part, on tariff quotas for sugar and sugar products originating in Croatia or
of

in the Community

(2006/882/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(3)

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

establishing the European
in conjunction
the first subparagraph of Article

should be

adopted by

The measures necessary for the implementation of the
Protocol
the Commission
according to the same procedure as that provided for
as regards the implementation of Council Regulation
(EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the
common organisation of
in the sugar
sector (3),

the markets

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Whereas:

(1)

amend

On 28 February 2005 the Council authorised the
into negotiations with the
Commission to enter
Republic
preferential
the
to
of Croatia
arrangements as regards imports of sugar originating in
Croatia into the Community under the Stabilisation and
Association Agreement between the European Commu-
nities and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Croatia, of the other part (1), approved by
Council
2005/40/EC,
Commission Decision
Euratom (2).

and

Article 1

The Protocol amending the Stabilisation and Association
Agreement between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia,
of the other part, on tariff quotas for sugar and sugar products
originating in Croatia or in the Community (hereinafter referred
to as the Protocol)
the
Community.

is hereby approved on behalf of

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

(2)

The Commission has finalised negotiations for a Protocol
amending the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.
The said Protocol should therefore be approved.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind
the Community.

(1) OJ L 26, 28.1.2005, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 26, 28.1.2005, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1.

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The Commission shall adopt the detailed rules for implementing the Protocol
procedure as laid down in Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.

in accordance with the

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 13 November 2006.

For the Council
The President

E. TUOMIOJA