2005/736/EC: Council Decision of 13 December 2004 on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 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 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
Date: 2004-12-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Jordan, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU), interim agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement, signature of an agreement

L 283/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.10.2005

COUNCIL DECISION

of 13 December 2004

on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one
part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 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 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

(2005/736/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

On 10 February 2004, the Council authorised the Com-
mission, on behalf of the European Community and its
Member States, to open negotiations with the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, hereinafter referred to as ‘Jordan’, with
a view to adjusting the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
establishing an Association between the European Com-
munities and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part (1), to take
account of the accession of the new Member States to the
EU.

These negotiations have been concluded to the satisfaction
of the Commission.

The text of the Protocol negotiated with Jordan provides,
in Article 10(2), for the provisional application of the Pro-
tocol before its entry into force.

Subject to its conclusion at a later date, the Protocol should
be signed on behalf of the Community and its Member
States, and applied provisionally,

Article 1

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, and subject to its conclusion, the Pro-
tocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an
Association between the European Communities and their Mem-
ber States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jor-
dan, 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 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.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The European Community and its Member States hereby agree to
apply provisionally the terms of the Protocol, subject to its
conclusion.

Done at Brussels, 13 December 2004.

For the Council
The President
B. R. BOT

(1) OJ L 129, 15.5.2002, p. 3.