Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2007-04-23
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, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), cooperation policy, protocol to an agreement

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PROTOCOL

to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other
part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European
Union

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,

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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

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION,

of the other part,

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

HAVING REGARD TO the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, on 1 January
2007,

CONSIDERING the new situation in relations between the Russian Federation 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 Russian Federation 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 Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities
and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part,

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 Russian Federation,
the other part, signed in Corfu on 24 June 1994 and
of
the
entered into force on 1 December 1997,
Agreement), and shall adopt and take note,
in the same
manner as the other Member States of the Community, of
the texts of
the Joint Declarations,
Declarations and Exchanges of Letters annexed to the Final
Act
to the
Agreement of 21 May 1997, that entered into force on 1
December 2000, and the Protocol to the Agreement of 27
April 2004 that entered into force on 1 March 2005.

signed on the same date and the Protocol

the Agreement, and of

(hereinafter

This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the
1.
first month following the date of deposit of the last instrument
of approval.

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

2.
apply provisionally with effect from its date of signature.

Article 5

The texts of

the Agreement,

1.
the Final Act and all
documents annexed to it, and the Protocols to the Agreement
of 21 May 1997 and 27 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

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

2.
The Parties shall notify each other of the completion of
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 Agreement of 21 May 1997 and 27 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
Russian languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

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Съставено в Люксембург на двадесет и трети април две хиляди и седма година

Hecho en Luxemburgo, el veintitrés de abril de dos mil siete.
V Lucemburku dne dvacátého třetího dubna dva tisíce sedm.
Udfærdiget i Luxembourg den treogtyvende april to tusind og syv.
Geschehen zu Luxemburg am dreiundzwanzigsten April zweitausendsieben.
Kahe tuhande seitsmenda aasta aprillikuu kahekümne kolmandal päeval Luxembourgis.
Έγινε στο Λουξεμβούργο, στις είκοσι τρεις Απριλίου δύο χιλιάδες επτά.
Done at Luxembourg on the twenty-third day of April in the year two thousand and seven.
Fait à Luxembourg, le vingt-trois avril deux mille sept.
Fatto a Lussemburgo, addì ventitré aprile duemilasette.
Luksemburgā, divi tūkstoši septītā gada divdesmit trešajā aprīlī.
Priimta du tūkstančiai septintųjų metų balandžio dvidešimt trečią dieną Liuksemburge.
Kelt Luxembourgban, a kettőezer hetedik év április havának huszonharmadik napján.
Magħmul fil-Lussemburgu, fit-tlieta u għoxrin jum ta' April tas-sena elfejn u sebgħa
Gedaan te Luxemburg, de drieëntwintigste april tweeduizend zeven.
Sporządzono w Luksemburgu dnia dwudziestego trzeciego kwietnia roku dwa tysiące siódmego.
Feito no Luxemburgo, em vinte e três de Abril de dois mil e sete.
Încheiat la Luxemburg la douăzeci și trei aprilie, anul două mii șapte.
V Luxemburgu dňa dvadsiateho tretieho apríla dvetisíssedem.
V Luxembourgu, triindvajsetega aprila leta dva tisoč sedem.
Tehty Luxemburgissa kahdentenakymmenentenäkolmantena päivänä huhtikuuta vuonna kaksituhattaseitsemän.
Som skedde i Luxemburg den tjugotredje april tjugohundrasju.
Совершено в Люксембурге двадцать третьего апреля две тысячи седьмого года.

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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 részéről
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 государства-члены

За Европейската общност

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 Communidades Europeias
Pentru Comunitatea Europeană
Za Európske spoločenstvá
Za Evropske skupnosti
Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta
På europeiska gemenskapernas vägnar
За Европейские сообщества

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За Руската Федерация

Por la Federación de Rusia
Za Ruskou federaci
For Den Russiske Føderation
Für die Russische Föderation
Venemaa Föderatsiooni nimel
Για τη Ρωσική Ομοσπονδία

For the Russian Federation
Pour la Fédération de russie
Per la Federazione russa
Krievijas Federācijas vārdā
Rusijos Federacijos vardu
Az Orosz Föderáció részéről
Għall-Federazzjoni Russa
Voor de Russische Federatie
W imieniu Federacji Rosyjskiej
Pela Federação da Rússia
Pentru Federația Rusă
Za Ruskú federáciu
Za Rusko federacijo
Venäjän federaation puolesta
För Ryska Federationen
За Российскую Федерацию