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Article 3

1 . The new Member States accede by this Act to the decisions and agreements adopted by the representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting in Council . They undertake to accede from the date of accession to all other agreements concluded by the present Member States relating to the functioning of the Communities or connected with the activities thereof .

2 . The new Member States undertake to accede to the conventions provided for in Article 220 of the EEC Treaty and to those that are inseparable from the attainment of the objectives of that Treaty and thus linked to the Community legal order , and also to the protocols on the interpretation of those conventions by the Court of Justice , signed by the Member States of the Community as originally constituted or as enlarged and to this end they undertake to enter into negotiations with the present Member States in order to make the necessary adjustments thereto .

3 . The new Member States are in the same situation as the present Member States in respect of declarations or resolutions of , or other positions taken up by , the Council and in respect of those concerning the European Communities adopted by common agreement of the Member States ; they will accordingly observe the principles and guidelines deriving from those declarations , resolutions or other positions and will take such measures as may be necessary to ensure their implementation .
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Article 96

During the 1986/87 to 1994/95 marketing years , specific guarantee thresholds shall be fixed for colza and rape seeds and for sunflower seeds produced in Spain .

These specific guarantee thresholds shall be determined on the basis of criteria actually comparable to those adopted for the fixing of guarantee thresholds in the Community as at present constituted , taking into consideration the highest level of production recorded during one of the following marketing years : 1982/83 , 1983/84 and 1984/85 .

Where a specific guarantee threshold is exceeded , the co-responsibility penalties shall be applied according to procedures which are similar to those applied in the Community as at present constituted and with the same ceiling .
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Article 289

1 . The Portuguese Republic shall apply progressively to imports , as from the beginning of the second stage , the preferences accorded , either autonomously or by agreement , by the Community to certain third countries .

2 . To this end , the Portuguese Republic shall apply a duty reducing the variation between the rate of duty actually applied at the end of the first stage and the preferential rate of duty according to the following timetable :

( a ) When the second stage is of five years' duration :

- on 1 January 1991 , the variation shall be reduced to 83,3 % of the original variation ,

- on 1 January 1992 , the variation shall be reduced to 66,6 % of the original variation ,

- on 1 January 1993 , the variation shall be reduced to 49,9 % of the original variation ,

- on 1 January 1994 , the variation shall be reduced to 33,2 % of the original variation ,

- on 1 January 1995 , the variation shall be reduced to 16,5 % of the original variation .

( b ) When the second stage is of seven years' duration :

- on 1 January 1989 , the variation shall be reduced to 87,5 % of the original variation ,

- on 1 January 1990 , the variation shall be reduced to 75 % of the original variation ,

- on 1 January 1991 , the variation shall be reduced to 62,5 % of the original variation ,

- on 1 January 1992 , the variation shall be reduced to 50 % of the original variation ,

- on 1 January 1993 , the variation shall be reduced to 37,5 % of the original variation ,

- on 1 January 1994 , the variation shall be reduced to 25 % of the original variation ,

- on 1 January 1995 , the variation shall be reduced to 12,5 % of the original variation .

( c ) The Portuguese Republic shall apply the preferential rates in full on 1 January 1996 .
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Article 69

1 . In the event that , on accession , it is found that the variation between the price level for a product in Spain and the common price level is minimal , the common price may be applied in Spain for the product in question .

2 . The variation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be considered as minimal where it is less than or equal to 3 % of the common price .
11985I188

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 188



Official Journal L 302 , 15/11/1985 P. 0080
11985I265R(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, ARTICLE 265



Official Journal L 116 , 04/05/1988 P. 0027
Article 5

The following subparagraph shall be added to point (a) of the third paragraph of Article 198 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community:

»This Treaty shall not apply to Greenland.«
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ARTICLE 8

THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 237 OF THE EEC TREATY SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING PROVISION :

" ANY EUROPEAN STATE MAY APPLY TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY . IT SHALL ADDRESS ITS APPLICATION TO THE COUNCIL , WHICH SHALL ACT UNANIMOUSLY AFTER CONSULTING THE COMMISSION AND AFTER RECEIVING THE ASSENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WHICH SHALL ACT BY AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY OF ITS COMPONENT MEMBERS . " .
SINGLE EUROPEAN ACT, FINAL ACT, DECLARATION ON ARTICLE 100 B OF THE EEC TREATY



