2007/840/EC: Council Decision of 29 November 2007 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
Date: 2007-11-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU visa policy, Ukraine, admission of aliens, agreement (EU)

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 November 2007

on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the
facilitation of the issuance of visas

(2007/840/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, and in particular points 2(b)(i) and (ii) of Article
62 thereof; in conjunction with the first sentence of the first
subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of
Article 300(3) thereof,

(6)

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European
Union and to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, the United Kingdom and Ireland are not
taking part in the adoption of this Decision and are
not bound by it or subject to its application.

to

In accordance with the Protocol on the position of
Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union
European
and
Community, Denmark does not
in the
adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or
taking part subject to its application,

the
take part

establishing

Treaty

the

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Whereas:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

The Commission has negotiated on behalf of
the
European Community an Agreement with Ukraine on
the facilitation of the issuance of visas.

The Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine
on the facilitation of the issuance of visas is hereby approved on
behalf of the Community.

The text of the agreement is attached to this Decision.

The Agreement was signed, on behalf of the European
Community, on 18 June 2007 subject to its possible
conclusion at a later date, in accordance with a Council
Decision adopted on 12 June 2007.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall give the notification provided
for in Article 14(1) of the Agreement (2).

(3)

The Agreement should be approved.

Article 3

(4)

The Agreement establishes a Joint Committee for the
management of the Agreement, which may adopt
its
It is appropriate to provide for a
rules of procedure.
simplified procedure
the
Community position in this case.

establishment of

the

for

(5)

In accordance with the Protocol on the position of the
United Kingdom and Ireland, and the Protocol
inte-
grating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the

The Commission, assisted by experts from Member States, shall
represent the Community in the Joint Committee of experts
established by Article 12 of the Agreement.

Article 4

The position of the Community within the Joint Committee of
experts with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure as
required under Article 12(4) of the Agreement shall be taken by
the Commission after consultation with a special committee
designated by the Council.

(1) Opinion delivered on 13 November 2007 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in
the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of
the Council.

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

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 29 November 2007.

For the Council
The President

M. LINO