Considerations on COM(2008)883 - EC position within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the accession of Montenegro to the World Trade Organization - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2008)883 - EC position within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the accession of Montenegro to the World Trade ... |
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| document | COM(2008)883  |
| date | December 22, 2008 |
(2) A Working Party on Montenegro's accession was established on 15 February 2005 in order to reach agreement on the terms of accession acceptable to Montenegro and all WTO Members.
(3) The Commission, on behalf of the European Communities and Montenegro concluded their bilateral negotiations on trade in goods and services in April 2008.
(4) Accession to the WTO is expected to make a positive and lasting contribution to the process of economic reform and sustainable development in Montenegro.
(5) The Protocol of Accession should therefore be approved.
(6) Article XII of the Agreement establishing the WTO provides that the terms of accession are to be agreed between the acceding Member and the WTO, and that the Ministerial Conference of the WTO approves the terms of accession on the WTO side. Article IV.2 of the Agreement establishing the WTO provides that in the intervals between meetings of the Ministerial Conference its functions shall be conducted by the General Council.
(7) Accordingly, it is necessary to establish the position to be taken by the Community within the General Council,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
1. The position to be taken by the Community, within the General Council of the WTO, on the accession of Montenegro to the WTO is to approve the accession.
2. This position shall be expressed by the Commission on behalf of the Community.
Done at Brussels, […]
For the Council
The President […]