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11985I063

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ARTICLE 63



Official Journal L 302 , 15/11/1985 P. 0037
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Article 402

The Government of the Italian Republic shall remit to the Governments of the Kingdom of Spain and of the Portuguese Republic a certified copy of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community and the Treaties amending or supplementing them , including the Treaties concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Denmark , Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of the Hellenic Republic to the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community , in the Danish , Dutch , English , French , German , Greek , Irish and Italian languages .

The texts of those Treaties , drawn up in the Spanish and Portuguese languages , shall be annexed to this Act . Those texts shall be authentic under the same conditions as the texts of the Treaties referred to in the first paragraph , drawn up in the present languages .
11985I343

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ARTICLE 343



Official Journal L 302 , 15/11/1985 P. 0124
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Article 1

For the purposes of this Act :

- the expression " original Treaties " means the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community , the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community , as supplemented or amended by treaties or other acts which entered into force before this accession ; the expressions " ECSC Treaty " , " EEC Treaty " and " Euratom Treaty " mean the relevant original Treaties thus supplemented or amended ,

- the expression " present Member States " means the Kingdom of Belgium , the Kingdom of Denmark , the Federal Republic of Germany , the Hellenic Republic , the French Republic , Ireland , the Italian Republic , the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,

- the expression " the Community as at present constituted " means the Community made up of the present Member States ,

- the expression " the Community as enlarged " means the Community as constituted after the 1972 accession or after the 1979 accession , as the case may be ,

- the expression " new Member States " means the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic .
11985I/AFI/DCL/44

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, FINAL ACT, DECLARATION BY THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN: CECAF



Official Journal L 302 , 15/11/1985 P. 0494
11985IN27R(01)

CORRIGENDUM TO: - DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ANNEX XXVII: LIST PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 355 ( 3 ) OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION



Official Journal L 134 , 31/05/1988 P. 0065
PROTOCOL* on special arrangements for Greenland (* Article 3 of the Greenland Treaty provide that this Protocol, attached to the latter Treaty, shall be annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (Official Journal of the European Communities, No L 29, 1 February 1985).)

Article 1

1. The treatment on import into the Community of products subject to the common organization of the market in fishery products, origination in Greenland, shall, while complying with the mechanisms of the common market organization, involve exemption from customs duties and charges having equivalent restrictions or measures having equivalent effect if the possibilities for access to Greenland fishing zones granted to the Community pursuant to an agreement between the Community and the authority responsible for Greenland are satisfactory to the Community.

2. All measures relating to the import arrangements for such products, including those relating to the adoption of such measures, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community.

Article 2

The Commission shall make proposals to the Council, which shall act by a qualified majority, for the transitional measures which it considers necessary, by reason of the entry into force of the new arrangements, with regard to the maintenance of rights acquired by natural or legal persons during the period when Greenland was part of the Community and the regularization of the situation with regard to financial assistance granted by the Communities to Greenland during that period.

Article 3

The following text shall be added to Annex I to the Council Decision of 16 December 1980 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community:

»6. Distinct community of the Kingdom of Denmark:

- Greenland.«
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ARTICLE 34

THIS ACT , DRAWN UP IN A SINGLE ORIGINAL IN THE DANISH , DUTCH , ENGLISH , FRENCH , GERMAN , GREEK , IRISH , ITALIAN , PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH LANGUAGES , THE TEXTS IN EACH OF THESE LANGUAGES BEING EQUALLY AUTHENTIC , WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC , WHICH WILL REMIT A CERTIFIED COPY TO EACH OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE OTHER SIGNATORY STATES .

IN WITNESS WHEREOF THE UNDERSIGNED PLENIPOTENTIARIES HAVE SIGNED THIS SINGLE EUROPEAN ACT .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG ON THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY IN THE YEAR ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX AND AT THE HAGUE ON THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY IN THE YEAR ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX .

POUR SA MAJESTE LE ROI DES BELGES

VOOR ZIJNE MAJESTEIT DE KONING DER BELGEN

FOR HENDES MAJESTAET DANMARKS DRONNING

FUER DEN PRAESIDENTEN DER BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND

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POR SU MAJESTAD EL REY DE ESPANA

POUR LE PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE

THAR CEANN UACHTARAN NA HEIREANN

PER IL PRESIDENTE DELLA REPUBBLICA ITALIANA

POUR SON ALTESSE ROYALE LE GRAND-DUC DE LUXEMBOURG

VOOR HARE MAJESTEIT DE KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN

PELO PRESIDENTE DA REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA

FOR HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

THE PRECEDING TEXT IS A CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF THE SINGLE ORIGINAL OF THE SINGLE EUROPEAN ACT SIGNED AT LUXEMBOURG ON THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY IN THE YEAR ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX AND AT THE HAGUE ON THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY IN THE YEAR ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX AND DEPOSITED IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC .

