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| 16.9.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 238/3 |
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16.9.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 238/3

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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 Croatia 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 REPUBLIC OF CROATIA,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

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

Contracting Parties to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’,

THE EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referered to as the ‘Union’, and

THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY

of the one part,

AND

THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of the other part,

hereinafter referred to together as ‘the Parties’,

WHEREAS 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, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, was signed in Florence on 21 June 1996,

WHEREAS the Treaty of the Accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union was signed in Brussels on 9 December 2011,

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Croatia and the adjustments to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, its accession to the Agreement is to be agreed by the conclusion of a protocol to the Agreement,

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the Union and to the European Atomic Energy Community on 1 July 2013,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Republic of Croatia shall accede 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. The Republic of Croatia shall also adopt and take note of, in the same manner as the other Member States, 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, as well as the Protocols signed in 2004, 2008 and 2011, which are integral parts of the Agreement.

Article 2

In due time after the signature of this Protocol, the Union shall communicate the text of the Agreement in the Croatian language to the Member States and to the Republic of Uzbekistan. Subject to the entry into force of this Protocol, the text referred to in the first sentence of this Article shall become authentic under the same conditions as Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Uzbek texts of the Agreement.

Article 3

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.

Article 4

1.   This Protocol shall be approved by the Parties, in accordance with their own procedures, and the Parties shall notify one another of the completion of the procedures necessary for that purpose.

2.   This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the month during which the last notification provided for in paragraph 1 has been carried out.

3.   Pending its entry into force, this Protocol shall apply provisionally with effect from 1 July 2013.

Article 5

This Protocol shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Uzbek languages, each text being equally authentic.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries, duly empowered to this effect, have signed this Protocol.

Съставено в Брюксел на седемнадесети юли през две хиляди и седемнадесета година.

Hecho en Bruselas, el diecisiete de julio de dos mil diecisiete.

V Bruselu dne sedmnáctého července dva tisíce sedmnáct.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den syttende juli to tusind og sytten.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am siebzehnten Juli zweitausendsiebzehn.

Kahe tuhande seitsmeteistkümnenda aasta juulikuu seitsmeteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δεκαεπτά Ιουλίου δύο χιλιάδες δεκαεπτά.

Done at Brussels on the seventeenth day of July in the year two thousand and seventeen.

Fait à Bruxelles, le dix-sept juillet deux mille dix-sept.

Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu sedamnaestog srpnja godine dvije tisuće sedamnaeste.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì diciassette luglio duemiladiciassette.

Briselē, divi tūkstoši septiņpadsmitā gada septiņpadsmitajā jūlijā.

Priimta du tūkstančiai septynioliktų metų liepos septynioliktą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-tizenhetedik év július havának tizenhetedik napján.

Magħmul fi Brussell, fis-sbatax-il jum ta’ Lulju fis-sena elfejn u sbatax.

Gedaan te Brussel, zeventien juli tweeduizend zeventien.

Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia siedemnastego lipca roku dwa tysiące siedemnastego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em dezassete de julho de dois mil e dezassete.

Întocmit la Bruxelles la șaptesprezece iulie două mii șaptesprezece.

V Bruseli sedemnásteho júla dvetisícsedemnásť.

V Bruslju, dne sedemnajstega julija leta dva tisoč sedemnajst.

Tehty Brysselissä seitsemäntenätoista päivänä heinäkuuta vuonna kaksituhattaseitsemäntoista.

Som skedde i Bryssel den sjuttonde juli år tjugohundrasjutton.

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За Европейския съюз

Рог la Unión Europea

Za Evropskou unii

For Den Europæiske Union

Für die Europäische Union

Euroopa Liidu nimel

Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση

For the European Union

Pour l'Union européenne

Za Europsku uniju

Per l'Unione europea

Eiropas Savienības vārdā –

Europos Sąjungos vardu

Az Európai Unió részéről

Għall-Unjoni Ewropea

Voor de Europese Unie

W imieniu Unii Europejskiej

Pela União Europeia

Pentru Uniunea Europeană

Za Európsku úniu

Za Evropsko unijo

Euroopan unionin puolesta

För Europeiska unionen

Европа Иттифоки номидан

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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

Za države članice

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

För medlemsstaterna

Аъзо давлатлар номидан

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За Европейската общност за атомна енергия

Por la Comunidad Europea de la Energía Atómica

Za Evropské společenství pro atomovou energii

For Det Europæiske Atomenergifællesskab

Für die Europäische Atomgemeinschaft

Euroopa Aatomienergiaühenduse nimel

Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα Ατομικής Ενέργειας

For the European Atomic Energy Community

Pour la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique

Za Europsku zajednicu za atomsku energiju

Per la Comunità europea dell'energia atomica

Eiropas Atomenerģijas Kopienas vārdā –

Europos atominės energijos bendrijos vardu

Az Európai Atomenergia-közösség részéről

F'isem il-Komunità Ewropea tal-Enerġija Atomika

Voor de Europese Gemeenschap voor Atoomenergie

W imieniu Europejskiej Wspólnoty Energii Atomowej

Pela Comunidade Europeia da Energia Atómica

Pentru Comunitatea Europeană a Energiei Atomice

Za Európske spoločenstvo pre atómovú energiu

Za Evropsko skupnost za atomsko energtjo

Euroopan atomienergiajärjestön puolesta

För Europeiska atomenergigemenskapen

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За Република Узбекистан

Por la República de Uzbekistán

Za Republiku Uzbekistán

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

Za Republiku Uzbekistan

Per la Repubblica dell'Uzbekistan

Uzbekistānas Republikas vārdā –

Uzbekistano Respublikos vardu

Az Üzbeg Köztársaság részéről

Għar-Repubblika tal-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

För Republiken Uzbekistan

Ўзбекистон Республикаси номидан

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