CELEX: 31976D0623
Language: en
Date: 1976-07-20 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 20 July 1976 on the conclusion of the Convention between the European Economic Community and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the Near East

No L 203/40                         Official Journal of the European Communities                          29 . 7. 76
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                                       (Acts whose publication 'is not obligatory)
                                                   COUNCIL
                                                COUNCIL DECISION
                                                    of 20 July 1976
             on the conclusion of the Convention between the European Economic Commu­
             nity and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
                 (UNRWA) concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the Near East
                                                      (76/623/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
COMMUNITIES,                                                   concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the
                                                               Near East is hereby concluded on behalf of the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European          Community.
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 113,
114 and 228 thereof,                                           The text of the Convention is annexed to this Deci­
                                                               sion .
Having regard to the recommendation from the
Commission ,
                                                                                     Article 2
Whereas the Community wishes to continue its
programme of aid to the Palestine refugees in the              The agreement of the Community under Article V of
countries of the Near East^
                                                               the Convention shall be given by the Commission .
Whereas the Convention ( J ) concerning aid for those
refugees, which was concluded with the United                                        Article 3
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refu­
gees (UNRWA) on 18 December 1972, expired on 30                The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
June 1975 ;                                                    designate the persons empowered to sign the Conven­
Whereas a new Convention should be concluded with              tion and to confer upon them the powers necessary to
UNRWA in order that the aid of the Community can               bind the Community.
continue and can be granted in a comprehensive and
continuous fashion ,
                                                               Done at Brussels, 20 July 1976.
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                                          For the Council
                        Article 1
                                                                                           The President
The Convention between the European Economic
Community and the United Nations Relief and                                              M. van der STOEL
(') OJ No L 304, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 24.