98/446/EC: Council Decision of 14 April 1997 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Georgia amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Georgia on trade in textile products to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION of 14 April 1997 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Georgia amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Georgia on trade in textile products to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union (98/446/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228(2), first sentence thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Georgia amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Georgia on trade in textile products to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union as provided for in Articles 75, 100 and 127 of the Act of Accession;
Whereas, pursuant to Council Decision 96/223/EC of 22 December 1995 on the provisional application of certain agreements between the European Community and certain third countries on trade in textile products (1), pending the completion of procedures required for its conclusion, the Agreement on trade in textile products has been applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1995;
Whereas this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be approved,