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COUNCIL DECISION of 10 December 1979 concerning the conclusion of the Multilateral Agreements resulting from the 1973 to 1979 trade negotiations (80/271/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the multilateral trade negotiations under the GATT opened pursuant to the Ministerial Declaration adopted in Tokyo on 14 September 1973 resulted in the following Multilateral Agreements: - Geneva (1979) Protocol to the General Agreement on tariffs and trade and the Protocol supplementary to the Geneva (1979) Protocol to the General Agreement on tariffs and trade,
- Arrangement regarding bovine meat,
- International Dairy Arrangement,
- Agreement on technical barriers to trade,
- Agreement on government procurement,
- Agreement on trade in civil aircraft,
- Agreement on interpretation and application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on tariffs and trade,
- Agreement on implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on tariffs and trade and the Addenda annexed thereto,
- Agreement on import licensing procedures,
- Agreement on implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on tariffs and trade and the Protocol annexed thereto;
Whereas all the reciprocal concessions and undertakings negotiated by the Community and the countries participating in the negotiations, as embodied in the above Multilateral Agreements, constitute an acceptable result,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The Geneva (1979) Protocol supplementary to the General Agreement on tariffs and trade and the Protocol to the Geneva (1979) Protocol to the GATT are hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.
2. The following Agreements are hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community: - Arrangement regarding bovine meat,
- International Dairy Arrangement,
- Agreement on technical barriers to trade,
- Agreement on government procurement,
- Agreement on trade in civil aircraft,
- Agreement on interpretation and application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on tariffs and trade,
- Agreement on implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on tariffs and trade and the Addenda annexed thereto,
- Agreement on import licensing procedures,
- Agreement on implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on tariffs and trade and the Protocol annexed thereto.
3. The texts of the Agreements referred to in this Article are annexed to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to take such steps as are required by the Agreements referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the European Economic Community.
Done at Brussels, 10 December 1979.

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