2002/72/EC: Council Decision of 21 January 2002 on the signing and on the provisional application of an Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on trade in textile products initialled on 12 November 2001

Council Decision
of 21 January 2002
on the signing and on the provisional application of an Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on trade in textile products initialled on 12 November 2001
(2002/72/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, 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 a Memorandum of Understanding on trade in textile products with the Arab Republic of Egypt.
(2) The Memorandum of Understanding was initialled on 12 November 2001.
(3) Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Memorandum of Understanding should be signed on behalf of the European Community.
(4) It is appropriate to apply this Memorandum on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2002 pending the completion of the relevant procedures for its formal conclusions, subject to reciprocity,