DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES of 2 June 1997 determining the seat of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (97/C 194/02)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES,

Having regard to Article 17 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1035/97 of 2 June 1997 establishing a European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (1),

Whereas it is necessary to determine the seat of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia shall have its seat in Vienna.

Article 2

This Decision, which shall be published in the Official Journal ot the European Communities, shall enter into force on the same day as Council Regulation (EC) No 1035/97 of 2 June 1997 establishing a European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia.

Done at Luxembourg, 2 June 1997.

The President

Hans VAN MIERLO

(1) OJ No L 151, 10. 6. 1997, p. 1.