COUNCIL DECISION

of 25 February 2008

on the signing and provisional application of a 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 Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

(2008/792/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the third sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 23 October 2006, the Council authorised the Commission, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, to negotiate with the Republic of Uzbekistan a 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 Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

(2) Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Protocol should be signed on behalf of the European Communities and their Member States.

(3) The Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 2007, pending completion of the relevant procedures for its formal conclusion,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Communities and their Member States, the 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 Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, subject to possible conclusion at a later stage.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

Pending its entry into force, the Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 2007.

Done at Brussels, 25 February 2008.

For the Council

The President

A. VIZJAK

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 Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,

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,

ROMANIA,

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 UZBEKISTAN,

of the other part,

hereinafter referred to as ‘Parties’ for the purposes of this Protocol,

HAVING REGARD TO the provisions of the Treaty between 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 and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Member States of the European Union) and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, which was signed in Luxembourg on 25 April 2005 and is applied from 1 January 2007,

CONSIDERING the new situation in relations between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the European Union arising from the accession to the EU of two new Member States, which opens opportunities for further development of cooperation between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the European Union,

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the desire of the Parties to ensure the attainment and implementation of the objectives and principles of the PCA,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Republic of Bulgaria and Romania 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 Uzbekistan, of the other part, signed in Florence on 21 June 1996 and entered into force on 1 July 1999 (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, as well as of the Joint Declarations, Exchanges of Letters, and Declaration by the Republic of Uzbekistan annexed to the Final Act signed on the same date and the Protocol to the Agreement of 30 April 2004, which entered into force on 1 November 2005.

Article 2

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.

Article 3

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 Uzbekistan in accordance with their own procedures.

2. The Parties shall notify each other of the completion 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 4

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. Pending the date of its entry into force, this Protocol shall apply provisionally with effect from 1 January 2007.

Article 5

1. The texts of the Agreement, the Final Act and all documents annexed to it, as well as the Protocol to the Agreement of 30 April 2004, are drawn up in the Bulgarian and Romanian languages.

2. They are annexed 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 Agreement of 30 April 2004, are drawn up.

Article 6

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

Съставено в Брюксел на двадесетия ден от м. май две хиляди и осма година.

Hecho en Bruselas, el veinte de mayo de dos mil ocho.

V Bruselu dne dvacátého května dva tisíce osm.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den tyvende maj to tusind og otte.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am zwanzigsten Mai zweitausendacht.

Kahe tuhande kaheksanda aasta maikuu kahekümnendal päeval Brüsselis.

'Εγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι Μαΐου δύο χιλιάδες οκτώ.

Done at Brussels on the twentieth day of May in the year two thousand and eight.

Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt mai deux mille huit.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì venti maggio duemilaotto.

Briselē, divtūkstoš astotā gada divdesmitajā maijā.

Priimta du tūkstančiai aštuntų metų gegužės dvidešimtą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-nyolcadik év május huszadik napján.

Magħmul fi Brussell, fl-għoxrin jum ta’ Mejju tas-sena elfejn u tmienja.

Gedaan te Brussel, de twintigste mei tweeduizend acht.

Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia dwudziestego maja roku dwa tysiące ósmego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte de Maio de dois mil e oito.

Încheiat la Bruxelles, la douăzeci mai două mii opt.

V Bruseli dvadsiateho mája dvetisícosem.

V Bruslju, dne dvajsetega maja leta dva tisoč osem.

Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenä päivänä toukokuuta vuonna kaksituhattakahdeksan.

Utfärdat i Bryssel den tjugonde maj tjugohundraåtta.

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За дьржавите-членки

Por los Estados miembros

Za členské státy

For medlemsstaterne

Für die Mitgliedstaaten

Liikmesriikide nimel

Για τα κράτη μέλη

For the Member States

Pour les États membres

Per gli Stati membri

Dalīvalstu vārdā

Valstybių narių vardu

A tagállamok részéről

Għall-Istati Membri

Voor de lidstaten

W imieniu państw członkowskich

Pelos Estados-Membros

Pentru statele membre

Za členské štáty

Za države članice

Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta

På medlemsstaternas vägnar

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За Европейската общност

Por las Comunidades Europeas

Za Evropská společenství

For De Europæiske Fællesskaber

Für die Europäischen Gemeinschaften

Euroopa ühenduste nimel

Για τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες

For the European Communities

Pour les Communautés européennes

Per le Comunità europee

Eiropas Kopienu vārdā

Europos Bendrijų vardu

Az Európai Közösségek részéről

Għall-Komunitajiet Ewropej

Voor de Europese Gemeenschappen

W imieniu Wspólnot Europejskich

Pelas Comunidades Europeias

Pentru Comunitatea Europenă

Za Európske spoločenstvá

Za Evropske skupnosti

Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta

På Europeiska gemenskapernas vägnar

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За Република Узбекистан

Por la República de Uzbekistán

Za Uzbeckou republiku

For Republikken Usbekistan

Für die Republik Usbekistan

Usbekistani Vabariigi nimel

Για τη Δημοκρατία του Ουζμπεκιστάν

For the Republic of Uzbekistan

Pour la République d’Ouzbékistan

Per la Repubblica dell’Uzbekistan

Uzbekistānas Republikas vārdā

Uzbekistano Respublikos vardu

Az Üzbég Köztársaság részéről

Għar-Repubblika ta' l-Użbekistan

Voor de Republiek Oezbekistan

W imieniu Republiki Uzbekistanu

Pela República do Usbequistão

Pentru Republica Uzbekistan

Za Uzbeckú republiku

Za Republiko Uzbekistan

Uzbekistanin tasavallan puolesta

På Republiken Uzbekistans vägnar

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