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



++++ DECLARATION ON ARTICLE 100B OF THE EEC TREATY THE CONFERENCE CONSIDERS THAT , SINCE ARTICLE 8C OF THE EEC TREATY IS OF GENERAL APPLICATION , IT ALSO APPLIES TO THE PROPOSALS WHICH THE COMMISSION IS REQUIRED TO MAKE UNDER ARTICLE 100B OF THAT TREATY .
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DECLARATION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC ON ARTICLE 8A OF THE EEC TREATY

GREECE CONSIDERS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY POLICIES AND ACTIONS , AND THE ADOPTION OF MEASURES ON THE BASIS OF ARTICLES 70 ( 1 ) AND 84 , MUST BOTH TAKE PLACE IN SUCH A WAY AS NOT TO HARM SENSITIVE SECTORS OF MEMBER STATES' ECONOMIES .
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DECLARATION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND ON ARTICLE 57 ( 2 ) OF THE EEC TREATY

IRELAND , IN CONFIRMING ITS AGREEMENT TO QUALIFIED MAJORITY VOTING UNDER ARTICLE 57 ( 2 ) , WISHES TO RECALL THAT THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY IN IRELAND IS A PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE ONE AND THAT SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE HAD TO BE MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND FOR THE PROTECTION OF INSURANCE POLICY HOLDERS AND THIRD PARTIES . IN RELATION TO HARMONIZATION OF LEGISLATION ON INSURANCE , THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND WOULD EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO RELY ON A SYMPATHETIC ATTITUDE FROM THE COMMISSION AND FROM THE OTHER MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY SHOULD IRELAND LATER FIND ITSELF IN A SITUATION WHERE THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND CONSIDERS IT NECESSARY TO HAVE SPECIAL PROVISION MADE FOR THE POSITION OF THE INDUSTRY IN IRELAND .
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DECLARATION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC ON ARTICLES 59 , SECOND PARAGRAPH , AND 84 OF THE EEC TREATY

PORTUGAL CONSIDERS THAT AS THE CHANGE FROM UNANIMOUS TO QUALIFIED MAJORITY VOTING IN ARTICLES 59 , SECOND PARAGRAPH , AND 84 WAS NOT CONTEMPLATED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACCESSION OF PORTUGAL TO THE COMMUNITY AND SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERS THE COMMUNITY ACQUIS , IT MUST NOT DAMAGE SENSITIVE AND VITAL SECTORS OF THE PORTUGUESE ECONOMY , AND , WHEREVER NECESSARY , APPROPRIATE AND SPECIFIC TRANSITIONAL MEASURES SHOULD BE INTRODUCED TO FORESTALL THE ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES THAT COULD ENSUE FOR THESE SECTORS .
11992MG/E45

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 - Article G E 45



Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0032
Treaty on European Union - Protocol on the statute of the European Monetary Institute - Article 8: Independence



Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0081



Article 8 Independence The members of the Council of the EMI who are the representatives of their institutions shall, with respect to their activities, act according to their own responsibilities. In exercising the powers and performing the tasks and duties conferred upon them by this Treaty and this Statute, the Council of the EMI may not seek or take any instructions from Community institutions or bodies or governments of Member States. The Community institutions and bodies as well as the governments of the Member States undertake to respect this principle and not to seek to influence the Council of the EMI in the performance of its tasks.
11992M/PRO/SEBC/08

Treaty on European Union - Protocol on the statute of the european system of central banks and of the European Central Bank - Chapter III: Organisation of the ESCB - Article 8: General principle



Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0070
Article N

1. The government of any Member State or the Commission may submit to the Council proposals for the amendment of the Treaties on which the Union is founded.

If the Council, after consulting the European Parliament and, where appropriate, the Commission, delivers an opinion in favour of calling a conference of representatives of the governments of the Member States, the conference shall be convened by the President of the Council for the purpose of determining by common accord the amendments to be made to those Treaties. The European Central Bank shall also be consulted in the case of institutional changes in the monetary area.

The amendments shall enter into force after being ratified by all the Member States in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements.

2. A conference of representatives of the governments of the Member States shall be convened in 1996 to examine those provisions of this Treaty for which revision is provided, in accordance with the objectives set out in Articles A and B.
Article 47

Responsibilities of the General Council

47.1. The General Council shall:

- perform the tasks referred to in Article 44;

- contribute to the advisory functions referred to in Articles 4 and 25.1.

