98/537/EC: Council Decision of 13 July 1998 approving the text of the amendment to the trade-related provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty and its provisional application agreed by the Energy Charter Conference and the International Conference of the Signatories of the Energy Charter Treaty

1 The text of the Amendment to the trade-related provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty, which was agreed within the Energy Charter Conference/International Conference on 24 April 1998, including the list of energy-related equipment and the related decisions, understandings and declarations, is hereby definitively approved on behalf of the European Community.

2 The text of the Trade Amendment is attached to this Decision.

3 The formal approval of the text of the Trade Amendment by the Community shall be notified to the Energy Charter Secretariat by the Commission.

The Trade Amendment shall be applied on a provisional basis in accordance with its provisions 90 days after its adoption by the Energy Charter Conference and shall be definitively applied upon its entry into force.