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Document 11975R000

TREATY AMENDING CERTAIN FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF THE TREATIES ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES AND OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, PREAMBLE

UL L 359, 31.12.1977, p. 1 (DA, DE, EN, FR, IT, NL)

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11975R000

TREATY AMENDING CERTAIN FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF THE TREATIES ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES AND OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, PREAMBLE

Official Journal L 359 , 31/12/1977 P. 0001


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TREATY

AMENDING CERTAIN FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF THE TREATIES

ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES

AND OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING

A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION

OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC ,

THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC ,

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND ,

HAVING regard to Article 96 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community ,

HAVING regard to Article 236 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,

HAVING regard to Article 204 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community ,

WHEREAS , as of 1 January 1975 , the budget of the Communities is financed entirely from the Communities' own resources ;

WHEREAS the complete replacement of financial contributions of Member States by the Communities' own resources requires a strengthening of the budgetary powers of the Assembly ;

WHEREAS , for the same reasons , the implementation of the budget should be more closely supervised ,

HAVE DECIDED to amend certain financial provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Communities and of the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities , and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries :

His Majesty the King of the Belgians :

R . VAN ELSLANDE ,

Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Cooperation with the Developing Countries ;

Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark :

Niels ERSBOELL ,

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ,

Permanent Representative to the European Communities ;

The President of the Federal Republic of Germany :

Hans-Dietrich GENSCHER ,

Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs ;

The President of the French Republic :

Jean-Marie SOUTOU ,

Ambassador of France ,

Permanent Representative to the European Communities ;

The President of Ireland :

Garret FITZGERALD ,

Minister for Foreign Affairs ;

The President of the Italian Republic :

Mariano RUMOR ,

Minister for Foreign Affairs ,

President-in-Office of the Council of the European Communities ;

His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxembourg :

Jean DONDELINGER ,

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ,

Permanent Representative to the European Communities ;

Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands :

L . J . BRINKHORST ,

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs ;

Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland :

Sir Michael PALLISER , KCMG ,

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ,

Permanent Representative to the European Communities ;

WHO , having exchanged their Full Powers , found in good and due form ,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :

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