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PURPOSE: to sign, and\n provisionally apply, the Agreement on the participation of Bulgaria and\n Romania in the European Economic Area and four related Agreements.
PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
CONTENT: following the\n accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU the two acceding countries are\n required to become contracting parties to the EEA Agreement. The Commission,\n together with Bulgaria and Romania, negotiated with the EEA EFTA States,\n namely Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, on the modalities of the Agreement.\n Launched officially in July 2006 the negotiations were only concluded on 29\n March 2007.
The purpose of this proposal is\n for the Council to adopt the Council Decision on the signing, and provisional\n application, of the amended EEA Agreement and four related Agreements. The\n main Agreement on the participation of Bulgaria and Romania in the EEA\n defines the amendment to the EEA Agreement, with the bulk of amendments\n stemming from the Treaty of Accession.
However, technical provisions\n aside, the EEA enlargement process included negotiations concerning financial\n contributions and fish concessions. Following extensive negotiations and\n delays the following was finally agreed:
- \n The financial contribution and fish concessions will apply only from 1\n January 2007 to 30 April 2009.
- \n Between 2007 and 30 April 2009, the EEA EFTA States will provide, €\n 21.5 million to Bulgaria and € 50.5 million to Romania through the EEA\n financial mechanism.
- \n Over the same time frame (i.e. 2007 and 30 April 2009) Norway will\n provide € 20 million to Bulgaria and € 48 million to Romania as additional\n bilateral financing.
- \n In return, the Community will grant Norway and Iceland a number of\n concessions in the field of fisheries – also limited in time until 30 April\n 2009.
As the negotiations suffered\n unfortunate delays and were not concluded until 29 March 2007, the Commission\n urges that the new Agreement enters into force as soon as possible. Hence the\n need for a provisions application. Among the various declarations included in\n the final act of the Agreement it is worth noting that all parties declare\n not to have any claims in the field of agriculture and processed agricultural\n products.
\nThe Committee\n on International Trade adopted the recommendation drafted by Helmuth MARKOV\n (GUE/NGL, DE) - pursuant to the simplified procedure, Rule 43 (1) of the\n Rules of Procedure - on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion\n of an agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four related agreements. The committee calls on\n the European Parliament to give its assent to the conclusion of this\n agreement.
\nThis proposal\n constitutes the final act of the Council Decision on the conclusion of an Agreement\n on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European\n Economic Area and four related agreements.
No changes\n have been made to the content of the Agreement. It is in line with the former\n initial proposal (see the summary dated 12/06/2007).
This draft\n decision aims to formally approve the following agreements on behalf of the\n European Community:
The European\n Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Helmuth MARKOV\n (GUE/NGL, DE) on the proposal for the conclusion of an agreement on the\n participation of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four\n related agreements. The European Parliament gave its assent to the conclusion\n of the agreements.
\nThe Lisbon\n Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two\n core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing\n the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the\n Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
These changes\n had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the articles\n of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis of all\n the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in accordance\n with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the Lisbon Treaty.
In addition,\n some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere\n change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of\n procedure.
The Lisbon\n Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The\n old \"codecision procedure\" was extended to new areas and renamed\n the \"ordinary legislative procedure\". A new \"consent\n procedure\" replaced the old \"assent procedure\". New\n interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain\n non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international\n agreements.
The ongoing\n proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission\n in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665).
In the case of\n the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of an Agreement on the\n participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European\n Economic Area and four related agreements, the entry into force of the\n Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts:
· \n the old legal basis – Treaty/EC/Art.300(2) first para, and (3) second para, and Art\n 310 – became Art 217, Art 218 (6)(a) of the TFEU. Please note that\n the numbering of the old legal basis corresponds to the consolidated version\n of the Treaty that was applicable immediately before the entry into force of\n the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ from the references in the original\n Commission proposal;
· \n the proposal, which had previously fallen\n under the old assent procedure (AVC), was classified as an interinstitutional\n non-legislative procedure (NLE).
\nPURPOSE: to conclude the Agreement on the\nparticipation of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area\nand four related Agreements.
\nNON LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2011/733/EU on\nthe conclusion of an Agreement on the participation of the Republic\nof Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four\nrelated agreements.
\nBACKGROUND: the Agreement on the participation\nBulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four related\nagreements were signed, on behalf of the European Community, on 25\nJuly 2007, in accordance with Council Decision 2007/566/EC, subject\nto their conclusion at a later date.
\nThose Agreements should now be approved.