IL CAPO DEL SERVIZIO DEL CONTENZIOSO DIPLOMATICO , DEI TRATTATI E DEGLI AFFARI LEGISLATIVI
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ARTICLE 29

IN ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) OF COUNCIL DECISION 85/257/EEC , EURATOM OF 7 MAY 1985 ON THE COMMUNITIES' SYSTEM OF OWN RESOURCES , THE WORDS " THE LEVEL AND SCALE OF FUNDING OF WHICH WILL BE FIXED PURSUANT TO A DECISION OF THE COUNCIL ACTING UNANIMOUSLY " SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE WORDS " THE LEVEL AND SCALE OF FUNDING OF WHICH SHALL BE FIXED PURSUANT TO A DECISION OF THE COUNCIL ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY AFTER OBTAINING THE AGREEMENT OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED " .

THIS AMENDMENT SHALL NOT AFFECT THE LEGAL NATURE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DECISION .
SINGLE EUROPEAN ACT, FINAL ACT, DECLARATION ON THE COURT OF JUSTICE



Official Journal L 169 , 29/06/1987 P. 0024



++++ DECLARATION ON THE COURT OF JUSTICE THE CONFERENCE AGREES THAT THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 32D ( 1 ) OF THE ECSC TREATY , ARTICLE 168A ( 1 ) OF THE EEC TREATY AND ARTICLE 140A ( 1 ) OF THE EAEC TREATY DO NOT PREJUDGE ANY CONFERRAL OF JUDICIAL COMPETENCE LIKELY TO BE PROVIDED FOR IN THE CONTEXT OF AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES .
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DECLARATION ON THE POWERS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMISSION

THE CONFERENCE ASKS THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES TO ADOPT , BEFORE THE ACT ENTERS INTO FORCE , THE PRINCIPLES AND RULES ON THE BASIS OF WHICH THE COMMISSION'S POWERS OF IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE DEFINED IN EACH CASE .

IN THIS CONNECTION THE CONFERENCE REQUESTS THE COUNCIL TO GIVE THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR A PREDOMINANT PLACE IN THE INTERESTS OF SPEED AND EFFICIENCY IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS , FOR THE EXERCISE OF THE POWERS OF IMPLEMENTATION CONFERRED ON THE COMMISSION WITHIN THE FIELD OF ARTICLE 100A OF THE EEC TREATY .
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ARTICLE 5

ARTICLE 45 OF THE ECSC TREATY IS SUPPLEMENTED BY THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH :

" THE COUNCIL MAY , ACTING UNANIMOUSLY AT THE REQUEST OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE AND AFTER CONSULTING THE COMMISSION AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT , AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE III OF THE STATUTE . " .
11992MG

Treaty on European Union - Title II: Provisions amending the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community with a view to establishing the European Community - Article G



Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0005
46) The following Article shall be inserted:

'Article 151

1. A committee consisting of the Permanent Representatives of the Member States shall be responsible for preparing the work of the Council and for carrying out the tasks assigned to it by the Council.

2. The Council shall be assisted by a General Secretariat, under the direction of a Secretary-General. The Secretary- General shall be appointed by the Council acting unanimously.

The Council shall decide on the organization of the General Secretariat.

3. The Council shall adopt its rules of procedure.'
Article 15

Reporting commitments

15.1. The ECB shall draw up and publish reports on the activities of the ESCB at least quarterly.

15.2. A consolidated financial statement of the ESCB shall be published each week.

15.3. In accordance with Article 109b(3) of this Treaty, the ECB shall address an annual report on the activities of the ESCB and on the monetary policy of both the previous and the current year to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, and also to the European Council.

15.4. The reports and statements referred to in this Article shall be made available to interested parties free of charge.
68)The following chapter shall be inserted:

'Chapter 5

European Investment Bank

Article 198d

The European Investment Bank shall have legal personality.

The members of the European Investment Bank shall be the Member States.

The Statute of the European Investment Bank is laid down in a Protocol annexed to this Treaty.

