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2005/672/EC: Council Decision of 13 June 2005 on the signature of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey following the enlargement of the European Union| Legal instrument | Decision |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Decision 2005/672 |
| Original proposal | COM(2005)191  |
| CELEX number i | 32005D0672 |
| Document | 13-06-2005 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 30-09-2005; OJ L 168M , 21.6.2006,OJ L 254, 30.9.2005,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 11 Volume 043,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 11 Volume 043 |
| Effect | 13-06-2005; Entry into force Date of document |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
30.9.2005 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 254/57 |
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 June 2005
on the signature of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey following the enlargement of the European Union
(2005/672/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey, signed in Ankara on 12 September 1963 (hereinafter referred to as the Ankara Agreement) (1), entered into force on 1 December 1964. |
(2) |
Article 6(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession requires the new Member States to accede to the agreements concluded by the Member States and the Community, acting jointly, with third countries. |
(3) |
The Commission, authorised by the Council to negotiate with Turkey a Protocol to the Ankara Agreement to take into account the enlargement of the European Union, has successfully accomplished these negotiations. |
(4) |
Subject to its conclusion, the Additional Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Community and its Member States, |
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
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The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, and subject to its conclusion, the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey following the enlargement of the Union.
The text of the Additional Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Done at Luxembourg, 13 June 2005.
For the Council
The President
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J.ASSELBORN
ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey following the enlargement of the European Union
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
IRELAND,
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’, represented by the Council of the European Union, and
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, represented by the Council of the European Union,
of the one part, and
THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY, hereinafter referred to as Turkey,
of the other part,
CONSIDERING THAT:
(1) |
The Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Ankara Agreement’) (1) was signed in Ankara on 12 September 1963 and entered into force on 1 December 1964, and that it has been amended by a Supplementary Protocol, signed on 30 June 1973 (2), whereby it has become applicable to Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom. |
(2) |
The Ankara Agreement, as amended, has become applicable after their accession to the European Community to the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom... |
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