\nCONTENT : this Decision approves the following\nagreements on behalf of the European Union:
\n\n· \nAgreement on the participation of Bulgaria and\nRomania in the European Economic Area;
\n\n· \nAgreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters\nbetween the European Community and Norway concerning a Cooperation\nProgramme for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in\nBulgaria;
\n\n· \nAgreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters\nbetween the European Community and Norway concerning a Cooperation\nProgramme for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in\nRomania, Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the\nEuropean
\n\n· \nEconomic Community and Iceland consequent on the\naccession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union,\nand
\n\n· \nAdditional Protocol to the Agreement between the\nEuropean Economic Community and Norway consequent on the accession\nof Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
\nThe main Agreement on the participation of Bulgaria\nand Romania in the EEA defines the amendment to the EEA Agreement,\nfollowing enlargement of the EEA. The bulk of amendments\nstem from the Treaty of Accession. The arrangements for the\napplication of Community acquis by the Acceding Countries upon\naccession to the EU, such as technical adaptations and transition\nperiods, which have been agreed in the EU enlargement negotiations,\nare taken over from the Act of Accession in the EEA\nAgreement.
\nAside from the technical adaptations, the EEA\nenlargement agreement for Bulgaria and Romania has been negotiated\non the basis that any substantial modalities, notably concerning\nfinancial contributions and fishing concessions, are\nagreed only for a certain period t, i.e. from 1 January 2007 to 30\nApril 2009.
\nOn that basis, it is provided that:
\n\n· \nthe EEA EFTA States will provide EUR 21.5\nmillion for Bulgaria and EUR 50.5 million for Romania through the\nEEA financial mechanism from 1 January 2007 to 30 April 2009, when\nthe current financial mechanisms expire;
\n\n· \nNorway will provide\nEUR 20 million for Bulgaria and EUR 48 million for Romania as\nadditional bilateral financial contributions over the same\nperiod.
\nIn return, it is the Community grant Norway and\nIceland a number of concessions in the field of fisheries,\nalso limited in time until 30 April 2009.
\nENTRY INTO FORCE: the Decision enters into force on 9\nNovember 2011. The date of entry into force of the Agreements will\nbe published in the Official Journal of the European\nUnion.
\nPURPOSE: to sign, and\n provisionally apply, the Agreement on the participation of Bulgaria and\n Romania in the European Economic Area and four related Agreements.
PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
CONTENT: following the\n accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU the two acceding countries are\n required to become contracting parties to the EEA Agreement. The Commission,\n together with Bulgaria and Romania, negotiated with the EEA EFTA States,\n namely Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, on the modalities of the Agreement.\n Launched officially in July 2006 the negotiations were only concluded on 29\n March 2007.
The purpose of this proposal is\n for the Council to adopt the Council Decision on the signing, and provisional\n application, of the amended EEA Agreement and four related Agreements. The\n main Agreement on the participation of Bulgaria and Romania in the EEA\n defines the amendment to the EEA Agreement, with the bulk of amendments\n stemming from the Treaty of Accession.
However, technical provisions\n aside, the EEA enlargement process included negotiations concerning financial\n contributions and fish concessions. Following extensive negotiations and\n delays the following was finally agreed:
- \n The financial contribution and fish concessions will apply only from 1\n January 2007 to 30 April 2009.
- \n Between 2007 and 30 April 2009, the EEA EFTA States will provide, €\n 21.5 million to Bulgaria and € 50.5 million to Romania through the EEA\n financial mechanism.
- \n Over the same time frame (i.e. 2007 and 30 April 2009) Norway will\n provide € 20 million to Bulgaria and € 48 million to Romania as additional\n bilateral financing.
- \n In return, the Community will grant Norway and Iceland a number of\n concessions in the field of fisheries – also limited in time until 30 April\n 2009.
As the negotiations suffered\n unfortunate delays and were not concluded until 29 March 2007, the Commission\n urges that the new Agreement enters into force as soon as possible. Hence the\n need for a provisions application. Among the various declarations included in\n the final act of the Agreement it is worth noting that all parties declare\n not to have any claims in the field of agriculture and processed agricultural\n products.
\nThe Committee\n on International Trade adopted the recommendation drafted by Helmuth MARKOV\n (GUE/NGL, DE) - pursuant to the simplified procedure, Rule 43 (1) of the\n Rules of Procedure - on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion\n of an agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four related agreements. The committee calls on\n the European Parliament to give its assent to the conclusion of this\n agreement.
