Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area - Final act - Joint Declarations
Date: 2007-07-25
Institutions: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, European Community, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Subjects: Bulgaria, EFTA countries, European Economic Area, Romania, accession to an agreement, agreement (EU), multilateral agreement

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on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area

AGREEMENT

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

IRELAND,

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

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,

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

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hereinafter referred to as ‘EC Member States’,

ICELAND,

THE PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN,

THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY,

hereinafter referred to as ‘EFTA States’,

together hereinafter referred to as ‘Present Contracting Parties’,

and

THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,

ROMANIA,

WHEREAS the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European
Union (hereinafter referred to as the Treaty of Accession) was signed in Luxembourg on 25 April 2005;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 128 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, signed at Oporto on
2 May 1992, any European State becoming a member of the Community shall apply to become a Party to the
Agreement on the European Economic Area (hereinafter referred to as EEA Agreement);

WHEREAS the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania have applied to become Contracting Parties to the EEA
Agreement;

WHEREAS the terms and conditions for such participation are to be the subject of an Agreement between the
Present Contracting Parties and the applicant States,

HAVE DECIDED TO CONCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENT:

Article 1

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

1. The Republic of Bulgaria and Romania hereby become
Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement and shall hereinafter
be referred to as the ‘New Contracting Parties’.

2.
From the entry into force of this Agreement, the provisions
of the EEA Agreement, as amended by the Decisions of the EEA
Joint Committee adopted before 1 October 2004, shall be
the same
binding on the New Contracting Parties under
conditions as on the Present Contracting Parties and under the
terms and conditions laid down in this Agreement.

3. The Annexes to this Agreement form an integral part of this
Agreement.

THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

IRELAND,

Article 2

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

1.

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE MAIN TEXT OF THE EEA
AGREEMENT

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

(a)

Preamble:

the list of Contracting Parties shall be replaced by the
following:

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

‘THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

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THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

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,

and

ICELAND,

THE PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN,

THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY,’;

(b) Article 2:

(i)

in paragraph (b), the words ‘Republic of’ shall be
deleted;

(ii)

the following shall be added after paragraph (d):

Romania to the European Union, adopted
in Luxembourg on 25 April 2005.’;

(c) Article 117:

the text of Article 117 shall be replaced by the
following:

‘Provisions governing the Financial Mechanisms are
set out in Protocol 38, Protocol 38a and Addendum
to Protocol 38a.’;

(d) Article 126:

in paragraph 1,
deleted;

the words ‘Republic of’ shall be

(e) Article 129:

(i)

the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be
replaced by the following:

‘Pursuant to the enlargements of the European
Economic Area the versions of this Agreement
in the Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian,
Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Romanian,
Slovak and Slovenian languages shall be equally
authentic.’;

(ii)

the third subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be
replaced by the following:

English,

Estonian,

‘The texts of the acts referred to in the Annexes
are equally authentic in the Bulgarian, Czech,
Finnish,
Danish, Dutch,
French, German, Greek, Hungarian,
Italian,
Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese,
Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and
Swedish languages as published in the Official
Journal of the European Union and shall for the
authentication thereof be drawn up in the
Icelandic and Norwegian languages and pub-
lished in the EEA Supplement to the Official
Journal of the European Union.’.

‘(e)

(f)

the term “Act of Accession of 25 April
2005” shall mean the Act concerning the
conditions of accession of the Republic of
Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments
to the Treaties on which the European
Union is founded, adopted in Luxembourg
on 25 April 2005;

the term “Protocol of Accession of 25 April
2005” shall mean the Protocol concerning
for
the
admission of the Republic of Bulgaria and

and arrangements

conditions

2.

