‘The Court of Justice of the European Communities shall also have jurisdiction to give rulings on the interpretation of the Convention on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Convention of 27 September 1968 and to this Protocol, as adjusted by the 1978 Convention and the 1982 Convention.’

Article 25

The following shall be inserted between the fourth and fifth indents of Article 2 (1) of the 1971 Protocol, as amended by Article 31 of the 1978 Convention and Article 11 of the 1982 Convention:

‘—

in Spain: el Tribunal Supremo,’

and the following shall be inserted between the ninth and tenth indents thereof:

‘—

in Portugal: o Supremo Tribunal de Justiça and o Supremo Tribunal Administrativo, ’.

Article 26

Article 6 of the 1971 Protocol, as amended by Article 32 of the 1978 Convention, shall be deleted.

Article 27

Article 10 (d) of the 1971 Protocol, as amended by Article 33 of the 1978 Convention, shall be deleted.

TITLE V

Adjustments to the 1978 Convention and the 1982 Convention

Article 28

1. Articles 25 (2), 35 and 36 of the 1978 Convention shall be deleted.

2. Article 1 (2) of the 1982 Convention shall be deleted.

TITLE VI

Transitional provisions

Article 29

1. The 1968 Convention and the 1971 Protocol, as amended by the 1978 Convention, the 1982 Convention and this Convention, shall apply only to legal proceedings instituted and to authentic instruments formally drawn up or registered after the entry into force of this Convention in the State of origin and, where recognition or enforcement of a judgment or authentic instrument is sought, in the State addressed.

2. However, judgments given after the date of entry into force of this Convention between the State of origin and the State addressed in proceedings instituted before that date shall be recognized and enforced in accordance with the provisions ot Title III of the 1968 Convention, as amended by the 1978 Convention, the 1982 Convention and this Convention, if jurisdiction was founded upon rules which accorded with the provisions of Title II of the 1968 Convention, as amended, or with the provisions of a convention which was in force between the State of origin and the State addressed when the proceedings were instituted.

TITLE VII

Final provisions

Article 30

1. The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Communities shall transmit a certified copy of the 1968 Convention, of the 1971 Protocol, of the 1978 Convention and of the 1982 Convention in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Irish and Italian languages to the Governments of the Kingdom of Spain and of the Portuguese Republic.