Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons regarding the participation, as contracting parties, 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 pursuant to their accession to the European Union
Date: 2004-10-26
Institutions: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, European Community, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Subjects: Switzerland, accession to the European Union, agreement (EU), free movement of persons, protocol to an agreement

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PROTOCOL

to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and
the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons regarding the participation,
as contracting parties, 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 pursuant to their accession 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,

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hereinafter referred to as ‘the Member States’, represented by the Council of the European Union, and

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, also represented by the Council of the European Union,

of the one part, and

THE SWISS CONFEDERATION, hereinafter referred to as ‘Switzerland’,

of the other part,

hereinafter referred to as ‘the Contracting Parties’,

HAVING REGARD TO the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and its Member States, of the
one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons (hereinafter referred to as ‘the
Agreement’), which entered into force on 1 June 2002;

HAVING REGARD TO 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 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the new Member States’) to the European Union on 1 May
2004;

WHEREAS the new Member States are to become Contracting Parties to the Agreement;

CONSIDERING that the Act of Accession grants to the Council of the European Union the power to conclude on behalf
of the Member States of the European Union a protocol on the accession of the new Member States to the Agreement,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

the Kingdom of Spain,

The new Member States hereby become Contracting

1.
Parties to the Agreement.

the French Republic,

2.
From the entry into force of this Protocol, the provisions
of the Agreement shall be binding on the new Member States as
on the present Contracting Parties of the Agreement under the
terms and conditions laid down in this Protocol.

Ireland,

the Italian Republic,

Article 2

the Republic of Cyprus,

In the main body of the Agreement and in Annex I thereto the
following adaptations shall be made:

the Republic of Latvia,

(a) The list of Contracting Parties to the Agreement shall be

the Republic of Lithuania,

replaced by the following:

‘The European Community,

the Kingdom of Belgium,

the Czech Republic,

the Kingdom of Denmark,

the Federal Republic of Germany,

the Republic of Estonia,

the Hellenic Republic,

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,

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the Republic of Slovenia,

the Slovak Republic,

the Republic of Finland,

the Kingdom of Sweden,

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

of the one part, and

the Swiss Confederation,

of the other part,’.

(b) In Article 10 of the Agreement, the following paragraphs

shall be inserted:

‘1a.
Switzerland may maintain until 31 May 2007 quan-
titative limits in respect of access by workers employed in
Switzerland and for
self-employed persons who are
nationals of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia,
the Republic of Latvia,
the
Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the Republic
of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic for the following two
categories of residence: residence for a period of more than
four months and less than one year and residence for a
period equal to, or exceeding, one year. There shall be no
less than four
quantitative restriction on residence for
months.

the Republic of Lithuania,

Before the end of the transitional period mentioned above,
the Joint Committee shall review the functioning of the
transitional period applied to nationals of
the new
Member States on the basis of a report from Switzerland.
Upon completion of the review, and no later than at the
end of the period mentioned above, Switzerland shall notify
the Joint Committee whether it will continue applying quan-
titative limits to workers employed in Switzerland. Swit-
zerland may continue to apply such measures until 31
May 2009. In the absence of such notification, the transi-
tional period shall expire on 31 May 2007.

the end of

At
the transitional period defined in this
paragraph, all quantitative limits applicable to nationals of
the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of
Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary,
the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the
Slovak Republic shall be abolished. These Member States are
entitled to introduce the same quantitative limitations for
Swiss nationals for the same periods.’

‘2a.
Switzerland and the Czech Republic, the Republic of
Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania,
the Republic of Poland,
the Republic of Hungary,
the
Republic of Slovenia
and the Slovak Republic, may
maintain, until 31 May 2007, for workers of one of these
Contracting Parties employed in their own territory the
controls on the priority of workers integrated into the
regular labour market and wage and working conditions
applicable to nationals of the Contracting Party concerned.
The same controls may be maintained for persons providing
services in the following four sectors: Horticultural service
activities; Construction, including related branches; Security
activities; Industrial cleaning (NACE (1) codes 01.41; 45.1 to
4; 74.60; 74.70 respectively), referred to in Article 5(1) of
the Agreement. Switzerland, shall, during the transitional
periods mentioned in paragraphs 1a, 2a, 3a and 4a, give
preference to workers who are nationals of
the new
Member States over workers who are nationals of non-EU
and non-EFTA countries as regards access to its labour
market. The controls on the priority of workers integrated
into the regular labour market shall not apply to providers
of services liberalised by a specific agreement between the
Contracting Parties concerning the provision of services
(including the Agreement on certain aspects of government
procurement insofar as it covers the provision of services).
For the same period, qualification requirements may be
maintained for
than four
residence permits of
months (2) and to persons providing services in the four
sectors mentioned above, referred to in Article 5(1) of the
Agreement.