ADJUSTMENTS TO PROTOCOLS TO THE EEA AGREE-
MENT

(a)

Protocol 4 on rules of origin shall be amended as
follows:

(i)

in Article 3(1),
Contracting Parties shall be deleted.

the reference to the New

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(ii) Annex IVa (Text of the invoice declaration) shall

be amended as follows:

(aa)

the following shall be inserted before the
Spanish version of the text of the invoice
declaration:

nr. …(1)) declară că, exceptând cazul
în
care în mod expres este indicat altfel, aceste
produse sunt de origine preferenţială … (2).

— cumulation applied with ……..(name

of the country/countries)

‘Bulgarian version

— no cumulation applied (3)’;

Износителят на продуктите, обхванати от
този документ
(митническо разрешение
№ … (1)) декларира, че освен кьдето е
с
отбелязано друго,
преференциален произход … (2).’;

тези продукти са

(bb) the following shall be inserted before the
Slovenian version of the text of the invoice
declaration:

(b)

Protocol 38a shall be amended as follows:

in Article 4(3), the word ‘shall’ shall be replaced by the
word ‘may’;

(c)

the following shall be added to Protocol 38a:

‘Romanian version

‘ADDENDUM TO PROTOCOL 38a

Exportatorul produselor ce fac obiectul
acestui document (autorizaţia vamală nr.
…(1)) declară că, exceptând cazul în care în
mod expres
altfel, aceste
produse sunt de origine preferenţială …
(2).’;

indicat

este

on the EEA financial mechanism for the Republic
of Bulgaria and Romania

Article 1

(iii) Annex IVb (Text of

the invoice declaration

EUR-MED) shall be amended as follows:

Protocol 38a shall apply mutatis mutandis to the

1.
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania.

(aa)

the following shall be inserted before the
Spanish version of the text of the invoice
declaration EUR-MED:

‘Bulgarian version

продуктите,

Износителят на
обхванати
от този документ (митническоразрешение
№ … (1)) декларира, че освен кьдето е
отбелязано друго,
с
преференциален произход … (2).

тези продукти са

— cumulation applied with ……..(name

of the country/countries)

— no cumulation applied (3)’;

(bb) the following shall be inserted before the
Slovenian version of the text of the invoice
declaration EUR-MED:

‘Romanian version

Exportatorul produselor ce fac obiectul
vamală
acestui

(autorizaţia

document

2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Article 6 of
Protocol 38a shall not apply. No reallocation to any
other Beneficiary State shall be applicable in case of
available non-committed funds of Bulgaria and
Romania.

3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Article 7 of
Protocol 38a shall not apply.

4. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, contributions to
non-governmental organisations and social partners
may be up to 90 % of project costs.

Article 2

The additional amounts of the financial contribution
for the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania shall be
EUR 21,5 million for the Republic of Bulgaria and
EUR 50,5 million for Romania over
the period
running from 1 January 2007 to 30 April 2009,
inclusive; they shall be made available as from the date
of entry into force of
the Agreement on the
Participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
in the European Economic Area or of an agreement to
apply the Agreement provisionally and be provided
for commitment in a single tranche in 2007.’;

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(d)

the text of Protocol 44 shall be replaced by the
following:

‘On safeguard mechanisms pursuant to
enlargements of the European Economic Area

1.

Application of Article 112 of the Agreement to
the General Economic Safeguard Clause and the
safeguard mechanisms
contained in certain
transitional arrangements in the Field of Free
Movement of Persons and Road Transport

Article 112 of the Agreement shall be applicable
also to the situations specified or referred to

(a)

(b)

in the provisions of Article 37 of the Act of
Accession of 16 April 2003, and of
Article 36 of
the Act of Accession of
25 April 2005 or, as the case may be, of
the Protocol of Accession of 25 April
2005, and

in the safeguard mechanisms contained in
the transitional arrangements under the
headings “Transition period” in Annex V
(Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII
(Right of establishment),
in point 30
(Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council) of Annex XVIII
(Health and safety at work, labour law, and
equal treatment for men and women) and
in point 26c (Council Regulation (EEC)
(Transport)
No 3118/93) of Annex XIII
with the same time limits, scope and effects
as set out in those provisions.

2.

