1978 No. 618
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
The European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (No. 2) Order 1978
Laid before Parliament in draft
Made 25th April 1978
Coming into Operation in accordance with Article 1

At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 25th day of April 1978
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 1 of the European Communities Act 1972 and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(3) of the European Communities Act 1972 or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

1 This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (No. 2) Order 1978. It shall come into operation in respect of each treaty specified in the Schedule to this Order on the date on which the treaty enters into force for the United Kingdom. These dates will be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.
2 The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
3 The treaties specified in the Schedule to this Order are to be regarded as Community Treaties as defined in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
N.E. Leigh Clerk of the Privy Council
SCHEDULE 1 Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the Syrian Arab Republic, signed on 18 January 1977 at Brussels (Cmnd. 6959).
2 Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, signed on 18 January 1977 at Brussels (Cmnd. 6968).
3 Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt, signed on 18 January 1977 at Brussels (Cmnd. 6940).
4 Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the Lebanese Republic, signed on 3 May 1977 at Brussels (Cmnd. 6995).

EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order declares the treaties mentioned in the Schedule to be Community Treaties as defined in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.