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concerning the openi ng to the public of the historical archives of the European Econom ic 
Community and the European Atomic Energy Communit y (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as 
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243, 
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(84) 604 final.
Brussels, 31 October 1984.
Communication from the Commission to the Council  
relating to negotiations and the signature of agreements  
in the context of the Conference for the protection of the North Sea
COM(84) 6 o4 final.

Communicat ion from the Commission to the Council
relating to negotiations and the signature of agreements
in the context of the Conference for the protection of the North Sea
1. O n  25 September 1984, the Commission presented to the Council a  
proposal for a  Council Decision authorising the Commission to 
negotiate at the International Conference on the protection of the 
North S ea with a  view to the signature of agreements arising from 
that Conference. (Doc. C0M(84)458 fin a l).
2. Following the examination of this proposal by the Council's 
'Environment Group' it  w as recognised that because of the nature
of the Conference and of the scope of its  work, there is no reason 
to apply the procedure of A rticle  228.
3. This Communication withdraws the abovementioned one.
4. By the present Communication the Commission informs the Council of
its  intention to participate in the Conference and, if  it  judges it
appropriate, to sign the fin a l documents; it  w ill take care to ensure that 
these documents are in accordance with the Community action programme.
5. In the opinion of the Commission, the acceptance of
these documents does not apply any change in the d istrib u tio n  
of competences between the Community and Member States.