Proposal by the European Commission

The Commission of the European Communities presented a proposal (COM(2003)783) dated 15 December 2003 for a Council decision concerning the signing of the Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities Held with an Intermediary (the text of the proposal is available on the website of the European Union at: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/lip/latest/doc/2003/com2003_0783en01.doc)