2005/41/EC: Council Decision of 13 December 2004 concerning 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 Republic of Croatia, 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: Croatia, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU), cooperation policy, interim agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement, signature of an agreement

28.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 26/221

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 13 December 2004

concerning the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Associa-
tion Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part,
and the Republic of Croatia, 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

(2005/41/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

On 29 September 2003 the Council authorised the
Commission, on behalf of
the Community and its
Member States, to negotiate with the Republic of Croatia
a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agree-
ment to take account of the accession of the Czech
the Republic of
Republic,
Cyprus,
the Republic of
the Republic of
Lithuania,
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia
and the Slovak Republic to the European Union.

the Republic of Hungary,

the Republic of Estonia,

the Republic of Latvia,

These negotiations have been successfully accomplished
and, subject to its conclusion at a later date, the Protocol
should be signed on behalf of the European Community.

The Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis
with effect from the date of entry into force of the Stabi-
lisation and Association Agreement, pending
the
completion of the relevant procedures for its conclusion,

Article 1

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European
Community, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association
Agreement between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, 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, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

Article 2

Pending its entry into force, the Protocol shall be applied on a
provisional basis with effect from the date of entry into force
of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Done at Brussels, 13 December 2004

For the Council

The President

B. R. BOT