Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2008-05-20
Institutions: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, European Atomic Energy Community, European Community, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, Uzbekistan, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), cooperation policy, protocol to an agreement

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PROTOCOL

to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other
part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European
Union

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,

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,

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,

hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’, represented by the Council of the European Union, and

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THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,

hereinafter referred to as ‘the Communities’, represented by the Council of the European Union and the European
Commission,

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN,

of the other part,

hereinafter referred to as ‘Parties’ for the purposes of this Protocol,

HAVING REGARD TO the provisions of the Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom
of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the
French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania,
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of 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 and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Member
States of the European Union) and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania concerning the accession of the Republic of
Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, which was signed in Luxembourg on 25 April 2005 and is applied from
1 January 2007,

CONSIDERING the new situation in relations between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the European Union arising from
the accession to the EU of two new Member States, which opens opportunities for further development of cooperation
between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the European Union,

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the desire of the Parties to ensure the attainment and implementation of the objectives and
principles of the PCA,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 4

and

European Communities

The Republic of Bulgaria and Romania shall be Parties to the
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a part­
nership between the
their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan,
of the other part, signed in Florence on 21 June 1996 and
entered into force on 1 July 1999 (hereinafter the Agreement)
and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner,
as the other Member States, of the texts of the Agreement, as
well as of the Joint Declarations, Exchanges of Letters, and
Declaration by the Republic of Uzbekistan annexed to the
Final Act signed on the same date and the Protocol to the
Agreement of 30 April 2004, which entered into force on
1 November 2005.

Article 2

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.

Article 3

This Protocol shall be approved by the Communities, by
1.
the Council of the European Union on behalf of the Member
States and by the Republic of Uzbekistan in accordance with
their own procedures.

This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the
the last

1.
first month following the date of
instrument of approval.

the deposit of

Pending the date of its entry into force, this Protocol shall

2.
apply provisionally with effect from 1 January 2007.

Article 5

The texts of

the Agreement,

the Final Act and all
1.
documents annexed to it, as well as the Protocol
to the
Agreement of 30 April 2004, are drawn up in the Bulgarian
and Romanian languages.

2.
They are annexed to this Protocol and are equally
authentic with the texts in the other languages in which the
Agreement, the Final Act and the documents annexed to it, as
well as the Protocol to the Agreement of 30 April 2004, are
drawn up.

Article 6

2.
The Parties shall notify each other of the completion of
the corresponding procedures referred to in the preceding
paragraph. The instruments of approval shall be deposited
with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European
Union.

This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Czech,
Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German,
Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish,
Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish and
Uzbek languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

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Съставено в Брюксел на двадесетия ден от м. май две хиляди и осма година.

Hecho en Bruselas, el veinte de mayo de dos mil ocho.
V Bruselu dne dvacátého května dva tisíce osm.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den tyvende maj to tusind og otte.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am zwanzigsten Mai zweitausendacht.

Kahe tuhande kaheksanda aasta maikuu kahekümnendal päeval Brüsselis.
'Εγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι Μαΐου δύο χιλιάδες οκτώ.

Done at Brussels on the twentieth day of May in the year two thousand and eight.

Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt mai deux mille huit.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì venti maggio duemilaotto.
Briselē, divtūkstoš astotā gada divdesmitajā maijā.
Priimta du tūkstančiai aštuntų metų gegužės dvidešimtą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-nyolcadik év május huszadik napján.
Magħmul fi Brussell, fl-għoxrin jum ta’ Mejju tas-sena elfejn u tmienja.

Gedaan te Brussel, de twintigste mei tweeduizend acht.
Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia dwudziestego maja roku dwa tysiące ósmego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte de Maio de dois mil e oito.
Încheiat la Bruxelles, la douăzeci mai două mii opt.

V Bruseli dvadsiateho mája dvetisícosem.
V Bruslju, dne dvajsetega maja leta dva tisoč osem.

Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenä päivänä toukokuuta vuonna kaksituhattakahdeksan.

Utfärdat i Bryssel den tjugonde maj tjugohundraåtta.

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За дьржавите-членки
Por los Estados miembros
Za členské státy
For medlemsstaterne
Für die Mitgliedstaaten
Liikmesriikide nimel
Για τα κράτη μέλη

For the Member States
Pour les États membres
Per gli Stati membri
Dalīvalstu vārdā
Valstybių narių vardu
A tagállamok részéről
Għall-Istati Membri
Voor de lidstaten
W imieniu państw członkowskich
Pelos Estados-Membros
Pentru statele membre
Za členské štáty
Za države članice
Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta
På medlemsstaternas vägnar

За Европейската общност

Por las Comunidades Europeas
Za Evropská společenství
For De Europæiske Fællesskaber
Für die Europäischen Gemeinschaften
Euroopa ühenduste nimel
Για τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες

For the European Communities
Pour les Communautés européennes
Per le Comunità europee
Eiropas Kopienu vārdā
Europos Bendrijų vardu
Az Európai Közösségek részéről
Għall-Komunitajiet Ewropej
Voor de Europese Gemeenschappen
W imieniu Wspólnot Europejskich
Pelas Comunidades Europeias
Pentru Comunitatea Europenă
Za Európske spoločenstvá
Za Evropske skupnosti
Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapernas vägnar

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За Република Узбекистан

Por la República de Uzbekistán
Za Uzbeckou republiku
For Republikken Usbekistan
Für die Republik Usbekistan
Usbekistani Vabariigi nimel
Για τη Δημοκρατία του Ουζμπεκιστάν

For the Republic of Uzbekistan
Pour la République d’Ouzbékistan
Per la Repubblica dell’Uzbekistan
Uzbekistānas Republikas vārdā
Uzbekistano Respublikos vardu
Az Üzbég Köztársaság részéről
Għar-Repubblika ta' l-Użbekistan
Voor de Republiek Oezbekistan
W imieniu Republiki Uzbekistanu
Pela República do Usbequistão
Pentru Republica Uzbekistan
Za Uzbeckú republiku
Za Republiko Uzbekistan
Uzbekistanin tasavallan puolesta
På Republiken Uzbekistans vägnar