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COUNCIL DECISION

OF 30 MAY 1968

ON THE CONCLUSION OF AN AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII OF GATT ON CONCESSIONS GRANTED TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AS A RESULT OF THE REFORM OF THE AMERICAN CUSTOMS TARIFF

( 68/251/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 111 , 114 AND 228 THEREOF ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 5 DECEMBER 1961 ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ;

WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS NOTIFIED ITS INTENTION , OWING TO A REFORM OF ITS CUSTOMS TARIFF , TO MODIFY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XXVIII OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE CERTAIN CONCESSIONS AFFECTING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS THESE MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR COMPENSATORY ADJUSTMENT ;

WHEREAS THE RESULTS OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

THE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE IS CONCLUDED ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ; THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT IS ANNEXED TO THIS DECISION .

ARTICLE 2

THE CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF THE CONCLUSION OF THIS AGREEMENT .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 30 MAY 1968 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . LUPIS

ANNEX : SEE O.J .