1999/295/EC: Council Decision of 26 April 1999 concerning the conclusion of the Protocol on the extension of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the member countries of ASEAN to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

COUNCIL DECISION
of 26 April 1999
concerning the conclusion of the Protocol on the extension of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the member countries of ASEAN to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(1999/295/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 113 and 130Y, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas, in order to attain its objectives in the sphere of external economic relations, the Community should approve the Protocol on the extension of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the member countries of ASEAN to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,