2007/311/EC: Council Decision of 19 April 2007 on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession 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 to the European Union
Date: 2007-04-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Algeria, European Community, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

8.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 118/7

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

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DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 19 April 2007

on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one
part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the
accession 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 to the European Union

(2007/311/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

establishing the European
Having regard to the Treaty
Community,
in
conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph
of Article 300(2),

and in particular Article 310 thereof,

Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession, and in particular
Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

On 10 February 2004 the Council authorised the
the European Community
Commission, on behalf of
and its Member States,
to open negotiations with
Algeria with a view to adjusting the Euro Mediterranean
Association Agreement
association
between the European Community and its Member
the one part, and the People’s Democratic
States, of
Republic of Algeria, of the other part, in order to take
account of the accession of the new Member States to
the European Union.

establishing

an

These negotiations have been completed to the satis-
faction of the Commission.
The text of the Protocol negotiated with the People’s
in Article
Democratic Republic of Algeria provides,
8(2),
the Protocol
before its entry into force.

the provisional application of

for

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 1

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 Protocol to the Euro
Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between
the European Community and its Member States, of the one
part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the
other part,
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 to the European
Union (1).

to take account of

the accession of

Article 2

The European Community and its Member States hereby agree
to apply provisionally the terms of the Protocol, subject to its
possible conclusion at a later date.

Done at Luxembourg, 19 April 2007.

Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the
Protocol must be signed on behalf of the Community
and its Member States and applied provisionally,

For the Council
The President

B. ZYPRIES

(1) See the Protocol attached to this Decision.