2008/275/EC: Council Decision of 17 March 2008 on the conclusion of a Protocol amending Annexes I and II to the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services, in order to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania

29.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 87/10
COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 March 2008
on the conclusion of a Protocol amending Annexes I and II to the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services, in order to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
(2008/275/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 80(2) thereof in conjunction with Article 300(2), the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) and Article 300(4),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) Bulgaria and Romania signed bilateral Air Service Agreements with the Kingdom of Morocco on 14 October 1966 and 6 December 1971 respectively.
(2) The Commission has negotiated with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions appearing in the existing bilateral agreements by a Community Agreement.
(3) The Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services (2) (hereinafter referred to as the horizontal Agreement) was signed at Brussels on 12 December 2006 and has been applied provisionally from that date.
(4) The Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (3) was signed at Luxembourg on 25 April 2005 and entered into force on 1 January 2007.
(5) A Protocol amending Annexes I and II to the horizontal Agreement is necessary in order to take account of the accession of the two new Member States.
(6) The Protocol amending Annexes I and II to the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services was initialled on 19 March 2007.
(7) The Protocol should be approved,