Article 1 
The amendments to the Protocol for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution from land-based sources are hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the said amendments is attached to this Decision. Article 2 The President of the Council is hereby authorised to notify, on behalf of the Community, acceptance of the amendments to the Protocol for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution from land-based sources, in accordance with Article 16 of the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution(8). Article 3 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall take effect on the day of its adoption. Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1999. For the Council The President S. MÖNKÄRE (1) OJ C 219, 30.7.1999, p. 186. (2) Decision 77/585/EEC, OJ L 240, 19.9.1977, p. 1. (4) Decision 81/420/EEC, OJ L 162, 19.6.1981, p. 4. (5) Decision 83/101/EEC, OJ L 67, 12.3.1983, p. 1. (6) Decision 84/132/EEC, OJ L 68, 10.3.1984, p. 36. (7) Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community (OJ L 129, 18.5.1976, p. 23). Directive as amended by Directive 91/692/EEC (OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 48). Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 26). (8) The date of entry into force of the amendments to the Protocol for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution from land-based sources will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to notify, on behalf of the Community, acceptance of the amendments to the Protocol for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution from land-based sources, in accordance with Article 16 of the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution(8). Article 3 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall take effect on the day of its adoption. Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1999. For the Council The President S. MÖNKÄRE (1) OJ C 219, 30.7.1999, p. 186. (2) Decision 77/585/EEC, OJ L 240, 19.9.1977, p. 1. (4) Decision 81/420/EEC, OJ L 162, 19.6.1981, p. 4. (5) Decision 83/101/EEC, OJ L 67, 12.3.1983, p. 1. (6) Decision 84/132/EEC, OJ L 68, 10.3.1984, p. 36. (7) Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community (OJ L 129, 18.5.1976, p. 23). Directive as amended by Directive 91/692/EEC (OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 48). Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 26). (8) The date of entry into force of the amendments to the Protocol for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution from land-based sources will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall take effect on the day of its adoption. Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1999