Article 1
The renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation...
Article 2
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the...
Article 3
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the...
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of...
Council Decision
of 10 October 2012
concerning the renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil
(2012/646/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 186 in conjunction with point (v) of 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)
By its Decision 2005/781/EC , the Council approved the conclusion of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil (the ‘Agreement’).
(2)
Article XII(2) of the Agreement provides as follows: ‘This Agreement shall initially be valid for a period of five years and may be renewed by agreement between the Parties after evaluation during the penultimate year of each subsequent renewal period.’.
(3)
At the fifth meeting of the Steering Committee established under Article VI(2) of the Agreement, held on 22 November 2011 in Brasilia, both Parties confirmed their interest in renewing the Agreement for another five years.
(4)
As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community.
(5)
The renewal of the Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
OJ L 295, 11.11.2005, p. 37.