2007/859/EC: Council Decision of 22 October 2007 on the conclusion of the Protocol amending the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on manioc production, marketing and trade
Date: 2007-10-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Community, Thailand, cassava, certificate of origin, cooperation agreement, exchange of information, protocol to an agreement, tariff quota, trading operation

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21.12.2007

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 October 2007

on the conclusion of the Protocol amending the Cooperation Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on manioc production, marketing and trade

(2007/859/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(5)

This Agreement in the form of Agreed Minutes should be
approved by a Protocol,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 133(3),
with the first sentence of
300(2) thereof,

establishing the European
in conjunction
the first subparagraph of Article

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

the

compatibility
between

authorised the
On 10 April 2006 the Council
Commission to open negotiations with a view to
Cooperation
between
ensuring
Agreement
Economic
the
Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on manioc
production, marketing and trade (1), hereinafter ‘Coop-
eration Agreement’, and Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions
for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).

European

These negotiations aimed to amend Article 5 of
the
Cooperation Agreement in order to bring it into line
with the provisions of Articles 308a to 308c of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2454/93 (management of tariff quotas
designed to be used following the chronological order of
dates of customs declarations) and of Articles 55 to 65
of that Regulation (specific provisions relating to cer-
tificates of origin for
certain agricultural products
subject to special import arrangements).

The Protocol

European Economic Community

amending the Cooperation Agreement
1.
between the
the
Kingdom of Thailand on manioc production, marketing and
trade, hereinafter ‘Protocol’,
is hereby approved on behalf of
the Community.

and

2.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the
Community.

Article 3

To the extent necessary to permit the full application of the
Protocol by 1 January 2008, the Commission shall adopt the
detailed rules for
in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 4(2) of this Decision.

implementing it

Article 4

The Commission shall be assisted by the Management
1.
Committee for Cereals established by Article 25 of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on
the common organization of the market on cereals (3).

Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission
within the negotiation mandate issued by the Council.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and
7 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying
down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers
conferred on the Commission (4) shall apply.

The Commission has reached Agreement in the form of
Agreed Minutes with the Kingdom of Thailand, holding
supplying interest in products of CN code 0714 10 10,
0714 10 91 and 0714 10 99.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall be set at one month.

(1) OJ L 219, 28.7.1982, p. 53.
(2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 214/2007 (OJ L 62, 1.3.2007, p. 6).

(3) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 735/2007 (OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 6).

(4) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision

2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 5

Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 2007.

For the Council
The President

J. SILVA