15.2.84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 40/5 
ORIGINAL PROPOSAL AMENDED PROPOSAL 
CHAPTER II 
Diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal 
qualifications in pharmacy 
Article 2 
Each Member State shall recognize the diplomas, 
certificates and other qualifications awarded to 
nationals of Member States by other Member States 
in accordance with Article 2 of Directive . . ./ 
. . ./EEC and listed in Article 3, by giving to such 
qualifications, as far as the right to take up and 
pursue the activities in a self-employed capacity is 
concerned, the same effect in its territory as to those 
diplomas, certificates and other qualifications, listed 
in the same Article, which it itself awards. CHAPTER II 
Diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal 
qualifications in pharmacy 
Article 2 
Each Member State shall recognize the diplomas, 
certificates and other qualifications awarded to 
nationals of Member States by other Member States 
in accordance with Article 2 of Directive . . ./ 
. . ./EEC and listed in Article 3, by giving to such 
qualifications, as far as the right to take up and 
pursue the activities referred to in Article 1 is 
concerned, the same effect in its territory as to those 
diplomas, certificates and other qualifications, listed 
in Article 3, which it itself awards. 
However, Member States need not give effect to such 
diplomas with respect to the establishment of new 
pharmacies open to the public or the takeover of 
pharmacies open to the public which have been in 
operation for less than two years. 
Articles 3 to 20 unchanged 
Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement for cooperation in 
dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances 
COM(84) 28 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 3 February 1984) 
(84/C 40/06) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES — 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 235 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas the third Community action programme on 
the environment ('), of which the Council of the 
European Communities and the representatives of the 
Governments of the Member States, meeting within 
the Council, approved the broad lines on 7 February 
1983, provides that the Community shall take 
measures to ensure better coordination of the 
discussions of the problems in the North Sea; 
(') OJNoC 46, 17. 2. 1983. Whereas, in its Decision of 19 May 1981, the Council 
authorized the Commission to negotiate the accession 
of the European Economic Community to the 
Agreement of 9 June 1969 for cooperation in dealing 
with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other 
harmful substances; 
Whereas, by its Decision of 9 September 1983, the 
Council authorized the Community to sign the 
Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution 
of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances, 
and the Community signed the Agreement on 
13 September 1983; 
Whereas it is important that the Agreement be 
concluded by the European Community; whereas, 
since the powers of action necessary to this end have 
not been provided for by the Treaty, recourse must 
be had to Article 235; 
No C 40/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 15.2.84 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
The Agrement for cooperation in dealing with 
pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful 
substances is hereby approved on behalf of the 
European Economic Community. The text of the Agreement is annexed to this 
Decision. 
Article 2 
The President of the Council shall deposit the 
instrument as provided for in Article 18 of the 
Agreement.