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AGREEMENT
ontheaccessionoftheDemocraticRepublicofSaoTomeandPrincipetotheACP-EEC
ConventionofLomé
HISMAJESTYTHEKINGOFTHEBELGIANS,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFDENMARK ,
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEFEDERALREPUBLICOFGERMANY ,
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEFRENCHREPUBLIC,
THEPRESIDENT OFIRELAND,
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEITALIANREPUBLIC,
-HISROYALHIGHNESSTHEGRANDDUKEOFLUXEMBOURG ,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFTHENETHERLANDS ,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFTHEUNITEDKINGDOMOFGREATBRITAINAND
NORTHERN IRELAND,
ContractingPartiestotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,signedatRomeon
25March1957(hereinaftercalledthe'Treaty'),whoseStatesarehereinaftercalled'MemberStates',
and
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,and
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOFSAOTOMEANDPRINCIPE,
oftheotherpart,
HAVINGREGARDtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HAVINGREGARDtotheACP-EECConventionofLomé,signedatLoméon28February1975
(hereinaftercalledthe'Convention'),andinparticularArticle90thereof,
WHEREAStheDemocraticRepublicofSaoTomeandPrincipehasappliedtoaccedetotheCon­
vention;
WHEREAStheACP-EECCouncilofMinistershasapprovedthisapplication;
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPlenipotentiaries :
HISMAJESTYTHEKINGOFTHEBELGIANS :
JosephVANDERMEULEN,
AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,
PermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ;
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFDENMARK :
ErikB.LYRTOFT-PETERSEN ,
Minister-Counsellor ,
PermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ;
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEFEDERALREPUBLICOFGERMANY :
WalterKITTEL,
MinisterPlenipotentiary ,
DeputyPermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ;

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THEPRESIDENT OFTHEFRENCHREPUBLIC :
LucdeLaBARREdeNANTEUIL ,
AmbassadorofFrance,
PermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ;
THEPRESIDENT OFIRELAND :
BrendanDILLON,
AmbassadorExtraordinaryandPlenipotentiary ,
PermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ;
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEITALIANREPUBLIC :
PaoloMassimoANTICI,
MinisterPlenipotentiary ,
DeputyPermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ;
HISROYALHIGHNESS THEGRANDDUKEOFLUXEMBOURG :
JeanDONDELINGER ,
AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,
PermanentRepresentative ofLuxembourg ;
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFTHENETHERLANDS :
E.J.KORTHALSALTES,
MinisterPlenipotentiary ,
DeputyPermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ;
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFTHEUNITEDKINGDOMOFGREATBRITAINAND
NORTHERN IRELAND :
SirDonaldMAITLAND ,C.M.G.,O.B.E.,
AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,
PermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ;
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
SirDonaldMAITLAND ,C.M.G.,O.B.E.,
Ambassador ,
PermanentRepresentative oftheUnitedKingdom,
ChairmanofthePermanentRepresentative Committee;
ClaudeCHEYSSON ,
MemberoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOFSAOTOMEANDPRINCIPE :
LeonelMARIODALVA,
MinisterforForeignAffairs;
WHO,havingexchangedtheirfullpowers,foundingoodanddueform,
HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article12.SaveasotherwiseprovidedinthisAgreement,the
Conventionandthedecisionsandotherimplementing
measurestakenbytheinstitutionsoftheConvention
shallapplytoSaoTomeandPrincipe.1.UnderthisAgreement,theDemocraticRepublicof
SaoTomeandPrincipe,hereinaftercalled'SaoTome
andPrincipe',shallaccedetotheConvention .