Internal Market Safeguard Clause

The general decision making procedure provided
for by the Agreement shall be applicable also to
decisions taken by the Commission of
the
European Communities in application of Arti-
cle 38 of the Act of Accession of 16 April 2003,
and of Article 37 of the Act of Accession of
25 April 2005 or, as the case may be, of the
Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005.’

Article 3

1. All amendments
to acts adopted by the Community
institutions incorporated into the EEA Agreement, made by the
Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of
Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments to the Treaties on
which the European Union is founded or, as the case may be, the
Protocol concerning the conditions and arrangements
for
admission of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the
European Union, are hereby incorporated into and made part of
the EEA Agreement.

2. To this end, the following indent is introduced in the points
of the Annexes and Protocols to the EEA Agreement containing
the references to the acts adopted by the Community institutions
concerned:

‘— 1 2005 SA: Act concerning the conditions of accession of
the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments
to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded,
adopted on 25 April 2005 (OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p. 203).’

3.
If and as soon as the Treaty establishing a Constitution for
Europe has entered into force, the following indent shall replace
the indent referred to in paragraph 2:

‘— 1 2005 SP: Protocol concerning the conditions and
arrangements for admission of the Republic of Bulgaria
and Romania to the European Union, adopted on 25 April
2005 (OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p. 29).’

If the indent referred to in paragraph 2 or 3 is the first
4.
indent in the point in question, it shall be preceded by the words
‘, as amended by:’.

5. Annex A to this Agreement lists the points in the Annexes
and Protocols to the EEA Agreement in which the text referred to
in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall be introduced.

6. Where acts incorporated into the EEA Agreement prior to
the date of entry into force of this Agreement require adaptations
by reason of the New Contracting Parties' participation, and the
necessary adaptations have not been provided for
in this
Agreement, those adaptations will be addressed in accordance
with the procedures laid down in the EEA Agreement.

Article 4

1. The arrangements contained in the Act concerning the
conditions of accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European
Union is founded referred to in Annex B to this Agreement are
hereby incorporated into and made part of the EEA Agreement.

2.
If and as soon as the Treaty establishing a Constitution for
Europe has entered into force, the arrangements referred to in
Annex B shall be understood to have been made by the Protocol
concerning the conditions and arrangements for admission of
the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

relevance for

the arrangements of

3. Any of
the EEA
Agreement referred to in or adopted on the basis of the Act
concerning the conditions of accession of
the Republic of
Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments to the Treaties on
which the European Union is founded or, as the case may be, the
Protocol concerning the conditions and arrangements
for
admission of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the
European Union, which is not reflected in Annex B to this
Agreement, will be addressed in accordance with the procedures
laid down in the EEA Agreement.

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Article 5

Any Party to this Agreement may bring any matter concerning
its interpretation or application before the EEA Joint Committee.
The EEA Joint Committee shall examine the matter with a view
to finding an acceptable solution in order to maintain the good
functioning of the EEA Agreement.

Article 6

1. This Agreement shall be ratified or approved by the Present
Contracting Parties and the New Contracting Parties
in
accordance with their own procedures. The instruments of
ratification or approval shall be deposited with the General
Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

2.
It shall enter into force on the day following the deposit of
the last instrument of ratification or approval of a Present
Contracting Party or a New Contracting Party, provided that the
following related agreements and protocols enter into force on
the same day:

(a) Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Community and Kingdom of Norway
concerning a Cooperation Programme for Economic
Growth and Sustainable Development in Bulgaria;

(b) Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Community and Kingdom of Norway
concerning a Cooperation Programme for Economic
Growth and Sustainable Development in Romania;

(c)

(d)

to the Agreement between the
additional Protocol
European Economic Community and Iceland consequent
on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
to the European Union; and

additional Protocol
to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Kingdom of
Norway consequent on the accession of the Republic of
Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

Article 7

This Agreement, drawn up in a single original in the Bulgarian,
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French,
German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese,
Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish,
Swedish, Icelandic and Norwegian languages, the text in each
of these languages being equally authentic, shall be deposited
with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European
Union, which will
the
Governments of the Parties to this Agreement.

remit a certified copy to each of

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Съставено в Брюксел на двадесет и пети юли две хиляди и седма година.

