2003/901/EC: Council Decision of 17 December 2003 on the signing and provisional application of bilateral agreements between the European Community and certain third countries (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan) on trade in textile products

Council Decision
of 17 December 2003
on the signing and provisional application of bilateral agreements between the European Community and certain third countries (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan) on trade in textile products
(2003/901/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) The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Community, bilateral agreements to extend the existing bilateral agreements on trade in textile products with certain third countries (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan).
(2) Subject to their possible conclusion at a later date, the agreements should be signed on behalf of the Community.
(3) It is appropriate to apply these agreements on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2004, pending the completion of the relevant procedures for its conclusion, subject to reciprocity,