2005/228/EC: Council Decision of 21 February 2005 on the signing and the provisional application of an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products

18.3.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 72/18
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 February 2005
on the signing and the provisional application of an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products
(2005/228/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300, paragraph 2, first sentence thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an agreement to extend for one year the existing Agreement and protocols on trade in textile products with the Republic of Belarus, with quantitative limits adjusted to take into account annual growth rates and Belarussian demand for some categories. This agreement should be applied on a provisional basis as of 1 January 2005, pending the completion of procedures required for its conclusion, subject to the reciprocal provisional application by the Republic of Belarus.
(2) The Agreement should be signed,