Considerations on COM(2012)106 - Conclusion of Agreements on the modification of concessions with respect to processed poultry meat between the EU and Brazil, and between the EU and Thailand

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dossier COM(2012)106 - Conclusion of Agreements on the modification of concessions with respect to processed poultry meat between the EU and ...
document COM(2012)106 EN
date December  6, 2012
 
table>(1)On 25 May 2009 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations under Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 with a view to the renegotiation of concessions on poultry meat tariff lines under Chapter 16 of the Combined Nomenclature as provided for in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1) (‘CN’).
(2)Those negotiations resulted in Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters initialled with Thailand on 22 November 2011 and with Brazil on 7 December 2011 (hereinafter ‘the Agreements’).

(3)In accordance with Council Decision 2012/231/EU of 23 April 2012 (2) the Agreements were signed on behalf of the Union on 26 June 2012 with Brazil and on 18 June 2012 with Thailand.

(4)The Agreements should be approved,