2006/452/EC: Council Decision of  29 April 2004  on the signing and provisional application of a 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 Azerbaijan, 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: 2004-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Azerbaijan, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement, protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement, signature of an agreement

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 April 2004

on the signing and provisional application of a 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 Azerbaijan, 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

(2006/452/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 44(2),
the last sentence of
Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133
and 181a,
in conjunction with the first sentence of the first
subparagraph of Article 300(2),

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of 16 April 2003, and
in particular Article 2(3) thereof,

and to provide for certain technical adjustments linked to
the
institutional and legal developments within the
European Union.

to its possible conclusion at a later date,

Subject
the
Protocol has been negotiated between the Parties and
should now be signed on behalf of
the European
Community and its Member States.

The Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis as
from the date of accession, pending completion of the
relevant procedures for its formal conclusion,

(2)

(3)

Having regard to the Act annexed to the Treaty of Accession, and
in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 8 December 2003,

the Council authorised the
Commission, on behalf of the Community and its Member
States, to negotiate with the Republic of Azerbaijan a
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement 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 Protocol

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European
Community and its Member States,
to the
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partner-
ship between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the
the Czech
other part, to take account of
Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Estonia, the
Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of
Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the
Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European
Union, subject to possible conclusion at a later stage.

the accession of

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (1).

(1) See page 3 of this Official Journal,

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Pending its entry into force, the Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis from the date of accession.

Article 2

Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 2004.

For the Council

The President

M. McDOWELL