Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2008-12-09
Institutions: Austria, Azerbaijan, 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
Subjects: Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Romania, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), cooperation policy, economic development, 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 Azerbaijan, 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

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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 AZERBAIJAN,

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 Azerbaijan 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 Azerbaijan 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 Azerbaijan, of the other
part, signed in Luxembourg on 22 April 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 Azerbaijan annexed to the Final Act signed
on the same date and the Protocol to the Agreement of 18 May
2004.

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 Azerbaijan 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.

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 18 May 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 18 May 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
Azerbaijani
texts being equally
authentic.

languages,

each of

these

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Съставено в Брюксел на девети декември две хиляди и осма година.

Hecho en Bruselas, el nueve de diciembre de dos mil ocho.

V Bruselu dne devátého prosince dva tisíce osm.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den niende december to tusind og otte.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am neunten Dezember zweitausendacht.

Kahe tuhande kaheksanda aasta detsembrikuu üheksandal päeval Brüsselis.
'Εγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις εννέα Δεκεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες οκτώ.

Done at Brussels on the ninth day of December in the year two thousand and eight.

Fait à Bruxelles, le neuf décembre deux mille huit.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì nove dicembre duemilaotto.
Briselē, divtūkstoš astotā gada devītajā decembrī.
Priimta du tūkstančiai aštuntų metų gruodžio devintą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-nyolcadik év december havának kilencedik napján.
Magħmul fi Brussell, fid-disa jum ta' Diċembru tas-sena elfejn u tmienja.

Gedaan te Brussel, de negende december tweeduizend acht.
Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia dziewiątego grudnia roku dwa tysiące ósmego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em nove de Dezembro de dois mil e oito.
Adoptat la Bruxelles la nouă decembrie două mii opt.

V Bruseli deviateho decembra dvetisícosem.
V Bruslju, dne devetega decembra leta dva tisoč osem.

Tehty Brysselissä yhdeksäntenä päivänä joulukuuta vuonna kaksituhattakahdeksan.

Som skedde i Bryssel den nionde december 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 Europeană
Za Európske spoločenstvá
Za Evropske skupnosti
Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapernas vägnar

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За Република Азербайджан

Por la República de Azerbaiyán
Za Ázerbájdžánskou republiku
For Republikken Aserbajdsjan
Für die Republik Aserbaidschan
Aserbaidžaani Vabariigi nimel
Για τη Δημοκρατία του Αζερμπαϊτζάν

For the Republic of Azerbaijan
Pour la République d'Azerbaïdjan
Per la Repubblica dell'Azerbaigian
Azerbaidžānas Republikas vārdā
AzerbaidÞano Respublikos vardu
Azerbajdzsán részéről
Għar-Repubblika ta' l-Ażerbajġan
Voor de Republiek Azerbeidzjan
W imieniu Republiki Azerbejdżanu
Pela República do Azerbaijão
Pentru Republica Azerbaidjan
Za Azerbajdžanskú republiku
Za Azerbajdžansko republiko
Azerbaidžanin tasavallan puolesta
På Republiken Azerbajdzjans vägnar