2005/735/EC: Council Decision of 20 September 2005 concerning the conclusion 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 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: 2005-09-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Jordan, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement

26.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 283/1

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 September 2005

concerning the conclusion 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 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

(2005/735/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), first subparagraph, and the second
subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

Whereas:

(1)

The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement estab-
lishing an Association between the European Communi-
ties and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, was
signed on behalf of the European Community and its
Member States on 31 May 2005.

(2)

The Protocol should be approved,

Sole Article

The 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 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 Commu-
nity and its Member States.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (2).

Done at Brussels, 20 September 2005.

For the Council
The President
M. BECKETT

(1) Assent delivered on 6 September 2005 (not yet published in the Offi-

cial Journal).

(2) See page 3 of this Official Journal.