2008/127/EC: Council Decision of 13 November 2007 concerning the provisional application of Protocol 8 to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, on the general principles for the participation of Montenegro in Community programmes
Date: 2007-11-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU programme, European Communities, Montenegro, association agreement (EU), economic stabilisation, framework agreement, protocol to an agreement

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DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 13 November 2007

concerning the provisional application of Protocol 8 to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement
between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of
Montenegro, of the other part, on the general principles for the participation of Montenegro in
Community programmes

(2008/127/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

in particular Article 310 thereof

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(3)

(4)

is no longer applicable with respect

Due to the independence of Montenegro, this Framework
Agreement
to
Montenegro. Montenegro should, however, continue to
have the possibility, in the same way as all other Western
Balkan
in Community
programmes.

participating

countries,

of

It is therefore necessary to provide for provisional appli-
cation of Protocol 8 to the Agreement, pending the
completion of
the procedures required to bring the
Agreement into force,

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

(1)

(2)

The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other
part (hereafter the Agreement) was signed on 15 October
2007, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

Protocol 8 to the Agreement takes over, in substance, the
content, with respect to Montenegro, of the Framework
Agreement between the European Community and Serbia
and Montenegro on the general principles for the par-
ticipation of Serbia and Montenegro in Community
programmes (1), which the Council
concluded by
Decision 2005/527/EC (2).

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the Community and the Republic of Montenegro, which
provides for the provisional application of Protocol 8 to the
Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, on the general prin-
ciples
the participation of Montenegro in Community
programmes, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

for

(1) OJ L 192, 22.7.2005, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 192, 22.7.2005, p. 84.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters is attached to this Decision, as well as the text of
Protocol 8.

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The President of the Council
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.

is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 13 November 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS