EC/Sri Lanka agreement: cooperation and development agreement

The Council adopted the Decision concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka relating to partnership and development. It will be remembered that the Agreement was signed, subject to conclusion, in Brussels on 18 July 1994 (see Press Release 8480/94, Presse 146). The Agreement is scheduled to enter into force on the first day of the month following the date on which the Contracting Parties notify one another of the completion of the necessary procedures.