Decision 2000/706 - 2000/706/EC: Council Decision of 7 November 2000 concerning the conclusion of the Convention for the Protection of the Rhine

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  5. 32000D0706
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Current status

This decision has been published on November 16, 2000 and entered into force on November  7, 2000.

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Key information

official title

2000/706/EC: Council Decision of 7 November 2000 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of the Convention for the Protection of the Rhine
 
Legal instrument Decision
Number legal act Decision 2000/706
Original proposal COM(2000)61 EN
CELEX number i 32000D0706

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Key dates

Document 07-11-2000
Publication in Official Journal 16-11-2000; Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 11 Volume 057,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 11 Volume 034,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 11 Volume 034,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 11 Volume 034,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 11 Volume 021,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 11 Volume 034,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 11 Volume 034,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 11 Volume 034,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 11 Volume 021,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 11 Volume 034,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 11 Volume 034,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 11 Volume 034,OJ L 289, 16.11.2000
Effect 07-11-2000; Entry into force Date of document
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

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32000D0706

2000/706/EC: Council Decision of 7 November 2000 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of the Convention for the Protection of the Rhine

Official Journal L 289 , 16/11/2000 P. 0030 - 0030

Council Decision

of 7 November 2000

concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of the Convention for the Protection of the Rhine

(2000/706/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) and the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),

Whereas:

  • (1) 
    By Decision 77/586/EEC(2), the Community concluded the Convention for the Protection of the Rhine against chemical pollution and the Additional Agreement to the Agreement, signed in Berne on 29 April 1963, concerning the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution.
  • (2) 
    At the 25th meeting of the Coordinating Group of the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine, the riparian States considered it necessary to provide for a new Convention for the Protection of the Rhine and to open negotiations to that end.
  • (3) 
    The European Commission, acting on behalf of the Community, took part in these negotiations in accordance with the negotiating directives given by the Council and these negotiations were completed in January 1998.
  • (4) 
    In the light of the outcome of these negotiations, the Council decided in March 1999 that the Community would sign the new Convention for the Protection of the Rhine, subject to its subsequent conclusion, and authorised this signing on behalf of the Community. The new Convention for the Protection of the Rhine was signed on 12 April 1999 in Berne (Switzerland),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Convention for the Protection of the Rhine is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to deposit the instrument of approval with the Government of the Swiss Confederation in accordance with Article 17 of the Convention.

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2000.

For the Council

The President

  • D. 
    Voynet
  • (1) 
    Opinion delivered on 17 May 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
  • (2) 
    OJ L 240, 19.9.1977, p. 35.

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