less

the review, and no later

Before 31 May 2007, the Joint Committee shall review the
functioning of the transitional measures contained in this
paragraph on the basis of a report prepared by each of the
Contracting Parties implementing them. Upon completion
of
the
Contracting Party which has implemented the transitional
measures contained in this paragraph, and has notified the
Joint Committee of its intention to continue applying such
transitional measures, may continue to do so until 31 May
2009. In the absence of such notification, the transitional
period will expire 31 May 2007.

than 31 May 2007,

the end of

At
all
paragraph,
paragraph shall be abolished.

the transitional period defined in this
in this
referred to above
restrictions

___________
(1) NACE: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 of
9 October 1990 on the
classification
of economic activities in the European Community (OJ
L 293, 24.10.1990, p. 1), as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) 29/2002 of 19 December 2001 (OJ
L 6, 10.1.2002, p. 3).

statistical

(2) Workers may apply for short-term residence permits
under the quotas mentioned in paragraph 3a even for
a period of less than four months.’

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as

the Protocol

Upon entry into force of

regarding the participation,

‘3a.
to this
Agreement
contracting
parties, of the new Member States mentioned below and
until the end of the period described in paragraph 1a, Swit-
zerland shall reserve on an yearly basis (pro rata temporis),
within its overall quota for third countries,
for workers
employed in Switzerland and for self-employed persons
who are nationals of the Czech Republic, the Republic of
Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania,
the
the Republic of Hungary,
Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic a minimum
number of new residence permits (1) according to the
following schedule:

the Republic of Poland,

Until

31 May 2005

31 May 2006

31 May 2007

31 May 2008

31 May 2009

Number of permits for
a period equal to or
exceeding one year

Number of permits for a
period of more than
four months and less
than one year

900

1 300

1 700

2 200

2 600

9 000

12 400

15 800

19 200

22 600

___________
(1) These permits will be granted in addition to the quota
mentioned in Article 10 of the Agreement which are
reserved for employed and self-employed persons who
are nationals of
the time of
signature of
(21 June 1999) or
nationals of the Republic of Cyprus or the Republic of
Malta. These permits are also in addition to permits
granted through existing bilateral
exchange
agreements.’

the Member States at

the Agreement

trainee

‘4a.
At the end of the period described in paragraph 1a
and in this paragraph and up to 12 years after entry into
force of the Agreement, the provisions of Article 10(4) of
the Agreement shall apply.

Until

Number of permits for
a period equal to or
exceeding one year

Number of permits for a
period of more than
four months and less
than one year

31 May 2010

30 April 2011

2 800

3 000

26 000

29 000

4b. When Malta undergoes or foresees disturbances on
labour market which could seriously threaten the
its
standard of
in a given
living or level of employment
region or occupation, and decides to invoke the provisions
contained in Section 2 “Freedom of Movement for Persons”
of Annex XI
the restrictive
to the Act of Accession,
measures taken by Malta towards the rest of EU Member
States could also be applied to Switzerland. In such a case,
Switzerland shall be entitled to take equivalent reciprocal
measures towards Malta.

Malta and Switzerland may resort to this procedure until
30 April 2011.’

‘5a.
The transitional provisions of paragraphs 1a, 2a, 3a,
4a and 4b, and in particular
those of paragraph 2a
concerning the priority of workers integrated into the
regular labour market and controls on wage and working
conditions, shall not apply to employed and self-employed
persons who, at the time of the entry into force of the
Protocol to this Agreement regarding the participation, as
contracting parties, of the new Member States mentioned in
the said paragraphs, are authorised to pursue an economic
activity on the territory of the Contracting Parties. Such
persons shall in particular enjoy occupational and geogra-
phical mobility.

renewed;

The holders of residence permits valid for less than one year
shall be entitled to have their permits
the
exhaustion of quantitative limits may not be invoked
against them. The holders of residence permits valid for a
period equal to, or exceeding, one year shall automatically
be entitled to have their permits extended. Such employed
and self-employed persons shall therefore enjoy the rights to
free movement accorded to established persons in the basic
provisions of this Agreement, and in particular Article 7
thereof, from its entry into force.’

In case of serious disturbances of its labour market or threat
thereof, Switzerland and any of the new Member States
which has implemented transitional measures, shall notify
such circumstances to the Joint Committee by 31 May
2009. In this case, the notifying country may continue to
apply to workers employed on its own territory,
the
measures described in paragraphs 1a, 2a and 3a until 30
April 2011. In such a case, the annual number of residence
permits referred to in paragraph 1a shall be:

(c)

In Article 27(2) of Annex I to the Agreement, the reference
to Article 10(2) shall be replaced by Article 10(2, 2a, 4a and
4b).

