TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 04-227.2 

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NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY 

Accession of Latvia 

 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 Latvia 

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 THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY

ON THE ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA

PROTOCOLE AU TRAITE DE L'ATLANTIQUE NORD

SUR L'ACCESSION DE LA REPUBLIQUE DE LETTONIE
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 Latvia 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 Latvia an

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

Article 10 of the Treaty, the Republic of Latvia 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
Les Parties au Traite de l'Atlantique Nord, sign le 4 avril 1949

a Washington,

Assurees que l'accession de la Republique de Lettonie au Traité de

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

l'Atlantique Nord,

Conviennent ce qui suit :
Article I

Des Pent& en vigueur de ce Protocole, le Secretaire General de

('Organisation du Traite de l'Atlantique Nord enverra, an nom de

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

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

1'Article 10 du Traite, la Republique de Lettonie deviendra Partie a ce

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

Gouvemement des Etats-Unis d'Amórique.

Article II

Le present Protocole entrera en vigueur lorsque toutes les Parties

au Traite de I'Atlantique Nord auront notifió leur approbation au

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

Etats-Unis d'Amerique informera toutes les Parties an 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

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

egalement foi, sera depose dons les archives du Gouvernement des

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

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

au Trait& de I'Atlantique Nord.
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In witness whereof,

the undersigned plenipotentiaries have signed

the present Protocol.

En foi de quoi,

les plenipotentiaires design& ci-dessous

ont signe le present Protocole.

Signed at Brussels

on the 26th day of March 2003.

Signe a Bruxelles

le 26 mars 2003.

For the Republic of Iceland :

Pour la Republique d'Islande :

For the Italian Republic :

Pour la Republique

For the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg :

Pour le Grand-Duchy de Luxembourg :

For the Kingdom of the Netherlands :

Pour le Royaume des Pays-Bas :

For the Kingdom of Norway :

Pour Is 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 'flukey :

Pour la Republique de la llirquie

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'Amerique :

For the Kingdom of Belgium :

Pour le Royaume de Belgique :

For Canada :

Pour le Canada :

For the Czech Republic :

Pour Is Republique tcheque :

For the Kingdom of Denmark :

Pour Is Royaume de Danmark :

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 hellenique :

For the Republic of Hungary :

Pour la Republique de Hongrie :