Legal provisions of COM(2014)576 - Signing and provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the West African States, ECOWAS and the UEMOA

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dossier COM(2014)576 - Signing and provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the West African States, ECOWAS and the ...
document COM(2014)576 EN
date September 15, 2014

Contents

Article 1

The signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the West African States, ECOWAS and the UEMOA, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union, subject to the decision of the Council on the conclusion of the said Agreement.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The Council Secretariat-General shall establish the instrument of full powers to sign the Agreement on behalf of the European Union, subject to its conclusion, for the person(s) indicated by the negotiator.

Article 3

As regards those elements falling within the competence of the Union, the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as provided for in Article 107(3) thereof, pending completion of the procedures for conclusion. The Commission shall publish a notice providing information on the date of provisional application.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.