Hecho en Bruselas, el veinticinco de julio de dos mil siete.

V Bruselu dne dvacátého pátého července dva tisíce sedm.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den femogtyvende juli to tusind og syv.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am fünfundzwanzigsten Juli zweitausendsieben.

Kahe tuhande seitsmenda aasta juulikuu kahekümne viiendal päeval Brüsselis.

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι πέντε Ιουλίου δύο χιλιάδες επτά.

Done at Brussels on the twenty-fifth day of July in the year two thousand and seven.

Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-cinq juillet deux mille sept.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì venticinque luglio duemilasette.

Briselē, divtūkstoš septītā gada divdesmit piektajā jūlijā.

Priimta du tūkstančiai septintųjų metų liepos dvidešimt penktą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-hetedik év július havának huszonötödik napján.

Magħmul fi Brussell, fil-ħamsa u għoxrin jum ta' Lulju tas-sena elfejn u sebgħa.

Gedaan te Brussel, de vijfentwintigste juli tweeduizend zeven.

Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia dwudziestego piątego lipca roku dwa tysiące siódmego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e cinco de Julho de dois mil e sete.

Întocmit la Bruxelles, douăzeci şi cinci iulie două mii şapte.

V Bruseli dňa dvadsiateho piateho júla dvetisícsedem.

V Bruslju, dne petindvajsetega julija leta dva tisoč sedem.

Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenäviidentenä päivänä heinäkuuta vuonna kaksituhattaseitsemän.

Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugofemte juli tjugohundrasju.

Gjört í Brussel hinn 25 júlí 2007.

Utferdiget i Brussel den tjuefemte juli totusenogsju.

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Pour le Royaume de Belgique

Voor het Koninkrijk België

Für das Königreich Belgien

Cette signature engage également la Communauté française, la Communauté flamande, la Communauté
germanophone, la Région wallonne, la Région flamande et la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.

Deze handtekening verbindt eveneens de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, de Franse Gemeenschap, de Duitstalige
Gemeenschap, het Vlaamse Gewest, het Waalse Gewest en het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest.

Diese Unterschrift bindet zugleich die Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, die Flämische Gemeinschaft, die
Französische Gemeinschaft, die Wallonische Region, die Flämische Region und die Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt.

За Република България

Za Českou republiku

På Kongeriget Danmarks vegne

Für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Eesti Vabariigi nimel

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Thar cheann Na hÉireann

For Ireland

Για την Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

Por el Reino de España

Pour la République française

Per la Repubblica italiana

Για την Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Latvijas Republikas vārdā

Lietuvos Respublikos vardu

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Pour le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

A Magyar Köztársaság részéről

Għal Malta

Voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

Für die Republik Österreich

W imieniu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

Pela República Portuguesa

Pentru România

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Za Republiko Slovenijo

Za Slovenskú republiku

Suomen tasavallan puolesta

För Konungariket Sverige

For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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За Европейската общност
For the European Community
Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské společenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα
Pour la Communauté européenne
Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
Europos bendrijos vardu
Az Európai Közösség részéről
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Comunidade Europeia
Pentru Comunitatea Europeană
Za Európske spoločenstvo
Za Evropsko skupnost
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

Fyrir hőnd Íslands

Für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein

For Kongeriket Norge

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ANNEX A

LIST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 OF THE AGREEMENT

PART I

Acts referred to in the EEA Agreement amended

by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments to
the Treaties on which the European Union is founded or, as the case may be, the Protocol concerning the
conditions and arrangements for admission of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

The indents referred to in Article 3(2) and 3(3) shall be inserted in the following locations in the Annexes and Protocols to
the EEA Agreement:

in Chapter XXVII (Spirit Drinks) of Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification):

— Point 1 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89),

— Point 3 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91);

in Annex XIII (Transport):

— Point 19 (Council Directive 96/26/EC);

in Annex XVII (Intellectual Property):

— Point 6 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92),

— Point 6a (Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council).

