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COMMISSION Brussels,6march1979.
OFTHE
EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES FOROFFICIALUSEONLY
GeneralSecretariat
ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS WITHGREECE
FirstCommission communication
on
drawinguptheinstruments ofGreece*s
accessiontotheCommunities
(preliminarydrafttextsofpartsone,
two,threeandfiveofthe"Act"
concerningtheConditionsofGreece*s
AccessionandtheAdjustments tothe
Treaties)
(Commissioncommunication totheCouncil)
COM(79)93final.

Inthecontextoftheprocedureagreeduponfordrawinguptheinstruments
ofGreece1saccessiontotheCommunities ,theCommissionhasbeenasked
topreparefortheCouncilthepreliminarydrafttextsofthese
instruments,modellingthemonthestructureadoptedwhentheCommunity
waslastenlarged*
Thisstructureconsistsessentially ofan"ActconcerningtheConditions
ofAccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties",whichconstitutes an
annexcommontoseveralformalinstruments (Councildecisions,Treaty
betweentheMemberStatesandtheaccedingStates)*Inadditiontoits
variousannexesandprotocols,this"Act"issubdividedintofive
separateparts,namely:
PartOne:Principles
PartTwo:Adjustments totheTreaties
PartThree:Adaptations toActsadoptedbytheInstitutions
PartPour:Transitional measures
PartFive:Provisionsrelatingtotheimplementation ofthisAct
Inthisfirstcommunication ,theCommissionissubmittingtotheCouncil,
onthebasisofalikestructure,thepreliminarydrafttextsofthe
provisionsofpartsone,two,threeandfiveofasimilar"Act",relating
totheconditionsofGreekaccessionandtheadjustmentstothetreaties
madenecessarybythisnewaccession *Theseparts,withindicationgiven
wherepossibleofthecorresponding provisionsoftheActof22January1972,
comprisetheprovisionsrelatingtogeneralprinciples (acceptanceofthe
acquiscommunautaire ),topermanentadjustmentsofthetreaties(inthe
institutional field)andoftheactsofsecondarylegislation,andtothe
proceduresforimplementing theAct,onwhichnegotiationisvirtually
completed *
ThedraftingofthevariouschaptersformingPartFourofthis"Act"
(relatingtothetransitionalderogationsagreedforeachfieldexamined)
andofitsannexesandprotocolswillbethesubjectoffurtherCommission
communications tobepresentedasandwhenthesubstantivenegotiations in
eachofthefieldsinquestionarecompleted *

PRELIMINARY DRAFT
Actconcerningtheconditions ofGreece'saccessionand
theadjustments totheTreaties
(thepartsoftextunderlinedaxethosethatdifferfromthewording
ofthe1972ActofAccession)
NB»ThisActhasbeendrawnupinaccordancewiththefollowingplan
(identicaltothatofthe1972ActofAccession):
!•Text,oftheAct
PartOne:Principles
PartTwo:AdjustmentstotheTreaties
PartThree:AdaptationstoActsadoptedbytheInstitutions
PartFour:Transitional measures
PartFive:Provisionsrelatingtotheimplementation ofthisAct
2*Annexes
3»Protocols

PART ONE
PRINCIPLES
Article 1(seeArticle 1,
1972 Act)
For thepurposes ofthis Acts
-theexpression "original Treaties "means theTreaty establishing the
European Coal andSteel Community )theTreaty establishing the
European Economic Community andtheTreaty establishing theEuropean
Atomic Energy Community ,assupplemented oramended bytreaties or
other acts which entered into force before Greece 'saccession ;the
expressions "ECSC Treaty ","EECTreaty "and "Euratom Treaty "mean
therelevant original Treaties thus supplemented oramended ;
-theexpression "present Member States "means theKingdom ofBelgium ,
theKingdom ofDenmark ,theFederal Republic ofGermany ,theFrench
Republic ,Ireland ,theItalian Republic ,"theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,
theKingdom oftheNetherlands andtheUnited Kingdom ofGreat Britain
and Northern Ireland «
H-third indent omitted_7
Article 2(seeArticle 2,1972 Act)
From thedate ofaccession ,theprovisions oftheoriginal Treaties and
theacts adopted bytheinstitutions oftheCommunities shall bebinding
ontheHellenic Republic andshall apply inthat State under the
conditions laid down inthose Treaties and inthis Act *

