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

Having regard to the Joint Declaration annexed to the Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations, opened for signature in Rome on 19 June 1980,

Have decided to conclude a Protocol conferring jurisdiction on the Court of Justice of the European Communities to interpret that Convention, and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries:

His Majesty the King of the Belgians:

Paul de Keersmaeker

State Secretary for European Affairs and Agriculture, Deputy to the Minister for External Relations

Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark:

Knud Erik Tygesen

State Secretary

the President of the Federal Republic of Germany:

Irmgard Adam-Schwaetzer

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs

the President of the Hellenic Republic:

Théodoros Pangalos

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs

His Majesty the King of Spain:

Francisco Fernandez Ordoñez

Minister for Foreign Affairs

the President of the French Republic:

Philippe Louët

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

the President of Ireland:

Brain Lenihan

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

the President of the Italian Republic:

Gianni Manzolini

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs

His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxembourg:

Jacques Poos

Vice-President of the Government, Minister for Foreign Affairs, External Trade and Co-operation, Minister for the Economy and the Middle Classes, Minister for the Treasury

Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands:

H. van den Broek

Minister for Foreign Affairs

the President of the Portuguese Republic:

João de Deus Pinheiro

Minister for Foreign Affairs

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

Lynda Chalker

Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Who, meeting within the Council of the European Communities, having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form,

Have agreed as follows: