Council Decision of 20 December 1993 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the supplementary Protocol between the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part

COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 December 1993
concerning the  conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the supplementary Protocol between the European  Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of  the other part, to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European  Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and  Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part
(93/744/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 113  thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pending the entry into force of the Europe Agreement signed in Luxembourg on 4 October  1993, it is necessary to approve the Supplementary Protocol to the Interim Agreement on trade and  trade-related matters between the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of  the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, signed in Brussels on  16 December 1991, as subsequently amended by the exchange of letters signed on 15 December 1992  concerning the extension of the duration of this Agreement;
Whereas the Interim Agreement was last amended by an Additional Protocol initialled on 16 July 1993  and applied provisionally from 1 July 1993 in order to increase and accelerate the granting of  certain Community concessions;
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Communities a Supplementary Protocol with  the Slovak Republic to the Interim Agreement in order to adapt this Agreement to the dissolution of  the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on 31 December 1992 and the subsequent succession thereto by  the Slovak Republic;
Whereas it is necessary to approve this Supplementary Protocol,