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Interpretation of Conventions.
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6.—(1) Judicial notice shall be taken of—
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(a) a ruling or decision of, or expression of opinion by, the European Court on any question about the meaning or effect of a provision of the Conventions, and
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(b) the reports listed in subsection (2).
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(2) When interpreting a provision of the Conventions, a court may consider the following reports (which are reproduced in the Official Journal of the European Communities) and shall give them the weight that is appropriate in the circumstances:
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(a) the reports by Mr. P. Jenard on the 1968 Convention and the 1971 Protocol1
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(b) the report by Professor Peter Schlosser on the 1978 Accession Convention2
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(c) the report by Professor Demetrios Evrigenis and Professor K. D. Kerameus on the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the 1968 Convention and the 1971 Protocol3
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(d) the report by Mr. Almeida Cruz, Mr. Desantes Real and Mr. P. Jenard on the 1989 Accession Convention4
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1OJ No. C59 of 5. 3. 1979, p. 1.
2OJ No. C59 of 5. 3. 1979, p. 71.
3OJ No. C298 of 24. 11. 1986, p. 1.
4OJ No. C189 of 28. 7. 1990, p. 35. |
