2007/681/EC,Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 9 October 2007 concerning the conclusion of the 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: 2007-10-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, European Community, Moldova, Romania, cooperation agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

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

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DECISIONS

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 October 2007

concerning the conclusion of the 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

(2007/681/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE COMMISSION
OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Whereas:

establishing the European
Having regard to the Treaty
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
Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities
the one part, and the
and their Member States, of
Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on accession of
the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA (1), was
signed on behalf of the European Community and the
Member States on 17 April 2007 in accordance with
Council Decision 2007/546/EC (2).

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

(2)

the Protocol has been
Pending its entry into force,
applied on a provisional basis as from 1 January 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,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

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

Article 1

The 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
the Republic of Bulgaria and
other part, on accession of
the
Romania to the PCA is hereby approved on behalf of
European
Energy
the
Community,
Community and the Member States.

European Atomic

(1) OJ L 202, 3.8.2007, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 202, 3.8.2007, p. 19.

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The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, give the
notification provided for in Article 3(2) of the Protocol. The President of the Commission shall simulta-
neously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.

Article 2

Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2007.

For the Council

The President

F. TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO