88/229/Euratom: Commission Decision of 26 February 1988 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement of participation in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Conceptual Design Activities, by the European Atomic Energy Community, with Japan, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and the United States of America, by the Commission for and on behalf of the Community

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Article 1

The Agreement of participation by the European Atomic Energy Community in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Conceptual Design Activities, with Japan, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and the United States of America shall be concluded on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is appended to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Commission is empowered to designate the person authorized to reply to the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (part B of the Agreement of participation) for the purpose of committing the European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Brussels, 26 February 1988.

For the Commission

Karl-Heinz NARJES

Vice-President

T . KAZUHARA

FOR THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS

E . VELIKHOV

FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

J . DECKER

B . LETTER FROM THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

26 FEBRUARY 1988

SIR,

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO REFER TO YOUR LETTER OF 2 NOVEMBER 1987, ADDRESSED TO THE HEAD OF THE DELEGATION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES TO THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN VIENNA, INVITING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY ( EURATOM ) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL THERMONUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL REACTOR ( ITER ) CONCEPTUAL DESIGN ACTIVITIES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE RECORD OF THE SECOND ITER QUADRIPARTITE INITIATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ( VIENNA, 18 AND 19 OCTOBER 1987 ), BOTH OF WHICH ARE ANNEXED TO YOUR LETTER, TOGETHER WITH JAPAN, THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA .

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOU OF THE AGREEMENT BY EURATOM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AFOREMENTIONED ACTIVITIES ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN YOUR LETTER TOGETHER WITH ITS ANNEXES .

ACCEPT, SIR, THE ASSURANCES OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION .

FOR THE COMMISSION

MICHAEL GOPPEL

HEAD OF DELEGATION