Council Decision

of 7 April 2008

on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Nepal on certain aspects of air services

(2009/117/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Council authorised the Commission on 5 June 2003 to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral Agreements with a Community Agreement.

(2) On behalf of the Community, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement with Nepal on certain aspects of air services in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral Agreements with a Community Agreement.

(3) The Agreement should be signed and provisionally applied, subject to its conclusion at a later date,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Nepal on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Community subject to its conclusion.

Article 3

Pending its entry into force, the Agreement shall be applied provisionally from the first day of the first month following the date on which the parties have notified each other of the completion of the necessary procedures for this purpose [1].

Article 4

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to make the notification provided for in Article 9(2) of the Agreement.

Done at Luxembourg, 7 April 2008.

For the Council

The President

R. ?erjav

[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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