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Official Journal of the European Union
6.9.2012
DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES,
MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL
of 23 March 2012
authorising the opening of negotiations for an international agreement on the creation of the
EU-LAC Foundation as an international organisation
(2012/494/EU)
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER
provisions of the Agreement that fall within the competence of
STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,
the Member States.
Having regard to the recommendation from the European
2. A
representative
of
the
Member
State
holding
the
rotating
Commission,
Presidency of the Council may attend the negotiations alongside
Whereas:
the Commission.
(1) Negotiations
should
be
opened
with
a
view
to
Article 3
concluding an international agreement on the creation
The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the
of an EU-LAC Foundation as an international organi
negotiating directives set out in the addendum to Council
sation between the European Union and its Member
Decision 2012/493/EU of 23 March 2012 authorising the
States and the Latin American and Caribbean countries
opening of negotiations for an international agreement on the
(hereinafter ‘the Agreement’).
creation of the EU-LAC Foundation as an international organi
(2) By
means
of
a
Council
Decision,
the
Commission
should sation ( 1 ).
be authorised to negotiate the provisions of the
Agreement that fall within the competence of the
Article 4
European Union.
The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the
Latin America Working Group (COLAT/AMLAT), which shall be
(3) The
Commission
should
also
be
authorised
to
negotiate,
on behalf of the Member States, the provisions of the
consulted fully and in advance of each set of negotiations on
Agreement that fall within the competence of the
proposed negotiating lines and shall be reported to on the
Member States,
progress of negotiations after each meeting.

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 5
Article 1
This Decision is addressed to the Commission.
The Commission is hereby authorised to open negotiations for
an international agreement on the creation of the EU-LAC
Foundation as an international organisation between the
Done at Brussels, 23 March 2012.
European Union and its Member States and the Latin
American and Caribbean countries (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’).
For the Representatives of the Governments
Article 2
of the Member States meeting within the Council
1. The
Commission
is
hereby
authorised
to
negotiate,
on
The President
behalf of the Member States of the European Union, the
C. ASHTON
( 1 ) See page 1 of this Official Journal.

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