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Official Journal of the European Union
26.5.2011
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 May 2011
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of a Protocol between the European Union and the
Arab Republic of Egypt establishing a dispute settlement mechanism applicable to disputes under
the trade provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt,
of the other part
(2011/307/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(5) The
Protocol
should
be
concluded,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 207(4), in conjunction with point (a)(v) of
Article 218(6) thereof,
Article 1
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
The Agreement in the form of a Protocol between the European
Union and the Arab Republic of Egypt establishing a dispute
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
settlement mechanism applicable to disputes under the trade
provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing
Whereas:
an Association between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt,
(1) On
24
February
2006
the
Council
authorised
the of the other part (the Protocol) is hereby approved on behalf of
Commission to open negotiations with partners in the
the Union.
Mediterranean region in order to establish a dispute
settlement mechanism related to trade provisions.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
(2) Negotiations
have
been
conducted
by
the
Commission
in
consultation with the committee appointed under
Article 2
Article 207 of the Treaty and within the framework of
The President of the Council shall give, on behalf of the Union,
the negotiating directives issued by the Council.
the notification provided for in Article 23 of the Protocol ( 2 ).
(3) These
negotiations
have
been
concluded
and
an
Agreement in the form of a Protocol (the Protocol)
Article 3
between the European Union and the Arab Republic of
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Egypt establishing a dispute settlement mechanism
applicable to disputes under the trade provisions of the
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an
Association between the European Communities and
Done at Brussels, 13 May 2011.
their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab
Republic of Egypt, of the other part ( 1 ) was initialled
on 27 April 2010.
For the Council
(4) The
Protocol
was
signed
on
behalf
of
the
Union
on
The President
11 November 2010.
MARTONYI J.
( 2 ) The date of entry into force of the Protocol will be published in the
Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the
( 1 ) OJ L 304, 30.9.2004, p. 39.
Council.

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