2008/438/EC,Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 14 May 2008 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2008-05-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, European Communities, North Macedonia, Romania, accession to the European Union, agricultural product, association agreement (EU), market stabilisation, protocol to an agreement

13.6.2008

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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 14 May 2008

on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and
Romania to the European Union

(2008/438/EC, Euratom)

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

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with
the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2)
and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

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

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

their Member States, of the one part, and the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to
take account of
the Republic of
the accession of
Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, has
been signed on behalf of the European Community and
the Member States on 18 February 2008 in accordance
with Council Decision 2008/273/EC (2).

(2)

Pending its entry into force the Protocol has been applied
on a provisional basis as from the date of accession.

(3)

The Protocol should be concluded,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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

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

Whereas:

Article 1

The Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement
between the European Communities and their Member States,
of
the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, 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.

(1)

The Protocol
to the Stabilisation and Association
Agreement between the European Communities and

The text of the Protocol is annexed to this Decision (3).

(1) Assent of 23 April 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 99, 10.4.2008, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 99, 10.4.2008, p. 2.

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Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, deposit
the instruments of approval provided for in Article 11 of the Protocol. The President of the Commission
shall simultaneously deposit
the European Atomic Energy
the instrument of approval on behalf of
Community.

Done at Brussels, 14 May 2008.

For the Council

The President

A. BAJUK

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO