2007/251/EC: Council Decision of 22 March 2007 on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA
Date: 2007-03-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

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DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 March 2007

on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation
Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part,
and Ukraine, of the other part, on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the
PCA

(2007/251/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

European Communities and their Member States, and
Ukraine (1)
the
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European
Union.

to take account of

the accession of

establishing the European
Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence
of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133
and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of the first
subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of
Article 300(3), thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of
Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

(2)

(3)

Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the
initialled on 2 March 2007 should be signed
Protocol
on behalf of
the European Communities and their
Member States.

The Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis as
from the date of its signature, pending completion of the
relevant procedures for its formal conclusion,

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

Article 1

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European
the Protocol
Communities and their Member States,
to the
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
(PCA) between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one
part, and Ukraine, of the other part, on the accession of the
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA, subject
to
possible conclusion at a later stage.

(1)

the Council authorised the
On 23 October 2006,
Commission, on behalf of
the Community and its
Member States, to negotiate with Ukraine a Protocol to
the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

(1) OJ L 49, 19.2.1998, p. 3.

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Pending its entry into force, the Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis from the date of its
signature.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 22 March 2007.

For the Council
The President

W. TIEFENSEE