Article 3

By derogation from Article 25 of Annex I to the Agreement,
the transitional periods of Annex I to this Protocol shall apply.

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Article 4

Article 8

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.

This Protocol shall remain in force for the same duration and
according to the same modalities as the Agreement.

Article 5

Annexes I, II and III to the Agreement shall be modified in
accordance with Annexes I,
II and III to this Protocol that
shall form an integral part of this Protocol.

Article 6

1.
This Protocol shall be ratified or approved by the Council
of the European Union, on behalf of the Member States and the
European Community, and by the Swiss Confederation in
accordance with their own procedures.

The Council of

2.
the European Union and the Swiss
Confederation shall notify each other of the accomplishment
of these procedures.

Article 7

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 9

1.
This Protocol, as well as the Declarations annexed thereto,
shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Czech, Danish, Dutch,
English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian,
Italian,
Slovak,
Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, each text being
equally authentic.

Portuguese,

Lithuanian,

Latvian,

Polish,

2.
The Maltese language version of this Protocol shall be
authenticated by the Contracting Parties on the basis of an
Exchange of Letters.
in the same
way as for the languages referred to in paragraph 1.

It shall also be authentic,

3.
The Agreement, as well as the Declarations annexed
thereto, drawn up in the Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian,
Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovenian languages
shall be authenticated by the Contracting Parties on the basis
of an Exchange of Letters. These language versions shall also be
equally authentic.

Hecho en Luxemburgo, el veintiséis de octubre de dos mil cuatro.

V Lucemburku dne dvacátého šestého října dva tisíce čtyři.

Udfærdiget i Luxembourg den seksogtyvende oktober to tusind og fire.

Geschehen zu Luxemburg am sechsundzwanzigsten Oktober zweitausendundvier.

Kahe tuhande neljanda aasta oktoobrikuu kahekümne kuuendal päeval Luxembourgis.

'Εγινε στo Λουξεμβούργο, στις είκοσι έξι Οκτωβρίου δύο χιλιάδες τέσσερα.

Done at Luxembourg on the twenty-sixth day of October in the year two thousand and four.

Fait à Luxembourg, le vingt-six octobre deux mille quatre.

Fatto a Lussemburgo, addì ventisei ottobre duemilaquattro.

Luksemburgā, divi tūkstoši ceturtā gada divdesmit sestajā oktobrī.

Priimta du tūkstančiai ketvirtų metų spalio dvidešimt šeštą dieną Liuksemburge.

Kelt Luxembourgban, a kettőezer-negyedik év október havának huszonhatodik napján.

Magħmula fil-Lussemburgu fis-sitta u għoxrin jum ta' Ottubru tas-sena elfejn u erbgħa.

Gedaan te Luxemburg, de zesentwintigste oktober tweeduizendvier.

Sporządzono w Luksemburgu, dnia dwudziestego szóstego października roku dwa tysiące czwartego.

Feito no Luxemburgo, em vinte e seis de Outubro de dois mil e quatro.

V Luxemburgu dvadsiateho šiesteho októbra dvetisícštyri.

V Luxembourgu, dne šestindvajsetega oktobra leta dva tisoč štiri.

Tehty Luxemburgissa kahdentenakymmenentenäkuudentena päivänä lokakuuta vuonna kaksituhattaneljä.

Som skedde i Luxemburg den tjugosjätte oktober 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 Ia Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské společenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα

For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européenne
Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
Europos bendrijos vardu
az Európai Közösség részéről
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Comunidade Europeia
Za Európske spoločenstvo
za Evropsko skupnost
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

Für die Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Pour la Confédération suisse
Per la Confederazione svizzera

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ANNEX I

TRANSITIONAL MEASURES ON THE PURCHASE OF LAND AND SECONDARY RESIDENCE

1. The Czech Republic

(a) The Czech Republic may maintain in force for five years from the date of its accession to the EU the rules laid down
in the Foreign Exchange Act No 219/1995 Sb., as amended, on the acquisition of secondary residences by Swiss
nationals non-resident in the Czech Republic and by companies formed in accordance with the laws of Switzerland
and being neither established nor having a branch or a representative agency in the territory of the Czech Republic.