PART II

Other amendments to the Annexes to the EEA Agreement

The following amendments shall be made to the Annexes to the EEA Agreement:

in Annex V (Free movement of workers):

in point 3 (Council Directive 68/360/EC), adaptation (e)(ii) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(ii)

the footnote shall be replaced by the following:

“Belgian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, Icelandic, Spanish, French, Irish, Italian, Cypriot, Latvian,
Liechtenstein, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Netherlands, Norwegian, Austrian, Polish, Portuguese,
Romanian, Slovenian, Slovakian, Finnish, Swedish and British according to the country issuing the permit.”’

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ANNEX B

LIST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 OF THE AGREEMENT

The Annexes to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification):

1.

in Chapter XV, Point 12a (Council Directive 91/414/EEC), the following paragraph shall be inserted after the
paragraph regarding the transitional arrangements:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 5, Section B, Part II), shall apply.’;

2.

In Chapter XVII, Point 7 (Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), the following paragraph
shall be inserted between the paragraph regarding the transitional arrangements and the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 10, Section B, point 2) and Romania
(Annex VII, Chapter 9, Section B, point 2), shall apply.’;

3.

in Chapter XVII, Point 8 (Directive 94/63/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), the following paragraph
shall be inserted between the paragraph regarding the transitional arrangements and the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 10, Section A, point 1) and Romania
(Annex VII, Chapter 9, Section A), shall apply.’;

4.

in Chapter XXV, Point 3 (Directive 2001/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), the following
paragraph shall be inserted before the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 7), shall apply.’

Annex V (Free movement of workers):

the text of the second paragraph under the heading ‘Transition Period’ shall be replaced by the following:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be, to the
Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 1) and Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 1), shall apply.

With regard to the safeguard mechanisms contained in the transitional arrangements referred to in the previous paragraphs,
with the exception of the arrangements for Malta, PROTOCOL 44 ON SAFEGUARD MECHANISMS PURSUANT TO
ENLARGEMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA shall apply.’

Annex VIII (Right of establishment):

the text of the second paragraph under the heading ‘Transition Period’ shall be replaced by the following:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be, to the
Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 1) and Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 1), shall apply.

With regard to the safeguard mechanisms contained in the transitional arrangements referred to in the previous paragraphs,
with the exception of the arrangements for Malta, PROTOCOL 44 ON SAFEGUARD MECHANISMS PURSUANT TO
ENLARGEMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA shall apply.’

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Annex IX (Financial services):

in point 30c (Directive 97/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), the following paragraph shall be added:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be, to the
Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 2) and Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 2), shall apply.’

Annex XI (Telecommunication services):

in point 5cm (Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), the following paragraph shall be
inserted before the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be, to the
Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 9), shall apply.’

Annex XII (Free movement of capital):

the following paragraph shall be inserted after the paragraph under the heading ‘TRANSITION PERIOD’:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be, to the
Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 3) and Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 3), shall apply.’

Annex XIII (Transport):

1.

in point 15a (Council Directive 96/53/EC), the following paragraph shall be added:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 5, point 3) and Romania (Annex VII,
Chapter 6, point 2), shall apply.’;

2.

in point 18a (Council Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), the following paragraph
shall be inserted between the paragraph regarding the transitional arrangements and the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 6, point 3), shall apply.’;

3.

in point 19 (Council Directive 96/26/EC), the following paragraph shall be inserted between the paragraph regarding
the transitional arrangements and the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 5, point 2), shall apply.’;

4.

in point 26c (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3118/93), the text of the second paragraph regarding the transitional
arrangements shall be replaced by the following:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 5, point 1) and Romania (Annex VII,
Chapter 6, point 1), shall apply.

