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7. Joint Declaration on Articles 32, 69, 84, and 112 of the Act of Accession

The Contracting Parties recall that in the Ministerial meeting of 21 December 1993 the Conferences noted that:

- the goal of the agreed solution is to take decisions before the end of the transitional period;

- the review of the acquis communautaire shall be without prejudice to the result;

- when undertaking the review the Union will also take into account the criteria laid down in Article 130r(3) of the EC Treaty.
11994N166

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - PART FIVE : PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT - TITLE II : APPLICABILITY OF THE ACTS OF THE INSTITUTIONS - Article 166



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0050
11994N082

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - PART FOUR : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES - TITLE III : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES CONCERNING AUSTRIA - CHAPTER 5 : Financial and budgetary provisions - Article 82



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0037
II. DECLARATIONS ADOPTED BY THE PLENIPOTENTIARIES

1. Joint Declaration on Common Foreign and Security Policy

1. The Union notes the confirmation by Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden of their full acceptance of the rights and obligations attaching to the Union and its institutional framework, known as the 'acquis communautaire`, as it applies to present Member States. This includes in particular the content, principles and political objectives of the Treaties, including those of the Treaty on European Union.

The Union and the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden agree that:

- accession to the Union should strengthen the internal coherence of the Union and its capacity to act effectively in foreign and security policy;

- the new Member States will, from the time of their accession, be ready and able to participate fully and actively in the Common Foreign and Security Policy as defined in the Treaty on European Union;

- the new Member States will, on accession, take on in their entirety and without reservation all the objectives of the Treaty, the provisions of Title V thereof, and the relevant declarations attached to it;

- the new Member States will be ready and able to support the specific policies of the Union in force at the time of their accession.

2. With regard to Member States' obligations deriving from the Treaty on European Union concerning the implementation of the Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy it is understood that on the day of accession the legal framework of the acceding countries will be compatible with the 'acquis`.
13. Joint Declaration on the supply of raw material for the fish processing industry in northern Norway

The Contracting Parties note the request of the Kingdom of Norway regarding the supply of raw material for the fish processing industry in northern Norway and recognize the need to ensure a satisfactory balance in supplies in the light of the special situation for that industry. This is to be duly taken into account when the Union establishes autonomous tariff quotas for fish for the processing industry following Norway's accession.
11994N081

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - PART FOUR : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES - TITLE III : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES CONCERNING AUSTRIA - CHAPTER 5 : Financial and budgetary provisions - Article 81



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0037
Article 146

The Kingdom of Norway is required to ensure that from 1 January 1995 all statutory and contractual provisions which give a monopoly to the Norwegian Grain Corporation (Statens Kornforretning) or any successor organization in relation to the import, export or the buying and selling of agricultural products shall be abolished.

However, Article 85 of the EC Treaty shall be applicable only as from 1 January 1997 to agreements, decisions and concerted practices implemented by the Norwegian Grain Corporation insofar as:

- they have objectives other than those stated in the first subparagraph;

- they do not involve fixing of prices, sharing of markets or control of production.
49. Declaration by Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden on Articles 3 and 4 of the Act of Accession

With regard to the conventions or instruments relating to Justice and Home Affairs referred to in Article 3 and in Article 4 (2) of the Act of Accession which are still under negotiation, Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden accept the points which have been agreed on by the present Member States or by the Council at the date of accession and they will accordingly participate in subsequent negotiations relating to those conventions and instruments only on those points still to be resolved.
Article 122

1. Except where otherwise specified in this Act, the conditions under which the allocations made in Article 121 can be fished will remain identical to those applicable immediately prior to the entry in force of the Accession Treaty.

2. These conditions shall be fixed for the first time before 1 January 1995, in accordance with Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92.
PART TWO ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES TITLE 1 INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1 The European Parliament

Article 11

The following is substituted for Article 2 of the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, which is annexed to Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom:

'Article 2

The number of representatives elected in each Member States is as follows:

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D. STRUCTURES

1. 390 R 0866: Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (OJ No L 91, 6.4.1990, p. 1), as last amended by:

- 393 R 3669: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3669/93 of 22 December 1993 (OJ No L 338, 31.12.1993, p. 26).

