2006/378/EC: Council Decision of  10 April 2006 concerning the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, 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: 2006-04-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Israel, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement

2.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 149/31

COUNCIL DECISION

of 10 April 2006

concerning the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the Euro-
pean Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, 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 Euro-
pean Union

(2006/378/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, 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 Republic of Estonia,

The Protocol
to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the
other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech
the Republic of
Republic,
the Republic of
Cyprus,
Lithuania,
the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia,
and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, was
signed on behalf of the European Community and its
Member States on 23 February 2006.

the Republic of Hungary,

the Republic of Latvia,

(2)

The Protocol should be approved,

Sole Article

The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between
the European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the State of Israel, 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 its Member States.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 10 April 2006.

For the Council

The President

U. PLASSNIK

(1) Delivered on 23 March 2006 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(2) See page 2 of this Official Journal.