Article 198e

The task of the European Investment Bank shall be to contribute, by having recourse to the capital market and utilizing its own resources, to the balanced and steady development of the common market in the interest of the Community. For this purpose the Bank shall, operating on a non-profit-making basis, grant loans and give guarantees which facilitate the financing of the following projects in all sectors of the economy:

(a) projects for developing less-developed regions;

(b) projects for modernizing or converting undertakings or for developing fresh activities called for by the progressive establishment of the common market, where these projects are of such a size or nature that they cannot be entirely financed by the various means available in the individual Member States;

(c) projects of common interest to several Member States which are of such a size or nature that they cannot be entirely financed by the various means available in the individual Member States.

In carrying out its task, the Bank shall facilitate the financing of investment programmes in conjunction with assistance from the structural Funds and other Community financial instruments.'
Treaty on European Union - Protocol on the convergence criteria referred to in Article 109 J.of the Treaty establishing the European Community - Article 2



Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0085



Article 2 The criterion on the government budgetary position referred to in the second indent of Article 109j(1) of this Treaty shall mean that at the time of the examination the Member State is not the subject of a Council decision under Article 104c(6) of this Treaty that an excessive deficit exists.
Article R

1. This Treaty shall be ratified by the High Contracting Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the government of the Italian Republic.

2. This Treaty shall enter into force on 1 January 1993, provided that all the instruments of ratification have been deposited, or, failing that, on the first day of the month following the deposit of the instrument of ratification by the last signatory State to take this step.
15) Article 166 shall be replaced by the following:

'Article 166

The number of members of the Economic and Social Committee shall be as follows:

Belgium 12

Denmark 9

Germany 24

Greece 12

Spain 21

France 24

Ireland 9

Italy 24

Luxembourg 6

Netherlands 12

Portugal 12

United Kingdom 24

The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Council, acting unanimously, for four years. Their appointments shall be renewable.

The members of the Committee may not be bound by any mandatory instructions. They shall be completely independent in the performance of their duties, in the general interest of the Community.

The Council, acting by a qualified majority, shall determine the allowances of members of the Committee.'
5) The following Article shall be inserted:

'Article 3b

The Community shall act within the limits of the powers conferred upon it by this Treaty and of the objectives assigned to it therein.

In areas which do not fall within its exclusive competence, the Community shall take action, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, only if and in so far as the objectives of the proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale or effects of the proposed action, be better achieved by the Community.

Any action by the Community shall not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the objectives of this Treaty.'
Treaty on European Union - Title V: Provisions on a common foreign and security policy - Article J.10



Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0060



Article J.10 On the occasion of any review of the security provisions under Article J.4, the Conference which is convened to that effect shall also examine whether any other amendments need to be made to provisions relating to the common foreign and security policy.
11992MK

Treaty on European Union - Title VI: Provisions on cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs - Article K



Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0061
37) The following shall be inserted:

'TITLE IX

CULTURE

Article 128

1. The Community shall contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore.

2. Action by the Community shall be aimed at encouraging cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, supporting and supplementing their action in the following areas:

- improvement of the knowledge and dissemination of the culture and history of the European peoples;

- conservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage of European significance;

- non-commercial cultural exchanges;

- artistic and literary creation, including in the audiovisual sector.

3. The Community and the Member States shall foster cooperation with third countries and the competent international organizations in the sphere of culture, in particular the Council of Europe.

4. The Community shall take cultural aspects into account in its action under other provisions of this Treaty.

5. In order to contribute to the achievement of the objectives referred to in this Article, the Council:

- acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189b and after consulting the Committee of the Regions, shall adopt incentive measures, excluding any harmonization of the laws and regulations of the Member States. The Council shall act unanimously throughout the procedures referred to in Article 189b;

- acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt recommendations.'
Article D

The European Council shall provide the Union with the necessary impetus for its development and shall define the general political guidelines thereof.

The European Council shall bring together the Heads of State or of Government of the Member States and the President of the Commission. They shall be assisted by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Member States and by a Member of the Commission. The European Council shall meet at least twice a year, under the chairmanship of the Head of State or of Government of the Member State which holds the Presidency of the Council.

The European Council shall submit to the European Parliament a report after each of its meetings and a yearly written report on the progress achieved by the Union.
11992M/PRO/SEBC/24

Treaty on European Union - Protocol on the statute of the european system of central banks and of the European Central Bank - Chapter IV: Monetary functions and operations of the ESCB - Article 24: Other operations



Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0073
Article 45

The General Council of the ECB

45.1. Without prejudice to Article 106(3) of this Treaty, the General Council shall be constituted as a third decision-making body of the ECB.

