European Treaty Series - N 103

ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION FOR THE
PROTECTION OF ANIMALS DURING INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT


Strasbourg, 10.05.79

The member States of the Council of Europe, signatory to this Additional Protocol,

Having regard to the European Convention for the protection of animals during international transport, hereinafter called the "Convention", which was opened to signature in Paris on 13 December 1968 by the member States of the Council of Europe and includes common provisions designed to safeguard animals in transport from suffering;

Considering that in view of the competences it possesses in the matters covered by the said Convention, the European Economic Community should be able to be a Contracting Party to this instrument,

Have agreed as follows:

Article 1

Article 48 of the Convention shall be supplemented by the following paragraph:

"4 The European Economic Community may become a Contracting Party to this Convention by signing it. The Convention shall enter into force in respect of the Community six months after the date of its signature."