(b) The Czech Republic may maintain in force for seven years from the date of accession to the EU the rules laid down in
the Foreign Exchange Act No 219/1995 Sb., as amended, Act No 229/1991 Sb., on the arrangement of ownership
relations towards land and other agricultural property, and the Act No 95/1999 Sb., on conditions relating to the
land and forests from the state ownership to ownership of other entities regarding the
transfer of agricultural
acquisition of agricultural
land and forests by Swiss nationals and by companies formed in accordance with the
laws of Switzerland which are neither established nor registered in the Czech Republic. Without prejudice to another
provision of this point 1, a Swiss national may in no instance be treated less favourably in respect of the acquisition
of agricultural land and forests than at the date of signature of the Protocol or be treated in a more restrictive way
than a national of a third country.

(c) Self-employed farmers who are Swiss nationals and who wish to establish themselves and reside in the Czech
Republic shall not be subject to the provisions of (b) or to any procedures other than those to which nationals of
the Czech Republic are subject.

(d) A general review of these transitional measures shall be held in the third year following the date of accession of the
Czech Republic to the EU. The Joint Committee may decide to shorten or terminate the transitional period indicated
in (a).

(e) Should the Czech Republic introduce conditions for the acquisition of real estate in the Czech Republic by non-
residents during the transitional period, they shall be based on transparent, objective, stable and public criteria. These
criteria shall be applied in a non-discriminatory manner and shall not differentiate between nationals of Czech
Republic and Swiss nationals.

(f)

If there is sufficient evidence that, upon expiry of the transitional period, there will be serious disturbances or a threat
of serious disturbances on the agricultural land market of the Czech Republic, the Joint Committee, at the request of
the Czech Republic, shall decide upon the extension of the transitional period for up to a maximum of three years.

2. Estonia

(a) Estonia may maintain in force for seven years from the date of its accession to the EU, its legislation existing at the
time of signature of this Protocol regarding the acquisition of agricultural land and forests by Swiss nationals and by
companies formed in accordance with the laws of Switzerland and being neither established nor registered nor having
a local branch or agency in Estonia. In no instance may a Swiss national be treated less favourably in respect of the
acquisition of agricultural land and forests than at the date of signature of this Protocol or be treated in a more
restrictive way than a national of a third country. According to this legislation, Estonia has adopted the Act on
Restrictions on Acquisition of Immovable Property and the Amendments to the Land Reform Act, both from 12 February
2003.

(b) Swiss nationals who wish to establish themselves as self-employed farmers and reside in Estonia, and who have been
legally resident and active in farming in Estonia for at least three years continuously, shall not be subject to the
provisions of (a) or to any procedures other than those to which nationals of Estonia are subject.

(c) A general review of these transitional measures shall be held in the third year following the date of its accession to the
EU. To this effect, the Commission of the European Communities (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Commission’) shall
submit a report to the Joint Committee. The Joint Committee may decide to shorten or terminate the transitional
period indicated in (a).

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(d) If there is sufficient evidence that, upon expiry of the transitional period, there will be serious disturbances or a threat
of serious disturbances on the agricultural land market of Estonia, the Joint Committee, at the request of Estonia, shall
decide upon the extension of the transitional period for up to a maximum of three years.

3. Cyprus

Cyprus may maintain for five years from the date of its accession to the EU, its legislation as in force on 31 December
2000 regarding the acquisition of residences for secondary use.

According to the Acquisition of Real Estate (Aliens) Cap 109 and the Amending Laws 52/69, 55/72 and 50/90, the
acquisition of real estate in Cyprus by non-Cypriots is subject to the approval by the Council of Ministers. The Council of
Ministers has authorised the District Officers to grant approval on its behalf. When the real estate concerned exceeds 2
donums (1 donum = 1 338 m2), approval may be granted only for the following purposes:

(a) primary or secondary residence not exceeding an area of 3 donums,

(b) professional or commercial premises,

(c)

industry in sectors deemed beneficial for the Cypriot economy.

The above law has been amended by the ‘Acquisition of Real Estate (Aliens) (Amendment) Law of 2003, No 54(I)/2003’.
The new Law imposes no restrictions on EU nationals and EU registered companies for the acquisition of real estate
linked to primary residence and foreign direct investment or the acquisition of real estate by EU real estate agents and
land developers. Regarding the acquisition of residence for secondary use, the Law provides that for a period of five years,
following Cyprus's accession to EU, EU nationals not permanently residing in Cyprus and EU registered companies not
having their registered office, central administration or principal place of business in Cyprus, may not acquire real estate
for the purpose of using it as secondary residence, without prior authorisation by the Council of Ministers, which has
delegated its authority to the District Officers, as mentioned above.

