AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
betweentheEuropeanCommunitiesandtheirMemberStates,oftheonepart, andtheformerYugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession o f the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Re public of Lithuania, the
RepublicofHungary,theRepublicofMalta,theRepublicofPoland,theRep ublicofSloveniaandthe
Slovak Republic to the European Union
COUNCIL
OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Brussels, 7 December 2004
H.E. Mr Sasko STEFKOV,
Ambassador,Head of the Mission of the former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia to the European Communities.
Sir,
I have the honour to propose that, if it is acceptable to your Government, th is letter and your confirmation shall together
take the place of signature of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Associ ation Agreement between the European Commu-
nities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Rep ublic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take
accountoftheaccessionoftheCzechRepublic,theRepublicofEstonia,th eRepublicofCyprus,theRepublicofLatvia,the
RepublicofLithuania,theRepublicofHungary,theRepublicofMalta,the RepublicofPoland,theRepublicofSloveniaand
the Slovak Republic to the European Union.ThetextoftheaforementionedProtocol,herewithannexed,hasbeenappro vedforsignatureandprovisionalapplicationby
a decision of the Council of the European Union on 22 November 2004. In accor dance with its Article 16.3, it shall apply
provisionally with effect from 1 May 2004.Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
For the European Community and its Member States
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MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Brussels, 7 December 2004
Dear Sir,
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter
SGS4/14231oftoday’sdateregardingthesignatureoftheProtocoltotheS tabilisationandAssociationAgreementbetween
the Republic of Macedonia, of the one part, and the European Communities an d their Member States, of the other part, to
takeaccountoftheaccessionoftheCzechRepublic,theRepublicofEstoni a,theRepublicofCyprus,theRepublicofLatvia,
theRepublicofLithuania,theRepublicofHungary,theRepublicofMalta, theRepublicofPoland,theRepublicofSlovenia
and the Slovak Republic to the European Union.IconfirmtheacceptancebytheGovernmentoftheRepublicofMacedoniaoft heannexedtextoftheProtocolandconsider
your letter and this letter in reply as equivalent of its signature.However, I declare that the Republic of Macedonia does not accept the denom ination used for my country in abovemen-
tioned Protocol, having in view that the constitutional name of my country is the Republic of Macedonia.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration,
For the Republic of Macedonia
Ambassador
Saško STEFKOV
L 388/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.12.2004
COUNCIL
OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Brussels, 7 December 2004
H.E. Mr Sasko STEFKOV,
Ambassador,Head of the Mission of the former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia to the European Communities.
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today’s date.TheEuropeanCommunityanditsMemberStatesnotesthattheExchangeofLet tersbetweentheEuropeanCommunityand
itsMemberStatesandtheFormerYugoslavRepublicofMacedonia,whichtak estheplaceofsignatureoftheProtocoltothe
StabilisationandAssociationAgreementbetweentheEuropeanCommuniti esandtheirMemberStates,oftheonepart,and
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take accou nt of the accession of the Czech Republic, the
RepublicofEstonia,theRepublicofCyprus,theRepublicofLatvia,theRe publicofLithuania,theRepublicofHungary,the
Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, has
been accomplished and that this cannot be interpreted as acceptance or rec ognition by the European Community and its
Member States in whatever form or content of a denomination other than the ‘ former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
For the European Community and its Member States
29.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 388/5