30.12.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 347)7 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2174/2005 of 21 December 2005 concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Japan pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: By Decision 2005/958/EC of 21 December 2005 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Japan pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 (), the Council approved, on behalf of the Community, the said Agreement with a view to closing negotiations initiated pursuant to Article XXIV:6 of GATT 1994, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atticle 1 The duty rates shown in the Annex to this Regulation shall apply for the period indicated. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 December 2005. (!) See page 75 of this Official Journal. For the Council The President B. BRADSHAW