Council Decision (EU) 2017/2209 of 25 September 2017 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)

The signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.

The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis, as from the signature thereof, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force.

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