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: 2004-05-18
Institutions: Austria, Azerbaijan, 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, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Subjects: Azerbaijan, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), cooperation policy, economic development, protocol to 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 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

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 REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN,

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 Republic of Azerbaijan, of the
other part, signed in Luxembourg on 22 April 1996 (hereinafter
the 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 and of the documents attached to it.

Article 2

To take account of recent institutional developments within the
European Union, the Parties agree that, following 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.

1. This Protocol shall enter into force on the same day as the
2003 Treaty of Accession, provided that all the instruments of
approval of this Protocol have been deposited before that date.

2. Where 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. Where 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.

Article 6

The texts of the Agreement, the Final Act and all documents
annexed to it are drawn up in the Czech, Estonian, Hungarian,
Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovene
languages.

These texts are annexed (1) to this Protocol and are equally
authentic with the texts in the other languages in which the
Agreement, the Final Act and the documents annexed to it 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 Republic of Azerbaijan 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, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish and in Azerbaijani
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 the special edition of the Official Journal at a later date.

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Hecho en Bruselas, el dieciocho de mayo de dos mil cuatro.

V Bruselu dne osmnáctého května dva tisíce čtyři

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den attende maj to tusind og fire.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am achtzehnten Mai zweitausendundvier.

Kahe tuhande neljanda aasta maikuu kaheksateistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα οκτώ Μαΐου δύο χιλιάδες τέσσερα.

Done at Brussels on the eighteenth day of May in the year two thousand and four.

Fait à Bruxelles, le dix-huit mai deux mille quatre.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì diciotto maggio duemilaquattro.

Briselē, divi tūkstoši ceturtā gada astoņpadsmitajā maijā.

Priimta du tūkstančiai ketvirtų metų gegužės aštuonioliktą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-negyedik év május havának tizennyolcadik napján.

Maghmul fi Brussel, nhar it-tmintax ta' Mejju, 2004

Gedaan te Brussel, de achttiende mei tweeduizendvier.

Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia osiemnastego maja roku dwa tysiące czwartego

Feito em Bruxelas, em dezoito de Maio de dois mil e quatro.

V Bruseli dňa osemnásteho mája dvetisícštyri

V Bruslju, dne osemnajstega maja leta dva tisoč štiri.

Tehty Brysselissä kahdeksantenatoista päivänä toukokuuta vuonna kaksituhattaneljä.

Som skedde i Bryssel den artonde maj tjugohundrafyra.

Brüsseldә iki min dördüncü ilin mayın on sәkkizindә imzalanmışdır.

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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
Üzv dövlәtlәr adından

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
Avropa Birliyi adından

Por la República de Azerbaiyán
Za Ázerbájdžánskou republiku
For Republikken Aserbajdsjan
Für die Republik Aserbaidschan
Aserbaidžaani Vabariigi nimel
Για τη Δημοκρατία του Αζερμπαϊτζάν
For the Republic of Azerbaijan
Pour la République d'Azerbaïdjan
Per la Repubblica dell'Azerbaigian
Azerbaidžānas Republikas vārdā
AzerbaidÞano Respublikos vardu
Azerbajdzsán részéről
Għar-Repubblika ta' l-Ażerbajġan
Voor de Republiek Azerbeidzjan
W imieniu Republiki Azerbejdżanskiej
Pela República do Azerbaijão
Za Azerbajdžanskú republiku
Za Azerbajdžansko republiko
Azerbaidžanin tasavallan puolesta
På Republiken Azerbajdzjans vägnar
Azәrbaycan Respublikası adından