CELEX: 31968D0408
Language: en
Date: 1968-12-04 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 12 December 1968 concluding an Agreement with Canada negotiated under Article XXVIII, Paragraph 4 of GATT

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31968D0408

Council Decision of 12 December 1968 concluding an Agreement with Canada negotiated under Article XXVIII, Paragraph 4 of GATT  

Official Journal L 300 , 14/12/1968 P. 0021 Danish special edition: Series II Volume I(2) P. 0142  English special edition: Series II Volume I(2) P. 0226 

++++COUNCIL DECISION  OF 12 DECEMBER 1968  ON THE CONCLUSION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH CANADA NEGOTIATED UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII ( 4 ) OF GATT   ( 68/408/EEC )  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 111 , 114 AND 228 THEREOF ;  HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 5 DECEMBER 1961 ;  HAVING REGARD TO THE REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION ;  WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XXVIII ( 4 ) OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE , CANADA HAS NOTIFIED ITS WISH TO POSTPONE TO 31 DECEMBER 1968 AT THE LATEST THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONCESSION RATES SHOWN OPPOSITE TARIFF ITEM N S 9280-1 TO 93907-1 INCLUSIVE ( CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS ) IN SCHEDULE V - CANADA IN THE ANNEX TO THE GENEVA PROTOCOL ( 1967 ) , WHICH CONCESSIONS AFFECT THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS THAT MEASURE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR COMPENSATORY ADJUSTMENT ;  WHEREAS THE TEMPORARY CONCESSIONS OFFERED BY CANADA IN COMPENSATION FOR THE POSTPONED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED CONCESSION RATES ARE SATISFACTORY ,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :  ARTICLE 1  THE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED WITH CANADA UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII ( 4 ) OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE IS CONCLUDED ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ; THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT IS ANNEXED TO THIS DECISION .  ARTICLE 2  THE CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF THE CONCLUSION OF THIS AGREEMENT .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 12 DECEMBER 1968 .  FOR THE COUNCIL  THE PRESIDENT  A . WEHENKEL  ANNEX : SEE O.J .