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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 ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS IN WATER ( COST PROJECT 64B BIS )

( 80/178/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DECISION 78/888/EEC OF 9 OCTOBER 1978 ADOPTING A EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY CONCERTED PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS IN WATER ( 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 78/888/EEC , THE COMMISSION HAS NEGOTIATED AN AGREEMENT WITH CERTAIN NON-MEMBER STATES INVOLVED IN EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH ( COST ) WITH A VIEW TO ENSURING THAT THE COMMUNITY PROJECT AND THE CORRESPONDING PROGRAMMES OF THESE STATES ARE HARMONIZED ;

WHEREAS THIS AGREEMENT SHOULD BE APPROVED ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

THE COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , NORWAY , PORTUGAL , SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND , ON A CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS IN WATER ( COST PROJECT 64B 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 . 6 .