Article3(seeArticle3,1972Act)
1*TheHellenicRepublicaccedeslaythisActtothedecisionsand
agreementsadoptedbytheRepresentatives oftheGovernments ofthe
MemberStatesmeetinginCouncil*Ptundertakestoaccedefromthe
dateofaccessiontoallotheragreementsconcluded "bythepresent
MemberStatesrelatingtothefunctioningoftheCommunitiesor
connectedwiththeiractivities#
2*TheHellenicRepublicundertakestoaccedetoconventions designed
tofacilitatetheattainmentoifthetasksoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community,andtotheprotocolsontheinterpretation ofthose
conventionsbytheCourtofJustice,signedbythepresentMemberStates,
andtothisenditundertakestoenterintonegotiations withthepresent
MemberStatesinordertomakethenecessaryadjustmentsthereto.
3,TheHellenicRepublicisinthesamesituationasthepresent
MemberStatesinrespectofdeclarations orresolutionsof,orother
positionstakenupby,theCouncilandinrespectofthoseconcerning
theEuropeanCommunitiesadoptedbycommonagreementoftheMemberStates;
itwillaccordingly observetheprinciplesandguidelinesderivingfrom
thosedeclarations ,resolutionsorotherpositionsandwilltakesuch
measuresasmaybenecessarytoensuretheirimplementation *
Article4(seeArticle4»1972Act)
1*Theagreementsorconventionsenteredintobyanyofthe•Communities
withoneormorethirdStates,withaninternational organization orwith
anationalofathirdState,shall,undertheconditionslaiddowninthe
originalTreatiesandinthisAct,bebindingontheHellenicRepublic*
2*TheHellenicRepublicundertakestoaccede,undertheconditionslaid
downinthisAct,toagreementsorconventionsconcludedbythepresent
MemberStatesandanyoftheCommunities,actingjointly,andtoagreements
concludedbythepresentMemberStateswhicharerelatedtothoseagreements
orconventions *TheCommunityandthepresentMemberStatesshallassist
theHellenicRepublicinthisrespect*

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3*TheHellenicRepublicaccedesbythisActandundertheconditions
laiddownthereintotheinternalagreementsconcludedbythepresent
MemberStatesforthepurposeofimplementing theagreementsor
conventionsreferredtoinparagraph2*
4.TheHellenicRepublicshalltakeappropriate measures,wherenecessary,
toadjustitspositioninrelationtointernational organizations and
international agreementstowhichoneoftheCommunitiesortowhich
otherMemberStatesarealsoparties,totherigfrtsandobligations
arisingfromitsaccessiontotheCommunities.
Article5(seeArticle5t1972Act)
Article234oftheEECTreatyandArticles105and106oftheEuratom
Treatyshallapply,fortheHellenicRepublic,toagreementsor
conventions concludedbeforeitsaccession *
Article6(seeArticle6,1972Act)
I
TheprovisionsofthisActmaynot,unlessotherwiseprovidedherein,be
suspended,amendedorrepealedotherthanbymeansoftheprocedurelaid
downintheoriginalTreatiesenablingthoseTreatiestoberevised*
Article7(seeArticle7»1972Act)
\Actsadoptedbytheinstitutions oftheCommunitiestowhichthe
transitional provisionslaiddowninthisActrelateshallretaintheir
statusinlaw;inparticular,theproceduresforamendingthoseacts
shallcontinuetoapply*
Article8(seeArticle8,1972Act)
ProvisionsofthisActthepurposeoreffectofwhichistorepealor
amendactsadoptedbytheinstitutions oftheCommunities ,otherwisethan

