TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 04-227 

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NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY 

Accession of Bulgaria 

 Protocol Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and OTHER GOVERNMENTS 

Signed at Brussels March 26, 2003 

 
 

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 MULTILATERAL 

 North Atlantic Treaty: Accession of Bulgaria 

Protocol signed at Brussels March 26, 2003; 

Transmitted by the President of the United States of America 

 to the Senate April 10, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-4, 

 108th Congress, 1st Session); 

Reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 

 April 30, 2003 (Senate Executive Report No. 108-6, 

 108th Congress, 1st Session); 

Advice and consent to ratification by the Senate 

 May 8, 2003; 

Ratified by the President February 25, 2004; 

Ratification of the United States of America deposited February 27, 2004; 

Entered into force February 27, 2004. 
PROTOCOL TO IRE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY

ON THE ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

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PROTOCOLE AU TRAITE DE L'ATLANTIQUE NORD

SUR L'ACCESSION DE LA REPUBLIQUE DE BULGARIE
The Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at Washington on

April 4, 1949,

Being satisfied that the security of the North Atlantic area will be

enhanced by the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to that Treaty,

Agree as follows:
Article I

Upon the entry into force of this Protocol, the Secretary General of

the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation shall, on behalf of all the

Parties, communicate to the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria

an invitation to accede to the North Atlantic Treaty. In accordance with

Article 10 of the Treaty, the Republic of Bulgaria shall become a Party

on the date when it deposits its instrument of accession with the

Government of the United States of America.

Article II

The present Protocol shall enter into force when each of the Parties

to the North Atlantic Treaty has notified the Government of the United

States of America of its acceptance thereof. The Government of the

United States of America shall inform all the Parties to the North

Atlantic Treaty of the date of receipt of each such notification and of

the date of the entry into force of the present ProtocoL

Article III

The present Protocol, of which the English and French texts are

equally authentic, shall be deposited in the Archives of the Government

of the United States of America. Duly certified copies thereof shall be

transmitted by that Government to the Governments of all the Parties

to the North Atlantic Treaty.

o
Les Parties au Traite de 1'Atlantique Nord, signe le 4 avril 1949

a Washington,

Assurees que l'accession de la Republique de Bulgarie au Traite de

1'Atlantique Nord permettra d'augmenter la securite de la region de

1'Atlantique Nord,

Conviennent ce qui suit :
Article I

Des l' entree en vigueur de ce Protocole, le Secretaire General de

l'Organisation du Traite de l'Atlantique Nord enverra, au nom de

toutes les Parties, au Gouvernement de la Republique de Bulgaria une

invitation a adherer au Traite de l'Atlantique Nord. Conformement

l'Article 10 du Traite, la Republique de Bulgarie deviendra Partie a ce

Traite a la date du &pet de son instrument d'accession aupres du

Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique.

Article H

Le present Protocole entrera en vigueur lorsque toutes les Parties

au Traite de l'Atlantique Nord auront notifie leur approbation au

Gouvemement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique. Le Gouvernement des

Etats-Unis d'Amerique informera toutes les Parties au Traite de

l'Atlantique Nord de la date de reception de chacune de ces

notifications et de la date d'entree en vigueur du present Protocole.

Article III

Le present Protocole, dont les textes en frangais et anglais font

egalement foi, sera depose dans les archives du Gouvernement des

Etats-Unis d'Amerique. Des copies certifiees conformes seront

transmises par celui-ci aux Gouvemements de toutes les autres Parties

au Traite de l'Atlantique Nord.
In witness whereof,

the undersigned plenipotentiaries have signed

the present Protocol.

En foi de quoi,

les planipotentiaires designs ci-dessous

ont sign& le present Protocole.

For the Kingdom of Belgium : ' CALLGLL:', f i t 

Pour le Royaume de Belgique :

For Canada :

Pour Is Canada :

For the Czech Republic :

Pour la Republique tchtque :

For the Kingdom of Denmark

Pour le Royaume de Danemark :

For the French Republic :

Pour la Republique francaise :

For the Federal Republic of Germany :

Pour la Republique federale d'Allemagne

For the Hellenic Republic :

Pour la Republique hellinique :

For the Republic of Hungary :

Pour la Republique de Hongrie :

For the Republic of Iceland :

Pour la Republique d'Islande :

For the Italian Republic :

Pour la Republique ital .

For the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg :

Pour le Grand-Duchd de Luxembourg :

For the Kingdom of the Netherlands :

Pour Is Royaume des Pays-Bas :

For the Kingdom of Norway :

Pour le Royaume de Norvege :

For the Republic of Poland :

Pour la Republique de Pologne

For the Portuguese Republic :

Pour la Republique portugaise :

For the Kingdom of Spain :

Pour le Royaume d'Espagne :

For the Republic of llirkey

Pour la Republique de la Tluquie :

For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland :

Pour le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord :

For the United States of America :

Pour les Etats-Unis d'Arnerique :

Signed at Brussels

on the 26th day of March 2003.

Signe a Bruxelles

le 26 mars 2003.

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