2008/74/EC: Council Decision of 9 October 2007 on the signing and provisional application of an Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2007-10-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, South Africa, accession to the European Union, originating product, protocol to an agreement, signature of an agreement, trade agreement (EU)

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DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 9 October 2007

on the signing and provisional application of an Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade,
Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

(2008/74/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(5)

establishing the European
Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 310,
in conjunction
with the second sentence of Article 300(2), first subparagraph,
and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

Subject to its possible conclusion at a later stage, the
Additional Protocol should be signed on behalf of the
Community and its Member States. The Additional
Protocol
should be applied on a provisional basis,
pending completion of the relevant procedures for its
formal conclusion,

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation
between the European Community and its Member
the one part, and the Republic of South
States, of
(the TDCA), was signed in
the other part,
Africa, of
Pretoria on 11 October 1999. It was concluded on 26
April 2004 (1).

The Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of
Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union was signed
in Luxembourg on 25 April 2005.

On 23 October 2006 the Council authorised the
the European Community
Commission, on behalf of
and its Member States, to negotiate with the Republic
of South Africa an Additional Protocol to the TDCA,
to take account of
the two new
the accession of
Member States to the European Union.

(4)

These negotiations have been concluded to the satis-
faction of the Commission.

(1) OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 109.

Article 1

The signing of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement on
Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European
Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of
the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the
the
European Union,
Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the
conclusion of the said Additional Protocol.

is hereby approved on behalf of

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

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the Community
to the
and its Member States,
Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between
the European Community and its Member States, of the one
part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take
account of
the Republic of Bulgaria and
Romania to the European Union, subject to its conclusion.

the Additional Protocol

the accession of

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The European Community and its Member States shall apply provisionally the terms of the Additional
Protocol from 1 January 2007, subject to its possible conclusion at a later date.

Article 3

Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS