22007A0508(01)

Protocol

to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People‘檚 Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of 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

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 "EC 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 and the European Commission,

of the one part, and

THE PEOPLE‘橲 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA, hereinafter referred to as "Algeria",

of the other part,

WHEREAS the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People‘檚 Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part [1], hereinafter referred to as "the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement", was signed in Valencia on 22 April 2002 and entered into force on 1 September 2005;

WHEREAS the Treaty concerning 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 was signed in Athens on 16 April 2003 and entered into force on 1 May 2004;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 6(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession, the accession of the new Contracting Parties to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement is to be agreed by the conclusion of a protocol to the said Agreement;

WHEREAS consultations pursuant to Article 21 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement have taken place in order to ensure that account has been taken of the mutual interests of the Community and Algeria,

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 hereby become Parties to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People‘檚 Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other EC Member States of the texts of the Agreement, as well as of the joint declarations, unilateral declarations and exchanges of letters.

Article 2

To take account of the recent institutional developments within the European Union, the Parties agree that following expiry of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, existing provisions in the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement referring to the European Coal and Steel Community shall be deemed to refer to the European Community, which has taken over all rights and obligations contracted by the European Coal and Steel Community.

CHAPTER I

AMENDMENTS TO THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN AGREEMENT, AND IN PARTICULAR TO ITS ANNEXES AND PROTOCOLS

Article 3

Rules of Origin

Protocol 6 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 19(4) shall be replaced by the following:

"4. Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively shall be endorsed with one of the following phrases:

ES "EXPEDIDO A POSTERIORI"

CS "VYSTAVENO DODATE膶N臍"

DA "UDSTEDT EFTERF脴LGENDE"

DE "NACHTR脛GLICH AUSGESTELLT"

ET "TAGANTJ脛RELE V脛LJA ANTUD"

EL "螘螝螖螣螛螘螡 螘螝 韦惟螡 违危韦螘巍惟螡"

EN "ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY"

FR "D脡LIVR脡 A POSTERIORI"

IT "RILASCIATO A POSTERIORI"

LV "IZSNIEGTS RETROSPEKT莫VI"

LT "RETROSPEKTYVUSIS I艩DAVIMAS"

HU "KIADVA VISSZAMEN艕LEGES HAT脕LLYAL"

MT "MA摩RU臓 RETROSPETTIVAMENT"

NL "AFGEGEVEN A POSTERIORI"

PL "WYSTAWIONE RETROSPEKTYWNIE"

PT "EMITIDO A POSTERIORI"

SL "IZDANO NAKNADNO"

SK "VYDAN脡 DODATO膶NE"

FI "ANNETTU J脛LKIK脛TEEN"

SV "UTF脛RDAT I EFTERHAND"

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2. Article 20(2) shall be replaced by the following:

"2. The duplicate issued in this way shall be endorsed with one of the following words:

ES "DUPLICADO"

CS "DUPLIK脕T"

DA "DUPLIKAT"

DE "DUPLIKAT"

ET "DUPLIKAAT"

EL "螒螡韦螜螕巍螒桅螣"

EN "DUPLICATE"

FR "DUPLICATA"

IT "DUPLICATO"

LV "DUBLIK膧TS"

LT "DUBLIKATAS"

HU "M脕SODLAT"

MT "DUPLIKAT"

NL "DUPLICAAT"

PL "DUPLIKAT"

PT "SEGUNDA VIA"

SL "DVOJNIK"

SK "DUPLIK脕T"

FI "KAKSOISKAPPALE"

SV "DUPLIKAT"

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3. Annex IV shall be replaced by the following:

"Spanish version

El exportador de los productos incluidos en el presente documento [autorizaci贸n aduanera no ‘�[2]] declara que, salvo indicaci贸n en sentido contrario, estos productos gozan de un origen preferencial ‘�[3].

Czech version

V媒vozce v媒robk暖 uveden媒ch v tomto dokumentu (膷铆slo povolen铆 ‘�[2]) prohla拧uje, 啪e krom臎 z艡eteln臎 ozna膷en媒ch maj铆 tyto v媒robky preferen膷n铆 p暖vod v ‘�[3].

