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Official Journal of the European Union
31.1.2013
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 November 2012
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Union, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, amending the Annexes to Protocols
1 and 2 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part
(2013/66/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
technical adjustments, which are contained in a new
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
between the European Union, of the one part, and the
Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4),
State of Israel, of the other part, amending the Annexes
in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
to Protocols 1 and 2 of the Euro-Mediterranean
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (here
Whereas:
inafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’). The Agreement
was signed on 18 June 2012, in compliance with
(1) On
20
November
1995,
the
Euro-Mediterranean
Council Decision 2012/338/EU ( 3 ).
Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the
(4) The
Agreement
should
be
approved,
one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part ( 1 )
(hereinafter ‘the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement’) was
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
signed.
Article 1
(2) On
14
November
2005,
the
Council
authorised
the The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
Commission to conduct negotiations in order to
the European Union, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of
achieve greater liberalisation of trade in agricultural
the other part, amending the Annexes to Protocols 1 and 2 of
products, processed agricultural products and fish and
the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association
fishery products with certain Mediterranean countries.
between the European Communities and their Member States,
The negotiations with Israel were successfully concluded
of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, is
on 18 July 2008. The results of those negotiations are
hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
contained in an Agreement in the form of an Exchange
of Letters between the European Community and the
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
State of Israel concerning reciprocal liberalisation
measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural
Article 2
products and fish and fishery products, the replacement
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
of Protocols 1 and 2 and their Annexes and amendments
the person empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, with
to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an
the deposit of the instrument of approval provided for in the
association between the European Communities and
Agreement, in order to express the consent of the Union to be
their Member States, of the one part, and the State of
bound by the Agreement ( 4 ).
Israel, of the other part ( 2 ) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the
2010 Agreement’), which entered into force on 1 January
Article 3
2010.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of
(3)
After the entry into force of the 2010 Agreement, the
its adoption.
European Commission and Israel held a number of
technical meetings relating to its implementation. Those
meetings showed that some technical adjustments to the
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement were necessary in order
Done at Brussels, 29 November 2012.
to comply with the commitments of the previous
agreements between the European Communities and
For the Council
the State of Israel, which entered into force in 2000
and 2006. On 19 September 2011, the Commission
The President
and Israel concluded the negotiation of the necessary
N. SYLIKIOTIS
( 3 ) OJ L 166, 27.6.2012, p. 1.
( 4 ) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in
( 1 ) OJ L 147, 21.6.2000, p. 3.
the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of
( 2 ) OJ L 313, 28.11.2009, p. 83.
the Council.

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