The interim Agreement, which will be submitted for approval by the EU Council as soon as possible, provides legal certainty by replacing the Agreement of May 2004 between the European Community and the US, following the Court of Justice of the European Communities judgment of 30 May 2006 (see below).
Dibinot Eiropas Rekonstrukcijas aģentūru 2000. gadā, tās darbības pilnvaras noteica līdz 2006. gada beigām.