1999/278/EC: Council Decision of 9 March 1999 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the outcome of the Uruguay Round negotiations on agriculture, including improvements to the existing preferential arrangements
29. 4. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 112/1 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 9 March 1999 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the outcome of the Uruguay Round negotiations on agriculture, including improvements to the existing preferential arrangements (1999/278/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European in Community, conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) thereof, and in particular Article 113, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, arrangements applied under those Regulations and those provided for by the Protocol; the Additional Protocol to the Europe Whereas Agreement on trade in textile products between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria was last amended by Decision 96/225/EC (3), the trade Protocol adjusting aspects Whereas of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, should be approved with a view to taking account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the outcome of the Uruguay including on Round improvements preferential the arrangements; agriculture, existing negotiations to Whereas the Commission should be authorised to take measures to implement the Protocol, notably with regard to basic and processed agricultural products; Whereas Regulations (EC) No 1595/97 (1) and (EC) No 656/98 (2) brought forward the implementation of certain provisions of the Protocol relating to basic and processed agricultural products respectively; whereas, therefore, appropriate measures should be taken to ensure a smooth transition between the preferential HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European the Uruguay Round Union and the outcome of including improvements negotiations on agriculture, to the existing preferential arrangements is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision. Article 2 1. Detailed rules for the application of this Decision shall be adopted by the Commission according to the (1) OJ L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 1. (2) OJ L 90, 25. 3. 1998, p. 1. (3) OJ L 81, 30. 3. 1996, p. 310. L 112/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 4. 1999 Article 3 The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided for in Article 6 of the Protocol. Done at Brussels, 9 March 1999. For the Council The President W. RIESTER procedure provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (1) or, as appropriate, the relevant provisions of other Regulations on the common organisation (EC) No 3448/93 (2) or Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 (3). the market, Regulation of the Commission pursuant 2. On this Decision taking effect, any rules adopted to Article 8 of by Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 and to Regulation (EC) No 656/98, implementing the concessions covered by the Protocol, shall be deemed to be governed by paragraph 1. (1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37). (2) OJ L 318, 20. 12. 1993, p. 18. (3) OJ L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97