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( 1 ) THE DATE FROM WHICH THE AGREEMENT WILL BE APPLIED PROVISIONALLY WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 20 SEPTEMBER 1976

ON THE NOTIFICATION OF THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION BY THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1976

( 76/845/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 , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 20 JULY 1976 , THE COMMUNITY SIGNED THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1976 , ON 27 JULY 1976 , SUBJECT TO THE CONCLUSION THEREOF ;

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY SHOULD GIVE NOTIFICATION THAT IT WILL APPLY THE AGREEMENT PROVISIONALLY PENDING COMPLETION OF THE INTERNAL PROCEDURES NECESSARY FOR THE CONCLUSION THEREOF ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 61 OF THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1976 , THE COMMUNITY WILL DEPOSIT WITH THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION BEFORE 30 SEPTEMBER 1976 THE NOTIFICATION ANNEXED TO THIS DECISION STATING THAT IT WILL APPLY THE AGREEMENT PROVISIONALLY , AS AN IMPORTING MEMBER , WHEN THE AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAID ARTICLE .

THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT IS ANNEXED TO THIS DECISION .

ARTICLE 2

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE THE PERSON EMPOWERED TO DEPOSIT THIS NOTIFICATION ( 1 ) .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 SEPTEMBER 1976 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . VAN DER STOEL