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2.Theinstrumentsofratificationandtheactofnotifi­
cationoftheconclusionofthisAgreementshallbe
deposited,asconcernsSaoTomeandPrincipe,withthe
SecretariatoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
and,asconcernstheCommunityandtheMember
States,withtheSecretariatoftheACPStates.The
Secretariatsshallforthwithgivenoticethereoftothe
SignatoryStatesandtheCommunity .
Article5
ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayof
thesecondmonthfollowingthedateofdepositofthe
instrumentsofratificationoftheMemberStatesandof
SaoTomeandPrincipe,andoftheactofnotificationof
theconclusionofthisAgreementbytheCommunity .Article2
ForthepurposeoftheapplicationofArticle7(2)(a)of
theConvention,SaoTomeandPrincipeshallnotdis­
criminateamongtheMemberStatesasfromthedateof
entryintoforceofthisAgreement .
RegardingtheobligationtogranttotheCommunity
treatmentnolessfavourablethanthemost-favoured­
nationtreatment,SaoTomeandPrincipeshallhavea
transitionalperiodoftwoyearsandsixmonthsfrom
thedateonwhichthisAgreementissignedinwhichto
maketheappropriateadjustmentstoitscustomstariff.
Article3
ThetimelimitslaiddownbytheConventionandcalcu­
latedfromtheentryintoforceoftheConventionshall,
forthepurposeofapplicationtoSaoTomeandPrin­
cipe,becalculatedfromtheentryintoforceofthis
Agreement .
Article4
1.AsregardstheCommunity,thisAgreementshallbe
validlyconcludedbyadecisionoftheCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunitiestakeninaccordancewiththe
provisionsoftheTreatyandnotifiedtotheParties.
ItwillberatifiedbytheSignatoryStatesinaccordance
withtheirrespectiveconstitutionalrequirements .Article6
TheProtocolannexedtothisAgreementshallforman
integralpartthereof.
Article7
ThisAgreement,drawnupintwocopiesintheDanish,
Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalianlanguages,
alltextsbeingequallyauthentic,shallbedepositedin
thearchivesoftheSecretariatoftheACPStates,which
shallbothtransmitacertifiedcopytotheGovernment
ofeachoftheSignatoryStates.
Tilbekræftelseherafharundertegnedebefuldmægtigede underskrevetdenneaftale.
ZuUrkunddessenhabendieunterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten ihreUnterschriften unter
diesesAbkommengesetzt.
Inwitnesswhereof,theundersignedPlenipotentiaries haveaffixedtheirsignaturesbelow
thisAgreement .
Enfoidequoi,lesplénipotentiaires soussignésontapposéleurssignaturesaubasduprésent
accord.
Infedediche,iplenipotenziari sottoscrittihannoappostolelorofirmeincalcealpresente
accordo.
Tenblijkewaarvandeondergetekende gevolmachtigden hunhandtekening onderdeze
Overeenkomst hebbengesteld.

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UdfærdigetiBruxelles,denotteogtyvendemartsnittenhundredeogsyvoghalvfjerds .
GeschehenzuBrüsselamachtundzwanzigsten Märzneunzehnhundertsiebenundsiebzig .
DoneatBrusselsonthetwenty-eighthdayofMarchintheyearonethousandninehundred
andseventy-seven .
FaitàBruxelles,levingt-huitmarsmilneufsoixante-dix-sept .
FattoaBruxelles,addìventottomarzomillenovecentosettantasette .
GedaanteBrussel,deachtentwintigste maartnegentienhonderd zevenenzeventig .
PourSaMajestéleroidesBeiges
VoorZijneMajesteitdeKoningderBelgen
ForHendesMajestætDanmarksDronning
•FürdenPräsidentenderBundesrepublik Deutschland
PourleprésidentdelaRépubliquefrançaise
ForthePresidentofIreland
PerilpresidentedellaRepubblicaitaliana

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PourSonAltesseRoyalelegrand-ducdeLuxembourg
VoorHareMajesteitdeKoninginderNederlanden
ForHerMajestytheQueenoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland
ForRådetforDeeuropæiskeFællesskaber
FürdenRatderEuropäischenGemeinschaften
FortheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
PourleConseildesCommunautés européennes
PerilConsigliodelleComunitàeuropee
VoordeRaadvandeEuropeseGemeenschappen
PourleprésidentdelarepubliquedémocratiquedeSâoToméetPrince

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PROTOCOL
concerningthetransitionalarrangementsfortheissueofcertificatesoforigin
THEHIGHCONTRACTING PARTIES
HAVEAGREEDUPONTHEFOLLOWING PROVISIONS ,WHICHAREANNEXEDTOTHE
AGREEMENT :
GoodswhichconformtotheprovisionsofProtocol1totheACP-EECConventionofLomé
ontheconceptof'originating'productsandwhich,onthedateofentryintoforceofthe
Agreement,arebeingeithertransportedorheldintheCommunityorinanACPStatein
temporarystorage,inbondedwarehousesorinfreezones(includingfreeportsandfree
warehouses )maybeallowedtobenefitundertheprovisionsoftheAgreement,subjecttothe
submissiontothecustomsauthoritiesintheimportingStatewithinfourmonthsofthesaid
date,of:
(a)amovementcertificateEUR.1issuedretrospectively bythecustomsauthoritiesinthe
exportingState,or
(b)acertificateoforiginissuedbythecompetentauthoritiesinthatState,
and,ineithercase,anydocumentswhichprovidesupportingevidenceofdirecttransport.