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The High Contracting Parties to the Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community,

Considering that the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic, in becoming members of the Community, undertook to accede to the Convention on jurisdiction and the 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 the adjustments made to them by the Convention on the accession of the Hellenic Republic, and to this end undertook to enter into negotiations with the Member States of the Community in order to make the necessary adjustments thereto,

Mindful that on 16 September 1988 the Member States of the Community and the Member States of the European Free Trade Association concluded in Lugano the Convention in jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, which extends the principles of the Brussels Convention to the States becoming parties to that Convention;

Have decided to conclude this Convention and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries:

His Majesty the King of the Belgians:

Mr Jacques de Lentdecker

Head of Private Office of the Ministry of Justice

Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark:

Mrs Jette Birgitte Selsø

Chargé d'Affaires a.i. at the Embassy of Denmark in Madrid

the President of the Federal Republic of Germany:

Dr Georg Tresspz

Minister Plenipotentiary at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Madrid

Dr Klaus Kinkel

State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Justice

the President of the Hellenic Republic:

Mr Giannis Skoularikis

Minister for Justice

His Majesty the King of Spain:

Mr. Enrique Mugica Herzog

Minister for Justice

the President of the French Republic:

Mr Pierre Arpaillange

Keeper of the Seals

Minister for Justice

the President of Ireland:

Mr Patrick Walshe

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ireland in Spain

the President of the Italian Republic:

Mr Giuliano Vassalli

Minister for Justice

His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxembourg:

Mr Ronald Mayer

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Luxembourg to Spain

Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands:

Mr Frits Korthals Altes

Minister for Justice

Mr J. Spoormaker

First Secretary at the Embassy

the President of the Portuguese Republic:

Mr Fernando Nogueira

Minister responsible for relations with the Prime Minister's Office and Minister for Justice

Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

Mr John Patten

Minister of State, Home Office

Who, meeting within the Council, having exchanged their Full Powers, found in good and due form,

Have agreed as follows: