16.7.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 185/33 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 14 June 2005 concerning the accession of the European Atomic Energy Community to the ‘Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management’ (notified under document number C(2005) 1729) (2005/510/Euratom) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof, Having regard to the Council Decision 2005/84/Euratom () of 24 January 2005 approving the accession of the European Atomic Energy Community to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radio- active Waste Management (Joint Convention thereinafter), Whereas: (1)  Twenty-two Member States are contracting parties to the Joint Convention. (2)  The European Atomic Energy Community shall accede to the Joint Convention, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: () OJ L 30, 3.2.2005, p. 10. Article 1 Accession to the Joint Convention is hereby approved on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community. The text of the Joint Convention and the declaration by the European Atomic Energy Community according to the provisions of Article 39(4)(iii) of the Joint Convention are attached to this Decision. Article 2 The declaration attached to this Decision shall be deposited with the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, depositary of the Joint Convention, as soon as possible after the adoption of this Decision by letter signed by the Head of Delegation of the European Commission to the International Organisations in Vienna. Done at Brussels, 14 June 2005. For the Commission Andris PIEBALGS Member of the Commission