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| 31.12.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 373/3 |
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31.12.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 373/3

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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 Russian Federation, 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, hereafter referred to as ‘the Union’, and

THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY

of the one part, and

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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 Russian Federation, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, was signed in Corfu on 24 June 1994;

WHEREAS the Treaty of 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, the Republic of Croatia's 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 European Union on 1 July 2013;

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Republic of Croatia hereby accedes to the Agreement. The Republic of Croatia shall adopt and take note of, in the same manner as the other Member States, the texts of the Agreement, the Joint Declarations, Declarations and Exchanges of Letters annexed to the Final Act signed on the same date and the Protocol to the Agreement of 21 May 1997 which entered into force on 1 December 2000, the Protocol to the Agreement of 27 April 2004 which entered into force on 1 March 2005, and the Protocol to the Agreement of 23 April 2007 which entered into force on 1 May 2008.

Article 2

After the signature of this Protocol, the Union shall communicate the Croatian language version of the Agreement, the Final Act and all documents annexed to it as well as the Protocols to the Agreement of 21 May 1997, 27 April 2004 and 23 April 2007 to the Member States and to the Russian Federation. As from the date of provisional application of this Protocol, the Croatian language version 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, Swedish and Russian 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 Parties, in accordance with their own procedures. The 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 first month following the date of deposit of the last instrument of approval.

3.   This Protocol shall apply provisionally after 15 days from the date of its signature.

4.   This Protocol shall apply to the relations between the Parties within the framework of the Agreement as of the date of accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union.

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, Swedish and Russian 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 седемнадесети декември две хиляди и четиринадесета година.

Hecho en Bruselas, el diecisiete de diciembre de dos mil catorce.

V Bruselu dne sedmnáctého prosince dva tisíce čtrnáct.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den syttende december to tusind og fjorten.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am siebzehnten Dezember zweitausendvierzehn.

Kahe tuhande neljateistkümnenda aasta detsembrikuu seitsmeteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα εφτά Δεκεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες δεκατέσσερα.

Done at Brussels on the seventeenth day of December in the year two thousand and fourteen.

Fait à Bruxelles, le dix-sept décembre deux mille quatorze.

Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu sedamnaestog prosinca dvije tisuće četrnaeste.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì diciassette dicembre duemilaquattordici.

Briselē, divi tūkstoši četrpadsmitā gada septiņpadsmitajā decembrī.

Priimta du tūkstančiai keturioliktų metų gruodžio septynioliktą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-tizennegyedik év december havának tizenhetedik napján.

Magħmul fi Brussell, fis-sbatax-il jum ta’ Diċembru tas-sena elfejn u erbatax.

Gedaan te Brussel, de zeventiende december tweeduizend veertien.

Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia siedemnastego grudnia roku dwa tysiące czternastego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em dezassete de dezembro de dois mil e catorze.

Întocmit la Bruxelles la șaptesprezece decembrie două mii paisprezece.

V Bruseli sedemnásteho decembra dvetisícštrnásť.

V Bruslju, dne sedemnajstega decembra leta dva tisoč štirinajst.

Tehty Brysselissä seitsemäntenätoista päivänä joulukuuta vuonna kaksituhattaneljätoista.

Som skedde i Bryssel den sjuttonde december tjugohundrafjorton.

Совершено в г. Брюсселе семнадцатого декабря две тысячи четырнадцатого года.

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

За государства-члень

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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

За Евроиейский союз

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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 energijo

Euroopan atomienergiajärjestön puolesta

För Europeiska atomenergigemenskapen

За Европейское сообщество по атомной знергии

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За Руската Федерация

Por la Federación de Rusia

Za Ruskou Federaci

For Den Russiske Føderation

Für die Russische Föderation

Venemaa Föderatsiooni nimel

Για τη Ρωσική Ομοσπονδία

For the Russian Federation

Pour la Fédération de Russie

Per la Federazione Russa

Krievijas Federācijas vārdā –

Rusijos Federacijos vardu

Az Orosz Föderáció részéről

Għall-Federazzjoni Russa

Voor de Russische Federatie

W imieniu Federacji Rosyjskiej

Pela Federação da Rússia

Pentru Federația Rusă

Za Ruskú Federáciu

Za Rusko Federacijo

Venäjän Federaation puolesta

För Ryska Federationen

За Pоссийскую Федерацию

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