Danish version

Eksport酶ren af varer, der er omfattet af n忙rv忙rende dokument, (toldmyndighedernes tilladelse nr. ‘�[2]), erkl忙rer, at varerne, medmindre andet tydeligt er angivet, har pr忙ferenceoprindelse i ‘�[3].

German version

Der Ausf眉hrer (Erm盲chtigter Ausf眉hrer; Bewilligungs-Nr. ‘�[2]) der Waren, auf die sich dieses Handelspapier bezieht, erkl盲rt, dass diese Waren, soweit nicht anders angegeben, pr盲ferenzbeg眉nstigte ‘�[3] Ursprungswaren sind.

Estonian version

K盲esoleva dokumendiga h玫lmatud toodete eksportija (tolliameti kinnitus nr ‘�[2]) deklareerib, et need tooted on ‘�[3] soodusp盲ritoluga, v盲lja arvatud juhul, kui on selgelt n盲idatud teisiti.

Greek version

螣 蔚尉伪纬蠅纬苇伪蟼 蟿蠅谓 蟺蟻慰蠆蠈谓蟿蠅谓 蟺慰蠀 魏伪位蠉蟺蟿慰谓蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 蟺伪蟻蠈谓 苇纬纬蟻伪蠁慰 [维未蔚喂伪 蟿蔚位蠅谓蔚委慰蠀 蠀蟺‘�伪蟻喂胃. ‘�[2]] 未畏位蠋谓蔚喂 蠈蟿喂, 蔚魏蟿蠈蟼 蔚维谓 未畏位蠋谓蔚蟿伪喂 蟽伪蠁蠋蟼 维位位蠅蟼, 蟿伪 蟺蟻慰蠆蠈谓蟿伪 伪蠀蟿维 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺蟻慰蟿喂渭畏蟽喂伪魏萎蟼 魏伪蟿伪纬蠅纬萎蟼 ‘�[3].

English version

The exporter of the products covered by this document (customs authorisation No ‘�[2]) declares that, except where otherwise clearly indicated, these products are of ‘�[3] preferential origin.

French version

L‘檈xportateur des produits couverts par le présent document [autorisation douanière no ‘�[2]] déclare que, sauf indication claire du contraire, ces produits ont l‘檕rigine préférentielle ‘�[3].

Italian version

L‘檈sportatore delle merci contemplate nel presente documento [autorizzazione doganale n. ‘�[2]] dichiara che, salvo indicazione contraria, le merci sono di origine preferenziale ‘�[3].

Latvian version

Eksport膿t膩js produktiem, kuri ietverti 拧aj膩 dokument膩 (muitas pilnvara Nr. ‘�[2]), deklar膿, ka, iz艈emot tur, kur ir cit膩di skaidri noteikts, 拧iem produktiem ir priek拧roc墨bu izcelsme no ‘�[3].

Lithuanian version

艩iame dokumente i拧vardint懦 preki懦 eksportuotojas (muitin臈s liudijimo Nr ‘�[2]) deklaruoja, kad, jeigu kitaip nenurodyta, tai yra [3] preferencin臈s kilm臈s prek臈s.

Hungarian version

A jelen okm谩nyban szerepl艖 谩ruk export艖re (v谩mfelhatalmaz谩si sz谩m: ‘�[2]) kijelentem, hogy eltér艖 egyértelm疟 jelzés hiany谩ban az 谩ruk preferenci谩lis ‘�[3] sz谩rmaz谩s煤ak.

Maltese version

L-esportatur tal-prodotti koperti b‘檇an id-dokument (awtorizzazzjoni tad-dwana nru. ‘�[2]) jiddikjara li, 魔lief fejn indikat b‘檓od 膵ar li mhux hekk, dawn il-prodotti huma ta‘�ori摹ini preferenzjali ‘�[3].

Dutch version

De exporteur van de goederen waarop dit document van toepassing is (douanevergunning nr. ‘�[2]), verklaart dat, behoudens uitdrukkelijke andersluidende vermelding, deze goederen van preferenti毛le ‘�oorsprong zijn [3].

Polish version

Eksporter produkt贸w obj臋tych tym dokumentem (upowa偶nienie w艂adz celnych nr ‘�[2]) deklaruje, 偶e z wyj膮tkiem gdzie jest to wyra藕nie okre艣lone, produkty te maj膮 ‘�[3] preferencyjne pochodzenie.

Portuguese version

O exportador dos produtos cobertos pelo presente documento [autorizaç茫o aduaneira n.o ‘�[2]], declara que, salvo expressamente indicado em contr谩rio, estes produtos s茫o de origem preferencial ‘�[3].

Slovenian version

Izvoznik blaga, zajetega s tem dokumentom (pooblastilo carinskih organov 拧t. ‘�[2]) izjavlja, da, razen 膷e ni druga膷e jasno navedeno, ima to blago preferencialno ‘�[3] poreklo.

Slovak version

V媒vozca v媒robkov uveden媒ch v tomto dokumente [膷铆slo povolenia ‘�[2]] vyhlasuje, 啪e okrem zrete木ne ozna膷en媒ch, maj煤 tieto v媒robky preferen膷n媒 p么vod v ‘�[3].

Finnish version

T盲ss盲 asiakirjassa mainittujen tuotteiden viej盲 (tullin lupa nro ‘�[2]) ilmoittaa, ett盲 n盲m盲 tuotteet ovat, ellei toisin ole selv盲sti merkitty, etuuskohteluun oikeutettuja ‘�[3] alkuper盲tuotteita.

Swedish version

Export枚ren av de varor som omfattas av detta dokument (tullmyndighetens tillst氓nd nr ‘�[2]) f枚rs盲krar att dessa varor, om inte annat tydligt markerats, har f枚rm氓nsber盲ttigande ‘�ursprung [3].

Arabic version

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‘�[4]

(Place and date)

‘�[5]

(Signature of exporter; in addition the name of the person signing the declaration has to be indicated in clear script)

Article 4

Chair of the Association Committee

The following paragraph 4 shall be added to Article 96:

"4. The Association Committee shall be chaired in turn by a representative of the European Commission and by a representative of the Government of Algeria."

CHAPTER II

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Article 5

Proofs of origin and administrative cooperation

Requests for subsequent verification of proof of origin issued under the preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between Algeria and a new EC Member State may be made by the competent customs authorities of either Algeria or the new Member States and accepted by those authorities for a period of three years after the issue of the proof of origin concerned.

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 6

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement.

Article 7

1. This Protocol shall be approved by the Community, by the Council of the European Union acting on behalf of the Member States, and by Algeria in accordance with their own procedures.

2. The Parties shall notify each other of the completion of the procedures referred to in paragraph 1. The instruments of approval shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

Article 8

1. This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the date of the deposit of the last instrument of approval.

2. This Protocol shall apply provisionally with effect from 1 September 2005.

Article 9

This Protocol shall be drawn up in duplicate in each of the official languages of the Parties, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Article 10

The texts of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, including the Annexes and Protocols forming an integral part thereof, and of the Final Act, including the declarations attached thereto, shall be drawn up in the Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovenian languages and these texts shall be authentic in the same way as the original texts. The Association Council shall approve these texts.

小褗褋褌邪胁械薪芯 胁 袥褞泻褋械屑斜褍褉谐 薪邪 写胁邪写械褋械褌 懈 褔械褌胁褗褉褌懈 邪锌褉懈谢 写胁械 褏懈谢褟写懈 懈 褋械写屑邪 谐芯写懈薪邪

Hecho en Luxemburgo, el veinticuatro de abril de dos mil siete.

V Lucemburku dne dvac谩tého 膷tvrtého dubna dva tis铆ce sedm.

Udf忙rdiget i Luxembourg den fireogtyvende april to tusind og syv.

Geschehen zu Luxemburg am vierundzwanzigsten April zweitausendsieben.

Kahe tuhande seitsmenda aasta aprillikuu kahek眉mne neljandal p盲eval Luxembourgis.

螆纬喂谓蔚 蟽蟿慰 螞慰蠀尉蔚渭尾慰蠉蟻纬慰, 蟽蟿喂蟼 蔚委魏慰蟽喂 蟿苇蟽蟽蔚蟻喂蟼 螒蟺蟻喂位委慰蠀 未蠉慰 蠂喂位喂维未蔚蟼 蔚蟺蟿维.

Done at Luxembourg on the twenty-fourth day of April in the year two thousand and seven.

Fait 脿 Luxembourg, le vingt-quatre avril deux mille sept.

Fatto a Lussemburgo, add矛 ventiquattro aprile duemilasette.

