2006/166/EC: Council Decision of  21 December 2005  concluding the Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, 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: 2005-12-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: South Africa, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement, trade agreement (EU)

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 21 December 2005

concluding the Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation
between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of
South Africa, 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

(2006/166/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

the Community and the Member States on 25 June 2005
in accordance with Council Decision 2005/206/EC (2).

establishing the European
Having regard to the Treaty
Community, 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,

(2)

Pending its entry into force, the Additional Protocol has
been applied on a provisional basis as from 1 May 2004.

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

(3)

The Additional Protocol should be concluded,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

Whereas:

(1)

The Additional Protocol
to the Agreement on Trade,
Development and Cooperation between the European
the one part,
Community and its Member States, of
and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to
take account of the accession of the 10 new Member
States to the European Union, was signed on behalf of

Article 1

The Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Devel-
opment and Cooperation between the European Community
and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of
South Africa, 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,
the
Community and its Member States.

is hereby approved on behalf of

The text of
Decision.

the Additional Protocol (3)

is attached to this

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

(2) OJ L 68, 15.3.2005, p. 32.
(3) OJ L 68, 15.3.2005, p. 33.

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The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, give the notification
provided for in Article 9(2) of the Additional Protocol.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2005.

For the Council
The President

B. BRADSHAW