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Official Journal of the European Union
29.2.2012
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 December 2011
on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the
European Union and the Government of the Russian Federation on trade in parts and components
of motor vehicles between the European Union and the Russian Federation
(2012/106/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(4)
The Agreement should be signed. The Agreement should
be applied on a provisional basis, pending the
completion of the procedures for its conclusion,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4)
in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
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The signing of the Agreement between the European Union and
Whereas:
the Government of the Russian Federation on trade in parts and
components of motor vehicles between the European Union
and the Russian Federation, is hereby authorised on behalf of
(1)
In view of the economic importance for the Union of
the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement.
exports of motor vehicles and parts and components
thereof to the Russian Federation, and as a result of
negotiations regarding the accession of the Russian
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Federation to the World Trade Organization (WTO), as
reflected in the Working Party report for that accession,
the investment regime in the automotive sector applied
Article 2
by the Russian Federation, as amended on 24 December
2010, may continue to be applied until 1 July 2018
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
under certain conditions.
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of
the Union.
(2)
There is a risk that the Russian Federation’s investment
regime in the automotive sector may result in the delo
Article 3
calisation of production of parts and components of
motor vehicles from the Union on account of the
In accordance with Article 13(3) of the Agreement, it shall be
obligations imposed on investors under such regime to
applied on a provisional basis as from the date of accession of
meet local content and production localisation require
the Russian Federation to the WTO, pending the completion of
ments.
the procedures for the conclusion of the Agreement ( 1 ).
(3)
In the context of the negotiations regarding the accession
Article 4
of the Russian Federation to the WTO, the Commission
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
has negotiated, on behalf of the Union, an Agreement on
trade in parts and components of motor vehicles
between the European Union and the Russian Federation
Done at Geneva, 14 December 2011.
(‘the Agreement’) which establishes a compensation
mechanism to ensure that imports of parts and
components of motor vehicles from the Union to the
For the Council
Russian Federation do not decrease as a result of the
application of the investment regime in the automotive
The President
sector.
M. NOGAJ
( 1 ) The date from which the Agreement will be provisionally applied
will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the
General Secretariat of the Council.

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