2006/930/EC: Council Decision of 28 November 2006 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Argentine Republic 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 accession to the European Community
Date: 2006-11-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Argentina, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, GATT, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, enlargement of the Union, trade agreement (EU)

15.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 355/91

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 28 November 2006

concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the
European Community and the Argentine Republic 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 accession to the
European Community

(2006/930/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

the WTO under Article XXIV.6 of
in the course of

On 22 March 2004 the Council
authorised the
Commission to open negotiations with certain other
the
Members of
GATT 1994,
the accessions to the
European Union 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.

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

the Treaty and within the framework of

The Commission has
an
in the form of an Exchange of Letters
Agreement
between the European Community and the Argentine
Republic. The Agreement should be approved,

finalised negotiations

for

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Community and the Argentine Republic 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
accession to the European Community, 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.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of
an Exchange of Letters referred to in Article 1 in order to bind
the Community.

Done at Brussels, 28 November 2006.

For the Council
The President

E. HEINÄLUOMA