16.12.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 331/1 II (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 30 November 2009 on the signing by the European Community of the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Railway Rolling Stock, adopted in Luxembourg on 23 February 2007 (2009/940/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 61(c) in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof, ) Article XXII(1) of the Rail Protocol provides that Regional Economic Integration Organisations which have competence over certain matters governed by that Protocol may sign it. (5)  The Rail Protocol remains open for signature until its entry into force. Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, (6)  Some of the matters governed by Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction Whereas: and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (!), Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings (%), Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the (1) The Community is working towards the establishment of European Parliament a?d of the Council of 17 June a common judicial area based on the principle of mutual 2008 on t3he laW ap plicable to contractual obligations recognition of judicial decisions. (Rome I) (), Directive 2002.3/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (Recast) () and Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 of the . . European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April (2)  The Protocol to the Convention on International Interests 2004 establishine a E Rail A . . . . : g a European Railway Agency (Agency m MObﬂe EqulpmenF on Matters Specific to Raﬂ?”}’ Regulation) (°) are also dealt with in the Rail Protocol. Rolling Stock (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Rail Protocol’), adopted in Luxembourg on 23 February 2007, makes a useful contribution to regulation at the international level in its area. It is therefore desirable that . . (7). The Community has exclusive competence over some of the provisions of this instrument which concern matters falling within the exclusive competence of the Community should be applied as soon as possible. The Commission negotiated the Rail Protocol on behalf of the Community, for the parts falling within the exclusive competence of the Community. the matters governed by the Rail Protocol, while the Member States have competence over other matters governed by this instrument. 12, 16.1.2001, p. 1. 160, 30.6.2000, p. 1. 191, 18.7.2008, p. 1. 220, 21.6.2004, p. 3. () O] L () O] L () OJ L 177, 4.7.2008, p. 6. () O] L () OJ L