4. Latvia

(a) Latvia may maintain in force for seven years from the date of accession the rules laid down in Law on Amendments
to the Law on Privatisation of Land in Rural (in force since 14 April 2003) regarding the acquisition of agricultural
land and forests by Swiss nationals and companies formed in accordance with the laws of Switzerland and being
neither established nor registered nor having a local branch or agency in Latvia. In no instance may a national of
Switzerland be treated less favourably in respect of the acquisition of agricultural land and forests than at the date of
signature of this Protocol or be treated in a more restrictive way than a national of a third country.

(b) A general review of these transitional measures shall be held before the end of the third year following the date of its
accession to the EU. To this effect, the Commission shall submit a report to the Joint Committee. The Joint
Committee may decide to shorten or terminate the transitional period indicated in (a).

(c)

If there is sufficient evidence that, upon expiry of the transitional period, there will be serious disturbances or a threat
of serious disturbances on the agricultural land market of Latvia, the Joint Committee, at the request of Latvia, shall
decide upon the extension of the transitional period for up to a maximum of three years.

5. Lithuania

(a) Lithuania may maintain in force for seven years from the date of its accession to the EU, its legislation existing at the
time of signature of this Protocol regarding the acquisition of agricultural land and forests by Swiss nationals and by
companies formed in accordance with the Swiss laws and being neither established nor registered nor having a local
branch or agency in Lithuania. In no instance may a Swiss national be treated less favourably in respect of the
acquisition of agricultural land and forests than at the date of signature of this Protocol or be treated in a more
restrictive way than a national of a third country. According to this legislation, Swiss nationals and legal persons, as
well as organisations set up in Switzerland without the status of a legal person, but with the civil capacity laid down
in the Swiss laws, may not acquire agricultural land and forestry land before the end of the 7-year transitional period
defined in the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Lithuania to the European Union.

(b) Swiss nationals who wish to establish themselves as self-employed farmers and reside in Lithuania, and who have
been legally resident and active in farming in Lithuania for at least three years continuously, shall not be subject to the
provisions of (a) or to any procedures other than those to which nationals of Lithuania are subject.

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(c) A general review of these transitional measures shall be held in the third year following the date of its accession to the
EU. To this effect, the Commission shall submit a report to the Joint Committee. The Joint Committee may decide to
shorten or terminate the transitional period indicated in (a).

(d) If there is sufficient evidence that, upon expiry of the transitional period, there will be serious disturbances or a threat
of serious disturbances on the agricultural land market of Lithuania, the Joint Committee, at the request of Lithuania,
shall decide upon the extension of the transitional period for up to a maximum of three years.

6. Hungary

(a) Hungary may maintain in force for five years from the date of its accession to the EU, its legislation contained in Act

LV of 1994 on Agricultural Land as amended regarding the acquisition of secondary residences.

(b) Swiss nationals who have been legally resident in Hungary at least for four years continuously shall not be subject to
the provisions of (a) or to any rules and procedures other than those to which nationals of Hungary are subject.
During the transitional period Hungary shall apply authorisation procedures for the acquisition of secondary resi-
dences based on objective, stable, transparent and public criteria. These criteria shall be applied in a non-discrimi-
natory manner and shall not differentiate between Swiss nationals residing in Hungary.

(c) Hungary may maintain in force for seven years from the date of its accession to the EU, the prohibitions contained in
Act LV of 1994 on Agricultural Land as amended on the acquisition of agricultural land by natural persons who are
non-residents or non nationals of Hungary and by legal persons.

(d) Swiss nationals who want to establish themselves as self-employed farmers and who have been legally resident and
active in farming in Hungary at least for three years continuously, shall not be subject to the provisions of (c) or to
any rules and procedures other than those to which nationals of Hungary are subject.

(e) A general review of these transitional measures shall be held in the third year following the date of its accession to the
EU. To this effect, the Commission shall submit a report to the Joint Committee. The Joint Committee may decide to
shorten or terminate the transitional period indicated in (c).

(f) Should Hungary apply authorisation procedures for the acquisition of agricultural land during the transitional period,
they shall be based on objective, stable, transparent and public criteria. These criteria shall be applied in a non-
discriminatory manner.

(g)

If there is sufficient evidence that, upon expiry of the transitional period, there will be serious disturbances or a threat
of serious disturbances on the agricultural land market of Hungary, the Joint Committee, at the request of Hungary,
shall decide upon the extension of the transitional period for up to a maximum of three years.

7. Malta

Purchase of property in the Maltese islands is regulated by the Immovable Property (Acquisition by Non-Residents) Act
(Cap. 246 of the Laws of Malta). This Act provides that:

(a)

(1) A Swiss national may purchase immovable property in Malta to be used by such person as a residence (not
necessarily a primary residence) provided such person does not already own another residence in Malta. Such
purchases do not require the person to have a right of residence in Malta although they are subject to a permit
which (with a limited number of exceptions specified in the legislation) may not be withheld if the value of the
property is higher than an amount determined annually by an index (currently Lm 30 000 for an apartment and
Lm 50 000 for a house).

