Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA
Date: 2007-04-17
Institutions: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, European Atomic Energy Community, European Community, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Subjects: Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

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to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on
accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA

PROTOCOL

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

IRELAND,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,

THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

ROMANIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,

THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,

THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’, represented by the Council of the European Union, and

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,

hereinafter referred to as ‘the Communities’, represented by the Council of the European Union and the European
Commission,

of the one part, and

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THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA,

of the other part,

hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’ for the purposes of this Protocol,

HAVING REGARD TO the provisions of the Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom
of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the
French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania,
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the
Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the
Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Member
States of the European Union) and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania concerning the accession of the Republic of
Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, which was signed in Luxembourg on 25 April 2005 and will enter into
force on 1 January 2007,

CONSIDERING the new situation in relations between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union arising from the
accession to the EU of two new Member States, which opens opportunities and brings about challenges for cooperation
between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union,

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the desire of the Parties to ensure the attainment and implementation of the objectives and
principles of the PCA,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 4

and

European Communities

The Republic of Bulgaria and Romania shall be Parties to the
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a part-
nership between the
their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova,
of the other part, signed in Brussels on 28 November 1994 and
entered into force on 1 July 1998, (hereinafter the Agreement),
and shall adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other
the Community, of
Member States of
the
Agreement, and of
the Joint Declarations, Declarations and
Exchanges of Letters annexed to the Final Act signed on the
same date and the Protocol to the Agreement of 10 April 1997,
which entered into force on 12 October 2000, and the Protocol
to the Agreement of 29 April 2004.

the texts of

This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the
the last

1.
first month following the date of
instrument of approval.

the deposit of

Pending the date of its entry into force, this Protocol shall

2.
apply provisionally with effect from 1 January 2007.

Article 5

The texts of

the Agreement,

the Final Act and all
1.
documents annexed to it, and the Protocols to the Agreements
of 10 April 1997 and 29 April 2004 are drawn up in the
Bulgarian and Romanian languages.

Article 2

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.

Article 3

This Protocol shall be approved by the Communities, by
1.
the Council of the European Union on behalf of the Member
States and by the Republic of Moldova in accordance with their
own procedures.

The Parties shall notify each other of the completion of
2.
the procedures referred to in the preceding paragraph. The
instruments of approval shall be deposited with the General
Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

2.
They are annexed to this Protocol and are equally
authentic with the texts in the other languages in which the
Agreement, the Final Act and the documents annexed to it, and
the Protocols to the Agreements of 10 April 1997 and 29 April
2004 are drawn up.

Article 6

This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Czech,
Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German,
Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish,
Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish and
Moldovan languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

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Съставено в Брюксел на седемнадесети април две хиляди и седма година.

Hecho en Bruselas, el diecisiete de abril de dos mil siete.

V Bruselu dne sedmnáctého dubna dva tisíce sedm.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den syttende april to tusind og syv.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am siebzehnten April zweitausendsieben.

Kahe tuhande seitsmenda aasta aprillikuu seitsmeteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα επτά Απριλίου δύο χιλιάδες επτά.

Done at Brussels on the seventeenth day of April in the year two thousand and seven.

Fait à Bruxelles, le dix-sept avril deux mille sept.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì diciassette aprile duemilasette.

Briselē, divi tūkstoši septītā gada septiņpadsmitajā aprīlī.

Priimta du tūkstančiai septintųjų metų balandžio septynioliktą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kettőezer-hetedik év április havának tizenhetedik napján.

Magħmul fi Brussell, fis-sbatax jum ta' April tas-sena elfejn sebgħa.

Gedaan te Brussel, de zeventiende april tweeduizend zeven.

Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia siedemnastego kwietnia dwa tysiące siódmego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em dezassete de Abril de dois mil e sete.

Încheiat la Bruxelles la șaptesprezece aprilie, anul două mii șapte.

V Bruseli dňa sedemnásteho apríla dvetisícsedem.

V Bruslju, sedemnajstega aprila leta dva tisoč sedem.

Tehty Brysselissä seitsemäntenätoista päivänä huhtikuuta vuonna kaksituhattaseitsemän.

Som skedde i Bryssel den sjuttonde april tjugohundrasju.

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За Държавите-членки
Por los Estados miembros
Za členské státy
For medlemsstaterne
Für die Mitgliedstaaten
Liikmesriikide nimel
Για τα κράτη μέλη
For the Member States
Pour les États membres
Per gli Stati membri
Dalībvalstu vārdā
Valstybių narių vardu
A tagállamok rėszéről
Għall-Istati Membri
Voor de lidstaten
W imieniu państw członkowskich
Pelos Estados-Membros
Pentru statele membre
Za členské štáty
Za države članice
Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta
På medlemsstaternas vägnar

За Европейските общности
Por las Comunidades Europeas
Za Evropská společenství
For De Europæiske Fællesskaber
Für die Europäischen Gemeinschaften
Euroopa ühenduste nimel
Για τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες
For the European Communities
Pour les Communautés européennes
Per le Comunità europee
Eiropas Kopienu vārdā
Europos Bendrijų vardu
Az Európai Közösségek részéről
Għall-Komunitajiet Ewropej
Voor de Europese Gemeenschappen
W imieniu Wspólnot Europejskich
Pelas Comunidades Europeias
Pentru Comunitatea Europeană
Za Európske spoločenstvá
Za Evropski skupnosti
Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapernas vägnar

За Република Мοлдοва
Por la República de Moldavia
Za Moldavskou republiku
For Republikken Moldova
Für die Republik Moldau
Moldova Vabariigi nimel
Για τη Δημοκρατία της Μολδαβίας
For the Republic of Moldova
Pour la République de Moldova
Per la Repubblica moldova
Moldovas Republikas vārdā
Moldovas Respublikos vardu
A Moldovai Köztársaság részéről
Għar-Repubblika tal-Moldova
Voor de Republiek Moldavië
W imieniu Republiki Mołdowy
Pela República da Moldávia
Pentru Republica Moldova
Za Moldavskú republiku
Za Republiko Moldavijo
Moldovan tasavallan puolesta
På Republiken Moldaviens vägnar

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