27.7.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 195/5 COUNCIL DECISION of 19 July 2011 on the conclusion of an Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Community and Canada (2011/466/EU) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) and Article 218(7) and the first subparagraph of Article 218(8), thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (*), Whereas: (1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Union an Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Community and Canada (%) (the Agreement) in accordance with the Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations. (2)  The Agreement was signed on 6 May 2009 on behalf of the Union subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in  conformity with  Council Decision 2009/469/EC (). (3)  Following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union should make a notification to Canada as regards the succession of the European Community by the European Union. (4)  The Agreement should be approved. (5) It is necessary to lay down procedural arrangements for the participation of the Union in the joint bodies estab- lished by the Agreement, as well as for the adoption of certain decisions concerning in particular the amendment of the Agreement and its Annexes, the addition of new annexes, the termination of individual annexes, consul- tations and dispute resolution and the adoption of safeguard measures. (") Consent of 23 June 2011. () OJ L 153, 17.6.2009, p. 11. () OJ L 153, 17.6.2009, p. 10. (6)  The Member States should take the necessary measures in order to ensure that their bilateral agreements with Canada on the same subject are terminated as of the date of entry into force of the Agreement, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Community and Canada (the Agreement) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union. The text of the Agreement (¥) is attached to this Decision. Article 2 The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to make the notification provided in Article 16(1) of the Agreement and make the following notifi- cation: ‘As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community and from that date exercises all rights and assumes all obligations of the European Community. Therefore, references to the “European Community” in the text of the Agreement are, where appropriate, to be read as the “European Union”.. Article 3 1. The Union shall be represented in the Joint Committee of the Parties established in Article 9 of the Agreement by the European Commission assisted by the European Aviation Safety Agency and accompanied by the Aviation Authorities as representatives of the Member States. 2. The Union shall be represented in the Joint Sectorial Committee on Certification provided for in paragraph 2 of Annex A to the Agreement and in the Joint Sectorial Committee on Maintenance provided in paragraph 4 of Annex B to the Agreement by the European Aviation Safety Agency assisted by the Aviation Authorities directly concerned by the agenda of each meeting. (*) The text of the Agreement has been published in O] L 153, 17.6.2009, p. 11 together with the decision on signature.