(2) Swiss nationals may also set up their primary residence in Malta at any time in accordance with the relevant
national legislation. Leaving Malta shall not entail any obligation to dispose of any property acquired as a primary
residence.

(b) Swiss nationals who purchase properties in special designated areas established by the Act (usually areas forming part
of urban regeneration projects) do not require a permit for such purchases, neither are they limited in the number, use
or value of such properties that they may purchase.

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8. Poland

(a) Poland may maintain in force for five years from the date of its accession to the EU, its legislation existing at the time
of signature of this Protocol regarding the acquisition of secondary residences. According to this legislation, a Swiss
national will have to comply with the requirements laid down in the Act of 24 March 1920 on the Acquisition of
Real Estate by Foreigners (Dz.U. 1996, Nr 54, poz. 245 with amendments), as amended.

(b) Swiss nationals who have been legally resident in Poland for four years continuously shall not, as regards the
acquisition of secondary residences, be subject to the provisions of (c) or to any procedures other than those to
which nationals of Poland are subject.

(c) Poland may maintain in force for twelve years from the date of its accession to the EU, its legislation regarding the
acquisition of agricultural land and forests. In no instance may Swiss nationals or legal persons formed in accordance
with the Swiss laws be treated less favourably in respect of the acquisition of agricultural land and forests than at the
date of signature of this Protocol. According to this legislation, a Swiss national will have to comply with the
requirements laid down in the Act of 24 March 1920 on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (Dz.U.
1996, Nr 54, poz. 245 with amendments), as amended.

land and forests from the date of accession.

(d) Swiss nationals who want to establish themselves as self-employed farmers and who have been legally resident and
leasing land in Poland as a natural or legal person for at least three years continuously, shall not be subject to the
provisions of (c) or to any procedures other than those to which nationals of Poland are subject as regards the
In the Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Pomorskie,
purchase of agricultural
Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Zachodniopomorskie, Lubuskie, Dolnośląkie, Opolskie and Wielkopolskie voivodships,
the
residence and leasing period indicated in the preceding sentence shall extend to seven years. The lease period
preceding the purchase of land shall be calculated individually for each Swiss national who has been leasing land
in Poland from the certified date of the original lease agreement. Self-employed farmers who have been leasing land
not as natural but as legal persons can transfer the rights of the legal person under the lease agreement to themselves
as natural persons. For calculating the lease period preceding the right to purchase, the lease period of the contracts as
legal persons shall be counted. Lease agreements by natural persons can be provided with a certified date retroactively
and the entire lease period of the certified contracts will be counted. There shall be no deadlines for self-employed
farmers to transform their current lease contracts into contracts as natural persons or into written contracts with a
certified date. The procedure to transform lease contracts shall be transparent and shall under no circumstances form
a new obstacle.

(e) A general review of these transitional measures shall be held in the third year following the date of its accession to the
EU. To this effect, the Commission shall submit a report to the Joint Committee. The Joint Committee may decide to
shorten or terminate the transitional period indicated in (a).

(f) During the transitional period, Poland shall apply an authorisation procedure laid down by law which will ensure that
the grant of authorisations for the acquisition of real estate in Poland is based on transparent, objective, stable and
public criteria. These criteria shall be applied in a non-discriminatory manner.

9. Slovenia

(a)

If, until the end of a period of up to a maximum of seven years after the date of Slovenia's accession to the EU,
difficulties arise which are serious and liable to persist in real estate market or which could bring about serious
deterioration in real estate market of a given area, Slovenia may apply for authorisation to take protective measures in
order to rectify the situation in the real estate market.

(b) Upon request by Slovenia, the Joint Committee shall, by emergency procedure determine the protective measures,
which it considers necessary, specifying the conditions and modalities in which they are to be put into effect.

(c)

In the event of serious difficulties in real estate market and at the express request of Slovenia, the Joint Committee
shall act within five working days of the receipt of the request accompanied by the relevant background information.
The measures thus decided shall be applicable forthwith and shall take account of the interests of all parties
concerned.

(d) The measures authorised under (b) may involve derogations from the rules of this Agreement to such an extent and

for such periods as are strictly necessary in order to attain the objectives referred to in (a).

