22007A0825(06)

20070723

Final act

The plenipotentiaries of:

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as "the Community",

and of:

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

IRELAND,

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

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,

Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as the "EC Member States",

the plenipotentiaries of:

ICELAND,

THE PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN,

THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY,

hereinafter referred to as the "EFTA States",

all together Contracting Parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area done at Oporto on 2 May 1992, hereinafter referred to as the "EEA Agreement", together hereinafter referred to as the "Present Contracting Parties", and

the plenipotentiaries of:

THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,

ROMANIA,

hereinafter referred to as the "New Contracting Parties",

meeting at Brussels, this twenty-fifth day of July in the year two thousand and seven for the signature of the Agreement on the Participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area, have adopted the following texts:

I. Agreement on the Participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement);

II. The texts listed below which are annexed to the Agreement:

Annex A : List referred to in Article 3 of the Agreement;

Annex B : List referred to in Article 4 of the Agreement.

The plenipotentiaries of the Present Contracting Parties and the plenipotentiaries of the New Contracting Parties have adopted the Joint Declarations and Statements listed below and annexed to this Final Act:

1. Joint Declaration on the timely ratification of the Agreement on the Participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area;

2. Joint Declaration on the expiry date of the transitional arrangements;

3. Joint Declaration concerning the application of the rules of origin after entry into force of the Agreement on the Participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area;

4. Joint Declaration on trade in agricultural products and processed agricultural products;

5. Joint Declaration on Liechtenstein's sectoral adaptation in the field of free movement of persons;

6. Joint Statement on the priority sectors mentioned in Protocol 38a;

7. Joint Statement on the financial contributions.

The plenipotentiaries of the Present Contracting Parties and the plenipotentiaries of the New Contracting Parties have taken note of the Declarations listed below and annexed to this Final Act:

1. General Joint Declaration of the EFTA States;

2. Joint Declaration by the EFTA States on free movement of workers;

3. Unilateral Declaration by the Government of Liechtenstein on the Addendum to Protocol 38a.

They have further agreed that, at the latest by the entry into force of the Agreement, the EEA Agreement, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the full texts of each of the Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee, have to be drawn up and authenticated by the representatives of the Present Contracting Parties and the New Contracting Parties in the Bulgarian and Romanian languages.

They take note of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning a Cooperation Programme for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in Bulgaria, which is also annexed to this Final Act.

They also take note of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning a Cooperation Programme for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in Romania, which is annexed to this Final Act.

They then take note of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iceland consequent on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, which is annexed to this Final Act.

They furthermore take note of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway consequent on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, which is also annexed to this Final Act.

They underline that the abovementioned agreements and protocols have been agreed upon under the assumption that participation in the European Economic Area remains unchanged.

小褗褋褌邪胁械薪芯 胁 袘褉褞泻褋械谢 薪邪 写胁邪写械褋械褌 懈 锌械褌懈 褞谢懈 写胁械 褏懈谢褟写懈 懈 褋械写屑邪 谐芯写懈薪邪.

Hecho en Bruselas, el veinticinco de julio de dos mil siete.

V Bruselu dne dvac谩tého p谩tého 膷ervence dva tis铆ce sedm.

Udf忙rdiget i Bruxelles den femogtyvende juli to tusind og syv.

Geschehen zu Br眉ssel am f眉nfundzwanzigsten Juli zweitausendsieben.

Kahe tuhande seitsmenda aasta juulikuu kahek眉mne viiendal p盲eval Br眉sselis.

螆纬喂谓蔚 蟽蟿喂蟼 螔蟻蠀尉苇位位蔚蟼, 蟽蟿喂蟼 蔚委魏慰蟽喂 蟺苇谓蟿蔚 螜慰蠀位委慰蠀 未蠉慰 蠂喂位喂维未蔚蟼 蔚蟺蟿维.

Done at Brussels on the twenty-fifth day of July in the year two thousand and seven.

