Protocol

amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on certain aspects of air services

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA,

of the other part,

(hereinafter referred to as the Parties),

HAVING REGARD to the Agreements between the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, and the Republic of Moldova, signed on 17 April 1996 at Sofia and on 28 June 1993 at Chisinau, respectively,

HAVING REGARD to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on certain aspects of air services, signed in Brussels on 11 April 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the horizontal agreement),

CONSIDERING the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, and therefore to the Community, on 1 January 2007,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be inserted in Annex I, point (a) of the horizontal agreement after the entry concerning Austria and Poland, respectively:

- "- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Moldova concerning air services between their territories and beyond, signed at Sofia on 17 April 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the "Moldova-Bulgaria Agreement");";

- "- Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Republic of Moldova concerning air services, signed at Chisinau on 28 June 1993, as amended by the Additional Protocol signed at Bucharest on 31 January 2003, as last amended by the exchange of notes dated 5 May 2004 and, respectively, 12 May 2004 (hereinafter referred to as the "Moldova-Romania Agreement");".

Article 2

The following indents shall be inserted in Annex II to the horizontal agreement after the entries concerning the "Moldova-Austria Agreement" and the "Moldova-Poland Agreement", respectively:

(a) at point (a) "Designation by a Member State":

- "- Article 3(5) of the Moldova-Bulgaria Agreement;";

- "- Article 3 of the Moldova-Romania Agreement;";

(b) at point (b) "Refusal, revocation, suspension or limitation of authorisations or permissions":

- "- Article 4(1)(a) of the Moldova-Bulgaria Agreement;";

- "- Article 4(1)(a) of the Moldova-Romania Agreement;";

(c) at point (d) "Taxation of aviation fuel":

- "- Article 7 of the Moldova-Bulgaria Agreement;";

- "- Article 9 of the Moldova-Romania Agreement;";

(d) at point (e) "Tariffs for carriage within the European Community":

- "- Article 9 of the Moldova-Bulgaria Agreement;";

- "- Article 8 of the Moldova-Romania Agreement;".

Article 3

This Protocol shall enter into force when the Parties have notified each other in writing that their respective internal procedures necessary for its entry into force have been completed.

Article 4

This Protocol shall be drawn up in the official languages of the Parties, each of these texts being equally authentic.

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