2012/493/EU: Council Decision of 23 March 2012 authorising the opening of negotiations for an international agreement on the creation of the EU-LAC Foundation as an international organisation

6.9.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 March 2012
authorising the opening of negotiations for an international agreement on the creation of the EU-LAC Foundation as an international organisation
(2012/493/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 218(3) and (4),
Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,
Whereas:
negotiations should be opened with a view to concluding an international agreement on the creation of the EU-LAC Foundation as an international organisation between the European Union and its Member States and the Latin American and Caribbean countries,