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Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts - Part one - Substantive amendments - Article 2.54

The Treaty establishing the European Community shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

The following Article shall be inserted:

'Article 213b

1. From 1 January 1999, Community acts on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data shall apply to the institutions and bodies set up by, or on the basis of, this Treaty.

2. Before the date referred to in paragraph 1, the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189b, shall establish an independent supervisory body responsible for monitoring the application of such Community acts to Community institutions and bodies and shall adopt any other relevant provisions as appropriate.`
Treaty of Nice amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts - Part 2 – Transitional and Final Provisions - Article 7



Official Journal 080 , 10/03/2001 P. 0043 - 0043



PART TWO TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS Article 7 The Protocols on the Statute of the Court of Justice annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community are hereby repealed and replaced by the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice annexed by this Treaty to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty establishing the European Community and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.
C. PROTOCOLS ANNEXED TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

Protocol on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the research fund for coal and steel

THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES,

DESIRING to settle certain questions relating to the expiry of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC);

WISHING to confer ownership of the ECSC funds on the European Community;

TAKING ACCOUNT of the desire to use these funds for research in sectors related to the coal and steel industry and therefore the necessity to provide for certain special rules in this regard;

HAVE AGREED UPON the following provisions, which shall be annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community:

Article 1

1. All assets and liabilities of the ECSC, as they exist on 23 July 2002, shall be transferred to the European Community on 24 July 2002.

2. The net worth of these assets and liabilities, as they appear in the balance sheet of the ECSC of 23 July 2002, subject to any increase or decrease which may occur as a result of the liquidation operations, shall be considered as assets intended for research in the sectors related to the coal and steel industry, referred to as the "ECSC in liquidation". On completion of the liquidation they shall be referred to as the "Assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel".

3. The revenue from these assets, referred to as the "Research Fund for Coal and Steel", shall be used exclusively for research, outside the research framework programme, in the sectors related to the coal and steel industry in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol and of acts adopted on the basis hereof.

Article 2

The Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, shall adopt all the necessary provisions for the implementation of this Protocol, including essential principles and proper decision-making procedures, in particular for the adoption of multiannual financial guidelines for managing the assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel and technical guidelines for the research programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel.

Article 3

Except as otherwise provided in this Protocol and in the acts adopted on the basis hereof, the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community shall apply.

Article 4

This Protocol shall apply from 24 July 2002.
12001C/DCL/17

Treaty of Nice amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certa in related acts - Declarations Adopted By The Conference - Declaration on Article 229a of the Treaty establishing the European Community



Official Journal 080 , 10/03/2001 P. 0080 - 0080
Treaty of Nice amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certa in related acts - Declarations Adopted By The Conference - Declaration on Article 10 of the Treaty establishing the European Community



Official Journal 080 , 10/03/2001 P. 0077 - 0077



3. Declaration on Article 10 of the Treaty establishing the European Community The Conference recalls that the duty of sincere cooperation which derives from Article 10 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and governs relations between the Member States and the Community institutions also governs relations between the Community institutions themselves. In relations between those institutions, when it proves necessary, in the context of that duty of sincere cooperation, to facilitate the application of the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission may conclude interinstitutional agreements. Such agreements may not amend or supplement the provisions of the Treaty and may be concluded only with the agreement of these three institutions.
12003TN02/17

Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Annex II: List referred to in Article 20 of the Act of Accession - 17. Consumers and health protection



Official Journal L 236 , 23/09/2003 P. 0711 - 0711
12003T002

Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Part one : Principles - Article 2



Official Journal L 236 , 23/09/2003 P. 0033 - 0033
A. AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION

1. 31997 R 2597: Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/97 of 18 December 1997 laying down additional rules on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products for drinking milk (OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 13), as last amended by:

- 31999 R 1602: Council Regulation (EC) No 1602/1999 of 19.7.1999 (OJ L 189, 22.7.1999, p. 43).

