2003/315/EC: Council Decision of 6 February 2003 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Malta adding a Protocol on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Malta

Council Decision
of 6 February 2003
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Malta adding a Protocol on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Malta
(2003/315/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(1),
Whereas:
(1) To allow mutual administrative assistance in customs matters between the two Parties as provided for in the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Malta(2), which entered into force on 1 April 1971, a Protocol should be added to that Agreement.
(2) To that end, the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community a bilateral Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.
(3) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be approved on behalf of the Community,