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COUNCIL DECISION OF 16 MARCH 1982 CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROTOCOL EXTENDING THE ARRANGEMENT REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES

( 82/179/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 COMMISSION HAS PARTICIPATED , ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY , IN THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE ARRANGEMENT REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES ; WHEREAS THESE NEGOTIATIONS RESULTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROTOCOL TO WHICH WERE ANNEXED THE CONCLUSIONS ADOPTED ON 22 DECEMBER 1981 BY THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE ARRANGEMENT ;

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY SHOULD ACCEPT THE EXTENSION OF THE ARRANGEMENT ON THE CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THE AFORESAID PROTOCOL AND THE CONCLUSIONS ANNEXED THERETO ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

THE PROTOCOL EXTENDING THE ARRANGEMENT REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES , TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED THE CONCLUSIONS ADOPTED BY THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE ON 22 DECEMBER 1981 , IS HEREBY APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY .

THE TEXTS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH ARE ATTACHED TO THIS DECISION .

ARTICLE 2

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL IS AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE THE PERSON EMPOWERED TO NOTIFY ACCEPTANCE AS REFERRED TO IN POINT 3 OF THE PROTOCOL SO THAT IT SHALL BE BINDING ON THE COMMUNITY .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 16 MARCH 1982 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . DE KEERSMAEKER