CELEX: 31979D0042
Language: en
Date: 1978-12-21 00:00:00
Title: 79/42/EEC: Council Decision of 21 December 1978 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters extending and amending, for the year 1977, the Convention between the European Economic Community and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)

19 . 1 . 79                             Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 13/53
                                                      COUNCIL DECISION
                                                       of 21 December 1978
               concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of
               letters extending and amending , for the year 1977 , the Convention between the
               European Economic Community and the United Nations Relief and Works
                                            Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
                                                            (79/42/ EEC)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         Convention between the European Economic Commu­
 COMMUNITIES,                                                        nity and the United Nations Relief and Works
                                                                     Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is hereby
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               approved on behalf of the Community.
 Economic Community and in particular Articles 113,
 114 and 228 thereof,
                                                                     The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Deci­
 Having regard to the recommendation from the                        sion .
 Commission ,
 Whereas on 20 July 1976 the Community concluded
 a Convention with UNRWA concerning aid to refu­
                                                                                           Article 2
 gees in the countries of the Near East for the period
 July 1975 to December 1976 (');
 Whereas under Article 10 the Convention may be                      The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
 extended for subsequent periods with or without                     designate the persons empowered to sign the Agree­
 amendment by agreement between the two parties                      ment in order to bind the Community.
 until 30 June 1978 ;
Whereas the Convention should, subject to certain
 amendments, be extended for the year 1977 so that
 Community aid can be granted in a comprehensive
 and continuous fashion ,                                            Done at Brussels, 21 December 1978 .
 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                                                For the Council
                             Article 1
                                                                                                 The President
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
 extending and amending, for the year 1977, the                                            Otto Graf LAMBSDORFF
( i ) OJ No L 203 , 29 . 7 . 1976 , p. 40 .