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10. Slovakia

(a) Slovakia may maintain in force for seven years from the date of its accession to the EU, its legislation regarding the
acquisition by non-residents of agricultural land and forests. According to this legislation, (a non-resident may acquire
ownership rights to real estate located in the Slovak Republic with the exception of the agricultural and forest land.
The non resident may not acquire ownership rights to real estate whose acquisition is restricted by special regulation
laid down in the Foreign Exchange Act No 202/1995 as amended).

(b) In no instance may a Swiss national be treated less favourably in respect of the acquisition of agricultural land and
forests than at the date of signature of the present Protocol or be treated in a more restrictive way than a national of a
third country.

(c) Swiss nationals who want to establish themselves as self-employed farmers and who have been legally resident and
active in farming in Slovakia for at least three years continuously, shall not be subject to the provisions of (b) or to
any procedures other than those to which nationals of Slovakia are subject.

(d) A general review of these transitional measures shall be held before the end of the third year following the date of
accession. To this effect, the Commission shall submit a report to the Joint Committee. The Joint Committee may
decide to shorten or terminate the transitional period indicated in (a).

(e) Should Slovakia introduce authorisation procedures for the acquisition of real estate in Slovakia by non-residents
during the transitional period, they shall be based on transparent, objective, stable and public criteria. These criteria
shall be applied in a non-discriminatory manner and shall not differentiate between nationals of Slovakia and of
Switzerland.

(f)

If there is sufficient evidence that, upon expiry of the transitional period, there will be serious disturbances or a threat
of serious disturbances on the agricultural land market of Slovakia, the Joint Committee, at the request of Slovakia,
shall decide upon the extension of the transitional period for up to a maximum of three years.

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ANNEX II

Annex II to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss
Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons is hereby amended as follows:

1. The following shall be inserted under the Title ‘Section A: Acts referred to’ under point 1 ‘Regulation (EEC) No

1408/71’ after ‘301 R 1386: Regulation (EC) No 1386/2001 …’:

‘12003 TN 02/02/A: Act concerning the conditions of 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 and the adjustments to the Treaties on which
the European Union is founded, of 16 April 2003.’

2. Under the heading ‘For the purposes of this Agreement, the Regulation shall be adapted as follows:’, point 1 of Section

A of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(a) under (i), concerning Annex III, Part A, the following shall be added after the last entry ‘Sweden — Switzerland’:

‘Czech Republic — Switzerland
None.
Estonia — Switzerland
No convention.
Cyprus — Switzerland
None.
Latvia — Switzerland
No convention.
Lithuania — Switzerland
No convention.
Hungary — Switzerland
None.
Malta — Switzerland
No convention.
Poland — Switzerland
No convention.
Slovenia — Switzerland
None.
Slovakia — Switzerland
None.’

(b) under (j), concerning Annex III, Part B, the following shall be added after the last entry ‘Sweden — Switzerland’:

‘Czech Republic — Switzerland
None.
Estonia — Switzerland
No convention.
Cyprus — Switzerland
None.
Latvia — Switzerland
No convention.
Lithuania — Switzerland
No convention.

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Hungary — Switzerland
None.
Malta — Switzerland
No convention.
Poland — Switzerland
No convention.
Slovenia — Switzerland
None.
Slovakia — Switzerland
None.’

(c)

letter (o), concerning Annex VI, shall be amended as follows:

(aa) Under point 3 (a) (iv) insert after the word ‘Spain’ the word ‘Hungary’

(bb) Under point 4 insert after the word ‘Germany’ the word ‘Hungary’.

3. The following shall be inserted under the Title ‘Section A: Acts referred to’ under point 2 ‘Regulation (EEC) No 574/72’

after ‘302 R 410: Commission Regulation (EC) No 410/2002 …’:

‘12003 TN 02/02/A: Act concerning the conditions of 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 and the adjustments to the Treaties on which
the European Union is founded, of 16 April 2003.’

4. The following shall be inserted under the Title ‘Section B: Acts of which the contracting parties shall take due account’
under the points ‘4.18. 383 D 0117: Decision No 117 …’, ‘4.19. 83 D 1112(02): Decision No 118 …’, ‘4.27. 388 D
64: Decision No 136 …’ and ‘4.37. 393 D 825: Decision No 150 …’ respectively after ‘1 94 N: Act concerning the
conditions …’:

‘12003 TN 02/02/A: Act concerning the conditions of 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 and the adjustments to the Treaties on which
the European Union is founded, of 16 April 2003.’

5. For workers who are nationals of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of
Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, the
arrangements contained in paragraph 1 of the section Unemployment Insurance of the Protocol to Annex II shall
apply until 30 April 2011.