\nThis proposal\n constitutes the final act of the Council Decision on the conclusion of an Agreement\n on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European\n Economic Area and four related agreements.
No changes\n have been made to the content of the Agreement. It is in line with the former\n initial proposal (see the summary dated 12/06/2007).
This draft\n decision aims to formally approve the following agreements on behalf of the\n European Community:
The European\n Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Helmuth MARKOV\n (GUE/NGL, DE) on the proposal for the conclusion of an agreement on the\n participation of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four\n related agreements. The European Parliament gave its assent to the conclusion\n of the agreements.
\nThe Lisbon\n Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two\n core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing\n the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the\n Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
These changes\n had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the articles\n of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis of all\n the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in accordance\n with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the Lisbon Treaty.
In addition,\n some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere\n change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of\n procedure.
The Lisbon\n Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The\n old \"codecision procedure\" was extended to new areas and renamed\n the \"ordinary legislative procedure\". A new \"consent\n procedure\" replaced the old \"assent procedure\". New\n interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain\n non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international\n agreements.
The ongoing\n proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission\n in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665).
In the case of\n the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of an Agreement on the\n participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European\n Economic Area and four related agreements, the entry into force of the\n Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts:
· \n the old legal basis – Treaty/EC/Art.300(2) first para, and (3) second para, and Art\n 310 – became Art 217, Art 218 (6)(a) of the TFEU. Please note that\n the numbering of the old legal basis corresponds to the consolidated version\n of the Treaty that was applicable immediately before the entry into force of\n the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ from the references in the original\n Commission proposal;
· \n the proposal, which had previously fallen\n under the old assent procedure (AVC), was classified as an interinstitutional\n non-legislative procedure (NLE).
\nPURPOSE: to conclude the Agreement on the\nparticipation of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area\nand four related Agreements.
\nNON LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2011/733/EU on\nthe conclusion of an Agreement on the participation of the Republic\nof Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four\nrelated agreements.
\nBACKGROUND: the Agreement on the participation\nBulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four related\nagreements were signed, on behalf of the European Community, on 25\nJuly 2007, in accordance with Council Decision 2007/566/EC, subject\nto their conclusion at a later date.
\nThose Agreements should now be approved.
\nCONTENT : this Decision approves the following\nagreements on behalf of the European Union:
\n\n· \nAgreement on the participation of Bulgaria and\nRomania in the European Economic Area;
\n\n· \nAgreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters\nbetween the European Community and Norway concerning a Cooperation\nProgramme for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in\nBulgaria;
\n\n· \nAgreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters\nbetween the European Community and Norway concerning a Cooperation\nProgramme for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in\nRomania, Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the\nEuropean
\n\n· \nEconomic Community and Iceland consequent on the\naccession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union,\nand
\n\n· \nAdditional Protocol to the Agreement between the\nEuropean Economic Community and Norway consequent on the accession\nof Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
\nThe main Agreement on the participation of Bulgaria\nand Romania in the EEA defines the amendment to the EEA Agreement,\nfollowing enlargement of the EEA. The bulk of amendments\nstem from the Treaty of Accession. The arrangements for the\napplication of Community acquis by the Acceding Countries upon\naccession to the EU, such as technical adaptations and transition\nperiods, which have been agreed in the EU enlargement negotiations,\nare taken over from the Act of Accession in the EEA\nAgreement.
\nAside from the technical adaptations, the EEA\nenlargement agreement for Bulgaria and Romania has been negotiated\non the basis that any substantial modalities, notably concerning\nfinancial contributions and fishing concessions, are\nagreed only for a certain period t, i.e. from 1 January 2007 to 30\nApril 2009.
\nOn that basis, it is provided that:
\n\n· \nthe EEA EFTA States will provide EUR 21.5\nmillion for Bulgaria and EUR 50.5 million for Romania through the\nEEA financial mechanism from 1 January 2007 to 30 April 2009, when\nthe current financial mechanisms expire;
\n\n· \nNorway will provide\nEUR 20 million for Bulgaria and EUR 48 million for Romania as\nadditional bilateral financial contributions over the same\nperiod.
\nIn return, it is the Community grant Norway and\nIceland a number of concessions in the field of fisheries,\nalso limited in time until 30 April 2009.
\nENTRY INTO FORCE: the Decision enters into force on 9\nNovember 2011. The date of entry into force of the Agreements will\nbe published in the Official Journal of the European\nUnion.
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