Considerations on COM(2010)706 - Proposition de DÉCISION DU CONSEIL relative à la signature au nom de l'Union Européenne, et à l'application provisoire de l’accord international sur le cacao de 2010

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dossier COM(2010)706 - Proposition de DÉCISION DU CONSEIL relative à la signature au nom de l'Union Européenne, et à l'application provisoire de ...
document COM(2010)706 EN
date May 17, 2011
 
table>(1)On 25 June 2010 the negotiating conference, established under the auspices of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, approved the text of the International Cocoa Agreement 2010 (‘the Agreement’).
(2)The Agreement was negotiated to replace the International Cocoa Agreement 2001 (‘the 2001 Agreement’) which has been extended until 30 September 2012. The Union is a party to the 2001 Agreement and it is therefore in its interest to sign and conclude the Agreement which replaces it.

(3)The Agreement is open for signature from 1 October 2010 until 30 September 2012 and the instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval may be deposited during the same period.

(4)The aims of the Agreement fall under the common commercial policy.

(5)The Agreement should be signed and applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion,