2000/684/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 12 October 2000 on the conclusion of the 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 Moldova, of the other part
Date: 2000-10-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission
Subjects: EAEC, ECSC, Moldova, cooperation agreement (EU)

L 283/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.11.2000

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 October 2000

on the conclusion of the 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 Moldova, of the other part

(2000/684/EC, ECSC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

signed on 15 May 1997 to include the three new
Member States in that Agreement.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 44(1), the last sentence of
Article 47(2), Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and
308 in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2)
and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

(3)

An Agreement was reached between the parties, on the
provisional application of the Protocol by the European
the
Communities,
Member
Finland,
Denmark and Portugal.

the Republic of Moldova and all

except Austria,

Sweden,

States

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and
Steel Community, and particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of
Article 101 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to the Council's approval pursuant to Article
101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy
Community,

After consulting the ECSC Consultative Committee and with
the assent of the Council,

Whereas:

(1)

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement estab-
lishing a partnership between the European Communi-
ties and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Moldova, of the other part (2), which entered
into force on 1 July 1998, contributes to achieving the
objectives of the European Communities in so far as it is
the European
an essential part of
Communities and their Member States with regard to
Moldova.

the strategy of

(2)

Since the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement was
signed before the enlargement of the European Union to
include Austria, Finland and Sweden, a Protocol was

(4)

All the signatories to the Protocol have now ratified it,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The 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
Moldova, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the
European Community, the Coal and Steel Community and the
European Atomic Energy Community.

The text of the Protocol

is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European
Community, give the notification provided for in Article 4 of
the Protocol. The President of the Commission shall give such
notification on behalf of
the European Coal and Steel
Community and The European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Brussels, 12 October 2000.

For the Council

For the Commission

The President

H. VÉDRINE

The President

R. PRODI

(1) OJ C 286, 22.9.1997, p. 82.
(2) OJ L 181, 24.6.1998, p. 3.