Fait 脿 Bruxelles, le vingt-cinq juillet deux mille sept.

Fatto a Bruxelles, add矛 venticinque luglio duemilasette.

Brisel膿, divt奴ksto拧 sept墨t膩 gada divdesmit piektaj膩 j奴lij膩.

Priimta du t奴kstan膷iai septint懦j懦 met懦 liepos dvide拧imt penkt膮 dien膮 Briuselyje.

Kelt Br眉sszelben, a kétezer-hetedik év j煤lius hav谩nak huszon枚t枚dik napj谩n.

Mag魔mul fi Brussell, fil- 魔amsa u g魔oxrin jum ta' Lulju tas-sena elfejn u sebg魔a.

Gedaan te Brussel, de vijfentwintigste juli tweeduizend zeven.

Sporz膮dzono w Brukseli dnia dwudziestego pi膮tego lipca roku dwa tysi膮ce si贸dmego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e cinco de Julho de dois mil e sete.

脦ntocmit la Bruxelles, dou膬zeci 艧i cinci iulie dou膬 mii 艧apte.

V Bruseli d艌a dvadsiateho piateho j煤la dvetis铆csedem.

V Bruslju, dne petindvajsetega julija leta dva tiso膷 sedem.

Tehty Brysseliss盲 kahdentenakymmenenten盲viidenten盲 p盲iv盲n盲 hein盲kuuta vuonna kaksituhattaseitsem盲n.

Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugofemte juli tjugohundrasju.

Gj枚rt 铆 Brussel hinn 25 j煤l铆 2007.

Utferdiget i Brussel den tjuefemte juli totusenogsju.

Pour le Royaume de Belgique

Voor het Koninkrijk Belgi毛

F眉r das K枚nigreich Belgien

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Cette signature engage également la Communauté française, la Communauté flamande, la Communauté germanophone, la Région wallonne, la Région flamande et la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.

Deze handtekening verbindt eveneens de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, de Franse Gemeenschap, de Duitstalige Gemeenschap, het Vlaamse Gewest, het Waalse Gewest en het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest.

Diese Unterschrift bindet zugleich die Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, die Fl盲mische Gemeinschaft, die Franz枚sische Gemeinschaft, die Wallonische Region, die Fl盲mische Region und die Region Br眉ssel-Hauptstadt.

袟邪 袪械锌褍斜谢懈泻邪 袘褗谢谐邪褉懈褟

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Za 膶eskou republiku

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P氓 Kongeriget Danmarks vegne

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F眉r die Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Eesti Vabariigi nimel

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Thar cheann Na h脡ireann

For Ireland

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螕喂伪 蟿畏谓 螘位位畏谓喂魏萎 螖畏渭慰魏蟻伪蟿委伪

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Por el Reino de Espa帽a

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Pour la République française

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Per la Repubblica italiana

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螕喂伪 蟿畏谓 螝蠀蟺蟻喂伪魏萎 螖畏渭慰魏蟻伪蟿委伪

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Latvijas Republikas v膩rd膩

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Lietuvos Respublikos vardu

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Pour le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

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A Magyar K枚zt谩rsas谩g részér艖l

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G魔al Malta

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Voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

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F眉r die Republik 脰sterreich

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W imieniu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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Pela Rep煤blica Portuguesa

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Pentru Rom芒nia

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Za Republiko Slovenijo

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Za Slovensk煤 republiku

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Suomen tasavallan puolesta

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F枚r Konungariket Sverige

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For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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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 For the European Community 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 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 Comunidade Europeia Pentru Comunitatea European膬 Za Eur贸pske spolo膷enstvo Za Evropsko skupnost Euroopan yhteis枚n puolesta P氓 Europeiska gemenskapens v盲gnar | |

Fyrir h枚nd 脥slands

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F眉r das F眉rstentum Liechtenstein

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For Kongeriket Norge

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