Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of the People’s Republic of China, of the other part
Date: 2005-09-05
Institutions: Austria, Belgium, China, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, European Community, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Subjects: China, accession to an agreement, accession to the European Union, agreement (EU), maritime transport, protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement

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PROTOCOL

amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member
States, of the one part, and the Government of the People’s Republic of China, of the other part

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

IRELAND,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,

THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,

THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,

THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’, represented by the Council of the European Union, and

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community’, represented by the Council of the European
Union,

of the one part, and

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA,

of the other part,

HAVING REGARD TO 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 and thereby to the Community on 1 May 2004,

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HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 3

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 shall
be Parties to the Agreement on Maritime Transport between the
European Community and its Member States, of the one part,
and the Government of the People’s Republic of China, of the
other part, signed in Brussels on 6 December 2002 (hereinafter
called the Agreement).

Article 2

The texts of the Agreement in the Czech, Estonian, Latvian,
Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Polish, Slovenian and Slovak
languages, which are attached to this Protocol shall become
authentic under the same conditions as the other language
versions drawn up in accordance with Article 14 of
the
Agreement.

This Protocol shall be approved by the Contracting Parties in
accordance with their own procedures. It shall enter into force
on the same day the Agreement enters into force. Should
however this Protocol be approved by the Contracting Parties
on a later date than the entry into force of the Agreement, then
the Protocol shall enter into force on the date on which the
Parties have notified each other on the accomplishment of the
internal procedures for approval.

Article 4

This Protocol
is drawn up at Beijing, on this fifth day of
September in the year two thousand and five, in duplicate, in
the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French,
Lithuanian,
Italian,
German, Greek, Hungarian,
Slovak,
Maltese,
Spanish,
Slovenian,
Portuguese,
Swedish and Chinese languages, each of
these texts being
equally authentic.

Latvian,

Polish,

Por los Estados miembros
Za členské státy
For medlemsstaterne
Für die Mitgliedstaaten
Liikmesriikide nimel
Για τα κράτη μέλη

For the Member States
Pour les États membres
Per gli Stati membri
Dalībvalstu vārdā
Valstybių narių vardu
A tagállamok részéről
Għall-Istati Membri
Voor de lidstaten
W imieniu państw członkowskich
Pelos Estados-Membros
Za členské štáty
Za države članice
Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta
På medlemsstaternas vägnar

Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské společenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα

For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européenne
Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
Europos bendrijos vardu
az Európai Közösség részéről
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Communidade Europeia
Za Európske spoločenstvo
za Evropsko skupnost
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

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Por el Gobierno de la República Popular China
Za vládu Čínské lidové republiky
For Folkerepublikken Kinas regering
Im Namen der Regierung der Volksrepublik China
Hiina Rahvavabariigi valitsuse nimel
Για την κυβέρνηση της Λαϊκής Δημοκρατίας της Κίνας

For the Government of the People's Republic of China
Pour le gouvernement de la République populaire de Chine
Per il Governo della Repubblica popolare cinese
Kīnas Tautas Republikas vārdā
Kinijos Liaudies Respublikos Vyriausybės vardu
A Kínai Népköztársaság kormánya részéről
Għall-Gvern tar-Repubblika tal-Poplu taċ-Ċina
Voor de regering van de Volksrepubliek China
W imieniu rządu Chińskiej Republiki Ludowej
Pelo Governo da República Popular da China
Za vládu Čínskej l'udovej republiky
Za Vlado Ljudske republike Kitajske
Kiinan kansantasavallan hallituksen puolesta
På Folkrepubliken Kinas regerings vägnar