Res Communis

7754/09 Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing of the Agreement on certain aspects of air services between the European Community and the United Mexican States – Adoption

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

The Council of the European Union has posted 7754/09 – Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing of the Agreement on certain aspects of air services between the European Community and the United Mexican States – Adoption. It includes a draft joint statement by the Council and Commission:

Joint Statement by the Council and the Commission

“Inter alia for pragmatic reasons, it is preferable that the Community alone should conclude the Agreement with the United Mexican States on certain aspects of air services. The same considerations would apply in respect of similar agreements as long as they are concluded in accordance with and within the limits of the mandate on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements adopted by the Council Decision of 5 June 2003.

This Decision does not constitute a precedent as to the exercise of the respective competencies of the Community and its Member States in respect of agreements other than those referred to above, such as, for example, agreements of the type envisaged by the Council Decision of 5 June 2003 authorising the Commission to open negotiations with the United States in the field of air transport, which shall be concluded as mixed agreements.

This Decision does not create any new Community competences as far as external agreements on air services are concerned, nor does it affect the division of competences between the Community and its Member States.”