47.2. The General Council shall contribute to:

- the collection of statistical information as referred to in Article 5;

- the reporting activities of the ECB as referred to in Article 15;

- the establishment of the necessary rules for the application of Article 26 as referred to in Article 26.4;

- the taking of all other measures necessary for the application of Article 29 as referred to in Article 29.4;

- the laying down of the conditions of employment of the staff of the ECB as referred to in Article 36.

47.3. The General Council shall contribute to the necessary preparations for irrevocably fixing the exchange rates of the currencies of Member States with a derogation against the currencies, or the single currency, of the Member States without a derogation, as referred to in Article 109l(5) of this Treaty.

47.4. The General Council shall be informed by the President of the ECB of decisions of the Governing Council.
64)Article 194 shall be replaced by the following:

'Article 194

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.'
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 - Article G D 12



Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0008



12) Article 56(2) shall be replaced by the following: '2. Before the end of the transitional period, the Council shall, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, issue directives for the coordination of the abovementioned provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action. After the end of the second stage, however, the Council shall, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189b, issue directives for the coordination of such provisions as, in each Member State, are a matter for regulation or administrative action.'
DECLARATION on the outermost regions of the Community

The Conference acknowledges that the outermost regions of the Community (the French overseas departments, Azores and Madeira and Canary Islands) suffer from major structural backwardness compounded by several phenomena (remoteness, island status, small size, difficult topography and climate, economic dependence on a few products), the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their economic and social development.

It considers that, while the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community and secondary legislation apply automatically to the outermost regions, it is nonetheless possible to adopt specific measures to assist them inasmuch and as long as there is an objective need to take such measures with a view to the economic and social development of those regions. Such measures should have as their aim both the completion of the internal market and a recognition of the regional reality to enable the outermost regions to achieve the average economic and social level of the Community.
Article 4

Primary tasks

4.1. In accordance with Article 109f(2) of this Treaty, the EMI shall:

- strengthen cooperation between the national central banks;

- strengthen the coordination of the monetary policies of the Member States with the aim of ensuring price stability;

- monitor the functioning of the European Monetary System (EMS);

- hold consultations concerning issues falling within the competence of the national central banks and affecting the stability of financial institutions and markets;

- take over the tasks of the EMCF; in particular it shall perform the functions referred to in Articles 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3;

- facilitate the use of the ECU and oversee its development, including the smooth functioning of the ECU clearing system.

The EMI shall also:

- hold regular consultations concerning the course of monetary policies and the use of monetary policy instruments;

- normally be consulted by the national monetary authorities before they take decisions on the course of monetary policy in the context of the common framework for ex ante coordination.

4.2. At the latest by 31 December 1996, the EMI shall specify the regulatory, organizational and logistical framework necessary for the ESCB to perform its tasks in the third stage, in accordance with the principle of an open market economy with free competition. This framework shall be submitted by the Council of the EMI for decision to the ECB at the date of its establishment.

In accordance with Article 109f(3) of this Treaty, the EMI shall in particular:

- prepare the instruments and the procedures necessary for carrying out a single monetary policy in the third stage;

- promote the harmonization, where necessary, of the rules and practices governing the collection, compilation and distribution of statistics in the areas within its field of competence;

- prepare the rules for operations to be undertaken by the national central banks in the framework of the ESCB;

- promote the efficiency of cross-border payments;

- supervise the technical preparation of ECU bank notes.
Article 19

Judicial control and related matters

19.1. The acts or omissions of the EMI shall be open to review or interpretation by the Court of Justice in the cases and under the conditions laid down in this Treaty. The EMI may institute proceedings in the cases and under the conditions laid down in this Treaty.

19.2. Disputes between the EMI, on the one hand, and its creditors, debtors or any other person, on the other, shall fall within the jurisdiction of the competent national courts, save where jurisdiction has been conferred upon the Court of Justice.

19.3. The EMI shall be subject to the liability regime provided for in Article 215 of this Treaty.

19.4. The Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction to give judgment pursuant to any arbitration clause contained in a contract concluded by or on behalf of the EMI, whether that contract be governed by public or private law.

