Article 13

Should it appear necessary to adopt measures to implement this Act, the Council acting unanimously on a proposal from the European Parliament after Consulting the Commission, shall adopt such measures after endeavoring to Reach agreement with the European Parliament in a conciliation committee consisting of the Council and representatives of the European Parliament.

Article 14

Article 21 (1) and (2) of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, Article 138 (1) and (2) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and Article 108 (1) and (2) of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community shall lapse on the date of the sitting held in accordance with Article 10 (3) by the first European Parliament elected pursuant to this Act.

Article 15

This Act is drawn up in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Irish and Italian languages, all the texts being equally authentic.

Annexes I to III shall form an integral part of this Act.

A declaration by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany is attached hereto.

Article 16

The provisions of this Act shall enter into force on the first day of the month following that during which the last of the notifications referred to in the Decision is received.

Done at Brussels on the twentieth day of September in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy six.

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