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15 . 10 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 288 / 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION (EEC) No 2798 /73 OF THE COUNCIL of 14 May 1973 concluding the Association Agreement with 'Mauritius

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , between the European Economic Community and Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ the African and Malagasy States associated with that pean Economic Community, and in particular Article Community, and the Final Act, with the Declarations 238 thereof; annexed to it, are hereby concluded, approved and confirmed, on behalf of the European Economic Having regard to the recommendation from the Community. Commission ; Having regard to the Opinion of the European The arrangements resulting from this Agreement and Parliament; its Declarations shall not however apply to relations between the new Member States and Mauritius. Whereas an Association Agreement concerning the accession of Mauritius to the Convention of Asso­ The texts of the Agreement and the Final Act are ciation between the European Economic Community annexed to this Regulation. and the African and Malagasy States associated with that Community, hereinafter called 'the Conven­ Article 2 tion of Association', together with a Final Act have been signed at Port Louis (Mauritius) on 12 May The President of the Council shall be authorized to 1972 ; designate the person empowered to deposit the act Whereas in accordance with Article 109 of the Act (*) of notification of the conclusion of the Agreement, relating to the conditions of accession and the in accordance with Article 4 of the Association Agree­ adjustments to the Treaties, the arrangements ment . resulting from the Convention of Association are not applicable to the relations between the new Member States and the Association of African and Malagasy Article 3 States ; Save as otherwise provided, any mention in the acts Whereas it should be ensured that acts of the Insti­ of the Institutions of the Community of the 'Asso­ tutions of the Community — both those currently in ciated African and Malagasy States' shall apply also force and those done subsequently — using the to Mauritius. This provision shall apply from the expression 'the Associated African and Malagasy entry into force of the Association Agreement. States' apply to Mauritius ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 4

Article 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third The Association Agreement providing for the acces­ day fallowing its publication in the Official Journal sion of Mauritius to the Convention of Association of the European Communities .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 14 May 1973 , For the Council The President

R. VAN ELSLANDE

(*) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14 .