19.5. A decision of the EMI to bring an action before the Court of Justice shall be taken by the Council of the EMI.
Treaty on European Union - Declaration on the protection of animals



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



DECLARATION on the protection of animals The Conference calls upon the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, as well as the Member States, when drafting and implementing Community legislation on the common agricultural policy, transport, the internal market and research, to pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals.
Article 32

Allocation of monetary income of national central banks

32.1. The income accruing to the national central banks in the performance of the ESCB's monetary policy function (hereinafter referred to as 'monetary income') shall be allocated at the end of each financial year in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

32.2. Subject to Article 32.3, the amount of each national central bank's monetary income shall be equal to its annual income derived from its assets held against notes in circulation and deposit liabilities to credit institutions. These assets shall be earmarked by national central banks in accordance with guidelines to be established by the Governing Council.

32.3. If, after the start of the third stage, the balance sheet structures of the national central banks do not, in the judgment of the Governing Council, permit the application of Article 32.2, the Governing Council, acting by a qualified majority, may decide that, by way of derogation from Article 32.2, monetary income shall be measured according to an alternative method for a period of not more than five years.

32.4. The amount of each national central bank's monetary income shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to any interest paid by that central bank on its deposit liabilities to credit institutions in accordance with Article 19.

The Governing Council may decide that national central banks shall be indemnified against costs incurred in connection with the issue of bank notes or in exceptional circumstances for specific losses arising from monetary policy operations undertaken for the ESCB. Indemnification shall be in a form deemed appropriate in the judgment of the Governing Council; these amounts may be offset against the national central banks' monetary income.

32.5. The sum of the national central banks' monetary income shall be allocated to the national central banks in proportion to their paid-up shares in the capital of the ECB, subject to any decision taken by the Governing Council pursuant to Article 33.2.

32.6. The clearing and settlement of the balances arising from the allocation of monetary income shall be carried out by the ECB in accordance with guidelines established by the Governing Council.

32.7. The Governing Council shall take all other measures necessary for the application of this Article.
Treaty on European Union - Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure - Article 4



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



Article 4 The statistical data to be used for the application of this Protocol shall be provided by the Commission.
Article 6

Operational and technical functions

6.1. The EMI shall:

- provide for the multilateralization of positions resulting from interventions by the national central banks in Community currencies and the multilateralization of intra- Community settlements;

- administer the very short-term financing mechanism provided for by the Agreement of 13 March 1979 between the central banks of the Member States of the European Economic Community laying down the operating procedures for the European Monetary System (hereinafter referred to as 'EMS Agreement') and the short- term monetary support mechanism provided for in the Agreement between the central banks of the Member States of the European Economic Community of 9 February 1970, as amended;

- perform the functions referred to in Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1969/88 of 24 June 1988 establishing a single facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States' balances of payments.

6.2. The EMI may receive monetary reserves from the national central banks and issue ECUs against such assets for the purpose of implementing the EMS Agreement. These ECUs may be used by the EMI and the national central banks as a means of settlement and for transactions between them and the EMI. The EMI shall take the necessary administrative measures for the implementation of this paragraph.

6.3. The EMI may grant to the monetary authorities of third countries and to international monetary institutions the status of 'Other Holders' of ECUs and fix the terms and conditions under which such ECUs may be acquired, held or used by Other Holders.

6.4. The EMI shall be entitled to hold and manage foreign exchange reserves as an agent for and at the request of national central banks. Profits and losses regarding these reserves shall be for the account of the national central bank depositing the reserves. The EMI shall perform this function on the basis of bilateral contracts in accordance with rules laid down in a decision of the EMI. These rules shall ensure that transactions with these reserves shall not interfere with the monetary policy and exchange rate policy of the competent monetary authority of any Member State and shall be consistent with the objectives of the EMI and the proper functioning of the Exchange Rate Mechanism of the EMS.
PROTOCOL on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank

THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES,

DESIRING to lay down the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank provided for in Article 4a of the Treaty establishing the European Community,

HAVE AGREED upon the following provisions, which shall be annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community:

CHAPTER I

CONSTITUTION OF THE ESCB
Treaty on European Union - Declaration on the Economic and Social Committee



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



DECLARATION on the Economic and Social Committee The Conference agrees that the Economic and Social Committee will enjoy the same independence with regard to its budget and staff management as the Court of Auditors has enjoyed hitherto.
Article 13

The President

13.1. The President or, in his absence, the Vice-President shall chair the Governing Council and the Executive Board of the ECB.

13.2. Without prejudice to Article 39, the President or his nominee shall represent the ECB externally.