Agreement between the EEC/EAEC and Lithuania
The conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of Lithuania on trade and commercial and economic cooperation is approved on behalf of the EEC by Council Decision 92/603/EEC of 21.12.1992 and on behalf of the EAEC by Commission Decision 92/604/Euratom of 21.12.1992. The cooperation Agreement (signed on 11 May 1992) is considered necessary for the achievement of the Community's objectives in the field of external economic relations and for the establishment of contractual links which will contribute to progress towards the objective of an association agreement in due course, when conditions are met, and to further the development of relations between the Contracting Parties. The text of the Council Decision closely parallels those of the Agreements established with Estonia and Latvia (Council Decisions 92/601/EEC and 92/602/EEC, respectively). In the field of economic cooperation, similar RTD-related subjects are specified in the texts, with the addition of: - Science and technology in areas in which the Contracting Parties are active and which they consider to be of mutual interest, including nuclear research; - Energy, including nuclear energy and nuclear safety (physical safety and radiation protection), the prevention and notification of accidents and the management of radioactive waste; The Agreement will enter into force on 1 February 1993.