2008/143/EC: Council Decision of 28 January 2008 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of the People’s Republic of China, of the other part
Date: 2008-01-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: China, agreement (EU), maritime transport

21.2.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 28 January 2008

concerning the conclusion of
Community and its Member States, of

the Agreement on maritime transport between the European
the People’s

the one part, and the Government of

Republic of China, of the other part

(2008/143/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:

(4)

(5)

(6)

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.

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

On 12 February 1998 the Council authorised the
Commission to open negotiations for an Agreement on
maritime transport between the European Community
and its Member States, of
the one part, and the
Government of the People’s Republic of China, of the
other part (hereinafter the Agreement), and laid down
negotiating directives for this purpose.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

These negotiations have been successful
Agreement was
12 December 2001.

initialled by

and the
the Commission on

Article 1

The Agreement on maritime transport between the European
Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the
Government of the People’s Republic of China, of the other
part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The Agreement was signed in Brussels on 6 December
2002, subject to its subsequent conclusion.

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

(1) Opinion delivered on 2 September 2003 (OJ C 76 E, 25.3.2004,

p. 102).

(2) See page 25 of this Official Journal.

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The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, give the
notification provided for in Article 15(2) of the Agreement.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 28 January 2008.

For the Council
The President

D. RUPEL