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asa"transitional measure,shallhavethesamestatusinlawasthe
provisionswhichtheyrepealoramendandshallbesubjecttothe
samerulesasthoseprovisions *
Article9(seeArticle9»1972Act)
1*TheapplicationoftheoriginalTreatiesandactsadopted "bythe:_
institutionsshall,asatransitional measure,besubjecttothederogations
providedforinthisAct.
2*Subjecttothedates,timelimitsandspecialprovisionsprovided
forinthisAct,theapplicationofthetransitional measuresshall
terminateattheendof/""198.^.7.
TSxpirydateofihetransitional measures*

electionoftherepresentatives oftheAssembly "bydirectuniversalsuffrage
whichisannexedtotheCouncilDecisionof20September1976PARTTWO
ADJUSTMENTS TOTHETREATIES
TITLEI
PROVISIONS GOVERNING THEINSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER 1
TheAssembly
Article10(seeArticle10,19?£Act)
Thefollowingshallbesubstituted forArticle2oftheActconcerningthe
electionoftherepresentatives oftheAssemblybydirectuniversalsuffrage.
whichisannexedtotheCouncilDecisionof20September1976
(76/787/ECSC.EEC,EURATOM):
I
"Thenumberofrepresentatives electedineachMemberStateshallbeasfollows
Belgium..... 24
Denmark 16
Germany 81
Greece 24
France 01
Ireland ••••••• 15
Italy•••••••• ••••••••••••••••••• 81
Luxembourg 6
Netherlands 25
UnitedKingdom 81."

CHAPTER2:TheCouncil
Article11(seeArticle11,1972Act)
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforthesecondparagraphofArticle2
oftheTreatyestablishing aSingleCouncilandaSingleCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities :
"TheofficeofPresidentshallbeheldforatermofsixmonthsbyeach
memberoftheCouncilinturn,inthefollowingorderofMemberStates:
Belgium,Denmark,Germany,Greece.Prance,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,
Netherlands,UnitedKingdom."
Article12(seeArticle12,1972Act)
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforthefourthparagraphofArticle28
oftheECSCTreaty:
"DecisionsoftheCouncil,otherthanthoseforwhichaqualifiedmajority
orunanimityisrequired,shallbetakenbyavoteofthemajorityofits
members;thismajorityshallbeconsideredtobeattainedifitrepresents
anabsolutemajorityoftherepresentatives oftheMemberStates,including
thevotesoftherepresentatives oftwoMemberStateswhicheachproduceat
leastoneeighthofthetotalvalueofthecoalandsteeloutputofthe
Community.However,forthepurposeofapplyingthoseprovisionsof
Articles78,78band78dofthisTreatywhichrequireaqualifiedmajority,
thevotesofthemembersoftheCouncilshallbeweightedasfollows:
Belgium5»Denmark3,Germany10,Greece5.Prance10,Ireland3,Italy10,
Luxembourg 2,Netherlands 5*UnitedKingdom10*Fortheiradoption,acts
shallrequireatleastforty-fivevotesinfavour,castbynotlessthan
sixmembers."

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Article13(seeArticle13,1972Act)
Thefollowingshall"besubstitutedforthefourthparagraphofArticle95
oftheECSCTreaty:
"TheseamendmentsshallheproposedjointlybytheHighAuthorityandthe
Council,actingbyanine-tenthsmajorityofit®members,andshallbe
submittedtotheCourtforitsopinion.Inconsidering them,theCourt
shallhavefullpowertoassessallpointsoffactandoflaw.Ifasa
resultofsuchconsiderationitfindstheproposalscompatiblewiththe
provisionsoftheprecedingparagraph,theyshallbeforwardedtothe
Assemblyandshallenterintoforoeifapprovedbyamajorityofthree
quartersofthevotesoastandtwothirdsofthemembersoftheAssembly*n
Article14(seeArticle14,1972Act)
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle148(2)oftheEECTreaty
andArticle118(2)oftheEuratomTreaty:
"WheretheCouncilisrequiredtoactbyaqualifiedmajority,thevotes
ofitsmembersshallbeweightedasfollows:
Belgium 5
Denmark 3
Germany 10
Greece••••••• 5
France 10
Ireland 3
Italy 10
Luxembourg 2
Netherlands 5
UnitedKingdom 10
Fortheiradoption,actsoftheCouncilshallrequireatleast:
–forty-fivevotesinfavourwherethisTreatyrequiresthemtobeadopted
onaproposalfromtheCommission,
-forty-fivevotesinfavour,oastbyatleastsixmembers,inotheroases."

