AGREEMENT

extending the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

of the one part ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC ,

of the other part ,

WHEREAS the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic signed in Brussels on 20 September 1976 expires not later than 31 December 1977 ;

WHEREAS , pending the entry into force of the Additional Protocole between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic signed in Brussels on the same day , it is necessary to extend the Interim Agreement ;

HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries :

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :

Joseph VAN DER MEULEN ,

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ,

Permanent Representative of Belgium ,

Chairman of the Permanent Representative Committee ;

Roland de KERGORLAY ,

Assistant-Director-General of the Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC :

Antonio de SIQUEIRA FREIRE ,

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ,

Head of the Mission of Portugal to the European Communities ;

WHO , having exchanged their full powers , found in good and due form ,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :

Article 1

The date 31 December 1978 shall be substituted for 31 December 1977 specified in the second subparagraph of Article 12 ( 2 ) of the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic .

Article 2

This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish , Dutch , English , French , German , Italian and Portuguese languages , each of these texts being equally authentic .

Article 3

This Agreement shall enter into force on 1 January 1978 .