Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2008-06-11
Institutions: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, European Atomic Energy Community, European Community, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Member States, United Kingdom
Subjects: Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), cooperation policy, protocol to an agreement

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

PROTOCOL

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,

THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,

THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

ROMANIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,

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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

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 KYRGYZ REPUBLIC,

of the other part,

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

the Czech Republic,

the Italian Republic,

HAVING REGARD TO the provisions of the Treaty between the
Kingdom of Belgium,
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 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
the Kingdom of
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,

the Netherlands,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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 Kyrgyz Republic, of
the other part, signed in Brussels on 9 February 1995 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 Kyrgyz Republic 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 June 2006.

CONSIDERING the new situation in relations between the Kyrgyz
Republic and the European Union arising from the accession to
the EU of two new Member States, which opens opportunities
and brings about challenges for the cooperation between the
Kyrgyz Republic 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,

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 Kyrgyz Republic in accordance with their own
procedures.

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.

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Article 4

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.

They are annexed to this Protocol and are equally
2.
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

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
Kyrgyz languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Съставено в Брюксел на единадесети юни две хиляди и осма година.

Hecho en Bruselas, el once de junio de dosmile ocho.
V Bruselu dne jedenáctého června dva tisíce osm.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den ellevte juni to tusind og otte.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am elften Juni zweitausendacht.

Kahe tuhande kaheksanda aasta juunikuu üheteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.
Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις ένδεκα Ιουνίου δύο χιλιάδες οκτώ.

Done at Brussels on the eleventh day of June in the year two thousand and eight.

Fait à Bruxelles, le onze juin deux mille huit.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì undici giugno duemilaotto.
Briselé, divtūkstoš astotā gada vienpadsmitajā jūnijā.
Priimta du tūkstančiai aštuntų metų birželio vienuoliktą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-nyolcadik év június tizenegyedik napján.
Maghmul fi Brussell, fil-ħdax-il jum ta' Ġunju tas-sena elfejn u tmienja.

Gedaan te Brussel, de elfde juni tweeduizend acht.
Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia jedenastego czerwca dwa tysiące ósmego roku.

Feito em Bruxelas, em onze de Junho de dois mil e oito.
Încheiat la Bruxelles, la unsprezece iunie două mii opt.
V Bruseli dňa jedenásteho júna dvetisícosem.
V Bruslju, dne enajstega junija leta dva tisoč osem.

Tehty Brysselissä yhdentenätoista päivänä kesäkuuta vuonna kaksituhattakahdeksan.

Som skedde i Bryssel den elfte juni tjugohundraåtta.

Составлено в Брюсселе одинадцатого июня две тысячи восьмого года.

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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

За Государства-Члены

За Европейские Сообщества

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За Киргизката република

Por la República Kirguisa
Za Kyrgyzskou Republiku
For den Kirgisiske Republik
Für die Kirgisische Republik
Kirgiisi Vabariigi nimel
Για τη Δημοκρατία του Κιργιζιστάν

For the Kyrgyz Republic
Pour la République kirghize
Per la Repubblica del Kirghizistan
Kirgizijos Respublikos vardu
Kirgizstānas Republikas vārdā
A Kirgiz Köztársaság részéről
Għar-Repubblika Kirgιża
Voor de Republiek Kirgizstan
W imieniu Republiki Kirgiskiej
Pela República do Quirguizistão
Pentru Republica Kârgâzstan
Za Kirgizskú republiku
Za Kirgiško Republiko
Kirgisian tasavallan puolesta
För Republiken Kirgizistan

Зa Кыргызcкую Республику