2004/656/EC: Council Decision of 17 May 2004 on the signing of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, 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: 2004-05-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Armenia, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement, signature of an agreement

25.9.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 300/43

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 17 May 2004

on the signing of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, 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

(2004/656/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the 2003 Treaty establishing the European
Community, 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,
first subpar-
in conjunction with Article 300(2),
agraph, first sentence, thereof,

Having regard to the 2003 Treaty of Accession (1), and in
particular Article 2(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act annexed to the 2003 Treaty of
Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

the Council authorised the
On 8 December 2003,
the Community and its
Commission, on behalf of
Member States,
to negotiate with the Republic of
Armenia a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation
Agreement between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of
the
Armenia, of
accession 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 institutional and legal developments within the
European Union.

the other part,
the Czech Republic,

to take account of

(2)

The Protocol has been negotiated between the Parties and
should now be signed on behalf of the Community and
its Member States subject to its conclusion,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The signing of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation
Agreement between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia,
of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech
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 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject
to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said
Protocol.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol subject to its
conclusion.

Done at Brussels, 17 May 2004.

For the Council
The President

B. COWEN

(1) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003.