2005/205/EC, Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 21 February 2005 concerning the conclusion 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 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: 2005-02-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU), economic stabilisation, protocol to an agreement

L 68/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.3.2005

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COMMISSION

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 February 2005

concerning the conclusion 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 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

(2005/205/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Whereas:

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(1)

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with
the second sentence of Article 300(2), first subparagraph, and
the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of
Article 101 thereof,

the Czech Republic,

to the Stabilisation and Association
The Protocol
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
the Republic of
accession 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
the European
Union, has been signed on behalf of
Communities
21
on
December 2004 in accordance with Council Decision
2005/41/EC (2),

their Member

States

and

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

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

(2)

The Protocol should be concluded,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

Having regard to the Council’s approval pursuant to Article 101
of
the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy
Community,

Article 1

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
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 is
hereby approved on behalf of the European Community and
the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member
States.

(1) Assent delivered on 27 January 2005 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 26, 28.1.2005, p. 221.

15.3.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 68/31

The text of the Protocol is attached to Decision 2005/41/EC (1).

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, deposit
the instruments of approval provided for in Article 13 of the Protocol. The President of the Commission
shall simultaneously deposit these instruments on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Brussels, 21 February 2005.

For the Council
The President

J. ASSELBORN

For the Commission
The President

J. M. BARROSO

(1) OJ L 26, 28.1.2005, p. 222.