By way of derogation from Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2597/97, the requirements relating to fat content shall not apply to drinking milk produced in Hungary for a period of five years from the date of accession, in that Hungary may market milk with a fat content of 2,8 % (m/m) as drinking milk. Drinking milk which does not comply with the requirements relating to fat content may be marketed only in Hungary or exported to a third country.

2. 31999 R 1493: Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1), as last amended by:

- 32001 R 2585: Council Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001 of 19.12.2001 (OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 10).

By way of derogation from Annex V (C)(2)(d) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, for a period of ten years from the date of accession a minimum natural alcoholic strength of 7,7 % vol. for table wines shall be allowed in all Hungarian wine-growing areas.

3. 32002 R 0753: Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 of 29 April 2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products (OJ L 118, 4.5.2002, p. 1).

By way of derogation from Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 753/2002, the use of the name "Rizlingszilváni" as a synonym for the variety "Müller Thurgau" shall be allowed until 31 December 2008 for wines produced in Hungary and exclusively marketed in Hungary.

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Article 28

1. The general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2004 shall be adapted to take into account the accession of the new Member States through an amending budget that shall enter into effect on 1 May 2004.

2. The twelve monthly twelfths of VAT and GNI-based resources to be paid by the new Member States under this amending budget, as well as the retroactive adjustment of the monthly twelfths for the period January-April 2004 that only apply to the present Member States, shall be converted into eighths to be called during the period May-December 2004. The retroactive adjustments that result from any subsequent amending budget adopted in 2004 shall likewise be converted into equal parts to be called during the remainder of the year.

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8. ENERGY

31968 L 0414: Council Directive 68/414/EEC of 20 December 1968 imposing an obligation on Member States of the EEC to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products (OJ L 308, 23.12.1968, p. 14), as last amended by:

- 31998 L 0093: Council Directive 98/93/EC of 14.12.98 (OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 100).

By way of derogation from Article 1(1) of Directive 68/414/EEC, the minimum level of stocks of petroleum products shall not apply in Slovenia until 31 December 2005. Slovenia shall ensure that its minimum level of stocks of petroleum products corresponds, for each of the categories of petroleum products listed in Article 2, to at least the following number of days' average daily internal consumption as defined in Article 1(1):

- 66 days by the date of accession;

- 75 days by 31 December 2004;

- 90 days by 31 December 2005.

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2. FREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL

Treaty on European Union;

Treaty establishing the European Community.

1. Notwithstanding the obligations under the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, the Czech Republic may maintain in force for five years from the date of accession the rules laid down in the Foreign Exchange Act No. 219/1995 Sb., as amended, on the acquisition of secondary residences by nationals of the Member States non-resident in the Czech Republic and by companies formed in accordance with the laws of another Member State and being neither established nor having a branch or a representative agency in the territory of the Czech Republic.

2. Notwithstanding the obligations under the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, the Czech Republic may maintain in force for seven years from the date of accession the rules laid down in the Foreign Exchange Act No. 219/1995 Sb. as amended, Act No. 229/1991 Sb. on the arrangement of ownership relations towards land and other agricultural property, and the Act No. 95/1999 Sb. on conditions relating to the transfer of agricultural land and forests from the state ownership to ownership of other entities regarding the acquisition of agricultural land and forests by nationals of the Member States and by companies formed in accordance with the laws of another Member State which are neither established nor registered in the Czech Republic. In no instance may a national of a Member State be treated less favourably in respect of the acquisition of agricultural land and forests than at the date of signature of the Accession Treaty or be treated in a more restrictive way than a national of a third country.

Self-employed farmers who are nationals of another Member State and who wish to establish themselves and reside in the Czech Republic, shall not be subject to the provisions of the preceding subparagraph or to any procedures other than those to which nationals of the Czech Republic are subject.

A general review of these transitional measures shall be held in the third year following the date of accession. To this effect, the Commission shall submit a report to the Council. The Council may, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, decide to shorten or terminate the transitional period indicated in the first subparagraph.

If there is sufficient evidence that, upon expiry of the transitional period, there will be serious disturbances or a threat of serious disturbances on the agricultural land market of the Czech Republic, the Commission, at the request of the Czech Republic, shall decide upon the extension of the transitional period for up to a maximum of three years.