When applying Article 16 (5), the Commission:

- may authorize Norway to grant, for the 3 years which follow its accession, national aids to investments in any sector of products falling within Annex II of the EC Treaty and in need of being restructured, on condition that the production capacity of the said sector is not increased.

- will implement these provisions with respect to Austria and Finland in accordance with the declaration No 31 set out in the Final Act.

However, the Commission authorization may be granted only if adequate participation of those eligible for the financing of the investments concerned is assured.

2. 391 R 2328: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91 of 15 July 1991 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (OJ No L 218, 6.8.1991, p. 1), as last amended by:

- 393 R 3669: Council Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 of 22 December 1993 (OJ No L 338, 31.12.1993, p. 26).

By way of derogation:

(a) from Article 5 (1) (c), the aids provided for by this Regulation may be granted in Norway and Sweden until 31 December 1999 in favour of agri-forestry holdings of a family nature, on condition that the agricultural surface area of the holding is not less than 15 hectares and the aids concern only agricultural activities. The maximum size of an agri-forestry holding of a family nature shall be determined by the Commission, pursuant to the procedure provided for in Article 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;

(b) from the limits provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 12 (2), Finland and Norway, in accordance with Articles 92 to 94 of the EC Treaty, may:

- grant, until 31 December 2001, a national aid for investments provided for in Article 5 to agricultural holdings the working income of which exceeds the reference income, referred to by the same provision;

- grant until 31 December 2001, a national aid in favour of holdings in financial difficulties;

(c) from Article 35, the Republic of Austria may, subject to authorization by the Commission, continue to grant, until 31 December 2004, to small producers which were entitled thereto in 1993 by virtue of national legislation, national aid to the extent that the compensatory allowance referred to in Articles 17 to 19 is not sufficient to compensate permanent natural handicaps. The aid granted in total to these producers must not exceed the amounts granted in Austria in the aforementioned year.

Before 30 June 1999 and 2004, the Commission shall present the Council with a report on the application of this measure, together with, where appropriate, a proposal. The Council shall decide on this proposal in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 43 (2) of the EC Treaty;

(d) from Article 5 (1) (d), the Republic of Austria may exempt, until 31 December 1999, producers from the obligation laid down in that provision.
V. AGRICULTURE

1. 393 L 0023: Council Directive 93/23/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the statistical surveys to be carried out on pig production (OJ No L 149, 21.6.1993, p. 1).

Finland: 1 January 1996.

2. 393 L 0024: Council Directive 93/24/EEC 1993 of 1 June 1993 on the statistical surveys to be carried out on bovine animal production (OJ No L 149, 21.6.1993, p. 5).

Finland: 1 January 1996.
11994N091

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - PART FOUR : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES - TITLE IV : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES CONCERNING FINLAND - CHAPTER 3 : Fisheries - Section II : Access to waters and resources - Subsection I : Finnish vessels - Article 91



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0038
VII. DEVELOPMENT

391 D 0482: Council Decision 91/482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (OJ No L 263, 19.9.1991, p. 1).

(a) In Annex II, Article 13 (3), the following are added:

'ANNETTU JAELKIKAETEEN/UTFAERDAT I EFTERHAND`, 'UTSTEDT I ETTERHAAND`, 'UTFAERDAT I EFTERHAND`;

(b) In Annex II, Article 14, the following are added:

'KAKSOISKAPPALE/DUPLIKAT`, 'DUPLIKAT`, 'DUPLIKAT`;

(c) In Annex III, Article 3, the following are added:

'KAKSOISKAPPALE/DUPLIKAT`, 'DUPLIKAT`, 'DUPLIKAT`.
11994N/AFI/DCL/27

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, FINAL ACT - III. OTHER DECLARATIONS - E. Joint Declarations: The present Member States / Various new Member States - 27. Joint Declaration: Norway, Austria, Sweden: on PCB/PCT



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0392
II. FISHERIES

1. 392 R 3759: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 (OJ No L 388, 31.12.1992, p. 1).

