CELEX: 11994N/PRO/03
Language: en
Date: 1994-06-24 00:00:00
Title: ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, Protocol No 3 - on the Sami people

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11994N/PRO/03

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, Protocol No 3 - on the Sami people  

Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0352

Protocol No 3on the Sami people THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES, RECOGNIZING the obligations and commitments of Norway, Sweden and Finland with regard to the Sami  people under national and international law, NOTING, in particular, that Norway, Sweden and Finland are committed to preserving and developing  the means of livelihood, language, culture and way of life of the Sami people, CONSIDERING the dependence of traditional Sami culture and livelihood on primary economic  activities, such as reindeer husbandry in the traditional areas of Sami settlement, HAVE AGREED on the following provisions,Article 1 Notwithstanding the  provisions of the EC Treaty, exclusive rights to reindeer husbandry within traditional Sami areas  may be granted to the Sami people. Article 2 This Protocol may be extended to take account of any further development of exclusive  Sami rights linked to their traditional means of livelihood. The Council may, acting unanimously on  a proposal from the Commission, and after consulting the European Parliament and the Committee of  the Regions, adopt the necessary amendments to the Protocol.