Proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America
C 162/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 5. 98 Proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America (98/C 162/07) COM(1998) 137 final - 98/0095(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission on 11 March 1998) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in conjunction with Article 228(2), first sentence, and the first subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof; in particular Article 130m, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; Having Parliament; regard to the opinion of the European Whereas the European Community and the United specific RTD States of America programmes in areas of common interest; pursuing are Whereas on the basis of past experience, both sides have expressed a desire to establish a deeper and broader framework for the conduct of collaboration in science and technology; in the field of Whereas this cooperation agreement science and technology forms part of the global coopÜ eration between the United States of America as reflected, in particular, in the New Transatlantic Agenda, adopted by both sides in December 1995; the European Community and Whereas by its Decision of 25 June 1996, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate an agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the United States of America; the Government of Whereas by its Decision of 1 December 1997, the Council decided that the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation be signed on behalf of the European Community; Whereas the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation was signed on 5 December 1997; Whereas the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the EC and the Government of the United States of America should be approved, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Agreement for scientific and technological coopÜ eration between the Government of the United States of America is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. the European Community and Article 2 Pursuant to Article 12 of the Agreement, the President of the Council shall give notification that the procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement have the European been Community. completed on the part of Done at Brussels,. Ø. Ø. For the Council The President