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Date: 1977-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2844/77 of 19 December 1977 on the conclusion of the Agreement extending the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic #Agreement extending the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic

22. 12. 77                            Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 329 / 1
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                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2844/77
                                                   of 19 December 1977
              on the conclusion of the Agreement extending the Interim Agreement between
                       the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                        Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            The Agreement extending the Interim Agreement
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                between the European Economic Community and the
thereof,                                                         Portuguese Republic is hereby approved on behalf of
                                                                 the Community.
Having regard to the recommendation from the
Commission ,                                                     The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regula­
                                                                 tion .
Whereas the Interim Agreement between the Euro­                                         Article 2
pean Economic Community and the Portuguese Repu­
blic (*) signed in Brussels on 20 September 1976                 The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
expires not later than 31 December 1977 ;                        designate the persons empowered to sign the Agree­
                                                                 ment for the purpose of binding the Community.
Whereas, pending the entry into force of the Addi­
                                                                                        Article 3
tional Protocol between the European Economic
Community and the Portuguese Republic signed in                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Brussels on the same day, it is necessary to extend the          following its publication in the Official Journal of
Interim Agreement,                                               the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 19 December 1977 .
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                              The President
                                                                              H. SIMONET
(!) OJ No L 266, 29 . 9 . 1976, p. 2
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                                                     AGREEMENT
           extending the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community
                                            and the Portuguese Republic
           THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
           of the one part,
           THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
           of the other part,
           WHEREAS the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portu­
           guese Republic signed in Brussels on 20 September 1976 expires not later than 31 December 1977 ;
           WHEREAS, pending the entry into force of the Additional Protocol between the European
           Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic signed in Brussels on the same day, it is neces­
           sary to extend the Interim Agreement ;
           HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated as their Plenipoten­
           tiaries :
           THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
                Joseph VAN DER MEULEN,
                Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
                Permanent Representative of Belgium ,
                Chairman of the Permanent Representatives Committee ;
                Roland de KERGORLAY,
                Assistant-Director-General of the Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission
                of the European Communities ;
           THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC :
                Antonio de SIQUEIRA FREIRE,
                Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
                Head of the Mission of Portugal to the European Communities ;
           WHO, having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form,
           HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                         Article 1
           The date 31 December 1978 shall be substituted for 31 December 1977 specified in the
           second subparagraph of Article 12 (2) of the Interim Agreement between the European
            Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic .
                                                         Article 2
           This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German,
            Italian and Portuguese languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.
                                                         Article 3
           This Agreement shall enter into force on 1 January 1978 .