CELEX: 21987D0630(01)
Language: en
Date: 1987-06-26 00:00:00
Title: Decision No 2/87 of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers of 26 June 1987 on the advance implementation of the Protocol to the Third ACP-EEC Convention, consequent on the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Communities

No L 172 / 2                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                    30 . 6 . 87
                            DECISION No 2 / 87 OF THE ACP—EEC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
                                                          of 26 June 1987
                   on the advance implementation of the Protocol to the Third ACP—EEC Convention,
                   consequent on the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the
                                                       European Communities
THE ACP—EEC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ,                                   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Having regard to the Third ACP—EEC Convention , signed                                          Article 1
at Lome on 8 December 1984 , hereinafter referred to as the
'Convention', and in particular Article 284 ( 3 ) thereof,           The Protocol to the Third ACP—EEC Convention ,
                                                                     consequent on the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the
Whereas the Convention does not apply in relations between           Portuguese Republic to the European Communities , shall be
the ACP States , on the one hand , andySpain and Portugal , on       implemented in advance .
the other , as long as a Protocol of Accession , as required by
Article 284 ( 3 ) of the Convention , hereinafter referred to as     The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision .
the 'Protocol', has not entered into force with regard to those
two States ;
                                                                                                 Article 2
Whereas the negotiations relating to the Protocol resulted in        This Decision shall apply until the entry into force of the
an agreement being reached on 15 May 1987 ;                          Protocol referred to in Article 1 .
Whereas the Protocol will not enter into force until after
ratification procedures have been completed ;                                                    Article 3
                                                                      The ACP States , the Member States and the Community shall
Whereas , pending the entry into force of the Protocol , the          be bound , each to the extent to which it is concerned , to take
ACP—EEC Council of Ministers adopted Decision No 6 / 86               the measures necessary to implement this Decision .
enabling the two States referred to above to participate fully
 in the Convention with effect from its entry into force on
 1 May 1986 ; whereas this Decision was extended by                                              Article 4
 Decision No 11 / 86 until not later than 30 June 1987 ;
                                                                      This Decision shall be applicable with effect from 1 July
                                                                      1987 .
Whereas , in order to avoid any break in continuity in
 relations between the ACP States and Spain and Portugal , it is
 necessary to implement the provisions of the Protocol in
 advance and on a transitional basis ;
                                                                      Done at Brussels , 26 June 1987 .
Whereas by Decision of 15 Maj 1987 , the ACP—EEC
 Council of Ministers delegated to the ACP—EEC Committee                             For the ACP—EEC Council of Ministers
 of Ambassadors powers to carry out on its behalf the advance                     By the ACP—EEC Committee of Ambassadors
 implementation of the Protocol by way of a transitional
                                                                                                    The President
 arrangement within the meaning of Article 284 ( 3 ) of the
 Convention ,                                                                                        S. MAHAKA