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INTERNAL AGREEMENT AMENDING THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT ON THE FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY AID OF 20 NOVEMBER 1979

( 82/608/EEC )

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

WHEREAS THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE , SIGNED IN LUXEMBOURG ON 4 NOVEMBER 1980 HEREINAFTER CALLED THE " ACCESSION AGREEMENT " , PROVIDES FOR THE ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE TO THE SECOND ACP-EEC CONVENTION SIGNED AT LOME ON 31 OCTOBER 1979 ;

WHEREAS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 186 OF THAT CONVENTION THE ACCESSION OF A STATE SHALL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ADVANTAGES ACCRUING TO THE ACP STATES SIGNATORY TO THE CONVENTION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION , THE STABILIZATION OF EXPORT EARNINGS AND INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION ;

WHEREAS THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES HAVE AGREED ON THIS OCCASION TO INCREASE BY 85 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF AID MADE AVAILABLE TO THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1980 ) ;

WHEREAS THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT ON THE FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY AID , SIGNED IN BRUSSELS ON 20 NOVEMBER 1979 , SHOULD BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY ;

AFTER CONSULTING THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 1 OF THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT ON THE FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY AID SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . PARAGRAPH 2 ( A ) SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" ( A ) THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF 4 721 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT ( HEREINAFTER CALLED " EUA " ) , TO BE FINANCED BY THE MEMBER STATES AS FOLLOWS :

BELGIUM * 278 539 MILLION EUA = 5.9 % ,

DENMARK * 118 025 MILLION EUA = 2.5 % ,

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY * 1 336 043 MILLION EUA = 28.3 % ,

FRANCE * 1 208 576 MILLION EUA = 25.6 % ,

IRELAND * 28 326 MILLION EUA = 0.6 % ,

ITALY * 542 915 MILLION EUA = 11.5 % ,

LUXEMBOURG * 9 442 MILLION EUA = 0.2 % ,

NETHERLANDS * 349 354 MILLION EUA = 7.4 % ,

UNITED KINGDOM * 849 780 MILLION EUA = 18.0 % . "

2 . PARAGRAPH 3 ( A ) SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" ( A ) 4 627 MILLION EUA FOR THE ACP STATES , COMPRISING :

2 986 MILLION EUA IN THE FORM OF GRANTS ,

518 MILLION EUA IN THE FORM OF SPECIAL LOANS ,

284 MILLION EUA IN THE FORM OF RISK CAPITAL ,

557 MILLION EUA IN THE FORM OF TRANSFERS PURSUANT TO TITLE II , CHAPTER 1 OF THE CONVENTION ,

282 MILLION EUA IN THE FORM OF THE SPECIAL FINANCING FACILITY PURSUANT TO TITLE III , CHAPTER 1 OF THE CONVENTION ; " .

ARTICLE 2

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE APPROVED BY EACH MEMBER STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS OWN CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS . THE GOVERNMENT OF EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL NOTIFY THE SECRETARIAT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES WHEN THE PROCEDURES REQUIRED FOR ITS ENTRY INTO FORCE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED .

PROVIDED THE CONDITIONS OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH ARE FULFILLED , THE AGREEMENT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ACCESSION AGREEMENT .

ARTICLE 3

THIS AGREEMENT , DRAWN UP IN A SINGLE ORIGINAL IN THE DANISH , DUTCH , ENGLISH , FRENCH , GERMAN AND ITALIAN LANGUAGES , EACH OF THESE TEXTS BEING EQUALLY AUTHENTIC , SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE SECRETARIAT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , WHICH SHALL TRANSMIT A CERTIFIED COPY TO EACH OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE SIGNATORY STATES .

UDFAERDIGET I BRUXELLES , DEN SEKSTENDE DECEMBER NITTEN HUNDREDE OG FIRS .

GESCHEHEN ZU BRUESSEL AM SECHZEHNTEN DEZEMBER NEUZEHNHUNDERTACHTZIG .

DONE AT BRUSSELS ON THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE YEAR ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY .

FAIT A BRUXELLES , LE SEIZE DECEMBRE MIL NEUF CENT QUATRE-VINGT .

FATTO A BRUXELLES , ADDI SEDICI DICEMBRE MILLENOVECENTOTTANTA .

GEDAAN TE BRUSSEL , DE ZESTIENDE DECEMBER NEGENTIENHONDERD TACHTIG .