Luksemburg膩, divi t奴ksto拧i sept墨t膩 gada divdesmit ceturtaj膩 apr墨l墨.

Priimta du t奴kstan膷iai septint懦j懦 met懦 baland啪io dvide拧imt ketvirt膮 dien膮 Liuksemburge.

Kelt Luxembourgban, a kett艖ezer hetedik év 谩prilis hav谩nak huszonnegyedik napj谩n.

Mag魔mul fil-Lussemburgu, fl- erbg魔a u g魔oxrin jum ta' April tas-sena elfejn u sebg魔a

Gedaan te Luxemburg, de vierentwintigste april tweeduizend zeven.

Sporz膮dzono w Luksemburgu dnia dwudziestego czwartego kwietnia roku dwa tysi膮ce si贸dmego.

Feito no Luxemburgo, em vinte e quatro de Abril de dois mil e sete.

脦ncheiat la Luxemburg la dou膬zeci 葯i patru aprilie, anul dou膬 mii 葯apte.

V Luxemburgu d艌a dvadsiateho 拧tvrtého apr铆la dvetis铆ssedem.

V Luxembourgu, 拧tiriindvajsetega aprila leta dva tiso膷 sedem.

Tehty Luxemburgissa kahdentenakymmenenten盲nelj盲nten盲 p盲iv盲n盲 huhtikuuta vuonna kaksituhattaseitsem盲n.

Som skedde i Luxemburg den tjugofj盲rde april tjugohundrasju.

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袟邪 写褗褉卸邪胁懈褌械-褔谢械薪泻懈

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

Pentru statele membre

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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袟邪 袝胁褉芯锌械泄褋泻邪褌邪 芯斜褖薪芯褋褌

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

Pentru Comunitatea European膬

Za Eur贸pske spolo膷enstvo

Za Evropsko skupnost

Euroopan yhteis枚n puolesta

F枚r Europeiska gemenskapen

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袟邪 袧邪褉芯写薪邪 袛械屑芯泻褉邪褌懈褔薪邪 袪械锌褍斜谢懈泻邪 袗谢卸懈褉

Por la Rep煤blica Argelina Democr谩tica y Popular

Za al啪铆rskou demokratickou a lidovou republiku

For den Demokratiske Folkerepublik Algeriet

F眉r die Demokratische Volksrepublik Algerien

Al啪eeria Demokraatliku Rahvavabariigi nimel

螕喂伪 蟿畏谓 螞伪蠆魏萎 螖畏渭慰魏蟻伪蟿委伪 蟿畏蟼 螒位纬蔚蟻委伪蟼

For the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

Pour la République algérienne démocratique et populaire

Per la repubblica algerina democratica e popolare

Al啪墨rijas Tautas Demokr膩tisk膩s Republikas v膩rd膩

Al啪yro liaudies demokratin臈s respublikos vardu

Az algériai Demokratikus és Népi K枚zt谩rsas谩g részér艖l

G魔ar-Repubblika Demokratika tal-Poplu ta' l-Al摹erija

Voor de Democratische Volksrepubliek Algerije

W imieniu Algierskiej Republiki Ludowo-Demokratycznej

Pela Rep煤blica Argelina Democr谩tica e Popular

Pentru Republica Algerian膬 Democratic膬 葯i Popular膬

Za Al啪铆rsku demokratick煤 木udov煤 republiku

Za Ljudsko demokrati膷no republiko Al啪irijo

Algerian demokraattisen kansantasavallan puolesta

F枚r Demokratiska folkrepubliken Algeriet

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[1] OJ L 265, 10.10.2005, p. 2.

[2] When the invoice declaration is made out by an approved exporter within the meaning of Article 23 of the Protocol, the authorisation number of the approved exporter must be entered in this space. When the invoice declaration is not made out by an approved exporter, the words in brackets must be omitted or the space left blank.

[3] Origin of products to be indicated. When the invoice declaration relates in whole or in part, to products originating in Ceuta and Melilla within the meaning of Article 38 of the Protocol, the exporter must clearly indicate them in the document on which the declaration is made out by means of the symbol "CM".

[4] These indications may be omitted if the information is contained on the document itself.

[5] See Article 22(5) of the Protocol. In cases where the exporter is not required to sign, the exemption of signature also implies the exemption of the name of the signatory."

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