2007/376/EC: Council Decision of 15 February 2007 on the signature and provisional application of a Second Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2007-02-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, Mexico, Romania, accession to the European Union, agreement (EU), cooperation agreement, economic cooperation, political cooperation, protocol to an agreement, signature of an agreement

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DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 February 2007

on the signature and provisional application of a Second Additional Protocol to the Economic
Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European
Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other
part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European
Union

(2007/376/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(2)

These negotiations have been concluded satisfactorily.

establishing the European
Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Articles 57(2), 71, 80(2),
133(1), 133(5) and 181 in conjunction with the first sentence
of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession (1), and in
particular Article 6(2) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The text of the Second Additional Protocol provides for
the provisional application of
the Protocol before its
entry into force.

to its conclusion at a later date,

Subject
the Second
Additional Protocol should be signed on behalf of the
Community and the Member States,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Whereas:

Article 1

(1)

On 23 October 2006 the Council authorised the
the European Community
Commission, on behalf of
and its Member States,
to negotiate with Mexico a
Second Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership,
Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement
between the European Community and its Member
States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States,
of the other part (2), to take account of the accession of
the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European
Union.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European
Community and its Member States,
the Second Additional
Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination
European
and
Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the
United Mexican States, of the other part, to take account of the
accession of
the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the
European Union.

Cooperation

Agreement

between

the

(1) OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p. 203.
(2) OJ L 276, 28.10.2000, p. 45.

The text of the Second Additional Protocol is attached to this
Decision.

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The European Community and its Member States shall apply provisionally the terms of the Second Addi-
tional Protocol as from the date of its signature, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2007.

For the Council
The President

W. SCHÄUBLE