2001/935/EC: Council Decision of 17 December 2001 on the signing, on behalf of the Community, and provisional application of an Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on transitional arrangements in the field of market access for textile and clothing products

Council Decision
of 17 December 2001
on the signing, on behalf of the Community, and provisional application of an Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on transitional arrangements in the field of market access for textile and clothing products
(2001/935/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, in conjunction with the first and second subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community a bilateral Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding on trade in textile products with Pakistan.
(2) The Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding was initialled on 15 October 2001.
(3) The Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding should be signed on behalf of the Community.
(4) In order to allow its benefits to accrue to both Parties immediately following the relevant notifications to the World Trade Organisation, it is appropriate to apply this Agreement on a provisional basis as from 1 December 2001 pending completion of the relevant procedures for its formal conclusion, subject to reciprocity,