THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2), Article 91, Article 100(2), Article 153(2), Article 192(1) and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 24 April 2009, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada.
(2)
Those negotiations have been concluded, and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States of the other part, (the ‘Agreement’) should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to the fulfilment of the procedures required for its conclusion at a later date.
(3)
In accordance with Article 30.6(1) of the Agreement, the Agreement does not confer rights or obligations which can be directly invoked before Union or Member State courts or tribunals,
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