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ACTAMENDING THEPROTOCOL ONTHESTATUTEOFTHEEUROPEAN
INVESTMENT BANKEMPOWERING THEBOARDOFGOVERNORS TOESTABLISH A
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT FUND
HISMAJESTYTHEKINGOFTHEBELGIANS,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFDENMARK,
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEFEDERALREPUBLICOFGERMANY ,
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEHELLENICREPUBLIC,
HISMAJESTYTHEKINGOFSPAIN,
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEFRENCHREPUBLIC,
THEPRESIDENTOFIRELAND,
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEITALIANREPUBLIC,
HISROYALHIGHNESSTHEGRANDDUKEOFLUXEMBOURG ,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFTHENETHERLANDS ,
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEPORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFTHEUNITEDKINGDOMOFGREATBRITAINANDNORTHERN
IRELAND,
DETERMINED toprovideforthenecessaryfinancialinstrumentsforthestrengtheningoftheinternal
marketandeconomicandsocialcohesion,
WHEREAStheEuropeanCouncilinEdinburghrequestedthaturgentconsideration begiventothe
establishmentofaEuropeanInvestmentFundinordertopromoteeconomicrecoveryinEurope,
AFFIRMINGthebenefitsofcloseco-operationbetweentheCommunity,theEuropeanInvestmentBank
andotherfinancialinstitutionsintheMemberStateswithaninterestintheobjectivesoftheFund,
HAVEDECIDEDtoamendtheStatuteoftheBankinordertoempowertheBoardofGovernorsto
establishaEuropeanInvestmentFundandtothisendhavedesignatedastheirplenipotentiaries :
HISMAJESTYTHEKINGOFTHEBELGIANS,
PhilippeDESCHOUTHEETE DETERVARENT ,
Ambassador ,
PermanentRepresentative ,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFDENMARK,
GunnarRIBERHOLDT ,
Ambassador ,
PermanentRepresentative ,
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEFEDERALREPUBLICOFGERMANY ,
JochenGRONHAGE,
DeputyPermanentRepresentative ,
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEHELLENIC REPUBLIC
LeonidasEVANGELIDIS ,
Ambassador ,
PermanentRepresentative ,

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HISMAJESTYTHEKINGOFSPAIN,
CamiloBARCIAGARCIA-VILLAMIL,
Ambassador,
PermanentRepresentative ,
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEFRENCHREPUBLIC,
FrancoisSCHEER,
Ambassador,
PermanentRepresentative ,
THEPRESIDENTOFIRELAND,
PiadraigMACKERNAN,
Ambassador,
PermanentRepresentative ,
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEITALIANREPUBLIC,
FedericoDIROBERTO,
Ambassador,
PermanentRepresentative ,
HISROYALHIGHNESSTHEGRANDDUKEOFLUXEMBOURG ,
Jean-JacquesKASEL,
Ambassador,
PermanentRepresentative ,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFTHENETHERLANDS ,
B.R.BOT,
Ambassador ,
PermanentRepresentative ,
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEPORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
JoséCésarPAULOURO DASNEVES,
Ambassador,
PermanentRepresentative ,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFTHEUNITEDKINGDOMOFGREATBRITAINANDNORTHERN
IRELAND,
SirJohnKERR,
Ambassador,
PermanentRepresentative ,
WHO,havingexchangedtheirfullpowers,foundingoodanddueform,
HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleA
TheProtocolontheStatuteoftheEuropeanInvestment
Bank,annexedtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityshallbecompletedbytheaddition
ofthefollowingArticle:
'Article30
1.TheBoardofGovernorsmay,actingunanimously,
decidetoestablishaEuropeanInvestmentFund,whichshallhavelegalpersonalityandfinancialautonomy,
andofwhichtheBankshallbeafoundingmember.
2.TheBoardofGovernorsshallestablishtheStatute
oftheEuropeanInvestmentFundbyunanimous
decision.TheStatuteshalldefine,inparticular,its
objectives,structure,capital,membership,financial
resources,meansofinterventionandauditing
arrangementsaswellastherelationshipbetweenthe

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remainsubjecttothefiscalprovisionsoftheapplicable
legislation.
6.TheCourtofJusticeshall,withinthelimites
hereinafterlaiddown,havejurisdictionindisputes
concerningmeasuresadoptedbyorgansoftheFund.
Proceedingsagainstsuchmeasuresmaybeinstitutedby
anymemberoftheFundinitscapacityassuchorby
MemberStatesundertheconditionslaiddownin
Article173ofthisTreaty.'organsoftheBankandthoseoftheFund.
3.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle20(2),
theBankshallbeentitledtoparticipateinthe
managementoftheFundandcontributetoits
subscribedcapitaluptotheamountdeterminedbythe
BoardofGovernorsactingunanimously .
4.TheEuropeanEconomicCommunitymaybecome
amemberoftheFundandcontributetoitssubscribed
capital.Financialinstitutionswithaninterestinthe
objectivesoftheFundmaybeinvitedtobecome
members.
5.TheProtocolonthePrivilegesandImmunitiesof
theEuropeanCommunitiesshallapplytotheFund,to
themembersofitsorgansintheperformanceoftheir
dutiesassuchandtoitsstaff.
TheFundshallinadditionbeexemptfromanyform
oftaxationorimpositionofalikenatureonthe
occasionofanyincreaseinitscapitalandfromthe
variousformalitieswhichmaybeconnectedtherewith
intheStatewheretheFundhasitsseat.Similarly,its
dissolutionorliquidationshallnotgiverisetoany
imposition.Finally,theactivitiesoftheFundandofits
organscarriedoutinaccordancewithitsStatuteshall
notbesubjecttoanyturnovertax.
Thosedividends,capitalgainsorotherformsof
revenuestemmingfromtheFundtowhichthe
members,otherthantheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheBank,areentitled,shallhoweverArticleB
1.ThisActshallberatifiedbytheHighContracting
Partiesinaccordancewiththeirrespectiveconstitutional
requirements .Theinstrumentsofratificationshallbe
depositedwiththeGovernmentoftheItalianRepublic.
2.ThisActshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthe
monthfollowingthedepositoftheinstrumentof
ratificationbythelastsignatoryStatetotakethisstep.
ArticleC
ThisAct,drawnupinasingleoriginalintheDanish,
Dutch,English,French,German,Greek,Irish,Italian,
PortugueseandSpanishlanguages,thetextsineachof
theselanguagesbeingequallyauthentic,shallbe
depositedinthearchivesoftheGovernmentoftheItalian
Republic,whichwilltransmitacertifiedcopytoeachof
theGovernmentsoftheothersignatoryStates.

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Enfedelocual,losplenipotenciarios abajofirmantessuscribenlapresenteActa.
Tilbekræftelseherafharundertegnedebefuldmægtigede underskrevetdenneakt.
ZuUrkunddessenhabendieunterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten ihreUnterschriften unterdiesen
Rechtsaktgesetzt.
Ειςπίτωσητωνανώερω,οιυπογεγραμμένοι πληρεξούσιοιέεσαντιςυπογραφέςτουςστην
παρούσαπράξη.
InwitnesswhereoftheundersignedPlenipotentiaries havesignedthisAct.
Enfoidequoi,lesplénipotentiaires soussignésontapposéleurssignaturesaubasduprésent
acte.
Dáfhianúsin,chuirnaLánchumhachtaigh thíos-sínithealámhleisanIonstraimseo.
Infedediche,iplenipotenziari sottoscrittihannoappostolelorofirmeincalcealpresente
atto.
Tenblijkewaarvandeondergetekende gevolmachtigden hunhandtekeningonderdezeAkte
hebbengesteld.
Emfédoque,osplenipotenciários abaixoassinadosapuseramassuasassinaturasnofinaldo
presenteacto.
HechoenBruselas,elveinticincodemarzodemilnovecientosnoventaytres.
UdfærdigetiBruxelles,denfemogtyvendemartsnittenhundredeogtreoghalvfems .
GeschehenzuBrüsselamfünfundzwanzigsten Märzneunzehnhundertdreiundneunzig .
ΈγινεστιςΒρυξέλλες,στιςείκοσιπέντεΜαρτίουχίλιαεννιακόσιαεννενήντατρία.
DoneatBrusselsonthetwenty-fifthdayofMarchintheyearonethousandninehundredand
ninety-three .
FaitàBruxelles,levingt-cinqmarsmilneufcentquatre-vingt-treize .
ArnadhéanamhsaBhruiséil,ancúigiúláficheaddeMhárta,milenaoigcéadnóchaatri.
FattoaBruxelles,addìventicinquemarzomillenovecentonovantatré .
GedaanteBrussel,devijfentwintigste maartnegentienhonderd drieënnegentig .
FeitoemBruxelas,emvinteecincodeMarçodemilnovecentosenoventaetrês.

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VoorZijneMajesteitdeKoningderBelgen
ForHendesMajestaetDanmarksDronning
FürdenPräsidentenderBundesrepublik Deutschland
ΓιατονΠρόεδροτηςΕλληνικήςΔημοκρατίας
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TharceannUachtaránnahEireann
ForthePresidentofIreland
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