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| 23.12.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 344/3 |
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23.12.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 344/3

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PROTOCOL

to the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, 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,

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 and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’, represented by the Council of the European Union, and

THE EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referred to as ‘the European Union’,

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Philippines’,

of the other part,

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

HAVING REGARD TO the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union on 1 July 2013,

WHEREAS the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’ was signed in Phnom Penh on 11 July 2012;

WHEREAS the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Treaty of Accession’, was signed in Brussels on 9 December 2011;

WHEREAS pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Act of Accession of the Republic of Croatia, its accession to the Agreement, is to be agreed by the conclusion of a protocol to the Agreement,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Republic of Croatia hereby accedes as a Party to the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part, signed in Phnom Penh on 11 July 2012, and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other Member States of the European Union, of the text of the Agreement.

Article 2

In due time after the initialling of this Protocol, the European Union shall communicate to its Member States and to the Philippines, the Croatian language version of the Agreement. Subject to the entry into force of this Protocol, the language version referred to in the first sentence of this Article shall become authentic under the same conditions as the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish language versions 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 European Union, by the Council of the European Union on behalf of the Member States and by the Philippines in accordance with their own procedures. The Contracting Parties shall notify each other of the completion of the procedures necessary for that purpose. The instruments of approval shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

2.   This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date of the deposit of the last instrument of approval, but not before the date of entry into force of the Agreement.

Article 5

This Protocol is 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 and Swedish languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

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

Съставено в Брюксел на петнадесети януари две хиляди и петнадесета година.

Hecho en Bruselas, el quince de enero de dos mil quince.

V Bruselu dne patnáctého ledna dva tisíce patnáct.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den femtende januar to tusind og femten.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am fünfzehnten Januar zweitausendfümfzehn.

Kahe tuhande viieteistkümnenda aasta jaanuarikuu viieteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα πέντε Ιανουαρίου δύο χιλιάδες δεκαπέντε.

Done at Brussels on the fifteenth day of January in the year two thousand and fifteen.

Fait à Bruxelles, le quinze janvier deux mille quinze.

Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu petnaestog siječnja dvije tisuće petnaeste.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì quindici gennaio duemilaquindici.

Briselē, divi tūkstoši piecpadsmitā gada piecpadsmitajā janvārī.

Priimta du tūkstančiai penkioliktų metų sausio penkioliktą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-tizenötödik év január havának tizenötödik napján.

Magħmul fi Brussell, fil-ħmistax-il jum ta' Jannar tas-sena elfejn u ħmistax.

Gedaan te Brussel, de vijftiende januari tweeduizend vijftien.

Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia piętnastego stycznia roku dwa tysiące piętnastego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em quinze de janeiro de dois mil e quinze.

Întocmit la Bruxelles la cincisprezece ianuarie două mii cincisprezece.

V Bruseli pätnásteho januára dvetisícpätnásť.

V Bruslju, dne petnajstega januarja leta dva tisoč petnajst.

Tehty Brysselissä viidentenätoista päivänä tammikuuta vuonna kaksituhattaviisitoista.

Som skedde i Bryssel den femtonde januari tjugohundrafemton.

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

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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

Image 2

За Република Филипини

Por la República de Filipinas

Za Filipínskou republiku

For Republikken Filippinerne

Für die Republik der Philippinen

Filipiini Vabariigi nimel

Για τη Δημοκρατία της Φιλιππίνων

For the Republic of the Philippines

Pour la République des Philippines

Za Republiku Filipine

Per la Repubblica delle Filippine

Filipīnu Republikas vārdā –

Filipinų Respublikos vardu

A Fülöp-szigeteki Köztársaság részéről

Għar-Repubblika tal-Filippini

Voor de Republiek der Filipijnen

W imieniu Republiki Filipin

Pela República das Filipinas

Pentru Republica Filipine

Za Filipínsku republiku

Za Republiko Filipini

Filippiinien tasavallan puolesta

För Republiken Filippinerna

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