With regard to the safeguard mechanisms contained in the transitional arrangements referred to in the previous
paragraphs, PROTOCOL 44 ON SAFEGUARD MECHANISMS PURSUANT TO ENLARGEMENTS OF THE
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA shall apply.’;

Annex XV (State aid):

1.

the following paragraph shall be added at the end of the ‘SECTORAL ADAPTATIONS’:

‘The arrangements regarding the existing aid schemes set out in Chapter 2 (Competition policy) of Annex V to the Act
of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be, to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 shall apply
between the Contracting Parties.’;

2.

the following shall be inserted before the heading ‘ACTS REFERRED TO’:

‘TRANSITION PERIOD

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The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 4), shall apply.’

Annex XVII (Intellectual property):

The following shall be added under the heading ‘SECTORAL ADAPTATIONS’:

‘The specific mechanisms set out in Chapter 1 (Company law) of Annex V to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as
the case may be, to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 shall apply between the Contracting Parties.’

Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women):

in point 30 (Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), the text of the second paragraph regarding
the transitional arrangements shall be replaced by the following:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be, to the
Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 1) and Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 1), shall apply.

With regard to the safeguard mechanisms contained in the transitional arrangements referred to in the previous paragraphs,
PROTOCOL 44 ON SAFEGUARD MECHANISMS PURSUANT TO ENLARGEMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
AREA shall apply.’

Annex XX (Environment):

1.

in point 1f (Council Directive 96/61/EC), the following paragraph shall be added:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 10, Section D, point 1) and Romania
(Annex VII, Chapter 9, Section D, point 1), shall apply.’;

2.

in point 7a (Council Directive 98/83/EC), the following paragraph shall be added:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 9, Section C, point 5), shall apply.’;

3.

in point 9 (Council Directive 83/513/EEC), the following paragraph shall be inserted between the paragraph regarding
the transitional arrangements and the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 9, Section C, point 1), shall apply.’;

4.

in point 10 (Council Directive 84/156/EEC), the following paragraph shall be inserted between the paragraph
regarding the transitional arrangements and the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 9, Section C, point 1), shall apply.’;

5.

in point 11 (Council Directive 84/491/EEC), the following paragraph shall be inserted before the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 9, Section C, point 2), shall apply.’;

6.

in point 12 (Council Directive 86/280/EEC), the following paragraph shall be inserted between the paragraph
regarding the transitional arrangements and the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 9, Section C, point 3), shall apply.’;

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7.

in point 13 (Council Directive 91/271/EEC), the following paragraph shall be inserted between the paragraph
regarding the transitional arrangements and the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 10, Section C) and Romania
(Annex VII, Chapter 9, Section C, point 4), shall apply.’;

8.

in point 19a (Directive 2001/80/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), the following paragraph shall be
inserted between the paragraph regarding the transitional arrangements and the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 10, Section D, point 2) and Romania
(Annex VII, Chapter 9, Section D, point 3), shall apply.’;

9.

in point 21ad (Council Directive 1999/32/EC), the following paragraph shall be inserted between the paragraph
regarding the transitional arrangements and the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 10, Section A, point 2), shall apply.’;

10.

in point 32c (Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93), the following paragraph shall be inserted between the paragraph
regarding the transitional arrangements and the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 10, Section B, point 1) and Romania
(Annex VII, Chapter 9, Section B, point 1) shall apply.’;

11.

in point 32d (Council Directive 1999/31/EC), the following paragraph shall be added:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 10, Section B, point 3) and Romania
(Annex VII, Chapter 9, Section B, point 3) shall apply.’;

12.

in point 32f (Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), the following paragraph shall be
inserted before the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 9, Section D, point 2) shall apply.’;

13.

in point 32fa (Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), the following paragraph shall be
inserted between the paragraph regarding the transitional arrangements and the adaptation text:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 or, as the case may be,
to the Protocol of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 10, Section B, point 4) and Romania
(Annex VII, Chapter 9, Section B, point 4) shall apply.’