# Council and Commission Decision of 23 September 1997 on the conclusion, by the European Communities, of the Energy Charter Treaty and the Energy Charter Protocol on energy efficiency and related environmental aspectsThe Decision on the conclusion of the Energy Charter Treaty on behalf of the European Community was adopted by the Council on 27 May 1997. (98/181/EC, ECSC, Euratom), Article 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community, deposit the instrument of approval of the Energy Charter Treaty and of the Energy Charter Protocol with the Government of the Portuguese Republic, in accordance with Articles 39 and 49 of the Energy Charter Treaty and with Articles 15 and 21 of the Energy Charter Protocol. Under the same conditions, the President of the Commission shall deposit the instruments of approval on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and of the European Atomic Energy Community.
The President of the Council and the President of the Commission, acting on behalf of the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community respectively, shall consult with the Member States in order to ensure, as far as possible, the simultaneous deposit of their instruments of approval.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1998/181/article/2 (the official version)
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