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2011/901/EU: Council Decision of 12 December 2011 on the conclusion of the Agreement on the promotion, provision and use of Galileo and GPS satellite-based navigation systems and related applications between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United States of America, of the other part

Decision · 4 articles

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Article 1

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The Agreement on the promotion, provision and use of Galileo and GPS satellite-based navigation systems and related applications between the the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United States of America, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

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The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union deliver to the United States of America the diplomatic note provided for in Article 20(1) of the Agreement ( 2 ) and make the following notification: ‘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 and from that date exercises all rights and assumes all obligations of the European Community. Therefore, references to “the European Community” in the text of the Agreement are, where appropriate, to be read as to “the European Union”.’.

Article 3

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1. The Union shall be represented in the working groups established under Article 13 of the Agreement by a representative of the Commission and the Member States, as appropriate, by their respective representative. 2. The information referred to in Article 19(2) of the Agreement shall be provided jointly by the Union and the Member States. The Commission shall present the information on behalf of the Union and the Member States. 3. The position to be taken by the Union in the groups referred to in paragraph 6 of the Annex to the Agreement shall be adopted by the Council, on a proposal from the Commission.

Article 4

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This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

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