CELEX: 31986D0346
Language: en
Date: 1986-06-25 00:00:00
Title: 86/346/EEC: Council Decision of 25 June 1986 accepting on behalf of the Community the European Agreement on the Exchange of Therapeutic Substances of Human Origin

30. 7 . 86                           Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 207 / 1
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                                          (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                    COUNCIL
                                                  COUNCIL DECISION
                                                      of 25 June 1986
                  accepting on behalf of the Community the European Agreement on the Exchange of
                                        Therapeutic Substances of Human Origin
                                                      (86/346/ EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         Whereas the Community ought therefore to become a
                                                                 Contracting Party to the Agreement,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                       HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                                        Article 1
Whereas Article 5 ( 1 ) of the European Agreement on
the Exchange of Therapeutic Substances of Human                  The European Agreement on the Exchange of Thera­
Origin provides that the Contracting Parties shall take          peutic Substances of Human Origin is hereby accepted
all necessary measures to exempt from all import duties          on behalf of the European Economic Community.
the therapeutic substances of human origin placed at             The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
their disposal by the other Parties ;
Whereas any derogation from the Common Customs                                          Article 2
Tariff, whether autonomous or conventional, falls
within the sole competence of the Community ;                    The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
                                                                 designate the persons empowered to sign the Agree­
Whereas the entry into force of an additional Protocol           ment in order to bind the Community.
to the Agreement enabling the European Economic
Community to become a Contracting Party to that                  Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 1986.
Agreement allows the Community to exercise its
competence in this matter ; whereas the derogations                                                 For the Council
provided for in the Agreement are already granted by                                                 The President
Community rules of relief from customs duty ;                                                         G. BRAKS