45.2. The General Council shall comprise the President and Vice-President of the ECB and the Governors of the national central banks. The other members of the Executive Board may participate, without having the right to vote, in meetings of the General Council.

45.3. The responsibilities of the General Council are listed in full in Article 47 of this Statute.
11992M/PRO/SEBC/53

Treaty on European Union - Protocol on the statute of the european system of central banks and of the European Central Bank - Chapter IX: Transitional and other provisions for the ESCB - Article 53: Applicability of The Transitional Provisions



Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0079
Treaty on European Union - Declaration on cooperation with charitable associations



Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0103



DECLARATION on cooperation with charitable associations The Conference stresses the importance, in pursuing the objectives of Article 117 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, of cooperation between the latter and charitable associations and foundations as institutions responsible for social welfare establishments and services.
DECLARATION on disputes between the ECB and the EMI and their servants

The Conference considers it proper that the Court of First Instance should hear this class of action in accordance with Article 168a of the Treaty establishing the European Community. The Conference therefore invites the institutions to adapt the relevant rules accordingly.
Article 14

National central banks

14.1. In accordance with Article 108 of this Treaty, each Member State shall ensure, at the latest at the date of the establishment of the ESCB, that its national legislation, including the statutes of its national central bank, is compatible with this Treaty and this Statute.

14.2. The statutes of the national central banks shall, in particular, provide that the term of office of a Governor of a national central bank shall be no less than 5 years.

A Governor may be relieved from office only if he no longer fulfils the conditions required for the performance of his duties or if he has been guilty of serious misconduct. A decision to this effect may be referred to the Court of Justice by the Governor concerned or the Governing Council on grounds of infringement of this Treaty or of any rule of law relating to its application. Such proceedings shall be instituted within two months of the publication of the decision or of its notification to the plaintiff or, in the absence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge of the latter, as the case may be.

14.3. The national central banks are an integral part of the ESCB and shall act in accordance with the guidelines and instructions of the ECB. The Governing Council shall take the necessary steps to ensure compliance with the guidelines and instructions of the ECB, and shall require that any necessary information be given to it.

14.4. National central banks may perform functions other than those specified in this Statute unless the Governing Council finds, by a majority of two thirds of the votes cast, that these interfere with the objectives and tasks of the ESCB. Such functions shall be performed on the responsibility and liability of national central banks and shall not be regarded as being part of the functions of the ESCB.
Article 11

Interinstitutional cooperation and reporting requirements

11.1. The President of the Council and a member of the Commission may participate, without having the right to vote, in meetings of the Council of the EMI.

11.2. The President of the EMI shall be invited to participate in Council meetings when the Council is discussing matters relating to the objectives and tasks of the EMI.

11.3. At a date to be established in the Rules of Procedure, the EMI shall prepare an annual report on its activities and on monetary and financial conditions in the Community. The annual report, together with the annual accounts of the EMI, shall be addressed to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission and also to the European Council.

The President of the EMI may, at the request of the European Parliament or on his own initiative, be heard by the competent Committees of the European Parliament.

11.4. Reports published by the EMI shall be made available to interested parties free of charge.
10) The following Articles shall be inserted:

'Article 29

The Council shall, acting by a qualified majority, determine the salaries, allowances and pensions of the President and members of the Commission, and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice. It shall also, again by a qualified majority, determine any payment to be made instead of remuneration.

Article 30

1. A committee consisting of the Permanent Representatives of the Member States shall be responsible for preparing the work of the Council and for carrying out the tasks assigned to it by the Council.

2. The Council shall be assisted by a General Secretariat, under the direction of a Secretary-General. The Secretary- General shall be appointed by the Council acting unanimously.

The Council shall decide on the organization of the General Secretariat.

3. The Council shall adopt its rules of procedure.'
Article 16

Bank notes

In accordance with Article 105a(1) of this Treaty, the Governing Council shall have the exclusive right to authorize the issue of bank notes within the Community. The ECB and the national central banks may issue such notes. The bank notes issued by the ECB and the national central banks shall be the only such notes to have the status of legal tender within the Community.

The ECB shall respect as far as possible existing practices regarding the issue and design of bank notes.

CHAPTER IV

MONETARY FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS

OF THE ESCB