CHAPTER3:TheCommission
Article15(seeArticle15»1972Act)
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforthefirstsubparagraphofArticle10(l)
oftheTreatyestablishing aSingleCouncilandaSingleCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities :
I
f
"TheCommissionshallconsistoffourteenmembers,whoshallbeohosen
onthegroundsoftheirgeneralcompetenceandwhoseindependenceis
beyonddoubt."
^Article16ofthe1972ActofAccessionhasbeenomittedasnoadjustment
isenvisagedforthefirstparagraphofArticle14ofthe"Merger"Treaty.^
CHAPTER4:TheCourtofJustice
Article16(seeArticles17-20,1972Act)
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities,y-tinopnanimonBly uponGreece's
accession,shalldecideontheadjustments tobemadetothefirstparagraph
ofArticle32oftheECSCTreaty,thefirstparagraphofArticle165ofthe
EECTreatyandthefirstparagraphofArticle 137oftheEuratomTreatyin
ordertoincreasebyonethenumberofjudgesconstituting theCourtof
Justice.Itshalldecideatthesametimeontheconsequential adjustments
tobemadetothesecondparagraphofArticle32boftheECSCTreaty,the
secondparagraphofArticle oftheEECTreatyaridthesecondparagraph
ofArticle139oftheEuratomTreatyandtothesecondparagraphofArticle18
oftheProtocolontheStatuteoftheCourtofJusticeoftheECSC.Article15
oftheProtocolontheStatuteoftheCourtofJusticeoftheEECand
Article15oftheProtocolontheStatuteoftheCourtofJusticeofthe
EuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity.

CHAPTER 5:TheEconomic and Social Committee
Article 17(seeArticle 21,'1972 Act)
Thefollowing shall hesubstituted forthefirst paragraph ofArticle 194
oftheEECTreaty andthefirst paragraph ofArticle 166oftheEuratom
Treaty :
"The number ofmembers ofthe Committee shall beasfollows :
Belgium 12
Denmark 9
Germany 24
Greece 12
France 24
Ireland 9
Italy 24
Luxembourg 6
Netherlands 12
United Kingdom 24*"
^Article 22ofthe1972 ActofAccession hasbeen omitted astheexisting
text ofArticle 18does notrequire adjusting .7
CHAPTER 6:The Scientific andTechnical Committee
Article 18(seeArticle 23,1972 Act)
Thefollowing shall besubstituted forthefirst subparagraph of
Article 134(2 )oftheEuratom Treaty :
"TheCommittee shall consist offtwent.v>-eight ^7members ,appointed by
the Council after consultation with the Commission .1*
1This number hasnotbeen fixed definitively astheCommunity hasstill
totake _astance .onthe„reasons putforward bytheGreek Delegation in
support *ofit®request for.2members (instead of1),which would raise
thetotal number to29.

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CHAPTER7:TheCourtofAuditors
Article19
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArtiole786(2)oftheECSCTreaty.
Article206(2)oftheEECTreatyandArticle18(?(2)oftheEuratomTreaty:
"TheCourtofAuditorsshallconsistoftenmembers.n

TITLEII:Otheradjustments
jTArticle24ofthe1972ActofAooessionhasbeenomittedasGreece
hasnooverseasterritories^
£Article25ofthe1972ActofAccessionhas"beenomitted.7
Artiole20(seeArticle26,1972Act)
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle227(1)oftheEECTreaty:
"1.ThisTreatyshallapplytotheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
Denmark,theFederalRepublicofGermany,theHellenicRepublicfthe
FrenchRepublic,Ireland,theItalianRepublic,theGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg,theKingdomoftheNetherlands andtheUnitedKingdomof
GreatBritainandNorthernIreland."
^Article,26(2)and(3)ofthe1972ActofAccessionhavebeenomitted._7
/"Article27ofthe1972ActofAccessionhasbeenomitted.7
f"Article28ofthe1972ActofAccessionhasbeenomitted.7

