2008/429/EC,Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 26 May 2008 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2008-05-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission
Subjects: Armenia, Bulgaria, Romania, accession to the European Union, 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 26 May 2008

on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of
the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the
European Union

(2008/429/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Whereas:

AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(1)

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
second sentence of
and 181a,
Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3),
thereof,

in conjunction with the

The Protocol
to the Partnership and Cooperation
Agreement between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic
of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the
accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to
signed on behalf of
the European Union, was
the
and its Member States on
European Community
27 June 2007 in accordance with Council Decision
2007/547/EC (2).

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 1 January 2007.

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion 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,

(3)

The Protocol should be approved,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
between the European Communities and their Member States,
of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part,
to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and
Romania to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf
of
the European Atomic Energy
the European Community,
Community and the Member States.

(1) Opinion delivered on 10 July 2007 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(2) OJ L 202, 3.8.2007, p. 25.

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

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(2) of the Protocol (2). The President of the Commission shall simulta-
neously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Brussels, 26 May 2008.

For the Council
The President

D. RUPEL

For the Commission
The President

José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 202, 3.8.2007, p. 26.
(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.