Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia concerning the system of ecopoints to be applied to Slovenian transit traffic through Austria as from 1 January 1997
10. 11. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 342/7 II (Preparatory Acts) COMMISSION Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia concerning the system of ecopoints to be applied to Slovenian transit traffic through Austria as from 1 January 1997 (98/C 342/08) COM(1998) 554 final - 98/0286(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission on 7 October 1998) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 75 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, Whereas the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia in the field of transportØ(˛), and in particular Article 1 thereof, establishes that a system of ecopoints equivalent to that laid down by Article 11 of Protocol 9 to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union shall apply, with effect from 1 January 1997; Whereas an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia establishing the method of calculation and the detailed rules and procedures for the management and control of the ecopoints should be approved, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia concerning the system of ecopoints to be applied to Slovenian transit traffic through Austria as from 1 January 1997 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the exchange of letters is annexed to this Decision. The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person empowered for signing the exchange of letters on behalf of the Community. Article 2 (˛) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 62