2009/81/EC,Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 18 December 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 Kazakhstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2008-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Romania, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement

L 26/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.1.2009

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 December 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 Kazakhstan,
of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the
European Union

(2009/81/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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

in conjunction with the

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of
Article 101 thereof,

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,

Whereas:

(1)

to the Partnership and Cooperation
The Protocol
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
of
European
on
the

on
the Member

behalf
States

Community

Union,

signed

was

and

16 September 2008 in accordance with Council Decision
2008/777/EC (2).

(2)

Pending its entry into force,
the Protocol has been
applied on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2007.

(3)

The Protocol should be concluded,

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 Kazakhstan, of the other
the Republic of
part,
Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (3)
is hereby
approved on behalf of the Community, the European Atomic
Energy Community and the Member States.

to take account of

the accession of

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community
and its Member States, give the notification provided for in
Article 3 of the Protocol. The President of the Commission
shall simultaneously give such notification on behalf of the
European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2008.

For the Council
The President

M. BARNIER

For the Commission
The President

José Manuel BARROSO

(1) Opinion delivered on 2 September 2008 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 267, 8.10.2008, p. 23.
(3) OJ L 267, 8.10.2008, p. 25.