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PARTTHREE
ADAPTATIONS TOACTSADOPTEDBYTHEINSTITUTIONS
Article21(seeArticle29,1972Act)
TheactslistedinAnnex/"i^/"to"thisActshallbeadaptedasspecified
inthatAnnex.
Article22(seeArticle30,1972Act)
TheadaptationstotheactslistedinAnnex/"ilf/thisActmadenecessazy
byaccessionshall "bedrawnupinconformitywiththeguidelinessetoutin
thatAnnexandinaccordancewiththeprocedureandundertheconditionslaid
downinArticle/"153_7«
Thesearetechnicaladaptations ofwhichthewordinghasalreadybeen
specified.
2Theseareactsrequiringadaptationsofwhichthegenerallineshavebeen
indicatedbutthewordingisstilltobelaiddownbyactstobeadopted
bytheCouncilortheCommissionbeforeaccession.

PARTFOUR
TRANSITIONAL MEASURES
TITLEI-PROVISIONS GOVERNING THEINSTITUTIONS
Article
£Articlesettingoutthetransitional measuresderogatingofnecessity
fromtheActof20September1976withaviewtoappointingorelecting
24Greekrepresentatives totheAssemblyduringtheperiodfromthedate
ofaccessionuptotheeaqpiiyofthefive-yearperiodfollowingthefirst
electionofrepresentatives totheAssemblybydirectuniversalsuffrage.
(TobedrawnuponcetheGreekDelegationhasmadeitspositiononthis
pointknown.)_J
TITLEII-FREEMOVEMENTOFGOODS )
TITLEIII-FREEMOVEMENTOFPERSONS.SERVICESANDCAPITAL)
TITLEIV-AGRICULTURE )
)(To
TITLEV-EXTERNALRELATIONS )com
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TITLEVI-ASSOCIATION OFOVERSEASCOUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES )
TITLEVII-FINANCIALPROVISIONS ]
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TITLEVIII-OTHERPROVISIONS )SANDCAPITAL
NDTERRITORIES(Tobe
completed
atalater
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SeeCONF-GR/83/78.

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PARTFIVE
PROVISIONS RELATINGTOTHEIMPLEMENTATION OFTHISACT
TITLEI
SETTINGUPOFTHEINSTITUTIONS
Article (seeArticle139t1972Act)
^~Art.139(l)ofthe1972Acthasbeenomitted^
1.TheAssemblyshallmeetatthelatestonemonthafterGreece's*
accession.Itshallmakesuchadptationstoitsrulesofprocedureas
aremadenecessarybythisaccession.
Article(seeArticle140,1972Act)
1.UponGreece'saccession,theofficeofPresidentoftheCouncilshall
beheldbythememberoftheCouncilwhowouldhaveheldthatofficein
accordancewiththeoriginaltextofArticle2oftheTreatyestablishing
aSingldCouncilandaSingleCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities.On
expiiyofthistermofoffice,theofficeofPresidentshallthenbeheld
intheorderofMemberStateslaiddownintheArticlereferredtoabove
asamendedbyArticle£11_7«
2.TheCouncilshallmatesuchadaptationstoitsrulesofprocedureas
aremadenecessarybyGreece'saccession.
Article (seeArticle141»1972Act)
/~1.ThePresident,theVice-Presidents andthemembersoftheCommission
shallbeappointeduponaccession.TheCommissionshalltakeupits
ThistimelimitcouldbeextendediftheGreekrepresentatives areto
beelected(seeArticle10above).

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dutiesonthefifthdayafteritsmembershavebeenappointed.Theterms
ofofficeofthemembersinofficeatthetimeofaccessionshallterminate
atthesametime*._7
2.TheCommissionshallmakesuchadpatationstoitsrulesofprocedure
asaremadenecessaiybyGreece'saccession.
Article (seeArticle142,1972Act)
1.UponGreece'saccession,oneadditionaljudgeshallbeappointedto
theCourtofJustice.
2.Thetermofofficeofthisjudgeshallexpireon£~SOctober1985_7.
/"Paragraph3ofArticle142hasbeenomittedastherearenoplanstoincrease
thenumberofAdvocates-General inthecontextofGreekaccession.^/
3.TheCourtshallmakesuchadaptationstoitsrulesofprocedureasare
madenecessaiybyGreece'saccession.Theralesofprocedureasadapted
shallrequiretheunanimousapprovaloftheCouncil.
«
4.InordertogivejudgmentincasespendingbeforetheCourton
£2Jinrespectofwhichoralproceedingshavestartedbefore
thatdate,thefullCourtandtheChambersshallbecomposedasbefore
Greece'saccessionandshallapplytherulesofprocedureinforceon
C37-
IfthedateofaccessiondoesnotcoincidewitharenewaloftheCommission,
thisprovisionshouldbewordedasfollows:"UponGreece'saccessionthe
Commissionshallbeenlargedbytheappointment ofoneadditional member.
Thetermofofficeofthememberthusappointedshallexpireatthesame
timeasthoseofthemembersinofficeatthetimeofaccession".
2Datefixedfortheentryintoforceofaccession.
^Thedaybeforetheentiyintoforceofaccession.

