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ontheregionaldevelopmentofSpain
THEHIGHCONTRACTING PARTIES,
Desiringtosettlecertainspecialproblemsofconcern
toSpainand,lateeconomicgrowthintheless-developed regionsand
areasofSpain;
Recognizeittobeintheircommoninterestthatthe
objectivesofthispolicybeattained;
Agree,inordertohelptheSpanishGovernmentto
accomplishthistask,torecommendthattheCom­
munityinstitutionsuseallthemeansandprocedures
laiddownbyCommunityrules,particularlybymaking
adequateuseoftheCommunityresourcesintendedfor
therealizationoftheCommunity'sabovementioned
objectives;
Recognizeinparticularthat,intheapplicationofArti­
cles92and93oftheEECTreaty,itwillbenecessaryto
takeintoaccounttheobjectivesofeconomicexpansion
andtheraisingofthestandardoflivingofthepopula­
tionoftheless-developed regionsandareasofSpain.HAVINGAGREEDTHEFOLLOWING PROVISIONS :
RecallthatthefundamentalobjectivesoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunityincludethesteadyimprovement
ofthelivingstandardsandworkingconditionsofthe
peoplesoftheMemberStatesandtheharmonious
developmentoftheireconomiesbyreducingthediffer­
encesexistingbetweenthevariousregionsandthe
backwardnessoftheless-favouredregions;
TakenoteofthefactthattheSpanishGovernmenthas
embarkedupontheimplementation ofapolicyof
regionaldevelopmentdesignedinparticulartostimu­
Protocol13
ontheexchangeofinformationwiththeKingdomofSpaininthefieldofnuclearenergy
—radiationprotection,
—isotopeapplications,inparticularthoseofstable
isotopes,
—researchreactorsandrelevantfuels,
—researchintothefieldofthefuelcycle(moreespe­
ciallytheminingandprocessingoflow-grade
uraniumore;optimizationoffuelelementsfor
powerreactors).Article1
1.Fromthedateofaccession,suchinformationas
hasbeencommunicated toMemberStates,personsand
undertakingsinaccordancewithArticle13oftheEura­
tomTreaty,shallbeplacedatthedisposaloftheKing­
domofSpainwhichshallgiveitlimiteddistribution
withinitsterritoryundertheconditionslaiddownin
thatArticle.
2.Fromthedateofaccession,theKingdomofSpain
shallplaceatthedisposaloftheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunityinformationobtainedinthe
nuclearfieldinSpainwhichisgivenlimiteddistribu­
tion,insofarasstrictlycommercialapplicationsare
notinvolved.TheCommission shallcommunicate this
informationtoCommunityundertakingsunderthe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph 1.
3.Thisinformationshallmainlyconcern:
—nuclearphysics(lowandhigh-energy),Article2
1.InthosesectorsinwhichtheKingdomofSpain
placesinformationatthedisposaloftheCommunity ,
thecompetentauthoritiesshallgrantuponrequestlic­
encesoncommercialtermstoMemberStates,persons
andundertakingsoftheCommunitywheretheypos­
sessexclusiverightstopatentsfiledinMemberStates
oftheCommunityandinsofarastheyhavenoobliga­

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tionorcommitmentinrespectofthirdpartiestogrant
oroffertograntanexclusiveorpartiallyexclusivelic­
encetotherightsinthesepatents.
2.Whereanexclusiveorpartiallyexclusivelicence
hasbeengranted,theKingdomofSpainshallencour­ageandfacilitatethegrantingofsub-licencesoncom­
mercialtermstoMemberStates,personsandundertak­
ingsoftheCommunitybytheholdersofsuchlicences.
Suchexclusiveorpartiallyexclusivelicencesshallbe
grantedonanormalcommercialbasis.
Protocol14
oncotton
THEHIGHCONTRACTING PARTIES,
Consideringtheexistenceofcottonproductionin
Spain,1.Inparagraph3,thefollowingsubparagraph is
addedafterthefifthsubparagraph :
Thequantityfixedpursuanttotheprecedingsub­
paragraphshallbeincreasedby185000tonnes.'
2.Thefollowingparagraphisadded:
'13.Articles68,70,75,76,89,90and91ofthe
ActofAccessionoftheKingdomofSpainandthe
PortugueseRepublicshallapplymutatismutandis
totheadoptionbytheKingdomofSpainofthis
Protocol.
Articles234,236,238,243,244,257and258ofthe
abovementioned ActofAccessionshallapply
mutatismutandistotheadoptionbythePortuguese
RepublicofthisProtocol.'HAVEAGREEDTOAMENDASFOLLOWS :
Protocol4oncottonannexedtotheActconcerningthe
conditionsofAccessionoftheHellenicRepublicand
theAdjustmentstotheTreaties,soastoincludetherein
thequantityofcottonproducedinSpainandtomake
provisionforprocedurestoalignSpanishpricesonthe
commonprices,toeliminateintra-Community customs
dutiesandtoadopttheCommonCustomsTariff: