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 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 to the European Union
Date: 2004-04-27
Institutions: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, European Atomic Energy Community, European Community, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Subjects: Russia, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement, signature of an agreement

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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 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 to the European
Union

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

IRELAND,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,

THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,

THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,

THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’ represented by the Council of the European Union, and

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,

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hereinafter referred to as ‘the Communities’ represented by the Council of the European Union and the European
Commission,

of the one part, and

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of the other part,

HAVING REGARD TO the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union on 1 May 2004,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 5

The Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary,
Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia shall be Parties to the
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partner-
ship between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other
part,
the
signed at Corfu on 24 June 1994 (hereinafter
Agreement) and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the
same manner, as the other Member States of the Community, of
the texts of the Agreement, as well as of the Joint Declarations,
Exchanges of Letters, and Declaration by the Russian Federation
annexed to the Final Act signed on the same date and the
Protocol to the Agreement of 21 May 1997 that entered into
force on 12 October 2000.

Article 2

1. This Protocol shall enter into force on 1 May 2004 provided
that all the instruments of approval of this Protocol have been
deposited before that date.

2.
If not all the instruments of approval of this Protocol have
been deposited before that date, this Protocol shall enter into
force on the first day of the first month following the date of the
deposit of the last instrument of approval.

3.
If not all the instruments of approval of this Protocol have
been deposited before 1 May 2004, this Protocol shall apply
provisionally with effect from 1 May 2004.

To take into account recent institutional developments within the
European Union, the Parties agree that following the expiry of
the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,
existing provisions in the Agreement referring to the European
Coal and Steel Community shall be deemed to refer to the
European Community which has taken over all rights and
obligations contracted by the European Coal and Steel Commu-
nity.

Article 3

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.

Article 6

The texts of the Agreement, the Final Act and all documents
annexed to it as well as the Protocol to the Partnership and
Cooperation Agreement of 21 May 1997 are drawn up in the
Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish,
Slovene and Slovak languages.

They are annexed to this Protocol (1) and are equally authentic
with the texts in the other languages in which the Agreement, the
Final Act and the documents annexed to it as well as the Protocol
to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement of 21 May 1997
are drawn up.

Article 4

Article 7

1. This Protocol shall be approved by the Communities, by the
Council of the European Union on behalf of the Member States,
and by the Russian Federation in accordance with their own
procedures.

2. The Parties shall notify each other of the accomplishment of
the corresponding procedures referred to in the preceding
paragraph. The instruments of approval shall be deposited with
the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Czech, Danish,
Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek,
Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portu-
guese, Slovene, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish and Russian languages,
each of these texts being equally authentic.

(1) The Czech, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Polish,
Slovak and Slovenian versions of the Agreement shall be published
in a special edition of the Official Journal at a later date.

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Hecho en Luxemburgo, el veintisiete de abril de dos mil cuatro.

V Lucemburku dne dvacátého sedmého dubna dva tisíce čtyři.

Udfærdiget i Luxembourg den syvogtyvende april to tusind og fire.

Geschehen zu Luxemburg am siebenundzwanzigsten April zweitausendundvier.

Kahe tuhande neljanda aasta kahekümne seitsmendal aprillil Luxembourgis.

Έγινε στo Λουξεμβούργο, στις είκοσι επτά Απριλίου δύο χιλιάδες τέσσερα.

Done at Luxembourg on the twenty‑seventh day of April in the year two thousand and four.

Fait à Luxembourg, le vingt‑sept avril deux mille quatre.

Fatto a Lussemburgo, addì ventisette aprile duemilaquattro.

Luksemburgā, divi tūkstoši ceturtā gada divdesmit septītajā aprīlī.

Priimta du tūkstančiai ketvirtų metų balandžio dvidešimt septintą dieną Liuksemburge.

Kelt Luxembourgban, a kétezer-negyedik év április havának huszonhetedik napján.

Magħmul fil-Lussemburgu fis-sebgħa u għoxrin jum ta' April tas-sena elfejn u erbgħa.

Gedaan te Luxemburg, de zevenentwintigste april tweeduizend vier.

Sporządzono w Luksemburgu, dnia dwudziestego siódmego kwietnia roku dwa tysiące
czwartego.

Feito no Luxemburgo, em vinte e sete de Abril de dois mil e quatro.

V Luxemburgu dvadsiateho siedmeho apríla dvetisícštyri.

V Luxembourgu, dne sedemindvajsetega aprila leta dva tisoč štiri.

Tehty Luxemburgissa kahdentenakymmenentenäseitsemäntenä päivänä huhtikuuta vuonna
kaksituhattaneljä.

Som skedde i Luxemburg den tjugosjunde april tjugohundrafyra.

Совершенно в Люксембурге двацати седьмого апреля 2004 г.

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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
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
Za členské štáty
Za države članice
Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta
På medlemsstaternas vägnar
Аъзо Давлатлар Номидан

Por las Comunidades Europeas
Za Evropská společenství
For De Europæiske Fællesskaber
Für die Europäischen Gemeinschaften
Euroopa ühenduste nimel
Για τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες
For the European Communities
Pour les Communautés européennes
Per le Comunità europee
Eiropas Kopienu vārdā
Europos Bendrijų vardu
Az Európai Közösségek részéről
Għall-Komunitajiet Ewropej
Voor de Europese Gemeenschappen
W imieniu Wspólnot Europejskich
Pelas Comunidades Europeias
Za Európske spoločenstvá
Za Evropske skupnosti
Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta
På europeiska gemenskapernas vägnar
Европа Xамжамиятлари Номидан

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
Za Ruskú federáciu
Za Rusko federacijo
Venäjän federaation puolesta
På ryska federationen vägnar
Ўзбекистон Республикаси Номидан