Date: 2025-07-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (EU) 2025/1503 of 8 July 2025 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on certain aspects of air services
**Summary:**
Council Decision (EU) 2025/1503, dated 8 July 2025, authorizes the signing on behalf of the European Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on certain aspects of air services. This decision follows negotiations authorized by the Council on 5 June 2003, which aimed to replace specific provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Union-level agreement. The Commission successfully concluded negotiations, initialling the Agreement on 14 October 2024. The Agreement's objective is to align bilateral air services agreements between 16 Member States and Kazakhstan with Union law. The decision enters into force on the date of its adoption. The text of the agreement will be published alongside the decision on its conclusion.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Republic of Kazakhstan: A country in Central Asia, formerly part of the Soviet Union. It is a party to the air services agreement with the European Union.
Council Decision EU 2025/1503: Council Decision of the European Union regarding the air services agreement with Kazakhstan.
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's budget.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining its scope and objectives.
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, where the Council Decision was adopted.
Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on certain aspects of air services: The core subject of the policy document; an agreement concerning air services between the EU and Kazakhstan.
8 July 2025: Date of the Council Decision EU 2025/1503.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1503 24.7.2025
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2025/1503
of 8 July 2025
on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the
Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on certain aspects of air services
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction
with Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 5 June 2003, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the
replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with an agreement at Union level.
(2) On that basis the Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Union, an Agreement between the European Union
and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on certain aspects of air services (the ‘Agreement’). The
negotiations were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement on 14 October 2024.
(3) The objective of the Agreement is to bring bilateral air services agreements between 16 Member States and
Kazakhstan in line with Union law.
(4) Therefore, the Agreement should be signed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on certain
aspects of air services (the ‘Agreement’) is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said
Agreement(1).
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 8 July 2025.
For the Council
The President
S. LOSE
(1) The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1503/oj 1/1