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COUNCIL DECISION

OF 18 DECEMBER 1979

CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGREEMENT ON A CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS ( COST PROJECT 61A BIS )

( 80/177/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DECISION 78/889/EEC OF 9 OCTOBER 1978 ADOPTING A EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY JOINT PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS ( 1 ) AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE DRAFT DECISION SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 6 ( 2 ) OF DECISION 78/889/EEC , THE COMMISSION HAS NEGOTIATED AN AGREEMENT WITH CERTAIN NON-MEMBER STATES INVOLVED IN EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESARCH ( COST ) WITH A VIEW TO ENSURING THAT THE COMMUNITY PROJECT AND THE CORRESPONDING PROGRAMMES OF THESE STATES ARE HARMONIZED ;

WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THIS AGREEMENT SHOULD BE APPROVED ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

THE COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AUSTRIA , AND SWEDEN ON A CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS ( COST PROJECT 61A BIS ) IS HEREBY APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY .

THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT IS ANNEXED TO THIS DECISION .

ARTICLE 2

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE THE PERSONS EMPOWERED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT IN ORDER TO BIND THE COMMUNITY .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 18 DECEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

B . LENIHAN

( 1 ) OJ NO L 311 , 4 . 11 . 1978 , P . 10 .