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Official Journal of the European Union
30.11.2011
COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 October 2011
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Union and New Zealand 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
(2011/767/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(5) The
Agreement
should
be
approved,
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 Article 218(6)(a)(v) thereof,
Article 1
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article
XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on
Whereas:
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
(1) On
29
January
2007
the
Council
authorised
the (‘the Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
Commission to open negotiations with certain other
Members of the World Trade Organisation under
Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
and Trade (GATT) 1994 in the course of the accessions
to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and
Romania.
Article 2
(2) Negotiations
have
been
conducted
by
the
Commission The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
within the framework of the negotiating directives
the person(s) empowered to give, on behalf of the Union, the
adopted by the Council.
notification provided for in the Agreement ( 2 ).
(3) These
negotiations
have
been
concluded
and
the
Article 3
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Union and New Zealand
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
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
Done at Luxembourg, 27 October 2011.
the course of their accession to the European Union
(‘the Agreement’) was initialled on 7 September 2010.
For the Council
(4) The
Agreement
was
signed
on
behalf
of
the
Union
on
28 April 2011, subject to its conclusion at a later date, in
The President
accordance with Council Decision 2011/255/EU ( 1 ).
J. MILLER
( 2 ) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in
the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of
( 1 ) OJ L 110, 29.4.2011, p. 12.
the Council.

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