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THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,

CONSIDERING that the Hellenic Republic, in becoming a Member of the Community, undertook to accede to the Convention on jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters and to the Protocol on its interpretation by the Court of Justice, with the adjustments made to them by the Convention on the accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, of Ireland and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and to this end undertook to enter into negotiations with the Member States of the Community in order to make the necessary adjustments thereto,

HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Convention, and to this end have designated as their plenipotentiaries:

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS:

Jean GOL,

Deputy Prime Minister,

Minister for Justice and for Institutional Reform;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK:

Erik NINN-HANSEN,

Minister for Justice;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY:

Hans Arnold ENGELHARD,

Federal Minister for Justice;

Dr Günther KNACKSTEDT,

Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Luxembourg;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC:

Georges-Alexandre MANGAKIS,

Minister for Justice;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC:

Robert BADINTER,

Keeper of the Seals,

Minister for Justice;

THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND:

Seân DOHERTY,

Minister for Justice;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC:

Clelio DARIDA,

Minister for Justice;

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG:

Colette FLESCH,

Vice-President of the Government,

Minister for Justice;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS:

J. de RUITER,

Minister for Justice;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND:

Peter Lovat FRASER, Esquire,

Solicitor-General for Scotland,

Lord Advocate's department;

WHO, meeting within the Council, having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: