2007/239/EC: Council Decision of 5 March 2007 on a Community Position concerning Decision No 1/2007 of the Joint Committee referred to in the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, adopting its Rules of Procedure including the Terms of Reference and Structure of the EC-Albania Working Parties
Date: 2007-03-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Albania, European Community, interim agreement (EU), rules of procedure, trade agreement (EU)

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 5 March 2007

on a Community Position concerning Decision No 1/2007 of the Joint Committee referred to in the
Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the
one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, adopting its Rules of Procedure including
the Terms of Reference and Structure of the EC-Albania Working Parties

(2007/239/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Whereas:

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 300(2), second sub-
paragraph thereof,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Republic of Albania on trade
and commercial and economic cooperation (1)
(hereinafter
referred to as ‘the Agreement’),
that became effective on 1
December 1992, and in particular to Article 18 thereof,

Having regard to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-
related matters between the European Community, of the one
part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part (2) (here-
inafter referred to as ‘the Interim Agreement’), that was signed
on 12 June 2006, and in particular to Articles 42 and 43
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(1) OJ L 343, 25.11.1992, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 239, 1.9.2006, p. 2.

(1)

Interim Agreement

The
December 2006.

entered into force on 1

(2)

(3)

Article 42 of the Interim Agreement provides that the
Joint Committee set up by the Agreement shall supervise
the application and the implementation of the Interim
Agreement.

Article 43, third subparagraph, of the Interim Agreement
provides that the Joint Committee shall adopt its own
Rules of Procedure.

(4)

Article 18(1)(e) of the Agreement provides that the Joint
Committee may decide to set up Working Parties.

(5)

(6)

The designation, composition, Terms of Reference and
Structure of the Working Parties should be laid down
in the Joint Committee’s Rules of Procedure.

The Community should determine the position to be
taken within the Joint Committee with regard to the
adoption of the Rules of Procedure,

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The position to be adopted by the Community within the Joint Committee referred to in Article 42 of the
Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part,
and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, shall be based on the draft Decision of the Joint Committee
attached to this Decision.

Done at Brussels, 5 March 2007.

For the Council
The President

F.-W. STEINMEIER