
COUNCIL DECISION of 6 December 1996 concerning the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part (97/126/EC) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community a new agreement, replacing the Agreement between the European Economic Community of the one part and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands of the other part, signed on 2 December 1991, as amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community of the one part and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands of the other part, signed on 8 March 1995,
Whereas this new Agreement should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1 
The Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community and to give the notification provided for in Article 40 of the Agreement.
Article 3 
The Commission shall, where necessary, adopt the detailed rules for the implementation of recommendations and decisions of the Joint Committee established by Article 31 of the Agreement in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4(2) of this Decision.
Article 4 

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets established by Article 195 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation).
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission shall apply.The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.