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: 2004-05-19
Institutions: Armenia, 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, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Subjects: Armenia, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

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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

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

IRELAND,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

REPUBLIC OF MALTA,

THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

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,

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

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

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,

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2.
The Parties shall notify each other of the accomplishment
of the corresponding procedures referred to in paragraph 1. The
instruments of approval shall be deposited with the General
Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

Article 5

This Protocol shall enter into force on the 1 May 2004
1.
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 deposit of the last instrument of approval.

Article 6

The texts of

the Agreement,

the Final Act and all
1.
documents annexed to it shall be drawn up in the Czech,
Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish,
Slovene and Slovak languages.

These texts are attached to this Protocol and are equally
2.
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 7

This Protocol shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Czech,
Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German,
Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish,
Portuguese, Slovene, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish and Armenian
languages, all texts being equally authentic.

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

and

Cooperation Agreement

The Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary,
Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia shall be Parties to the
Partnership
the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one
the other part (1),
part, and the Republic of Armenia, of
the
signed in Luxembourg on 22 April 1996 (hereinafter
Agreement) and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the
same manner as the other Member States, of the texts of the
Agreement and of the documents attached to it.

between

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
to the
in the Agreement
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
Community.

referring

Article 3

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.

Article 4

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 Armenia in accordance with their
corresponding procedures.

(1) OJ L 239, 9.9.1999, p. 3.

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Hecho en Bruselas, el diecinueve de mayo del dos mil cuatro.

V Bruselu dne devatenáctého května dva tisíce čtyři.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den nittende maj to tusind og fire.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am neunzehnten Mai zweitausendundvier.

Kahe tuhande neljanda aasta maikuu üheksateistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.

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

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

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

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì diciannove maggio duemilaquattro.

Briselē, divi tūkstoši ceturtā gada deviņpadsmitajā maijā.

Priimta du tūkstančiai ketvirtų metų gegužės devynioliktą dieną Briuselyje.

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

Maghmul fi Brussel, id-19 ta' Mejju, 2004.

Gedaan te Brussel, de negentiende mei tweeduizendvier.

Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia dziewiętnastego maja roku dwutysięcznego czwartego.

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

V Bruseli devätnásteho mája dvetisícštyri.

V Bruslju, devetnajstega maja dva tisoč štiri.

Tehty Brysselissä yhdeksäntenätoista päivänä toukokuuta vuonna kaksituhattaneljä.

Som skedde i Bryssel den nittonde maj tjugohundrafyra.

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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

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

Por la República de Armenia

Za Arménskou republiku

For Republikken Armenien

Für die Republik Armenien

Armeenia Vabariigi nimel
Για τη Δημοκρατία της Αρμενίας

For the Republic of Armenia

Pour la République d'Arménie

Per la Repubblica di Armenia
Armēnijas Republikas vārdā
Armėnijos Respublikos vardu
Az Örmény Köztársaság részéről
Għar-Repubblika ta' l-Armenja

Voor de Republiek Armenië

W imieniu Republiki Armenii

Pela República da Arménia

Za Arménsku republiku

Za Republiko Armenijo

Armenian tasavallan puolesta

På Republiken Armeniens vägnar