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29.4.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
110/13
COUNCIL DECISION
of 11 April 2011
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and
Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the
modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the
course of their accession to the European Union
(2011/256/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of
Article 1
Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
The signing of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters between the European Union and the Argentine
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Republic pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating
to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the
Whereas:
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their
accession to the European Union (the Agreement) is hereby
approved on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion
(1) On
29
January
2007
the
Council
authorised
the of the Agreement (
Commission to open negotiations with certain other

1 ).
Members of the World Trade Organization under
Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade (GATT) 1994 in the course of the accessions
to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and
Article 2
Romania.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of
the Union.
(2) Negotiations
have
been
conducted
by
the
Commission
within the framework of the negotiating directives
adopted by the Council.
Article 3
(3) These
negotiations
have
been
concluded
and
the This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Union and the Argentine
Republic pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII
of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
Done at Luxembourg, 11 April 2011.
1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the
schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the
course of their accession to the European Union (the
Agreement) was initialled on 22 September 2010.
For the Council
The President
(4) The
Agreement
should
be
signed,
PINTR S.
( 1 ) The text of the Agreement will be published together with the
decision on its conclusion.

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