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19.1.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
16/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 October 2012
on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement providing a
general framework for enhanced cooperation between the European Union and the European
Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
(2013/36/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Article 3
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
The Agreement shall be applied provisionally, in accordance
Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with
with Article 13.1 of the Agreement, as from the date of its
Article 218(5) thereof,
signature, pending the completion of the procedures for its
conclusion.
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
Article 4
(1) The
European
Commission
has
negotiated,
on
behalf
of 1. The
Union
shall
be
represented
by
the
Commission
in
the
the Union, an Agreement providing a general framework
Joint Committee established under Article 7 of the Agreement.
for enhanced cooperation (‘the Agreement’) between the
European Union and the European Organisation for the
2. The
Commission,
after
consulting
a
Special
Committee
Safety of Air Navigation, in accordance with Council
appointed by the Council, shall determine the position to be
Decision of 6 October 2011 authorising the Commission
taken by the Union in the Joint Committee, including with
to open negotiations.
respect to the adoption of Annexes to the Agreement, and
the adoption of amendments to those Annexes to the
(2) The
Agreement
was
initialled
on
24
April
2012.
Agreement.
(3) The
Agreement
should
be
signed
and applied
Article 5
provisionally, pending completion of the procedures for
its conclusion.
The Commission may take any appropriate action under
Articles 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the Agreement.
(4) It
is
necessary
to
lay
down
procedural
arrangements
for
the participation of the Union in the Joint Committee
Article 6
established under the Agreement,
The Commission shall regularly inform the Council of the
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
implementation of the Agreement.
Article 1
Article 7
The signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement providing
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of
a general framework for enhanced cooperation between the
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
European Union and the European Organisation for the Safety
of Air Navigation is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion
of the Agreement.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Done at Luxembourg, 29 October 2012.
Article 2
For the Council
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of
The President
the Union, subject to its conclusion.
E. FLOURENTZOU

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