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Council Decision (EU) 2021/972 of 14 June 2021 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the European Union request for an extension of the WTO waiver permitting autonomous trade preferences to the Western Balkans

Decision (EU) 2021/972 · Decision · 2 articles

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Article 1

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The position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization shall be to request an extension of the existing WTO waiver on the autonomous trade preferences granted by the Union to the Western Balkans until 31 December 2026 and to support the adoption of that request. That position shall be expressed by the Commission.

Article 2

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

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