2005/663/EC: Council Decision of 18 January 2005 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, of a Protocol to the Agreement on Cooperation and Customs Union between the European Economic Community and the Republic of San Marino, 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: 2005-01-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: San Marino, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), customs union, protocol to an agreement

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 January 2005

on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, of a Protocol to
the Agreement on Cooperation and Customs Union between the European Economic
Community and the Republic of San Marino, 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

(2005/663/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Articles 133 and 308,
in
conjunction with the second sentence of the first subpara-
graph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article
300(3) thereof,

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

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

the Republic of Estonia,

Republic,
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 have been concluded.

(2)

Pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Act of Accession of 2003,
a draft of
the Protocol has been submitted by the
Commission to the Council.

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(3) The Protocol should be concluded,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Whereas:

(1)

Following the authorisation given to the Commission on
23 February 2004, negotiations with the Republic of San
Marino for a Protocol to the Agreement on Cooperation
and Customs Union between the European Economic
Community and the Republic of San Marino, regarding
the participation, as contracting parties, of the Czech

(1) Opinion of 14 December 2004 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

Article 1

The Protocol to the Agreement on Cooperation and Customs
Union between the European Economic Community and the
Republic of San Marino,
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
to their accession to the
the Slovak Republic, pursuant
the
European Union,
European Community and its Member States.

is hereby approved on behalf of

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The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 3

The President of
the
Community and its Member States, transmit the instrument
of approval provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol.

shall, on behalf of

the Council

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 18 January 2005.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the
Community and its Member States.

For the Council

The President

J.-C. JUNCKER