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

CONSIDERING that the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, in becoming members of the Union, undertook to accede to the Convention on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises, opened for signature in Brussels on 23 July 1990,

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

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS:

Mr Philippe de SCHOUTHEETE de TERVARENT

Ambassador,

Permanent Representative of Belgium to the European Union;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK:

Mr Poul SKYTTE CHRISTOFFERSEN

Ambassador,

Permanent Representative of Denmark to the European Union;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY:

Mr Jochen GRÜNHAGE

Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC:

Mr Pavlos APOSTOLIDES

Ambassador,

Permanent Representative of the Hellenic Republic to the European Union;

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN:

Mr Francisco Javier ELORZA CAVENGT

Ambassador,

Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Union;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC:

Mr Pierre de BOISSIEU

Ambassador,

Permanent Representative of the French Republic to the European Union;

THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND:

Mr Denis O'LEARY

Ambassador,

Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC:

Mr Luigi GUIDOBONO CAVALCHINI GAROFOLI

Ambassador,

Permanent Representative of the Italian Republic to the European Union;

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG:

Mr Jean-Jacques KASEL

Ambassador,

Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the European Union;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS:

Mr Bernard R. BOT

Ambassador,

Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the European Union;

THE FEDERAL PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA:

Mr Manfred SCHEICH

Ambassador,

Permanent Representative of the Republic of Austria to the European Union;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC:

Mr José Gregório FARIA QUITERES

Ambassador,

Permanent Representative of the Portuguese Republic to the European Union;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND:

Mr Antti SATULI

Ambassador,

Permanent Representative of the Republic of Finland to the European Union;

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN:

Mr Frank BELFRAGE

Ambassador,

Permanent Representative of Sweden to the European Union;

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

Mr J. S. WALL C. M. G., L. V. O

Ambassador,

Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the European Union;

WHO, meeting within the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States to the European Union and having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: