PURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement between the European Union and Brazil on certain aspects of air services.
PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
BACKGROUND: by its Decision of 5 June 2003, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with an agreement at Union level. On behalf of the Union, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement with Brazil on certain aspects of air services in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council Decision of 5 June 2003.
The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Union on 14 July 2010 subject to its conclusion at a later date.
It is now necessary to approve and conclude this Agreement, on behalf of the European Union.
IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment has been carried out.
LEGAL BASIS: Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) and the first subparagraph of Article 218(8) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
CONTENT: by this proposal, the Agreement between the European Union and Brazil on certain aspects of air services is approved on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to the Decision. For more details on the content of the Agreement, please refer to the summary of the document annexed to the procedure dated 8 July 2009.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implication for the EU budget.