Article 1
Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland fulfil the necessary conditions for the adoption of the single currency on 1 January 1999.
98/317/EC: Council Decision of 3 May 1998 in accordance with Article 109j(4) of the Treaty
98/317/EC: Council Decision of 3 May 1998 in accordance with Article 109j(4) of the Treaty
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Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 3 May 1998. For the Council The President T. BLAIR (1) Opinion delivered on 2 May 1998 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
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