The amendments to be made to Annexes I and VI to this Regulation with a view to introducing new species will be made during the interim period, on a proposal from the Commission, in the light of information to be supplied by the Member States of the Union and by the acceding States.

The amendment to be made to Article 5 with a view to authorizing Member States to recognise producers' organizations on an exclusive basis will be made during the interim period, on a proposal from the Commission.

2. 393 R 2210: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2210/93 of 26 July 1993 on the communication of information for the purposes of the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (OJ No L 197, 6.8.1993, p. 8).

A list of representative markets and ports will be established before accession according to the appropriate procedure.
Article 176

The Government of the Italian Republic shall remit to the Governments of the new Member States a certified copy of the Treaty establishing the European 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, of the Hellenic Republic and of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, and the Treaty on European Union, in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages.

The texts of those Treaties, drawn up in the Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish 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.
Article 49

Until 30 June 1998 Norway shall be authorized to set the levels of the rates of exploitation in the form of catch limitations for resources located in the waters falling under its sovereignty or within its jurisdiction north of 62°N, with the exception of mackerel.

The full integration of the management of those resources into the Common Fisheries Policy after that date shall be based on the existing management regime as reflected in the Joint Declaration on the management of fisheries resources in waters north of 62°N.
TITLE II OTHER ADJUSTMENTS

Article 27

The following is substituted for Article 227 (1) of the EC Treaty:

'1. This Treaty shall apply to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.`
C. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

382 D 0043: Commission Decision 82/43/EEC of 9 December 1981 setting up an Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities (OJ No L 20, 28.1.1982, p. 35), as amended by:

- 185 I: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties - Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic (OJ No L 302, 15.11.1985, p. 23).

(a) Article 3 (1) is replaced by the following:

'The Committee shall have two members per Member State.`;

(b) Article 6, second sentence, is replaced by:

'Election shall be by a majority of two-thirds of the members present; a minimum of half of the members' votes in favour shall nevertheless be required.`;

(c) in Article 11, the phrase: 'The minimum shall, however, be twelve votes in favour` is replaced by: 'The minimum shall, however, be half of the members' votes in favour`.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 241/402

MINUTES OF THE SIGNING

of the Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Member States of the European Union) and the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden concerning the Accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union

(94/C 241/10)





The Plenipotentiaries of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland, Member States of the European Union, and the Plenipotentiaries of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden signed the Treaty concerning the Accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union in Corfu on 24 June 1994.

On that occassion the Kingdom of Belgium made the following declaration:

‘By signing this Treaty on behalf of the Kingdom of Belgium, both the Belgian federal authorities and the French-speaking Community, Flemish Community and German-speaking Community of Belgium, the Wallonian Region, the Flemish Region and the Brussels Region have entered into an undertaking at international level.’

The other States signatory to the Treaty of Accession made the following declaration:

‘The other States signatory to the Treaty of Accession understand that the unilateral declaration by Belgium is an explanation of Belgian constitutional law, which cannot prejudice the fact that the Kingdom of Belgium alone is a Contracting Party to this Treaty and therefore alone responsible vis-à-vis the other signatory States for fulfilling the obligations which it has assumed in this Treaty as a Member State of the European Union.’

The Kingdom of Belgium confirmed that this was indeed the case.

These minutes will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
IX. SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

1. 371 D 0057: Commission Decision 71/57/Euratom of 13 January 1971 on the reorganization of the Joint Nuclear Research Centre (JRC) (OJ No L 16, 20.1.1971, p. 14), as amended by:

- 374 D 0578: Commission Decision 74/578/Euratom of 13 November 1974 (OJ No L 316, 26.11.1974, p. 12),

- 375 D 0241: Commission Decision 75/241/Euratom of 25 March 1975 (OJ No L 98, 19.4.1975, p. 40),

- 382 D 0755: Commission Decision 82/755/Euratom of 2 June 1982 (OJ No L 319, 16.11.1982, p. 10),

- 384 D 0339: Commission Decision 84/339/Euratom of 24 May 1984 (OJ No L 177, 4.7.1984, p. 29),

- 185 I: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties - Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic (OJ No L 302, 15.11.1985, p. 23),

- 385 D 0593: Commission Decision 85/593/Euratom of 20 November 1985 (OJ No L 373, 31.12.1985, p. 6),

- 393 D 0095: Commission Decision 93/95/Euratom of 2 February 1993 (OJ No L 37, 13.2.1993, p. 44).

In the first paragraph of Article 4, '13` and '12` are replaced by '17` and '16` respectively.

2. 374 R 1728: Council Regulation No 1728/74 of 27 June 1974 on the coordination of agricultural research (OJ No L 182, 5.7.1974, p. 1), as amended by:

- 179 H: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties - Accession of the Hellenic Republic (OJ No L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 17),

- 385 R 3768: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 of 20 December 1985 (OJ L 362, 31.12.1985, p. 8).

In Article 8(3), 'fifty-four` is replaced by 'sixty-four`.

3. Council Decision of 16 December 1980 setting up a Consultative Committee for the Fusion Programme (Council document 4151/81 (ATO 103) of 8 January 1981), as amended by:

- Council Decision of October 1986 amending the Decision of 16 December 1980 (Council document 9705/86 (RECH 96) (ATO 49)).

(a) In the first sentence of paragraph 8, '10` is replaced by '13`.

(b) The following is substituted for the last two sentences of paragraph 14:

'Opinions relating to point (g) of paragraph 5 shall be adopted by the following weighted voting system:

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For the adoption of an opinion, the required majority shall be 22 votes in favour by at least nine delegations.`

4. 384 D 0128: Commission Decision 84/128/EEC of 29 February 1984 on establishing an Industrial Research and Development Advisory Committee (IRDAC) (OJ No L 66, 8.3.1984, p. 30), as amended by:

- 386 D 0009: Commission Decision 86/9/EEC of 7 January 1986 (OJ No L 25, 31.1.1986, p. 26),

- 388 D 0046: Commission Decision 88/46/EEC of 13 January 1988 (OJ No L 24, 29.1.1988, p. 66).

In Article 3 (1), '14` is replaced by '18`.
Subsection II Vessels of the Union as at present constituted

Article 95

As from the date of accession and until the date of application of the Community fishing permit system, vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the Union as at present constituted shall be authorized to fish, in the waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Finland, under conditions identical to those applicable immediately before the entry into force of the Accession Treaty.

The detailed rules for applying this Article shall be adopted before 1 January 1995 according to the procedure provided for in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92.
ACT

concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded

(94/C 241/08)

PART ONE PRINCIPLES

Article 1

For the purposes of this Act:

- the expression 'original Treaties` means:

- the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community ('ECSC Treaty`), the Treaty establishing the European Community ('EC Treaty`) and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community ('Euratom Treaty`), as supplemented or amended by treaties or other acts which entered into force before this accession,

- the Treaty on European Union ('EU Treaty`),

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

- the expression 'the Union` means the European Union as established by the EU Treaty,

- the expression 'the Community` means one or more of the Communities referred to in the first indent, as the case may be,

- the expression 'new Member States` means the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden,

- the expression 'the institutions` means the institutions established by the original Treaties.
11994NN01

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, ANNEX I - List referred to in Article 29 of the Act of Accession



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0054
Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts - Part one - Substantive amendments - Article 2.42

The Treaty establishing the European Community shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

In Article 173, the third paragraph shall be replaced by the following:

'The Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction under the same conditions in actions brought by the European Parliament, by the Court of Auditors and by the ECB for the purpose of protecting their prerogatives.`
Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts - Part two - Simplification - Article 7.II

The Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, including the annexes, protocols and other acts annexed thereto, shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Article for the purpose of deleting lapsed provisions of the Treaty and adapting in consequence the text of certain of its provisions.

At the end of Annex III, the initials of the plenipotentiaries of the Heads of State and Government shall be deleted.