제16337호                             관                 보                2006. 9.13. (수요일)

             (Korean Reply Note)                        is not in compliance with the Common
KBU-2006-054                                            Trade Policy of the European Community.
 The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in                In this view, the Bulgarian side proposes
Sofia presents its compliments to the Ministry          that the validity of the Trade Agreement
of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria          between the Government of the Republic of
and has the honor to acknowledge receipt of             Bulgaria and the Government of the
the latter’s Note No. 54-00-17 dated June               Republic of Korea be terminated upon
23, 2006, which reads in part as follows:               mutual consent on January 1, 2007.
“    Aiming     to   achieve    full-fledged            In the event that the Korean side agrees
 membership to the EU and in view of                    with the above-mentioned proposal, the
 concluding harmonization of Bulgarian law              Bulgarian side has further the honor to
 with “ acquis communautaire” , the                     propose the present note from the Bulgarian
 Government of the Republic of Bulgaria has             side and the response note from the Korean
 reconsidered the acting international                  side be considered an Accord between the
 agreements of the Republic of Bulgaria in              Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and
 order to guarantee the implementation of               the Government of the Republic of Korea for
 the obligations, originating from the                  Termination of the Validity of the Trade
 accession of Bulgaria to the European                  Agreement between the Government of the
 Union, planned for January 1, 2007.                    Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of
 Pursuant to Article 133 of the EC Treaty,              the Republic of Korea.
 the Common Trade Policy and the issues                 The Bulgarian side proposes that this
 relating to it are of the exclusive                    Agreement enter into force on the day of
 competence of the Community. To this                   receipt of the response note from the
 effect, the stipulations of the bilateral trade        Korean side.”
 agreements between the member-states of                The Embassy has further the honor to
 the European Union and third party states          inform the Ministry that the foregoing
 should be in full compliance with the              proposal is acceptable to the Republic of
 principles of this policy.                         Korea and to confirm that the Ministry’s note
 Due to the above-mentioned reasons, the            and this reply Note shall constitute an
 Bulgarian side has carefully studied and           agreement between our two Governments in
 analyzed the Trade Agreement between the           regard to the termination of the Trade
 Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and         Agreement between the Government of the
 the Government of the Republic of Korea,           Republic of Korea and the Government of the
 signed in Seoul on July 14, 1994 and               Republic of Bulgaria on January 1, 2007. This
 entered into force on June 10, 1996, and,          agreement shall enter into force on the date of
 after careful consideration, has reached the       this reply Note.
 conclusion that this international agreement           The Embassy of the Republic of Korea

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