L 303/38 Official Journal of the European Union 22.11.2005 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 27 June 2005 concerning the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products (2005/803/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, agreement which takes account of the developments in the relationship between the Parties. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European (4)  The Agreement should be approved Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with Article 300(2) thereof, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Article 1 The Agreement between the European Community and the Whereas: Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. (1) The Agreement on partnership and cooperation estab- The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. lishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Artide 2 Federation, of the other part (1), hereinafter referred to as ‘the PCA’, entered into force on 1 December 1997. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. (2)  Atticle 21(1) of the PCA provides that trade in certain steel products is governed by Title III of that Agreement with the exception of Article 15 thereof, and by the . o Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 2005. provisions of an agreement on quantitative arrangements. For the Council (3)  For the years 1995-2004, trade in certain steel products or the (.)l,mCl was the subject of agreements between the Parties to the The President PCA. It is therefore appropriate to conclude a new L. LUX () O] L 327, 28.11.1997, p. 3.