98/685/EC: Council Decision of 23 March 1998 concerning the conclusion of the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents

The Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents is hereby approved on behalf of the Community subject to the reservations appearing in Annex I hereto. The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to deposit, on behal of the Community, the instrument of approval with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Organisation, in accordance with Article 28 of the Convention. When depositing the instrument of approval and the reservations in Annex I, the said person(s) will deposit the declaration of competence appearing in Annex II hereto.

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.