Article 1

The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the EU-Turkey Association Council as regards the replacement of Protocol 3 to Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on the trade regime for agricultural products, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, by a new protocol which, as regards the rules of origin, refers to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin, shall be based on the draft decision of the EU-Turkey Association Council attached to this Decision.

Minor changes to the draft decision of the EU-Turkey Association Council may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union in the EU-Turkey Association Council without further decision of the Council.