# Council Decision of 20 February 2014 on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between            the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, on a Framework            Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the general principles for the participation of the Republic            of Armenia in Union programmes (2014/347/EU)         

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# Council Decision

# of 20 February 2014

# on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member                        States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union                        and the Republic of Armenia on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Armenia in Union programmes                     

# (2014/347/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 114, 168, 169 and 172, Article                           173(3), and Articles 188 and 192, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,                        

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1)In accordance with Council Decision 2012/777/EU(1), the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the                              one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic                              of Armenia on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Armenia in Union programmes(2) (‘the Protocol’) was signed on behalf of the Union on 17 December 2012.

(2)The Protocol should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

# Article 1U.K.

The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the                     one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic                     of Armenia on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Armenia in Union programmes is hereby approved                     on behalf of the Union.                  

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

# Article 2U.K.

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 10 of the Protocol(3).                  

# Article 3U.K.

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 20 February 2014.

*For the Council*                            

*The President*                            

K. Hatzidakis                            

1

OJ L 340, 13.12.2012, p.26.                           

2

See page 3 of this Official Journal.

3

The date of entry into force of the Protocol will be published in the *Official Journal of the European Union* by the General Secretariat of the Council.