2004/896/EC: Council Decision of 22 November 2004 on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 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: 2004-11-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: North Macedonia, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU)

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 November 2004

on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement
between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, 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

(2004/896/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second
sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

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

(2)

(3)

These negotiations have been successfully accomplished
and, subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the
Protocol should be signed on behalf of the European Com-
munity and its Member States.

The Community-related parts of the Protocol should be
applied on a provisional basis as from the date of acces-
sion pending the completion of the relevant procedures for
its formal conclusion,

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

On 29 September 2003 the Council authorised the Com-
mission, on behalf of the Community and its Member
States, to negotiate with the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association
Agreement 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 Repub-
lic to the European Union.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the
person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Commu-
nity and its Member States, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and
Association Agreement between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, 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 Lithua-
nia, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic
of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the
European Union, subject to its conclusion.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

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Pending the Protocol’s entry into force, the Community-related parts thereof shall be applied on a provisional
basis from 1 May 2004.

Article 2

Done at Brussels,22 november 2004.

For the Council
The President
B. R. BOT