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( 1 ) OJ NO L 222 , 14 . 8 . 1976 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 18 DECEMBER 1978

CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL TIN AGREEMENT

( 79/33/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 FIFTH INTERNATIONAL TIN AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY ON 29 APRIL 1976 , SUBJECT TO ITS APPROVAL ;

WHEREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DECISION 76/626/EEC ( 1 ), THE COMMUNITY APPLIES THIS AGREEMENT PROVISIONALLY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 50 THEREOF ;

WHEREAS THE AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO FORCE PROVISIONALLY ON 1 JULY 1976 AND DEFINITIVELY ON 14 JUNE 1977 ;

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY SHOULD APPROVE THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL TIN AGREEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 48 THEREOF ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL TIN AGREEMENT IS HEREBY APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY .

THE TEXT OF THIS AGREEMENT IS ANNEXED TO DECISION 76/626/EEC .

ARTICLE 2

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE THE PERSON EMPOWERED TO DEPOSIT THE INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 18 DECEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

H.-D . GENSCHER