THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Council Decision 2012/106/EU(1), the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Russian Federation on trade in parts and components of motor vehicles between the European Union and the Russian Federation (‘the Agreement’), was signed on 16 December 2011, subject to its conclusion.
(2) The Agreement should be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Russian Federation on trade in parts and components of motor vehicles between the European Union and the Russian Federation, is hereby approved on behalf of the Union(2).
The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to make the notification provided for in Article 13(2) of the Agreement in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Agreement(3).
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012.
For the Council
The President
A. D. Mavroyiannis
The Agreement has been published in OJ L 57, 29.2.2012, p. 15, together with the decision on signing.
The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.