Document ID: 32006D1012

COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 December 2006
on the signing and the provisional application of a bilateral 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
(2006/1012/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(2), first sentence of the first subparagraph thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community a bilateral agreement to extend for one year the existing bilateral agreement and protocols on trade in textile products with the Republic of Belarus, with some adjustments of the quantitative limits.
(2)
This bilateral agreement should be applied on a provisional basis as of 1 January 2007, pending the completion of procedures required for its conclusion, subject to the reciprocal provisional application by the Republic of Belarus.
(3)
The proposed agreement should be signed on behalf of the Community,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Subject to a possible conclusion at a later date, the President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign on behalf of the European Community the 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.
Article 2
Subject to reciprocity, the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis, pending its formal conclusion, from 1 January 2007.
The text of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.
Article 3
1. If the Republic of Belarus fails to fulfil its obligations under paragraph 2.4 of the Agreement, the quota for 2007 will be reduced to the levels applicable in 2006.
2. The decision to implement paragraph 1 shall be taken in accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1).
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2006.

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