2004/80/EC: Council Decision of 17 December 2003 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
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The Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 20(2) of the Agreement(2).
The Commission, assisted by experts from Member States, shall represent the European Community in the Committee of experts established by Article 17 of the Agreement.
The position of the European Community within the Committee of experts with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure as required under Article 17(5) of the Agreement shall be taken by the Commission after consultation with a special committee designated by the Council. For all other Committee of experts' decisions, the position of the European Community shall be adopted by the Council, acting by qualified majority, on a proposal by the Commission.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community. Done at Brussels, 17 December 2003. For the Council The President G. Alemanno (1) Opinion delivered on 19 September 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) 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.
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