2009/804/EC: Council Decision of 9 October 2009 revoking the agreements between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Swiss Confederation

4.11.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 288/18
COUNCIL DECISION
of 9 October 2009
revoking the agreements between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Swiss Confederation
(2009/804/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 Article 300(3), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of Article 97 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), that Treaty expired on 23 July 2002.
(2) Pursuant to Decision 2002/595/EC of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Communities, meeting within the Council (1), the rights and obligations arising under the international agreements concluded by the ECSC with third countries have been taken over by the European Community. By Council Decision 2002/596/EC (2), the Community succeeded to the rights and obligations arising under the aforementioned agreements.
(3) Since the ECSC Treaty has expired, maintaining a special regime for coal and steel products is no longer justified.
(4) The revocation of the agreements between the ECSC and the Swiss Confederation forms part of the measures to improve Community legislation,