2006/377/EC: Council Decision of 6 December 2005 on the conclusion of an Agreement on the participation 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 in the European Economic Area and four related agreements
Date: 2005-12-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EFTA countries, European Economic Area, accession to the European Union, agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 6 December 2005

on the conclusion of an Agreement on the participation 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 in the European Economic Area and four related agreements

(2006/377/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

Whereas:

(1)

The following Agreements and Protocols were signed,
on behalf of the European Community, on 14 October
2003, subject
to their possible conclusion at a later
date (2),
in accordance with Council Decision of
13 October 2003 (3).

(a) Agreement on the participation of

the Republic of Latvia,

the Czech
Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of
Cyprus,
the Republic of
Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta,
the Republic of
Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the European
Economic Area.

the Republic of Poland,

(e) Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and the Kingdom
of Norway concerning certain agricultural products.

(2)

The Agreements and Protocols are to come into force at
the same time. They have been provisionally applied
since 1 May 2004 by means of Agreements in the form
of an Exchange of letters between the Community and
each of the EEA EFTA States and approved on behalf of
the Community by Council Decision 2004/368/EC of
30 March 2004 concerning the provisional application
of the Agreement on the participation of the Czech
the Republic of
Republic,
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 in the European Economic Area and the
provisional application of four related agreements (4).

the Republic of Estonia,

(3)

The Agreements and Protocols should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

(b) Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the
European Community on a Norwegian Financial
Mechanism for the period 2004 to 2009.

Article 1

(c) Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Republic of
Iceland consequent on the accession of the Czech
Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of
Cyprus,
the Republic of
Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta,
the Republic of
Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European
Union.

the Republic of Poland,

the Republic of Latvia,

(d) Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Kingdom
of Norway consequent on the accession of the Czech
Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of
the Republic of
Cyprus,
Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta,
the Republic of
Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European
Union.

the Republic of Poland,

the Republic of Latvia,

(1) OJ C 97 E, 22.4.2004, p. 67.
(2) OJ L 130, 29.4.2004, pp. 11, 81, 85, 89 and 93.
(3) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

The following Agreements and Protocols are hereby

1.
approved on behalf of the European Community:

(a) Agreement on the participation of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic
of Latvia,
the Republic of
Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the
Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the Euro-
pean Economic Area;

the Republic of Lithuania,

(b) Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the Euro-
pean Community on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for
the period 2004 to 2009;

(c) Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the Euro-
pean Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland
consequent on the accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic
of Latvia,
the Republic of
Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the
Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the Euro-
pean Union;

the Republic of Lithuania,

(4) OJ L 130, 29.4.2004, p. 1.

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(d) Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the Euro-
pean Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
consequent on the accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic
of Latvia,
the Republic of
Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the
Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the Euro-
pean Union;

the Republic of Lithuania,

(e) Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway
concerning certain agricultural products.

The texts of the Agreements and Protocols are attached to

2.
this Decision (1).

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person empowered to deposit on behalf of the European
Community the act of approval provided for in each of the
Agreements and Protocols, in order to express the consent of
the Community to be bound.

Done at Brussels, 6 December 2005.

For the Council

The President

G. BROWN

(1) The Czech, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese,
Polish, Slovak and Slovene versions of the Agreement shall be
published in the Official Journal Special Edition at a later date.