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COUNCIL DECISION

of 5 April 1989

amending Decision 78/774/EEC concerning the activities of certain third countries in the field of cargo shipping

(89/242/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 84 (2) thereof,

Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Whereas Decision 78/774/EEC (4) provides the basis for an information system concerning the activities of certain third countries in the field of cargo shipping;

Whereas Article 2 of that Decision provides for decisions on the application of the information system to third countries' fleets to be taken unanimously,

Whereas it is necessary to amend this procedure in the light of the revised Article 84 (2) of the Treaty, which provides for voting by qualified majority,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The first paragraph of Article 2 of Decision 78/774/EEC is replaced by the following:

'(1) The Council, acting by qualified majority, shall decide to which third countries' fleets the information system shall be jointly applied'.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 5 April 1989.

For the Council

The President

M. CHAVES GONZALEZ

(1) OJ No C 28, 3. 2. 1989, p. 10.

(2) OJ No C 69, 20. 3. 1989.

(3) OJ No C 71, 20. 3. 1989, p. 25.

(4) OJ No L 258, 21. 9. 1978, p. 35.