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Official Journal of the European Union
8.10.2011
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 September 2011
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the amended
Constitution and Rules of Procedure of the International Rubber Study Group
(2011/664/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Group’), as agreed by the Heads of Delegation at the meeting on
14 July 2011 in Singapore, is hereby authorised on behalf of
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
the Union, subject to their conclusion.
Union, and in particular Article 207(3) and (4) in conjunction
with Article 218(5) thereof,
Article 2
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
The amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure shall be
applied on a provisional basis ( 1 ), pending the completion of
Whereas:
the procedures for their conclusion.
(1) Further
to
several
rounds
of
negotiation,
on
14
July
Article 3
2011 the Heads of Delegation of the International
This Decision shall be implemented by the Commission in the
Rubber Study Group (‘the Group’) agreed on the text
form of a letter to be sent to the Group confirming the
of the amendments to the Group’s Constitution and
agreement of the Union to the texts of the amended Consti
Rules of Procedure.
tution and Rules of Procedure and indicating the provisional
application of the amended Constitution and Rules of
(2) The
Union
is
a
member
of
the
Group.
Procedure by the Union pending completion of its procedure
for their conclusion.
(3) Those
Member
States
of
the
Union
that
were
members
of
the Group have served formal notices of withdrawal and
The Commission is also empowered to deposit the declaration
have withdrawn from the Group as from 1 July 2011.
of competence attached to this Decision with the Secretary-
General of the Group in accordance with Article XVI,
(4) The
adoption
of
the
Group’s
amended
Constitution
and paragraph 2, of the amended Constitution.
Rules of Procedure is indispensable for confirming the
Group’s new Headquarters and for making explicit
Article 4
provisions regarding the status of the Union within the
Group, as well as for realigning the organisational
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
structure, budget contributions and decision-making
procedures,
Done at Brussels, 12 September 2011.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the Council
The signing of the amended Constitution and Rules of
The President
Procedure of the International Rubber Study Group (‘the
M. DOWGIELEWICZ
( 1 ) The date from which the amended Constitution and Rules of
Procedure 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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EN
8.10.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
264/13
European Union Declaration in accordance with Article XVI(2) of the Constitution
In accordance with Article XVI, paragraph 2, of the International Rubber Study Group Constitution, this
declaration indicates the powers transferred to the European Union by its Member States in the matters
governed by the Constitution.
The European Union declares that, in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, the European Union has exclusive competence with respect to international trade matters under its
common commercial policy, including the production of statistics.
The scope and exercise of the European Union competences are, by their nature, subject to continuous
development, and the European Union will complete or amend this declaration, if necessary, in accordance
with Article XVI, paragraph 2, of the Constitution.

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