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Document 31968D0359

68/359/EEC: Council Decision of 15 October 1968 applying Articles 48 and 49 of the Treaty to the French overseas departments

OJ L 257, 19.10.1968, p. 1–1 (DE, FR, IT, NL)
Danish special edition: Series I Volume 1968(II) P. 466 - 466
English special edition: Series I Volume 1968(II) P. 474 - 474
Greek special edition: Chapter 05 Volume 001 P. 32 - 32
Spanish special edition: Chapter 05 Volume 001 P. 92 - 92
Portuguese special edition: Chapter 05 Volume 001 P. 92 - 92
Special edition in Czech: Chapter 01 Volume 001 P. 38 - 38
Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 01 Volume 001 P. 38 - 38
Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 01 Volume 001 P. 38 - 38
Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 01 Volume 001 P. 38 - 38
Special edition in Hungarian Chapter 01 Volume 001 P. 38 - 38
Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 01 Volume 001 P. 38 - 38
Special edition in Polish: Chapter 01 Volume 001 P. 38 - 38
Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 01 Volume 001 P. 38 - 38
Special edition in Slovene: Chapter 01 Volume 001 P. 38 - 38
Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 01 Volume 001 P. 14 - 14
Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 01 Volume 001 P. 14 - 14
Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 01 Volume 002 P. 5 - 5

Legal status of the document In force

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/1968/359/oj

19.10.1968   

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 257/1


COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 October 1968

applying Articles 48 and 49 of the Treaty to the French overseas departments

(68/359/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 227 (2) thereof;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;

Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 227 (2) provides that the Council shall determine the conditions under which the provisions of the Treaty other than those contained in the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 of that Article, and in particular the provisions of Articles 48 and 49 of the Treaty, are to apply to the French overseas departments;

Whereas freedom of movement for workers is likely to promote the economic and social development of those departments;

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Articles 48 and 49 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and the measures taken in implementation of those Articles shall apply to the French overseas departments.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, under ‘Legislation I’. It shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication.

Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 1968.

For the Council

The President

G. SEDATI


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