Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing, on behalf the European Union, of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles
Date: 2010-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Uzbekistan, agreement (EU), textile product, trade agreement

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 15.11.2010 
COM(2010) 663 final 
ANNEX 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the signing, on behalf the European Union, of a Protocol to the Partnership and 
Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, 
of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, extending the 
provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles

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PROTOCOL 

to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities 
and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other 
part, amending the Agreement in order to extend the provisions of the Agreement to 
bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement 

THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

of the one part, and 

THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN, 

of the other part, 

hereinafter referred to as "Parties" for the purpose of this Protocol. 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

The  Partnership  and  Cooperation  Agreement  (PCA)  between  the  European 
Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Republic  of 
Uzbekistan, of the other part, entered into force on 1 July 1999. 

Negotiations have taken place to ensure that the principles in the PCA which apply to 
trade in other goods are also extended formally to trade in textile products. 

(3) 

Appropriate amendments to the PCA should be adopted, 

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 

Article 1 

The  Partnership  and  Cooperation  Agreement  between  the  European  Communities  and  their 
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, is hereby 
amended as follows: 

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Article 8(3) is deleted. 

In Article 11 the references to Article 16 are deleted. 

Article 16 is deleted. 

Annex I of the Agreement is deleted. 

Article 2 

This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the notification by 
the European Union or Uzbekistan of the completion of the necessary domestic procedures for 
the approval of this Protocol, whichever is the latter. 

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This  Protocol  shall  form  an  integral  part  of  the  Partnership  and  Cooperation  Agreement, 
establishing  a  partnership  between  the  European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of 
the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part. 

Article 4 

This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in each of the official languages of the parties, each of 
these texts being equally authentic. 

Done at…..,  

For the European Union 

For the Republic of Uzbekistan 

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