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English, French, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish
languages, the texts in each of these languages being equally
authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the government of the
Italian Republic, which will transmit a certified copy to each of the
governments of the other signatory States.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have
signed this Treaty.
Done at Maastricht on the seventh day of February one thousand nine
hundred and ninety two
[ here follow the signatures ]

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ON THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY IN DENMARK
THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES,
DESIRING to settle certain particular problems relating to Denmark,
HAVING AGREED UPON the following provision, which shall be
annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community:
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Treaty, Denmark may maintain
the existing legislation on the acquisition of second homes.

PROTOCOL
CONCERNING ARTICLE 119 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES,
HAVE AGREED UPON the following provision, which shall be annexed
to the treaty establishing the European Community:
For the purposes of Article 119 of this Treaty, benefits under
occupational social security schemes shall not be considered as
remuneration if an in so far as they are attributable to periods of
employment prior to 17 May 1990, except in the case of workers or
those claiming under them who have before that date initiated legal
proceedings or introduced an equivalent claim under the applicable
national law.

PROTOCOL
ON THE STATUTE OF THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM OF CENTRAL BANKS
AND OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES,
DESIRING to lay down the Statute of the European System of Central
Banks and of the European Central Bank provided for in Article 4a of
the Treaty establishing the European Community.
HAVE AGREED upon the following provisions, which shall be annexed
to the treaty establishing the European Community:

CHAPTER 1
CONSTITUTION OF THE ESCB
ARTICLE 1
The European System of Central Banks.
1.1. The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and the European
Central Bank (ECB) shall be established in accordance with Article 4a
of this Treaty; they shall perform their tasks and carry on their
activities in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty of this
Statute.
1.2. In accordance with Article 106(1) on this Treaty, the ESCB shall be
composed of t