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| 28.3.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 81/3 |
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28.3.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 81/3

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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, amending the Agreement in order to extend the provisions of the Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement

THE EUROPEAN UNION,

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN,

of the other part,

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

Whereas:

| (1) | The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, entered into force on 1 July 1999. |
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(1)

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, entered into force on 1 July 1999.

| (2) | Negotiations have taken place to ensure that the principles in the PCA which apply to trade in other goods are also extended formally to trade in textile products. |
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(2)

Negotiations have taken place to ensure that the principles in the PCA which apply to trade in other goods are also extended formally to trade in textile products.

| (3) | Appropriate amendments to the PCA should be adopted, |
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(3)

Appropriate amendments to the PCA should be adopted,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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, is hereby amended as follows:

| (1) | Article 8(3) is deleted; |
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(1)

Article 8(3) is deleted;

| (2) | in Article 11 the references to Article 16 are deleted; |
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(2)

in Article 11 the references to Article 16 are deleted;

| (3) | Article 16 is deleted; |
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(3)

Article 16 is deleted;

| (4) | Annex I of the Agreement is deleted. |
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(4)

Annex I of the Agreement is deleted.

Article 2

This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the notification by the European Union or Uzbekistan of the completion of the necessary internal procedures for the approval of this Protocol, whichever is the latter.

Article 3

This Protocol shall form an integral part of 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.

Article 4

This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in each of the official languages of the Parties, namely in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish and Uzbek languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Съставено в Ташкент на седми април две хиляди и единадесета година.

Hecho en Tashkent a los siete días del mes de abril del año dos mil once.

V Taškentu dne sedmého dubna dva tisíce jedenáct.

Udfærdiget i Tashkent, den syvende april to tusind og elleve.

Geschehen zu Taschkent am siebten April zweitausendelf.

Kahe tuhande üheteistkümnenda aasta aprillikuu seitsmendal päeval Taškentis.

Έγινε στην Τασκένδη, στις εφτά Απριλίου δύο χιλιάδες έντεκα.

Done at Tashkent on the seventh day of April in the year two thousand and eleven.

Fait à Tachkent, le sept avril deux mille onze.

Fatto a Tashkent, addì sette aprile duemilaundici.

Taškentā, divi tūkstoši vienpadsmitā gada septītajā aprīlī.

Priimta du tūkstančiai vienuoliktų metų balandžio septintą dieną Taškente.

Kelt Taskentben, a kettőezer-tizenegyedik év április havának hetedik napján.

Magħmul f'Taxkent fis-seba' jum ta' April fis-sena elfejn u ħdax.

Gedaan te Tasjkent, de zevende april tweeduizend elf.

Sporządzono w Taszkencie dnia siódmego kwietnia roku dwa tysiące jedenastego.

Feito em Tachkent, aos sete dias do mês de Abril do ano de dois mil e onze.

Întocmit la Tașkent la șapte aprilie două mii unsprezece.

V Taškente dňa siedmeho apríla dvetisícjedenásť.

V Taškentu, sedmega aprila dva tisoč enajst.

Tehty Tashkentissa seitsemäntenä päivänä huhtikuuta vuonna kaksituhattayksitoista.

Som skedde i Tasjkent den sjunde april år tjugohundraelva.

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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

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

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За Република Узбекистан

Por la República de Uzbekistán

Za Uzbeckou republiku

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

Per la Repubblica dell'Uzbekistan

Uzbekistānas Republikas vārdā –

Uzbekistano Respublikos vardu

Üzbegisztán részéről

Għar-Repubblika ta' l-Uzbekistan

Voor de Republiek Oezbekistan

W imieniu Republiki Uzbekistanu

Pela República do Usbequistão

Pentru Republica Uzbekistan

Za Uzbeckú republiku

Za Republiko Uzbekistan

Uzbekistanin tasavallan puolesta

På republiken uzbekistans vägnar

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