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16.

Several representatives referred to their respective countries' participation in the work of the Council of Europe in the field of protection of refugees which was to a large extent based on the conclusions of the Sub-Committee. Two representatives announced their Governments' intention to ratify the 1980 European Agreement on Transfer of Responsibility for

Refugees.

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At the close of the discussion, the Executive Committee adopted the following conclusions which include those recommended by the Sub-Committee of the Whole on International Protection.

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