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ACT OF SIGNATURE BY THE PLENIPOTENTIARY OF ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES OF THE SECOND ACP-EEC CONVENTION

THE PRIME MINISTER OF ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE ACP-EEC CONVENTION OF LOME SIGNED ON 28 FEBRUARY 1975 , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE FIRST CONVENTION " ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE SECOND ACP-EEC CONVENTION SIGNED IN LOME ON 31 OCTOBER 1979 , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE SECOND CONVENTION " .

WHEREAS , AFTER BECOMING INDEPENDENT ON 27 OCTOBER 1979 , ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES REQUESTED , BY LETTER DATED 5 NOVEMBER 1979 , TO ACCEDE TO THE FIRST AND SECOND CONVENTIONS ; WHEREAS , WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE ACP-EEC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS , IT ACCEDED TO THE FIRST CONVENTION ON 27 FEBRUARY 1980 , THUS BECOMING AN ACP STATE ;

WHEREAS ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES WAS NOT A CONTRACTING PARTY TO THE FIRST CONVENTION AT THE TIME OF SIGNING OF THE SECOND CONVENTION ON 31 OCTOBER 1979 AND WAS UNABLE TO SIGN THE LATTER CONVENTION ON THAT DATE ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 182 ( 1 ) OF THE SECOND CONVENTION , THIS LATTER CONVENTION IS TO BE RATIFIED BY THE SIGNATORY STATES IN CONFORMITY WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS ; WHEREAS RATIFICATION OF THE SECOND CONVENTION SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE RATIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON PRODUCTS WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS THEREFORE , FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS RATIFICATION , ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES SHOULD PROCEED TO SIGN THE SAID CONVENTION AND AGREEMENT ,

DECLARES THAT THE PRESENT PAPER CONSTITUTES THE ACT OF SIGNATURE , BY THE PLENIPOTENTIARY OF ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES , OF THE SECOND ACP-EEC CONVENTION AND OF THE AGREEMENT ON PRODUCTS WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY .

DONE AT KINGSTOWN , 2 JULY 1980 .

R . MILTON CATO

PRIME MINISTER OF

ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES