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

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,

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

The Republic of Bulgaria and Romania shall be Parties to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and 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

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 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.

Article 4

1. This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the date of the deposit of the last instrument of approval.

2. Pending the date of its entry into force, this Protocol shall apply provisionally with effect from 1 January 2007.

Article 5

1. The texts of the Agreement, the Final Act and all 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 languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

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

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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

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