Proclamation Amending the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and the Hellenic Republic in Force December 1, 1997 (SI/97-134)

ROMÉO LEBLANC

[L.S.]

Canada

Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and her other Realms and Territories QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

TO All To Whom these Presents shall come or whom the same may in any way concern,

Greeting:

A Proclamation

Whereas, by Order in Council P.C. 1996-306 of March 12, 1996, the Governor in Council declared that, in accordance with Article XXV of the Agreement on Social Security between Canada and the Hellenic Republic, signed at Toronto on November 10, 1995, the Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the fourth month following the month in which each Party shall have received written notification from the other Party that it has complied with all statutory requirements for the entry into force of the Agreement;

Whereas the Order was laid before Parliament on April 23, 1996;

Whereas, before the twentieth sitting day after the Order had been laid before Parliament, no motion for the consideration of either House to the effect that the Order be revoked was filed with the Speaker of the appropriate House;

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 42(2) of the Old Age Security Act, the Order came into force on the thirtieth sitting day after it had been laid before Parliament, being June 11, 1996;

Whereas instruments of ratification were exchanged on August 27, 1997;

And whereas the Agreement will enter into force on the first day of the fourth month following the month in which the instruments of ratification were exchanged, being December 1, 1997;

And whereas, by Order in Council P.C. 1997-1525 of October 23, 1997, the Governor in Council directed that a proclamation do issue giving notice that the Agreement on Social Security between Canada and the Hellenic Republic is in force as of December 1, 1997;

Now Know You that We, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council for Canada, do by this Our Proclamation give notice that the Agreement on Social Security between Canada and the Hellenic Republic, signed at Toronto on November 10, 1995, a copy of which is annexed hereto, is in force as of December 1, 1997.

Of All Which Our Loving Subjects and all others whom these Presents may concern are hereby required to take notice and to govern themselves accordingly.

In Testimony Whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Canada to be hereunto affixed. Witness: Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Roméo A. LeBlanc, a Member of Our Privy Council for Canada, Chancellor and Principal Companion of Our Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of Our Order of Military Merit, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

At Our Government House, in Our City of Ottawa, this nineteenth day of November in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven and in the forty-sixth year of Our Reign.

By Command,