COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 April 2008

concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

(2008/375/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 152 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first paragraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 302/93 of 8 February 1993 on the establishment of a European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2), provides, in Article 13 thereof, that the Centre is to be open to the participation of non-Community countries which share the Community’s interests and those of its Member States in the Centre’s objectives and work.

(2) The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction was signed on behalf of the Community on 30 October 2007 (3), subject to its conclusion.

(3) The Agreement should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 2008.

For the Council

The President

D. RUPEL

(1)  

ΟJ C 308 E, 16.12.2006, p. 17

.

(2)  

OJ L 36, 12.2.1993, p. 1

. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1651/2003 (

OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 30

).

(3)  

OJ L 323, 8.12.2007, p. 24

.