COUNCIL DECISION

of 23 April 2007

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

(2007/318/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last 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) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), 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 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 Russian Federation a Protocol to the Agreement on partnership and cooperation establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part (1), 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 as from its date of signature, 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 Russian Federation, 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 its date of signature.

Done at Luxembourg, 23 April 2007.

For the Council

The President

F.-W. STEINMEIER

(1)

OJ L 327, 28.11.1997, p. 3

PROTOCOL

to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, 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,

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,

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 RUSSIAN FEDERATION,

of the other part,

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

HAVING REGARD TO the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, on 1 January 2007,

CONSIDERING the new situation in relations between the Russian Federation and the European Union arising from the accession to the EU of two new Member States, which opens opportunities and brings about challenges for cooperation between the Russian Federation 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 Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part,

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 Russian Federation, of the other part, signed in Corfu on 24 June 1994 and entered into force on 1 December 1997, (hereinafter the Agreement), and shall adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other Member States of the Community, of the texts of the Agreement, and of the Joint Declarations, Declarations and Exchanges of Letters annexed to the Final Act signed on the same date and the Protocol to the Agreement of 21 May 1997, that entered into force on 1 December 2000, and the Protocol to the Agreement of 27 April 2004 that entered into force on 1 March 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 Russian Federation in accordance with their own procedures.

2. The Parties shall notify each other of the completion of the 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 deposit of the last instrument of approval.

2. Pending the date of its entry into force, this Protocol shall apply provisionally with effect from its date of signature.

Article 5

1. The texts of the Agreement, the Final Act and all documents annexed to it, and the Protocols to the Agreement of 21 May 1997 and 27 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, and the Protocols to the Agreement of 21 May 1997 and 27 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, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish and Russian languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Съставено в Люксембург на двадесет и трети април две хиляди и седма година

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

V Lucemburku dne dvacátého třetího dubna dva tisíce sedm.

Udfærdiget i Luxembourg den treogtyvende april to tusind og syv.

Geschehen zu Luxemburg am dreiundzwanzigsten April zweitausendsieben.

Kahe tuhande seitsmenda aasta aprillikuu kahekümne kolmandal päeval Luxembourgis.

Έγινε στο Λουξεμβούργο, στις είκοσι τρεις Απριλίου δύο χιλιάδες επτά.

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

Fait à Luxembourg, le vingt-trois avril deux mille sept.

Fatto a Lussemburgo, addì ventitré aprile duemilasette.

Luksemburgā, divi tūkstoši septītā gada divdesmit trešajā aprīlī.

Priimta du tūkstančiai septintųjų metų balandžio dvidešimt trečią dieną Liuksemburge.

Kelt Luxembourgban, a kettőezer hetedik év április havának huszonharmadik napján.

Magħmul fil-Lussemburgu, fit-tlieta u għoxrin jum ta' April tas-sena elfejn u sebgħa

Gedaan te Luxemburg, de drieëntwintigste april tweeduizend zeven.

Sporządzono w Luksemburgu dnia dwudziestego trzeciego kwietnia roku dwa tysiące siódmego.

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

Încheiat la Luxemburg la douăzeci și trei aprilie, anul două mii șapte.

V Luxemburgu dňa dvadsiateho tretieho apríla dvetisíssedem.

V Luxembourgu, triindvajsetega aprila leta dva tisoč sedem.

Tehty Luxemburgissa kahdentenakymmenentenäkolmantena päivänä huhtikuuta vuonna kaksituhattaseitsemän.

Som skedde i Luxemburg den tjugotredje april tjugohundrasju.

Совершено в Люксембурге двадцать третьего апреля две тысячи седьмого года.

За държавите-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

Dalībvalstu 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

За государства-члены

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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 Communidades Europeias

Pentru Comunitatea Europeană

Za Európske spoločenstvá

Za Evropske skupnosti

Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta

På europeiska gemenskapernas vägnar

За Европейские сообщества

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За Руската Федерация

Por la Federación de Rusia

Za Ruskou federaci

For Den Russiske Føderation

Für die Russische Föderation

Venemaa Föderatsiooni nimel

Για τη Ρωσική Ομοσπονδία

For the Russian Federation

Pour la Fédération de russie

Per la Federazione russa

Krievijas Federācijas vārdā

Rusijos Federacijos vardu

Az Orosz Föderáció részéről

Għall-Federazzjoni Russa

Voor de Russische Federatie

W imieniu Federacji Rosyjskiej

Pela Federação da Rússia

Pentru Federația Rusă

Za Ruskú federáciu

Za Rusko federacijo

Venäjän federaation puolesta

För Ryska Federationen

За Российскую Федерацию

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