Attachment

In accordance with Article XVI, paragraph 2, of the International Rubber Study Group Constitution, this declaration indicates the powers transferred to the European Union by its Member States in the matters governed by the Constitution.

The European Union declares that, in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Union has exclusive competence with respect to international trade matters under its common commercial policy, including the production of statistics.

The scope and exercise of the European Union competences are, by their nature, subject to continuous development, and the European Union will complete or amend this declaration, if necessary, in accordance with Article XVI, paragraph 2, of the Constitution.