Council Decision (EU) 2018/146 of 22 January 2018 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part

1 The Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Union .

2 The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deliver to the Kingdom of Morocco the diplomatic notes provided for in Article 30 of the Agreement and to make the following notification: ‘As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community and from that date exercises all rights and assumes all obligations of the European Community. Therefore, references to ‘the European Community’ in the text of the Agreement are, where appropriate, to be read as references to ‘the European Union’.’

The positions to be taken by the Union within the Joint Committee set up under Article 22 of the Agreement, as regards the amendment to the Annexes to the Agreement other than Annex I (Agreed Services and Specified Routes) and Annex IV (Transitional Provisions), shall be adopted by the Commission, following consultation with a Special Committee appointed by the Council.

Articles 2 to 5 of Decision 2006/959/EC shall cease to apply at the date of entry into force of this Decision.

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