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Article •(seeArticle143,1972Act)
UponGreece'saccession,theEconomicandSocialCommitteeshallheenlarged
hytheappointmentoftwelvemembersrepresenting thevariouscategoriesof
economicandsocialactivityinGreece.Thetermsofofficeofthemembers
thusappointedshallexpireatthesametimeasthoseofthemembersin
officeatthetimeofaccession.
Article (seeArticle144,1972Act)
UponGreece'saccession,theConsultative CommitteeoftheEuropeanCoal
andSteelCommunityshallbeenlargedhytheappointmentofthreeadditional
members.Thetermsofofficeofthemembersthusappointedshallexpire
atthesametimeasthoseofthemembersinofficeatthetimeofaccession.
Article (seeArticle145,1972Act)
UponGreece'saccession,theScientificandTechnioalCommitteeshallbe
enlargedbytheappointmentofIoneadditionalmember.Thetermof
office0(fthememberthusappointedshallexpireatthesametimeasthose
ofthemembersinofficeatthetimeofaccession.
Article
UponGreece'saccession,theCourtofAuditorsshallbeenlargedbythe
appointmentofoneadditionalmember.Thetermofofficeofthemember
thusappointedshallexpireatthesametimeasthoseofthemembersin
officeatthetimeofaccession^".
Ifthedateofaccessioncoincideswiththatofareplacement ofallthe
membersoftheCourtofAuditors,thisprovisionshouldbewordedalong
thelinesofArticle141ofthe1972ActofAccession(seeArticleabove
fortheCommission).

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Article (seeArticle146,1972Act)
UponGreece'saccession,theMonetaryCommitteeshallbeenlarged "bythe
appointment ofmembersrepresentingthisnewMemberState.Theirterms
ofofficeshallexpireatthesametimeasthoseofthemembersinoffice
atthetimeofaccession.
Article (seeArticle147,1972Act)
AdaptationstotheRulesoftheCommitteesestablished bytheoriginal
Treatiesandtotheirrulesofprocedure,necessitated byGreece'saccession,
shallbemadeassoonaspossibleafteraccession.
Article (seeArticle148,1972Act)
1.ThetermsofofficeofthenewmembersoftheCommitteeslistedin
Annex/"VIIIJshallexpireatthesametimeasthoseofthemembersin
officeatthetimeofaccession.
1
2.Uponaccession,themembershipoftheCommitteeslistedinAnnex/lX_y
shallbecompletelyrenewed.

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TITLEII
APPLICABILITY OFTHEACTSOFTHEINSTITUTIONS
Article (seeArticle149j1972Act)
FromitsaccessiontheHellenicRepublicshallbeconsideredasbeingan
addresseeofandashavingreceivednotification ofdirectivesanddecisions
withinthemeaningofArticle189oftheEECTreatyandofArticle161of
theEuratomTreaty,andofrecommendations anddecisionswithinthemeaning
ofArticle14oftheECSCTreaty,providedthatthosedirectives,
recommendations anddecisionshavebeennotifiedtoallthepresentMember
States.
Article (seeArticle150,1972Act)
TheapplicationinGreeceoftheactslistedinAnnex£JtothisActshall
bedeferreduntilthedatesspecifiedinthatlist^".
./Article (seeArticle151,1972Act)
(tobecompletedpossiblyaccordingtotheresultofthenegotiations.y
Article (seeArticle152,.1972Act)
TheHellenicRepublicshallputintoeffectthemeasuresnecessaryforit
tocomplyfromthedateofaccessionwiththeprovisionsofdirectivesand
decisionswithinthemeaningofArticleI89oftheEECTreatyandof
Article161oftheEuratomTreaty,andwithrecommendations anddecisions
withinthemeaningofArticle14oftheECSCTreaty,unlessatimelimit
isprovidedforinthelistinAnnex£Jorinanyotherprovisionsof
2thisAct.
Theseareregulations whoseapplicationwillbedeferred,asrequested
byGreeceinthenegotiations .
2TheseareEECandEuratomdirectives anddecisionsandECSCdecisions
whoseimplementation willbedeferred,asrequestedbyGreeceinthe
negotiations .

