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                 제15411호                                              2003. 6. 2. (월요일)
                    EXCHANGE OF NOTES FOR A        acceptable for both the Czech Republic and the
                                                   Republic of Korea, the Czech Republic is ready
                        TERMINATION OF
                                                   to immediately enter into negotiations on a new
                  THE AGREEMENT OF TRADE AND
                                                   treaty conforming to the changed conditions.
                 ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN 
                                                   However, since the preparation for such
                  THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC
                                                   negotiations is a time- consuming process, the
                         OF KOREA AND 
                                                   existing treaties are not likely to be replaced
                THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CZECH AND
                                                   before the anticipated date of the Czech
                    SLOVAK FEDERAL REPUBLIC 
                                                   Republic’s accession to the European Union. In
                       (Czech Proposing Note)
                                                   the interest of preservation and continued
                                 Seoul, March 20, 2003
                                                   development of all-round relations with the
             The Embassy of the Czech Republic presents its
                                                   Republic of Korea, the Czech side therefore
             compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
                                                   proposes, as a transitional arrangement, the
             of the Republic of Korea and has the honour to
                                                   termination of the Agreement on the date of the
             inform about the future changes to the
                                                   Czech Republic’s accession to the European
             conditions for the implementation of
                                                   Union on the understanding that the further
             international treaties in the Czech Republic.
                                                   steps to negotiate bilateral treaties between the
             In connection with its upcoming accession to the
                                                   Czech Republic and the Republic of Korea will
             European Union in 2004, the Czech Republic is
                                                   be subsequently agreed through diplomatic
             required to adjust its treaty basis to conform
                                                   channels.
             with the EU principles. It will also adopt the
                                                   For practical reasons, the Embassy of the Czech
             entire body of EU regulations with which the
                                                   Republic would be grateful to receive from the
             Czech Republic’s present obligations arising
                                                   Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
             from certain international treaties are
                                                   Korea the position of the Korean side on this
             inconsistent. This fact will pose an obstacle to
                                                   proposal before June 30, 2003. In case the
             smooth implementation of such treaties on the
                                                   position of the Korean side is positive, the Czech
             Czech side. Therefore, the Czech Republic finds
                                                   side proposes that this note and the affirmative
             it necessary to address the situation already at
                                                   reply note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
             this stage in a sincere effort to ensure smooth
                                                   the Republic of Korea constitute an Agreement
             continuation of the existing friendly and
                                                   Between the Czech Republic and the Republic of
             mutually beneficial treaty-based relations.
                                                   Korea on the Termination of the Agreement on
             In respect of the Republic of Korea, the issue
                                                   Trade and Economic Cooperation which shall
             specifically concerns the Agreement on Trade
                                                   enter into force on the date of service of the
             and Economic Cooperation between the
                                                   affirmative reply note.
             Government of the Czech and Slovak Federal
                                                   The Embassy of the Czech Republic is confident
             Republic and the Government of the Republic of
                                                   that the new treaty basis will contribute to the
             Korea, signed in Seoul on October 26, 1990. In
                                                   further development of the traditional friendly
             order to ensure the Czech Republic’s full and
                                                   relations between the Czech Republic and the
                                                   Republic of Korea.
             effective participation in European Union
                                                   The Embassy of the Czech Republic avails itself
             structures, and to find a suitable solution
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