Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2008-09-16
Institutions: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, European Atomic Energy Community, European Community, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Subjects: Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, 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 between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, 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,

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,

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

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,

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of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN,

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 Kazakhstan 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 Republic of Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan,
of the other part, signed in Brussels on 23 January 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 Republic of Kazakhstan 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.

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

Article 2

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.

Article 3

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

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.

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
Kazakh languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Article 6

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Съставено в Брюксел на шестнадесети ceптeмври две хиляди и осма година.

Hecho en Bruselas, el dieciseis de septiembre de dos mil ocho.
V Bruselu dne šestnáctého září dva tisíce osm.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den sekstende september to tusind og otte.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am sechzehnten September zweitausendacht.

Kahe tuhande kaheksanda aasta septembrikuu kuueteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.
'Εγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα έξι Σεπτεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες οκτώ.

Done at Brussels on the sixteenth day of September in the year two thousand and eight.

Fait à Bruxelles, le seize septembre deux mille huit.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì sedici settembre duemilaotto.
Briselē, divtūkstoš astotā gada sešpadsmitajā septembrī.
Priimta du tūkstančiai aštuntų metų rugsėjo šešioliktą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-nyolcadik év szeptember havának tizenhatodik napján.
Magħmul fi Brussell, fis-sittax-il jum ta’ Settembru tas-sena elfejn u tmienja.

Gedaan te Brussel, de zestiende september tweeduizend acht.
Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia szesnastego września roku dwa tysiące ósmego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em dezasseis de Setembro de dois mil e oito.
Întocmit la Bruxelles, la șaisprezece septembrie două mii opt.
V Bruseli šestnásteho septembra dvetisícosem.
V Bruslju, dne šestnajstega septembra leta dva tisoč osem.

Tehty Brysselissä kuudentenatoista päivänä syyskuuta vuonna kaksituhattakahdeksan.

Som skedde i Bryssel den sextonde september tjugohundraåtta.

Совершено в городе Брюсселе шестнадцатого сентября две тысячи и 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 государства-члены

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 Европейские Сообщества

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За Република Казахстан

Por la República de Kazajstán
Za Kazašskou republiku
For Republikken Kasachstan
Für die Republik Kasachstan
Kasahstani Vabariigi nimel
Για τη Δημοκρατία του Καζακστάν

For the Republic of Kazakhstan
Pour la République du Kazakhstan
Per la Repubblica del Kazakistan
Kazahstānas Republikas vārdā
Kazachstano Respublikos vardu
A Kazah Köztársaság részéről
Għar-Repubblika tal-Każakstan
Voor de Republiek Kazachstan
W imieniu Republiki Kazachstanu
Pela República do Cazaquistão
Pentru Republica Kazahstan
Za Kazašskú republiku
Za Republiko Kazahstan
Kazakstanin tasavallan puolesta
På Republiken Kazakstans vägnar

Зa Република Казахстан