2007/318/EC: Council Decision of 23 April 2007 on the signing and provisional application of a 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: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, European Community, Romania, Russia, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

9.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 119/31

COUNCIL DECISION

of 23 April 2007

on the signing and provisional application of a 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

(2007/318/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
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,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(3)

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European
Communities and their Member States,
to the
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a part-
nership between the
their
Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation,
of
the
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union,
subject to possible conclusion at a later stage.

European Communities

to take account of

the accession of

the other part,

the Protocol

and

Whereas:

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

(1)

the Council authorised the
On 23 October 2006,
Commission, on behalf of
the Community and its
Member States, to negotiate with the Russian Federation
a Protocol to the Agreement on partnership and coop-
eration establishing a partnership between the European
Communities and their Member States, of one part, and
the Russian Federation, of
to take
account of
the Republic of Bulgaria
and Romania to the European Union.

the other part (1),

the accession of

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 23 April 2007.

(2)

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

For the Council
The President

F.-W. STEINMEIER

(1) OJ L 327, 28.11.1997, p. 3.