2008/363/EC: Council Decision of 14 April 2008 extending Decision 2005/321/EC concluding the consultation procedure with the Republic of Guinea under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement

9.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 125/29
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 April 2008
extending Decision 2005/321/EC concluding the consultation procedure with the Republic of Guinea under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement
(2008/363/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1), and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (2), and in particular Article 96 thereof,
Having regard to the internal agreement between the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (3), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 2005/321/EC (4) lays down a period of validity of 36 months from the date of its adoption for monitoring the appropriate measures and is due to expire on 14 April 2008.
(2) At the end of this monitoring period, a number of undertakings have been fulfilled and the main undertakings still outstanding have given rise to concrete initiatives. Nevertheless, several important measures concerning essential elements of the Cotonou Agreement have yet to be implemented,