2007/541/EC,Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 28 June 2007 on the conclusion of the 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: 2007-06-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, European Community, Romania, Russia, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement, protocol to an agreement

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Official Journal of the European Union

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 June 2007

on the conclusion of the 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

(2007/541/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Whereas:

AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 Article
300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), thereof,

(1)

The Protocol
to the Partnership and Cooperation
establishing a partnership between the
Agreement,
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, was signed on
behalf of the European Communities and their Member
States on 23 April 2007.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of
Article 101 thereof,

(2)

Pending its entry into force,
the Protocol has been
applied on a provisional basis as from 23 April 2007.

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

(3)

The Protocol should be approved,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Article 1

Having regard to the Council’s approval pursuant to Article 101
of
the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy
Community,

(1) Opinion delivered on 7 June 2007 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

The 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
the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European
of
Union is hereby approved on behalf of
the European
Community,
the European Atomic Energy Community and
the Member States.

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The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (1).

the Commission shall simultaneously give such notification on
behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European
Community and its Member States, give the notification
provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol (2). The President of

For the Council
The President

S. GABRIEL

For the Commission
The President

José Manuel BARROSO

Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2007.

(1) OJ L 119, 9.5.2007, p. 32.
(2) The date of entry into force of the protocol will be published in the
Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the
Council.