COUNCIL  DECISION
of 20 December 1993
on the provisional application of certain Agreements and Protocols  between the European Economic Community and certain third countries on trade in textile products  (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,  Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Slovenia,  Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan)
(94/277/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE  EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in  conjunction with Article 228 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community agreements on trade in textile  products with Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,  Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and  Uzbekistan;
Whereas the bilateral agreements on trade in textile products with Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,  Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, the Russian  Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, should be applied on a provisional  basis from 1 January 1993, pending the completion of procedures required for their conclusion,  subject to reciprocal provisional application by the partner countries;
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community a bilateral agreement on trade in  textile products with Slovenia;
Whereas the bilateral agreement on trade in textile products with Slovenia should be applied on a  provisional basis from 1 September 1993, pending the completion of procedures required for its  conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by Slovenia;
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community Additional Protocols to the Europe  Agreements on trade in textile products with the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the  Slovak Republic and Romania;
Whereas the Additional Protocols between the Community and the Czech Republic, for the first part,  and between the Community and the Slovak Republic, for the second part, to the Europe Agreement on  trade in textile products with the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic should be applied on a  provisional basis from 1 January 1993, pending the completion of procedures required for their  conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the partner countries;
Whereas the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement on trade in textile products with Romania  should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 May 1993, pending the completion of procedures  required for their conclusion, subject to reciprocal application by the partner country;
Whereas the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement on trade in textile products with the  Republic of Bulgaria should be applied on a provisional basis from the date of entry into force of  the Interim Agreement signed between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Bulgaria  on 8 March 1993, pending the completion of procedures required for their conclusion, subject to  reciprocal provisional application by the partner country,
The bilateral agreements on trade in textile products between the  European Economic Community, of the one part, and Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,  Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan,  Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, of the other part respectively, shall be applied on a  provisional basis from 1 January 1993, pending their formal conclusion, subject to reciprocal  application by the partner countries.
The bilateral agreement on trade in textile products between the European Economic Community and  the Republic of Slovenia shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 September 1993, pending its  formal conclusion, subject to reciprocal application by the Republic of Slovenia.
The Additional Protocols between the Community and the Czech Republic, for the first part, and  between the Community and the Slovak Republic, for the second part, to the Europe Agreements on  trade in textile products between the European Economic Community, and the Czech and Slovak Federal  Republic, shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1993, pending their formal  conclusion, subject to reciprocal application by the partner countries.
The Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement on trade in textile products between the European  Economic Community and Romania shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 May 1993, pending its  formal conclusion, subject to reciprocal application by Romania.
The Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement on trade in textile products between the European  Economic Community and the Republic of Bulgaria shall be applied on a provisional basis from the  date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement signed between the European Economic Community  and the Republic of Bulgaria on 8 March 1993, pending its formal conclusion, subject to reciprocal  application by Bulgaria.
The texts of the initialled Agreements and Protocols are attached to this Decision.