1999/575/EC: Council Decision of 23 March 1998 concerning the conclusion by the Community of the European Convention for the protection of vertebrate animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes
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The Community shall approve the European Convention for the protection of vertebrate animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes, subject to a reservation in respect of Article 28(1) thereof. The text of the Convention is set out in Annex A. The text of the reservation is set out in Annex B.
1. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to deposit the instrument of approval of the Convention with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, as provided for in Article 31 of the Convention. 2. When depositing the instrument of approval, the designated person or persons shall, in accordance with Article 34(1) of the Convention, make the reservation set out in Annex B to this Decision.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 23 March 1998. For the Council The President M. MEACHER (1) OJ C 200, 5.8.1989, p. 8. (2) OJ C 291, 20.11.1989, p. 43 and OJ C 269, 16.10.1995, p. 38. (3) OJ C 329, 30.12.1989, p. 10. (4) OJ L 358, 18.12.1986, p. 1.
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