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I. COMMUNITY TRADE MARK

31994 R 0040: Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ L 11, 14.1.1994, p. 1), as amended by:

- 31994 R 3288: Council Regulation (EC) No 3288/94 of 22.12.1994 (OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 83).

The following Article is inserted after Article 142:

"Article 142a

Provisions relating to the enlargement of the Community

1. As from the date of accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (hereinafter referred to as "new Member State(s)"), a Community trade mark registered or applied for pursuant to this Regulation before the date of accession shall be extended to the territory of those Member States in order to have equal effect throughout the Community.

2. The registration of a Community trade mark which is under application at the date of accession may not be refused on the basis of any of the absolute grounds for refusal listed in Article 7(1), if these grounds became applicable merely because of the accession of a new Member State.

3. Where an application for the registration of a Community trade mark has been filed during the six months prior to the date of accession, notice of opposition may be given pursuant to Article 42 where an earlier trade mark or another earlier right within the meaning of Article 8 was acquired in a new Member State prior to accession, provided that it was acquired in good faith and that the filing date or, where applicable, the priority date or the date of acquisition in the new Member State of the earlier trade mark or other earlier right precedes the filing date or, where applicable, the priority date of the Community trade mark applied for.

4. A Community trade mark as referred to in paragraph 1 may not be declared invalid:

- pursuant to Article 51 if the grounds for invalidity became applicable merely because of the accession of a new Member State,

- pursuant to Article 52(1) and (2) if the earlier national right was registered, applied for or acquired in a new Member State prior to the date of accession.

5. The use of a Community trade mark as referred to in paragraph 1 may be prohibited pursuant to Articles 106 and 107, if the earlier trade mark or other earlier right was registered, applied for or acquired in good faith in the new Member State prior to the date of accession of that State; or, where applicable, has a priority date prior to the date of accession of that State."

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D. TRANSPORT BY RAIL

1. 31969 R 1192: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1192/69 of 26 June 1969 on common rules for the normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings (OJ L 156, 28.6.1969, p. 8), as amended by:

- 11972 B: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom (OJ L 73, 27.3.1972, p. 14),

- 11979 H: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Hellenic Republic (OJ L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 17),

- 11985 I: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic (OJ L 302, 15.11.1985, p. 23),

- 31990 R 3572: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3572/90 of 4.12.1990 (OJ L 353, 17.12.1990, p. 12),

- 11994 N: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden (OJ C 241, 29.8.1994, p. 21).

The following are inserted in Article 3(1):

"— České dráhy (ČD) a.s.; Správa železniční dopravní cesty s.o.;"

"— AS Eesti Raudtee,

Edelaraudtee AS;"

"— Valsts akciju sabiedrība "Latvijas Dzelzceļš" (LDZ);"

"— Lietuvos geležinkeliai (LG);"

"— Magyar Államvasutak Rt. (MÁV),

— Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút Rt. (GySEV);"

"— PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A.;

PKP Cargo S.A.;

PKP InterCity sp. z o.o.;

PKP Przewozy Regionalne sp. z o.o.;"

"— Slovenske železnice (SŽ);"

"— Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR);"

.

2. 31991 L 0440: Council Directive 91/440/EEC of 29 July 1991 on the development of the Community's railways (OJ L 237, 24.8.1991, p. 25), as amended by:

- 32001 L 0012: Directive 2001/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26.2.2001 (OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 1).

(a) In Annex I, the following is inserted in the list of ports between the entries for Belgium and Denmark:

"ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA"

and, between the entries for Germany and Greece:

"EESTI

Muuga sadam

Paljassaare sadam

Vanasadam

Paldiski põhjasadam

Paldiski lõunasadam

Kopli põhjasadam

Kopli lõunasadam

Bekkeri sadam

Kunda sadam"

and, between the entries for Italy and Luxembourg:

"ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

LATVIJA

Rīga

Ventspils

Liepāja

LIETUVA

Klaipėda"

and, between the entries for Luxembourg and the Netherlands:

"MAGYARORSZÁG

MALTA"

and between the entries for Austria and Portugal:

"POLSKA

Szczecin

Świnoujście

Gdańsk

Gdynia"

and between the entries for Portugal and Finland:

"SLOVENIJA

Koper

SLOVENSKO"

.

(b) In Annex I, the following map is inserted between the maps for Belgium and Denmark:

+++++ TIFF +++++

and, between the maps for Germany and Greece:

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and, between the maps for Italy and Luxembourg:

+++++ TIFF +++++

+++++ TIFF +++++

and, between the maps for Luxembourg and the Netherlands:

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and, between the maps for Austria and Portugal:

+++++ TIFF +++++

and, between the maps for Portugal and Finland:

+++++ TIFF +++++

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12003TN08/APP/B

Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Annex VIII: List referred to in Article 24 of the Act of Accession: Latvia - Appendix B



Official Journal C 227 E , 23/09/2003 P. 0114 - 0114

Official Journal L 236 , 23/09/2003 P. 0835 - 0835
Article 1

For the purposes of this Act:

- the expression "original Treaties" means:

(a) the Treaty establishing the European Community ("EC Treaty") and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community ("Euratom Treaty"), as supplemented or amended by treaties or other acts which entered into force before this accession,

(b) the Treaty on European Union ("EU Treaty"), as supplemented or amended by treaties or other acts which entered into force before this accession;

- the expression "present Member States" means the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;

- the expression "the Union" means the European Union as established by the EU Treaty;

- the expression "the Community" means one or both of the Communities referred to in the first indent, as the case may be;

- the expression "new Member States" means the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic;

- the expression "the institutions" means the institutions established by the original Treaties.

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2. COMPANY LAW

Treaty establishing the European Community: Part Three, Title I Free Movement Of Goods

SPECIFIC MECHANISM

With regard to the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia or Slovakia, the holder, or his beneficiary, of a patent or supplementary protection certificate for a pharmaceutical product filed in a Member State at a time when such protection could not be obtained in one of the abovementioned new Member States for that product, may rely on the rights granted by that patent or supplementary protection certificate in order to prevent the import and marketing of that product in the Member State or States where the product in question enjoys patent protection or supplementary protection, even if the product was put on the market in that new Member State for the first time by him or with his consent.

Any person intending to import or market a pharmaceutical product covered by the above paragraph in a Member State where the product enjoys patent or supplementary protection shall demonstrate to the competent authorities in the application regarding that import that one month's prior notification has been given to the holder or beneficiary of such protection.

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12003T/AFI/DCL/28

Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Final act - III. Other Declarations - H. Declarations by the Republic of Estonia - 28. Declaration by the Republic of Estonia on fisheries



Official Journal L 236 , 23/09/2003 P. 0980 - 0980
E. NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION

31997 L 0043: Council Directive 97/43/Euratom of 30 June 1997 on health protection of individuals against the dangers of ionising radiation in relation to medical exposure, and repealing Directive 84/466/Euratom (OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 22).

By way of derogation from Article 8 of Directive 97/43/Euratom, the provisions on radiological equipment shall not apply in Poland until 31 December 2006. Such equipment shall not be placed on the market of other Member States.

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D. INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT

32001 L 0080: Directive 2001/80/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants (OJ L 309, 27.11.2001, p. 1).

By way of derogation from Article 4(3) and part A of Annex IV of Directive 2001/80/EC, emission limit values of 1700 mg/Nm3 shall apply to the boilers in operation in September 2002 at the combustion plants at Dhekelia and Vasilikos until one of the following conditions materialises:

- there is an upgrade or a significant change to these boilers;

- natural gas becomes available on the island;

- Cyprus becomes an exporter of electricity;

- the currently operating boilers are closed.

During the application of the emission limit values of 1700 mg/Nm3, Cyprus shall report to the Commission, by 31 March each year after accession, on the fuel quality used, annual total emissions of sulphur dioxide and the estimated contribution of these sulphur emissions to the emissions in neighbouring countries.

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