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Document 11979H/AFI/DCL/04

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, FINAL ACT, JOINT DECLARATION CONCERNING MOUNT ATHOS

OJ L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 186 (DA, DE, EN, FR, IT, NL)

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11979H/AFI/DCL/04

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, FINAL ACT, JOINT DECLARATION CONCERNING MOUNT ATHOS

Official Journal L 291 , 19/11/1979 P. 0186


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RECOGNIZING THAT THE SPECIAL STATUS GRANTED TO MOUNT ATHOS , AS GUARANTEED BY ARTICLE 105 OF THE HELLENIC CONSTITUTION , IS JUSTIFIED EXCLUSIVELY ON GROUNDS OF A SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS NATURE , THE COMMUNITY WILL ENSURE THAT THIS STATUS IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE APPLICATION AND SUBSEQUENT PREPARATION OF PROVISIONS OF COMMUNITY LAW , IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO CUSTOMS FRANCHISE PRIVILEGES , TAX EXEMPTIONS AND THE RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT .

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