Introductory text

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

Council Decision 97/126/EC of 6 December 1996^f1 concerns the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement).

In accordance with Article 31 of the Agreement, a Joint Committee has been established which is be responsible for the administration of the Agreement and ensures its proper implementation. For that purpose the Committee makes recommendations and takes decisions, which are put into effect by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own rules. To that end, it should be explicitly stated in Decision 97/126/EC that the Commission is authorised to adopt such detailed implementing rules, where necessary.

The measures necessary for the implementation of recommendations and decisions of the Joint Committee established by Article 31 of the Agreement should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission^f2.

Decision 97/126/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: