Pending the completion of the procedure necessary for the ratification and entry into force of the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, an Interim Agreement was concluded on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, approved by Council Decision 2002/761/EC(3), hereinafter referred to as "the Interim Agreement", which enters into force on 1 March 2003.
Za čas do zaključka postopka, ki je potreben za ratifikacijo in uveljavitev Evro-Mediteranskega pridružitvenega sporazuma med Evropsko skupnostjo in njenimi državami članicami na eni strani in Republiko Libanon na drugi strani, je bil sklenjen Začasni trgovinski sporazum med Evropsko skupnostjo na eni strani in Republiko Libanon na drugi strani, potrjen z Odločbo Sveta 2002/761/ES [3], v nadaljevanju kot "Začasni sporazum", ki začne veljati 1. marca 2003.