CELEX: 51998PC0525
Language: en
Date: 1998-09-11
Title: Proposal for a Council Decision approving the conclusion by the Commission of the safeguards agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community, France and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) pursuant to Additional Protocol I of the Treaty of Tlatelolco

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                            Brussels, 11.09.1998
                                            COM(91998) 525 final
                             Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL DECISION
                      approving the conclusion
        by the Commission of the safeguards agreement between
               the European Atomic Energy Community,
France and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) pursuant to
            Additional Protocol I of the Treaty of Tlatelolco
                    (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1   On 15 September 1997 the Council adopted a Decision1 giving the Commission
    directives to negotiate a safeguards agreement between Euratom, France and the
    IAEA in accordance with Additional Protocol I of the Treaty of Tlatelolco for the
    prohibition of nuclear weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2.  This is to inform the Council that the negotiations have been concluded. It therefore
    includes a proposal for a Council Decision approving the conclusion of the
    safeguards agreement by the Commission.
RESULT OF NEGOTIATIONS
3.  By letter of 27 November 1997,2 the French Foreign Ministry informed the
    Commission that it approved the draft trilateral agreement drawn up following the
    negotiations. The Board of Governors of the IAEA decided in June 1998 to
    authorise conclusion, and subsequent implementation of this safeguards agreement,
    subject to approval by the EU. Council. The agreement, emerging from the
    negotiations, is in line with the Council directives referred to above.
FOLLOW-UP
4.   The next steps towards entry into force of the safeguards agreement are:
     (i)     a Council Decision approving the conclusion of the safeguards agreement (and
             accompanying Protocols) by the Commission on behalf of the European
             Atomic Energy Community;
     (ii) signature of the safeguards agreement by the Parties;
     (iii) the safeguards agreement to be ratified by France and then to enter into force
             in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Euratom Treaty.
CONCLUSION
 5.  The Council is requested to approve the conclusion by the Commission, in
     accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 101 of the Treaty
     establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, of the safeguards agreement
     (and accompanying Protocols) between:
           the European Atomic Energy Community, France and the International Atomic
           Energy Agency (IAEA) pursuant to Additional Protocol I of the Treaty of
           Tlatelolco
     by means of the subject proposal for a Council Decision.
         cf. document 10018/97 ATO 59.
         Letter from Mr Dufourcq, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
                                                         I
 ---pagebreak--- by means of the subject proposal for a Council Decision.
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 ---pagebreak---                                      Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL DECISION
                    approving the conclusion by the Commission of:
   the safeguards agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community,
      France and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) pursuant to
                    Additional Protocol I of the Treaty of Tlatelolco.
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and
in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal for a decision presented by the Commission,
Whereas, in accordance with the Council's directives, the Commission has negotiated a
safeguards agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community, France and the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) pursuant to Additional Protocol I of the
Treaty of Tlatelolco;
Whereas approval should be given for the Commission to conclude the agreement,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                                       Sole Article
The conclusion by the Commission of the safeguards agreement (and accompanying
Protocols) between the European Atomic Energy Community, France and the
International Atomic Energy Agency pursuant to Additional Protocol I of the Treaty of
Tlatelolco is hereby approved.
The text of the agreement is attached to this Decision.
Done at Brussels,
                                                           For the Council
                                                            The President
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