2007/611/EC: Council Decision of 23 July 2007 on the signing and provisional application of a Second Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2007-07-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Chile, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement, signature of an agreement

26.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 251/1

II

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

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 23 July 2007

on the signing and provisional application of a Second Additional Protocol to the Agreement
establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part,
and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of
Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

(2007/611/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 310 thereof in conjunction with
the first and second sentences of
the first subparagraph of
Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of
Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 23 October 2006 the Council authorised the Commis-
sion, on behalf of
the European Community and its
Member States, to negotiate with the Republic of Chile a
Second Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing
an association between the European Community and its
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile,
of the other part, to take account of the accession of the
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

(2)

(3)

These negotiations have been concluded and the Second
Additional Protocol was initialled on 26 March 2007.

Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Second
Additional Protocol should be signed on behalf of the

Community and the Member States and the provisional
application of certain of its provisions should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

the Council

is hereby authorised to
1. The President of
designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the
European Community and its Member States,
the Second
Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association
between the European Community and its Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take
account of
the Republic of Bulgaria and
Romania to the European Union.

the accession of

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

2. Articles 2, 3, 4 and 9 of the Second Additional Protocol
shall be applied provisionally pending its entry into force.

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2007.

For the Council

The President

L. AMADO