COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS
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RESOLUTION (96) 34
AUTHORISING THE STATES CONCERNED TO REVISE THE
PARTIAL AGREEMENT
IN THE SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 2 October
1996,
at the 574th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)
The Committee of Ministers,
Recalling its Resolution (59) 23 of 16 November 1959, concerning the extension of the activities of the Council of Europe in the social and cultural fields;
Recalling its Resolution (61) 40 of 16 December 1961, concerning the transfer to the Council for Cultural Co-operation of the cultural activities listed in the appendix to Resolution (59) 23;
Considering that Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom hitherto have been members of this partial agreement, while Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland have participated in all or some activities;
Having regard to its Statutory Resolution (93) 28 on Partial and Enlarged Agreements, adopted on 14 May 1993, at its 92nd Session;
Having regard to the joint opinion of the Committee on the Rehabilitation and Integration of People with Disabilities (partial agreement) (CD-P-RR) and of the Public Health Committee (partial agreement) (CD-P-SP),
Resolves:
1. to authorise Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom to adopt a resolution setting out revised rules for the Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Field replacing the rules contained in Resolution (59) 23 and including the possibility for other states to join the activities pursued within the framework of the partial agreement under conditions to be set out in the said resolution;
2. to endorse, by virtue of Article IV of Statutory Resolution (93) 28, the specific character of the working methods of this revised partial agreement; in particular, that any other Council of Europe member state may accede to this partial agreement by virtue of the provisions laid down in Article V of Statutory Resolution (93) 28 on Partial and Enlarged Agreements, after a favourable opinion expressed by the CD-P-RR and the CD-P-SP;
3. to invite the Secretary General to inform the Western European Union of this decision.