2006/456/EC: Council Decision of  26 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 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: 2004-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Russia, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement, signature of an agreement

L 185/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.7.2006

COUNCIL DECISION

of 26 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 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

(2006/456/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 Article 300(2) first subparagraph,
first sentence, thereof,

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

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 8 December 2003,

the accession of

the Council authorised the
Commission, on behalf of the Community and its Member
States, to negotiate with the Russian Federation a Protocol
to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to take
account of
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,
and to provide for certain technical adjustments linked to
the
institutional and legal developments within the
European Union.

the Czech Republic,

(3)

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,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

the Protocol

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European
to the
Community and its Member States,
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement 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, subject to possible conclusion at a later stage.

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

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 26 April 2004.

(2)

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.

For the Council

The President

B. COWEN

(1) See page 17 of this Official Journal