CELEX: 32006D0997
Language: en
Date: 2006-10-23 00:00:00
Title: 2006/997/EC: Council Decision of 23 October 2006 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Uruguay

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32006D0997

2006/997/EC: Council Decision of 23 October 2006 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Uruguay  

Official Journal L 406 , 23/10/2006 P. 0010 - 0010 Official Journal L 406 , 30/12/2006 P. 0010 - 0010

		Council Decisionof 23 October 2006on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Uruguay(2006/997/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) On 22 March 2004 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the WTO under Article XXIV.6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, in the course of the accessions to the European Union 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.(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the Committee established by Article 133 of the Treaty and within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council.(3) The Commission has finalised negotiations for an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Uruguay. The Agreement should be approved,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Uruguay relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of the accession to the European Community is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.Article 2The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.Done at Luxembourg, 23 October 2006.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ.-E Enestam--------------------------------------------------