2007/566/EC: Council Decision of 23 July 2007 on the signing and the provisional application of an Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four related agreements
Date: 2007-07-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, European Economic Area, Romania, exchange of information, interim agreement (EU), signature of an agreement

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(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 the provisional application of an Agreement on the participation of the Republic
of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four related agreements

(2007/566/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

the
Following their accession to the European Union,
Republic of Bulgaria
(EEA Applicant
Countries) have applied to become Contracting Parties to
the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA
Agreement) pursuant to Article 128 thereof.

and Romania

(ii) Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and the Kingdom
of Norway concerning a Cooperation Programme for
Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in
Romania;

(iii) Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and Iceland conse-
quent on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and
Romania to the European Union; and

(iv) Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Kingdom of
Norway consequent on the accession of the Republic
of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

(3)

The negotiations were concluded on 29 March 2007.

To that end, the Commission has negotiated, on behalf of
the European Community and its Member States, with
Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of
Norway and the EEA Applicant Countries an Agreement on
the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
in the European Economic Area
related
agreements, being:

and four

(4)

(5)

(i) Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and the Kingdom
of Norway concerning a Cooperation Programme for
Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in
Bulgaria;

Subject to their possible conclusion at a later stage, the said
agreements should be signed on behalf of the European
Community.

Pending the completion of the procedures required to bring
to maintain the good
them into force and in order
functioning of the internal market within the European
Economic Area, the said agreements should be applied on a
provisional basis pursuant to Agreements in the form of an
Exchange of Letters between the European Community and
Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom
of Norway, respectively,

(1)

(2)

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European
Community, the following agreements, subject to their conclu-
sion at a later stage:

— Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria

and Romania in the European Economic Area,

— Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway
concerning a Cooperation Programme for Economic
Growth and Sustainable Development in Bulgaria,

— Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway
concerning a Cooperation Programme for Economic
Growth and Sustainable Development in Romania,

— Additional Protocol

to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and Iceland consequent
on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
to the European Union, and

— Additional Protocol

to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Kingdom of
Norway consequent on the accession of the Republic of
Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

respectively, concerning the
of Liechtenstein and Norway,
provisional application of the Agreement on the participation
of
the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European
Economic Area and four related agreements. Pending their entry
into force, the said agreements shall be applied on a provisional
basis from the first day of the first month following the date on
which the last of these Exchanges of Letters has been completed.

the provisions of

the Additional Protocol

However,
to the
Agreement between the European Economic Community and
Iceland consequent on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to
the European Union and of the Additional Protocol to the
Agreement between the European Economic Community and
the Kingdom of Norway consequent on the accession of the
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union in
relation to new and modified tariff quotas applicable to imports
into the Community of certain fish and fishery products
originating in Iceland and Norway shall be applied on a
the second month
provisional basis from the first day of
following the date on which the last of the Exchanges of Letters
has been completed.

Article 3

The texts of the Agreement on the participation of the Republic
of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and of
the four related agreements as well as the Agreements in the
form of an Exchange of Letters concerning their provisional
application are attached to this Decision.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2007.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European
Community, Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and Iceland, the Principality

For the Council

The President

L. AMADO