97/784/EC: Council Decision of 22 April 1997 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement on telecommunications procurement and an Agreement in the form of a memorandum concerning the procurement of private telecommunications operators between the European Community and the Republic of Korea

The Agreement on telecommunications procurement and the Agreement in the form of a memorandum concerning the procurement of private telecommunications operators between the European Community and the Republic of Korea are hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The texts of the Agreement and of the memorandum are attached to this Decision.

The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement and the memorandum in order to bind the Community.

The Commission is hereby authorized to approve, on behalf of the Community, modifications to Annex I to the Agreement on telecommunications procurement. The Commission shall be assisted in this task by a special committee appointed by the Council. The authorization referred to in the first subparagraph shall be limited to the modifications that will be necessary were the procedures laid down in Article 8 of Directive 93/38/EEC to be applied.