22008A0221(02)

Protocol

amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of the People‘檚 Republic of China, of the other part

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

IRELAND,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,

THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,

THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,

THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

hereinafter referred to as the "Member States", represented by the Council of the European Union, and

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as "the Community", represented by the Council of the European Union,

of the one part, and

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE‘橲 REPUBLIC OF CHINA,

of the other part,

HAVING REGARD TO the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union and thereby to the Community on 1 May 2004,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic shall be Parties to the Agreement on Maritime Transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of the People‘檚 Republic of China, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 6 December 2002 (hereinafter called the Agreement).

Article 2

The texts of the Agreement in the Czech, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Polish, Slovenian and Slovak languages, which are attached to this Protocol shall become authentic under the same conditions as the other language versions drawn up in accordance with Article 14 of the Agreement.

Article 3

This Protocol shall be approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own procedures. It shall enter into force on the same day the Agreement enters into force. Should however this Protocol be approved by the Contracting Parties on a later date than the entry into force of the Agreement, then the Protocol shall enter into force on the date on which the Parties have notified each other on the accomplishment of the internal procedures for approval.

Article 4

This Protocol is drawn up at Beijing, on this fifth day of September in the year two thousand and five, in duplicate, in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish and Chinese languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Por los Estados miembros

Za 膷lenské st谩ty

For medlemsstaterne

F眉r die Mitgliedstaaten

Liikmesriikide nimel

螕喂伪 蟿伪 魏蟻维蟿畏 渭苇位畏

For the Member States

Pour les 脡tats membres

Per gli Stati membri

Dal墨bvalstu v膩rd膩

Valstybi懦 nari懦 vardu

A tag谩llamok részér艖l

G魔all-Istati Membri

Voor de lidstaten

W imieniu pa艅stw cz艂onkowskich

Pelos Estados-Membros

Za 膷lenské 拧t谩ty

Za dr啪ave 膷lanice

J盲senvaltioiden puolesta

P氓 medlemsstaternas v盲gnar

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Por la Comunidad Europea

Za Evropské spole膷enstv铆

For Det Europ忙iske F忙llesskab

F眉r die Europ盲ische Gemeinschaft

Euroopa 脺henduse nimel

螕喂伪 蟿畏谓 螘蠀蟻蠅蟺伪蠆魏萎 螝慰喂谓蠈蟿畏蟿伪

For the European Community

Pour la Communauté européenne

Per la Comunit脿 europea

Eiropas Kopienas v膩rd膩

Europos bendrijos vardu

az Eur贸pai K枚z枚sség részér艖l

G魔all-Komunit脿 Ewropea

Voor de Europese Gemeenschap

W imieniu Wsp贸lnoty Europejskiej

Pela Communidade Europeia

Za Eur贸pske spolo膷enstvo

za Evropsko skupnost

Euroopan yhteis枚n puolesta

P氓 Europeiska gemenskapens v盲gnar

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Por el Gobierno de la Rep煤blica Popular China

Za vl谩du 膶铆nské lidové republiky

For Folkerepublikken Kinas regering

Im Namen der Regierung der Volksrepublik China

Hiina Rahvavabariigi valitsuse nimel

螕喂伪 蟿畏谓 魏蠀尾苇蟻谓畏蟽畏 蟿畏蟼 螞伪蠆魏萎蟼 螖畏渭慰魏蟻伪蟿委伪蟼 蟿畏蟼 螝委谓伪蟼

For the Government of the People's Republic of China

Pour le gouvernement de la République populaire de Chine

Per il Governo della Repubblica popolare cinese

K墨nas Tautas Republikas v膩rd膩

Kinijos Liaudies Respublikos Vyriausyb臈s vardu

A K铆nai Népk枚zt谩rsas谩g korm谩nya részér艖l

G魔all-Gvern tar-Repubblika tal-Poplu ta膵-膴ina

Voor de regering van de Volksrepubliek China

W imieniu rz膮du Chi艅skiej Republiki Ludowej

Pelo Governo da Rep煤blica Popular da China

Za vl谩du 膶铆nskej l'udovej republiky

Za Vlado Ljudske republike Kitajske

Kiinan kansantasavallan hallituksen puolesta

P氓 Folkrepubliken Kinas regerings v盲gnar

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