2007/859/EC: Council Decision of 22 October 2007 on the conclusion of the Protocol amending the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on manioc production, marketing and trade

21.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 337/106
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 October 2007
on the conclusion of the Protocol amending the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on manioc production, marketing and trade
(2007/859/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133(3), 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) On 10 April 2006 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with a view to ensuring compatibility between the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on manioc production, marketing and trade (1), hereinafter ‘Cooperation Agreement’, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(2) These negotiations aimed to amend Article 5 of the Cooperation Agreement in order to bring it into line with the provisions of Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (management of tariff quotas designed to be used following the chronological order of dates of customs declarations) and of Articles 55 to 65 of that Regulation (specific provisions relating to certificates of origin for certain agricultural products subject to special import arrangements).
(3) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission within the negotiation mandate issued by the Council.
(4) The Commission has reached Agreement in the form of Agreed Minutes with the Kingdom of Thailand, holding supplying interest in products of CN code 0714 10 10, 0714 10 91 and 0714 10 99.
(5) This Agreement in the form of Agreed Minutes should be approved by a Protocol,