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ANNEX III

Section A of Annex III to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and
the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons is hereby amended as follows:

Acts as modified by the Act of 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 (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003):

A. GENERAL SYSTEM

1. 392 L 0051: Council Directive 92/51/EEC of 18 June 1992 on a second general system for the recognition of

professional education and training to supplement Directive 89/48/EEC (OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, p. 25).

B. LEGAL PROFESSIONS

2. 377 L 0249: Council Directive 77/249/EEC of 22 March 1977 to facilitate the effective exercise by lawyers of freedom

to provide services (OJ L 78, 26.3.1977, p. 17).

3. 398 L 0005: Directive 98/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 to facilitate
practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in a Member State other than that in which the qualification
was obtained (OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 36).

C. MEDICAL ACTIVITIES

Doctors

4. 393 L 0016: Council Directive 93/16/EEC of 5 April 1993 to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual
recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications (OJ L 165, 7.7.1993, p. 1).

Nurses

5. 377 L 0452: Council Directive 77/452/EEC of 27 June 1977 concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas,
certificates and other evidence of
including
measures to facilitate the effective exercise of this right of establishment and freedom to provide services (OJ
L 176, 15.7.1977, p. 1).

the formal qualifications of nurses responsible for general care,

Dental practitioners

6. 378 L 0686: Council Directive 78/686/EEC of 25 July 1978 concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas,
certificates and other evidence of the formal qualifications of practitioners of dentistry, including measures to facilitate
the effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services (OJ L 233, 24.8.1978, p. 1).

7. 378 L 0687: Council Directive 78/687/EEC of 25 July 1978 concerning the coordination of provisions laid down by
Law, Regulation or Administrative Action in respect of the activities of dental practitioners (OJ L 233, 24.8.1978,
p. 10).

Veterinary surgeons

8. 378 L 1026: Council Directive 78/1026/EEC of 18 December 1978 concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas,
certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in veterinary medicine, including measures to facilitate the
effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services (OJ L 362, 23.12.1978, p. 1).

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Midwives

9. 380 L 0154: Council Directive 80/154/EEC of 21 January 1980 concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas,
certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in midwifery and including measures to facilitate the effective
exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services (OJ L 33, 11.2.1980, p. 1).

Pharmacists

10. 385 L 0433: Council Directive 85/433/EEC of 16 September 1985 concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas,
certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in pharmacy, including measures to facilitate the effective
exercise of the right of establishment relating to certain activities in the field of pharmacy (OJ L 253, 24.9.1985,
p. 37).

D. ARCHITECTURE

11. 385 L 0384: Council Directive 85/384/EEC of 10 June 1985 on the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and
other evidence of formal qualifications in architecture, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the
right of establishment and freedom to provide services (OJ L 223, 21.8.1985, p. 15).

E.

TRADE AND DISTRIBUTION OF TOXIC PRODUCTS

12. 374 L 0557: Council Directive 74/557/EEC of 4 June 1974 on the attainment of freedom of establishment and
freedom to provide services in respect of activities of self-employed persons and of intermediaries engaging in the
trade and distribution of toxic products (OJ L 307, 18.11.1974, p. 5).

Declaration by Switzerland concerning the recognition of diplomas in midwifery and general care

Switzerland reserves the right to recognize holders of diplomas in midwifery and general care, falling under Articles 4(b)
and 4(c) of Directive 77/452/EEC and Articles 5(a) and 5(b) of Directive 80/154/EEC on acquired rights, only after
examination of the conformity of their qualifications with Directives 77/453/EEC and 80/155/EEC. For this purpose,
Switzerland may require the completion of an aptitude test or an adaptation period.

Declaration by Switzerland on autonomous measures as of the date of signature

Switzerland will provide provisional access to its labour market for citizens of the new Member States, based on its
national
legislation, before the entry into force of the transitional arrangements contained in the Protocol. For this
purpose, Switzerland will open specific quotas for short-term, as well as for long-term working permits, as defined in
Article 10(1) of the Agreement, in favour of citizens of the new Member States, as of the date of signature of the
Protocol. The quotas will be 700 long term permits and 2 500 shor-term permits per year. In addition, 5 000 short-term
workers per year will be admitted for a stay of less than 4 months.

Declaration by Poland concerning the recognition of diplomas of nurses responsible for general care and
midwives

Poland has taken note of Switzerland's declaration pertaining to the recognition of general-care nursing and midwifery
diplomas but resolutely expects Switzerland to adhere fully to Article 4(b) of Directive 77/452/EEC and Article 5(b) of
Directive 80/154/EEC according to the wording as of the day on which the Protocol to the Agreement between the
European Community and its Member States, of the one part and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free
movement of persons, pursuant to the enlargement of the European Union, takes effect.