2008/144/EC: Council Decision of 28 January 2008 concerning the conclusion of the Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the People’s Republic of China, on the other hand, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
Date: 2008-01-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: China, accession to the European Union, agreement (EU), maritime transport, protocol to an agreement

21.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 46/37

COUNCIL DECISION

of 28 January 2008

concerning the conclusion of the Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between
the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the People’s Republic of
China, on the other hand, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of
Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of
Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak
Republic to the European Union

(2008/144/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

establishing the European
Having regard to the Treaty
Community,
in
and in particular Article 80(2)
conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph
of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3)
thereof,

thereof

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Agreement on maritime transport between the
European Community and its Member States, on the
one hand, and the People’s Republic of China, on the
other hand (hereinafter the Agreement), was signed in
Brussels on 6 December 2002.

A Protocol amending the Agreement to take account of
the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of
Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,
the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the
Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic
of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European
Union was signed in Beijing on 5 September 2005.

In accordance with Article 6(2) of
the 2005 Act of
Accession Bulgaria and Romania are to accede to the
Agreement by way of a protocol between the Council
and the People’s Republic of China.

(4)

The necessary constitutional and institutional procedures
have been completed and the Protocol should therefore
be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

1.
The Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime
transport between the European Community and its Member
States, on the one hand, and the People’s Republic of China, on
the other hand, to take account of the accession of the Czech
Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the
Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of
Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the
Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European
Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Protocol (2) is attached to this Decision.

The President of

2.
the
European Community and its Member States, give the notifi-
cation provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol.

the Council shall, on behalf of

Done at Brussels, 28 January 2008.

For the Council
The President

D. RUPEL

(1) Opinion delivered on 5 July 2005 (OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 53).

(2) See page 38 of this Official Journal.