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Article (seeArticle 153»1972 Aot)
1.Adaptations totheacts oftheinstitutions oftheCommunities not
inoluded inthis ActoritsAnnexes ,made "bytheinstitutions before
accession inaccordance with theprocedure inparagraph 2tobring those
acts into line with theprovisions ofthis Act,inparticular those of
Part Pour ,shall enter into force onaccession .
2.TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority onaproposal from the
Commission ,ortheCommission ,according towhich ofthese twoinstitutions
adopted theoriginal aot,shall tothis enddraw uptheneoessary texts .
£Article (seeArticle 154»1972Aot)
(tobecompleted ifnecessary ,oromitted ,according totheresults of
thenegotiations onregional aid).7
Article (seeArticle 155»1972 Act)
Thetext ^oftheacts oftheinstitutions ofthe Communities adopted
before Greece *saccession anddrawn upbytheCouncil ortheCommission
intheGreek language shall ,from thedate ofaccession ,beauthentic under
thesame conditions asthetexts drawn upinthepresent sixlanguages .
They shall bepublished intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities
ifthetexts inthepresent languages were sopublished .
Article (seeArticle 156,1972 Act)
Agreements ,decisions andconcerted practices inexistence atthetime
ofGreece 'saccession which come within thesoope ofArticle 65ofthe
ECSC Treaty byreason ofthis accession must benotified tothe Commission
within three months ofaccession .Only agreements anddecisions which have
been notified shall remain provisionally inforce until adecision hasbeen
taken bytheCommission .

Article (seeArticle 158.1972 Act)
Provisions laid down bylaw,regulation oradministrative cation
designed toensure theprotection ofthehealth oftheworkers and
thegeneral public intheterritory oftheHellenic Republic against
thedangers arising from ionizing radiations shall ,inaccordance
with Article 33oftheEuratom Treaty ,becommunicated bythat State to
the Commission within three months ofaccession .

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TITLEIII-FinalProvisions
■Article(seeArticle158,1972Act)
AnnexesIto£"ProtocolsNos1to£Jand£J,whichareattachedto
thisAct,shallformanintegralpartthereof.
Article(seeArticle15911972Act)
TheGovernmentoftheFrenchRepublicshalltransmitacertifiedcopyof
theTreatyestablishing theEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunityandthe
TreatiesamendingthatTreatytotheGovernmentoftheHellenicRepublio.
Article (seeArticle160,1972Act)
TheGovernmentof^theItalianRepublicshalltransmitacertifiedcopy
oftheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,theTreaty
establishing theEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunityandtheTreatiesamending
orsupplementing themincludingtheTreatyconcerningtheaccessionoftho
Tangdom'ofDenmark.,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainand
NorthernIrelandtotheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandfortheEuropean
AtomicEnergyCommunity,intheDanish,Dutch,English,French,German,
IrishandItalianlanguagestotheGovernmentoftheHellenicRepublic.
ThetextsoftheseTreaties,drawnupintheGreeklanguage,shallbe
annexedtothisAct.Thesetextsshallbeauthenticunderthesameconditions
asthetextsoftheTreatiesreferredtoabove,drawnupinthepresent
languages.

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Article(seeArticle161,1972Aot)
Acertifiedcopyoftheinternational agreementsdepositedinthe
archivesoftheSecretariat oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
shall "betransmittedtotheGovernmentoftheHellenicRepublic "by
theSecretary–General.