CELEX: 31968D0362
Language: en
Date: 1968-10-15 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 15 October 1968 concluding an Agreement with Australia, negotiated under Article XXVIII, Paragraph 5 of GATT

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31968D0362

Council Decision of 15 October 1968 concluding an Agreement with Australia, negotiated under Article XXVIII, Paragraph 5 of GATT  

Official Journal L 258 , 21/10/1968 P. 0009 Danish special edition: Series II Volume I(2) P. 0138  English special edition: Series II Volume I(2) P. 0222 

++++COUNCIL DECISION  OF 15 OCTOBER 1968  ON THE CONCLUSION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH AUSTRALIA NEGOTIATED UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII ( 5 ) OF GATT   ( 68/362/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 COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;  HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 5 DECEMBER 1961 ;  HAVING REGARD TO THE REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION ;  WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XXVIII ( 5 ) OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE , AUSTRALIA HAS NOTIFIED ITS WISH TO WITHDRAW CONCESSIONS AFFECTING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS THAT WITHDRAWAL HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR COMPENSATORY ADJUSTMENT ;  WHEREAS THE CONCESSIONS OFFERED BY AUSTRALIA IN COMPENSATION FOR THOSE WITHDRAWN ARE SATISFACTORY ,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :  ARTICLE 1  THE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED WITH AUSTRALIA UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII ( 5 ) OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE IS CONCLUDED ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT BEING 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 LUXEMBOURG , 15 OCTOBER 1968 .  FOR THE COUNCIL  THE PRESIDENT  G . SEDATI  ANNEX : SEE O.J .