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27.4.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
106/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
COUNCIL DECISION
of 31 January 2011
on the signing, on behalf the European Union, of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation
Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States,
of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, amending the Agreement in
order to extend the provisions of the Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the
expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement
(2011/250/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(4) The
Protocol
amending
the
Agreement
should
be
signed
on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular Article 207(4), in conjunction with
Article 218(5) thereof,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Article 1
The signing of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation
Whereas:
Agreement establishing a partnership between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and
the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, amending the
(1)
On 9 June 2010 the Council authorised the Commission
Agreement in order to extend the provisions of the
to enter into negotiations with the Republic of Uzbe
Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the
kistan to amend the Partnership and Cooperation
expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement (hereinafter ‘the
Agreement establishing a partnership between the
Protocol’), is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject
European Communities and their Member States, on
to the conclusion of the said Protocol ( 2 ).
the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the
other part ( 1 ) (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’), so as to
ensure that the principles which apply to trade in other
goods are also extended formally to trade in textile
Article 2
products. These negotiations have been successfully
concluded and the Protocol amending the Agreement
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
by deleting Article 16, and all references thereto, was
the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the
initialled on 1 July 2010.
Union, subject to its conclusion, and to make the following
declaration:
(2) In the framework of the negotiations it was agreed
between both parties to carry out a clean up exercise
and to delete an obsolete technical provision that
‘As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of
expired in 1998 and the corresponding Annex referring
Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has
to it.
replaced and succeeded the European Community and from

that date exercises all rights and assumes all obligations of
the European Community. Therefore, references to “the
European Community” or to “the Community” in the text
(3)
As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of
of the Agreement are, where appropriate, to be read as “the
Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has
European Union”.’
replaced and succeeded the European Community.
( 2 ) The text of the Protocol will be published together with the decision
( 1 ) OJ L 229, 31.8.1999, p. 3.
on its conclusion.

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L 106/2
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Official Journal of the European Union
27.4.2011
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 31 January 2011.
For the Council
The President
C. ASHTON

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