31977R2946

30 . 12 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 348 / 1

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2946/ 77 of 19 December 1977 on the conclusion of the Agreement extending the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES, Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European The Agreement extending the Interim Agreement Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 between the European Economic Community and the thereof, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is hereby Having regard to the recommendation from the approved on behalf of the Community. Commission, The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regula­ tion . Whereas the Interim Agreement between the Euro­ pean Economic Community and the People's Democ­ Article 2 ratic Republic of Algeria, signed in Algiers on 26 The President of the Council is hereby authorized to April 1976 and extended on 30 June 1977, expires designate . the person empowered to sign the Agree­ not later than 31 December 1977 ; ment for the purpose of binding the Community. Whereas, pending the entry into force of the Coopera­ Article 3 tion Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Algeria, signed in Algiers on 26 April 1976, it is neces­ following its publication in the Official Journal of sary to extend the Interim Agreement again, the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 1977 . For the Council

The President H. SIMONET