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AGREEMENT
ontheaccessionofPapuaNewGuineatotheACP-EECConventionofLomé
HISMAJESTYTHEKINGOFTHEBELGIANS,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFDENMARK ,
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEFEDERALREPUBLICOFGERMANY ,
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEFRENCHREPUBLIC,
THEPRESIDENTOFIRELAND,
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEITALIANREPUBLIC,
HISROYALHIGHNESSTHEGRANDDUKEOFLUXEMBOURG ,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFTHENETHERLANDS ,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFTHEUNITEDKINGDOMOFGREATBRITAINAND
NORTHERN IRELAND,
ContractingPartiestotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,signedatRomeon
25March1957(hereinaftercalledthe'Treaty'),whoseStatesarehereinaftercalled'MemberStates',
and
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,and
THEHEADOFSTATEOFPAPUANEWGUINEA
oftheotherpart,
HAVINGREGARDtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HAVINGREGARDtotheACP-EECConventionofLomé,signedatLoméon28February1975
(hereinaftercalledthe'Convention'),andinparticularArticle90thereof,
WHEREASPapuaNewGuineahasappliedtoaccedetotheConvention ;
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 :
LucdéLaBARREdeNANTEUIL,.
AmbassadorofFrance,
PermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ;
THEPRESIDENT OFIRELAND :
BrendanDILLON,
AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,
PermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ;
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEITALIANREPUBLIC :
PaoloMassimoANTICI,
MinisterPlenipotentiary ,
DeputyPermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ;
HISROYALHIGHNESSTHEGRANDDUKEOFLUXEMBOURG :
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,
ChairmanofthePermanentRepresentatives Committee;
ClaudeCHEYSSON ,
MemberoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
THEHEADOFSTATEOFPAPUANEWGUINEA :
PeterDicksonDONIGI,
Charged'Affaires;
WHO,havingexchangedtheirfullpowers,foundingoodanddueform,
HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
1.UnderthisAgreement,PapuaNewGuineashall
accedetotheConvention .Article2
ThetimelimitslaiddownbytheConventionandcalcu­
latedfromtheentryintoforceoftheConventionshall,
forthepurposeofapplicationtoPapuaNewGuinea,be
calculatedfromtheentryintoforceofthisAgreement .
Article3
1.AsregardstheCommunity,thisAgreementshallbe
validlyconcludedbyadecisionoftheCouncilofthe2.SaveasotherwiseprovidedinthisAgreement,the
Conventionandthedecisionsandotherimplementing
measurestakenbytheinstitutionsoftheConvention
shallapplytoPapuaNewGuinea.

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instrumentsofratificationoftheMemberStatesandof
PapuaNewGuinea,andoftheactofnotificationofthe
conclusionofthisAgreementbytheCommunity .
Article5
TheProtocolannexedtothisAgreementshallforman
integralpartthereof.EuropeanCommunitiestakeninaccordancewiththe
provisionsoftheTreatyandnotifiedtotheParties.
ItwillberatifiedbytheSignatoryStatesinaccordance
withtheirrespectiveconstitutionalrequirements .
2.Theinstrumentsofratificationandtheactofnotifi­
cationoftheconclusionofthisAgreementshallbe
deposited,asconcernsPapuaNewGuinea,withthe
Secretariatofthe-CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
and,asconcernstheCommunityandtheMember
States,withtheSecretariatoftheACPStates.The
Secretariatsshallforthwithgivenoticethereoftothe
SignatoryStatesandtheCommunity .
Article4
ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayof
thesecondmonthfollowingthedateofdepositoftheArticle6
ThisAgreement,drawnupintwocopiesintheDanish,
Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalianlanguages,
alltextsbeingequallyauthentic,shallbedepositedin
thearchivesoftheSecretariatoftheCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesandtheSecretariatoftheACP
States,whichshallbothtransmitacertifiedcopytothe
GovernmentofeachoftheSignatoryStates.
Tilbekræftelseherafharundertegnedebefuldmægtigede underskrevetdenneaftale.
ZuUrkunddessenhabendieunterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten ihreUnterschriften unter
diesesAbkommengesetzt.
Inwitnesswhereof,theundersignedPlenipotentiaries haveaffixedtheirsignaturesbelow
thisAgreement.
Enfoidequoi,lesplénipotentiaires soussignésontapposéleurssignaturesaubasduprésent
accord.
Infedediche,iplenipotenziari sottoscrittihannoappostolelorofirmeincalcealpresente
accordo.
Tenblijkewaarvandeondergetekende gevolmachtigden hunhandtekeningonderdeze
Overeenkomst hebbengesteld.
UdfærdigetiBruxelles,denotteogtyvendemartsnittenhundredeogsyvoghalvfierds .
GeschehenzuBrüsselamachtundzwanzigsten Märzneunzehnhundertsiebenundsiebzig .
DoneatBrusselsonthetwenty-eighthdayofMarchintheyearonethousandninehundred
andseventy-seven .
FaitàBruxelles,levingt-huitmarsmilneufcentsoixante-dix-sept .
FattoaBruxelles,addìventottomarzomillenovecentosettantasette .
GedaanteBrussel,deachtentwintigste maartnegentienhonderd zevenenzeventig .

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PourSaMajestéleroidesBelges
VoorZijneMajesteitdeKoningderBelgen
ForHendesMajestastDanmarksDronning
FürdenPräsidentenderBundesrepublik Deutschland
PourleprésidentdelaRépubliquefrançaise
ForthePresidentofIreland
PerilpresidentedellaRepubblicaitaliana
PourSonAltesseRoyalelegrand-ducdeLuxembourg
VoorHareMajesteitdeKoninginderNederlanden

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ForHerMajestytheQueenoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland
ForRådetforDeeuropæiskeFællesskaber
FürdenRatderEuropäischenGemeinschaften
FortheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
PourleConseildesCommunautés européennes
PerilConsigliodelleComunitàeuropee
VoordeRaadvandeEuropeseGemeenschappen
FortheHeadofStateofPapuaNewGuinea

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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
submissiontothecustomsauthoritiesintheimportingState,withinfourmonthsofthesaid
date,of:
(a)amovementcertificateEUR.1issuedretrospectively bythecustomsauthoritiesinthe
exportingState,or
(b)acertificateoforiginissuedbythecompetentauthoritiesinthatState,
and,ineithercase,anydocumentswhichprovidesupportingevidenceofdirecttransport.