22006A0816(01)

Protocol

to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, 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 the "Member States", represented by the Council of the European Union, and

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,

hereinafter referred to as "the Communities", represented by the Council of the European Union and the European Commission,

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of the other part,

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

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia shall be Parties to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 28 November 1994 (hereinafter the Agreement) and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other Member States, of the texts of the Agreement, the Joint Declarations, Exchanges of Letters, the Declaration by the Republic of Moldova annexed to the Final Act signed on the same date and the Protocol to the Agreement of 15 May 1997 that entered into force on 12 October 2000.

Article 2

To take account of 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 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.

Article 3

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.

Article 4

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

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

Article 5

1. This Protocol shall enter into force on the same day as the 2003 Treaty of Accession, provided that all the instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited before that date.

2. Where not all instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited before that date, this Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the date of deposit of the last instrument of approval.

3. Where not all instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited before 1 May 2004, this Protocol shall apply provisionally with effect from 1 May 2004.

Article 6

The texts of the Agreement, the Final Act and all documents annexed to it, as well as the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement of 15 May 1997, are drawn up in the Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovene languages.

These texts are annexed [1] to this Protocol and are equally authentic with the texts in the other languages in which the Agreement, the Final Act and the documents annexed to it, as well as the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement of 15 May 1997, are drawn up.

Article 7

This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish and Moldovan languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Hecho en Bruselas, el treinta de abril de dos mil cuatro.

V Bruselu dne t艡ic谩tého dubna dva tis铆ce 膷ty艡i.

Udf忙rdiget i Bruxelles den tredivte april to tusind og fire.

Geschehen zu Br眉ssel am drei脽igsten April zweitausendundvier.

Kahe tuhande neljanda aasta kolmek眉mnendal aprillil 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 蟿蟻喂维谓蟿伪 螒蟺蟻喂位委慰蠀 未蠉慰 蠂喂位喂维未蔚蟼 蟿苇蟽蟽蔚蟻伪.

Done at Brussels on the thirtieth day of April in the year two thousand and four.

Fait 脿 Bruxelles, le trente avril deux mille quatre.

Fatto a Bruxelles, add矛 trenta aprile duemilaquattro.

Brisel膿, divi t奴ksto拧i ceturt膩 gada tr墨sdesmitaj膩 apr墨l墨.

Priimta du t奴kstan膷iai ketvirt懦 met懦 baland啪io trisde拧imt膮 dien膮 Briuselyje.

Kelt Br眉sszelben, a kétezer-negyedik év 谩prilis hav谩nak tizenharmadik napj谩n.

Mag魔mul fi Brussel fit-tletin jum ta' April tas-sena elfejn u erbg魔a.

Gedaan te Brussel, de dertigste april tweeduizendvier.

Sporz膮dzono w Brukseli, dnia trzynastego kwietnia roku dwa tysi膮ce czwartego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em trinta de Abril de dois mil e quatro.

V Bruseli tridsiateho apr铆la dvetis铆c拧tyri.

V Bruslju, dne tridesetega aprila leta dva tiso膷 拧tiri.

Tehty Brysseliss盲 kolmantenakymmenenten盲 p盲iv盲n盲 huhtikuuta vuonna kaksituhattanelj盲.

Som skedde i Bryssel den trettionde april tjugohundrafyra.

脦ntocmit la Bruxelles 卯n a treizecea zi a lunii aprilie 卯n anul doua mii patru.

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

Pentru Statele Membre

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Por las Comunidades Europeas

Za Evropsk谩 spole膷enstv铆

For De Europ忙iske F忙llesskaber

F眉r die Europ盲ischen Gemeinschaften

Euroopa 眉henduste nimel

螕喂伪 蟿喂蟼 螘蠀蟻蠅蟺伪蠆魏苇蟼 螝慰喂谓蠈蟿畏蟿蔚蟼

For the European Communities

Pour les Communautés européennes

Per le Comunit脿 europee

Eiropas Kopienu v膩rd膩

Europos Bendrij懦 vardu

Az Eur贸pai K枚z枚sségek részér艖l

G魔all-Komunitajiet Ewropej

Voor de Europese Gemeenschappen

W imieniu Wsp贸lnot Europejskich

Pelas Comunidades Europeias

Za Eur贸pske spolo膷enstv谩

Za Evropske skupnosti

Euroopan yhteis枚jen puolesta

P氓 Europeiska gemenskapernas v盲gnar

Pentru Comunitatile Europene

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Por la Rep煤blica de Moldova

Za Moldavskou republiku

For Republikken Moldova

F眉r die Republik Moldau

Moldova Vabariigi nimel

螕喂伪 蟿畏 螖畏渭慰魏蟻伪蟿委伪 蟿畏蟼 螠慰位未伪尾委伪蟼

For the Republic of Moldova

Pour la République de Moldova

Per la Repubblica di Moldova

Moldovas Republikas v膩rd膩

Moldovos Respublikos vardu

Moldova részér艖l

G魔ar-Repubblika tal-Moldavja

Voor de Republiek Moldavi毛

W imieniu Republiki Mo艂dowy

Pela Rep煤blica da Mold谩via

Za Moldavsk煤 republiku

Za Republiko Moldavijo

Moldovan tasavallan puolesta

P氓 Republiken Moldaviens v盲gnar

Pentru Republica Moldova

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[1] The Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovenian versions of the Agreement shall be published in the special edition of the Official Journal at a later date.

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