CELEX: 51994PC0557(02)
Language: en
Date: 1994-11-28
Title: Amended proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION ON THE SIGNING OF THE EUROPEAN ENERGY CHARTER TREATY AND ITS PROVISIONAL APPLICATION BY THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY

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51994PC0557(02)

Amended proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION ON THE SIGNING OF THE EUROPEAN ENERGY CHARTER TREATY AND ITS PROVISIONAL APPLICATION BY THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY  /* COM/94/557FINAL - CNS 94/1009 */  

Official Journal C 372 , 28/12/1994 P. 0016

Amended proposal for a Council Decision on the signing of the European Energy Charter Treaty and its provisional application by the European Atomic Energy Community (94/C 372/08) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(94) 557 final - 94/0214(CNS)(Submitted by the Commission, pursuant to Article 119 of the EAEC Treaty, on 28 November 1994)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 draft Council Decision submitted by the Commission,After consulting the European Parliament,Whereas the European Energy Charter was signed on 17 December 1991 by the European Community and its Member States;Whereas the signatories to the European Energy Charter undertook to draw up a European Energy Charter Treaty in order to provide a secure and binding international legal framework for the principles and objectives set out in that Charter;Whereas implementation of the European Energy Charter is of fundamental importance to Europe's future, allowing the CIS States and the countries of central and eastern Europe to develop their energy potential, while helping to improve security of supply;Whereas it is necessary to consolidate the initiative and the central role of the Community, to enable the latter to participate fully in the implementation of the Treaty;Whereas the signature and application of the Energy Charter Treaty will help attain the objectives of the EAEC;Whereas the Treaty should therefore be signed on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, and applied on a provisional basis, in accordance with its provisions,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 1. The signing of the European Energy Charter Treaty by the Commission of the European Communities for and on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community is hereby approved.2. The text of the Treaty is attached to this Decision.Article 2 The European Energy Charter Treaty shall apply on a provisional basis from the time of signature thereof.