COUNCIL DECISION of 22 July 1993 concerning the amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden on civil aviation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 84 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1) ,
Whereas Council Decision 92/384/EEC of 22 June 1992 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden on civil aviation(2) established a uniform system of rules concerning market access, airline capacity as well as price setting in the field of civil aviation;
Whereas, since the conclusion of the Agreement, new legislation in the field of civil aviation has been adopted in the Community; whereas Article 12 of the Agreement provides for the integration into the Agreement of amendments made to the legislation of each Party;
Whereas, in these exceptional circumstances, it is appropriate to amend Article 19 of the Agreement to ensure that the objective of the Agreement, a uniform system of rules throughout the Community, Norway and Sweden, will be met also after the entry into force of an Agreement between the Community and EFTA countries on the European Economic Area;
Whereas the Council decided in its meeting of 22 July 1993 that these amendments should be made and has authorized the Commission to conduct negotiations with Norway and Sweden with a view to making the necessary amendments;
Whereas the Commission has conducted the negotiations in coordination and close cooperation with the Member States throughout the negotiating process,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The decision of the Joint Committee established under Article 13 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden on civil aviation to integrate into the said Agreement legislation adopted in the Community after the negotiations of that Agreement is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The decision of the Joint Committee is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden to amend Article 19 (3) of the Agreement between the said parties on civil aviation is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 3
The President of the Council shall carry out the necessary formalities as provided for in Article 23 of the Agreement.
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 22 July 1993.