Protocol

amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of the People's Republic of China, of the other part

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

IRELAND,

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

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, hereinafter referred to as "the Community", represented by the Council of the European Union,

of the one part, and

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA,

of the other part,

HAVING REGARD TO the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union and thereby to the Community on 1 January 2007,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Republic of Bulgaria and Romania shall be Parties to the Agreement on Maritime Transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of the People's Republic of China, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 6 December 2002 and entered into force on 1 March 2008 (hereinafter called "the Agreement").

Article 2

The texts of the Agreement in the Bulgarian and Romanian languages, which are attached to this Protocol, shall become authentic under the same conditions as the other language versions drawn up in accordance with Article 14 of the Agreement.

Article 3

The Contracting Parties shall notify each other on the accomplishment of the internal legal procedures for the entry into force of this Protocol. This Protocol shall enter into force on the date of receipt of the last written notification.

Article 4

This Protocol is drawn up at Brussels, on the thirty-first day of March in the year two thousand and nine, in duplicate, in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Chinese languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

За държавите-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

Dalībvalstu 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 la Comunidad Europea

Za Evropské společenství

For Det Europæiske Fællesskab

Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft

Euroopa Ühenduse nimel

Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα

For the European Community

Pour la Communauté européenne

Per la Comunità europea

Eiropas Kopienas vārdā

Europos bendrijos vardu

Az Európai Közösség részéről

Għall-Komunità Ewropea

Voor de Europese Gemeenschap

W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej

Pela Comunidade Europeia

Pentru Comunitatea Europeană

Za Európske spoločenstvo

Za Evropsko skupnost

Euroopan yhteisön puolesta

På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

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За правителството на Китайската народна република

Por el Gobierno de la República Popular China

Za vládu Čínské lidové republiky

For Folkerepublikken Kinas regering

Im Namen der Regierung der Volksrepublik China

Hiina Rahvavabariigi valitsuse nimel

Για την κυβέρνηση της Λαϊκής Δημοκρατίας της Κίνας

For the Government of the People's Republic of China

Pour la gouvernement de la République populaire de Chine

Per il Governo della Repubblica popolare cinese

Kīnas Tautas Republikas vārdā

Kinijos Liaudies Respublikos Vyriausybės vardu

A Ķīnas Népköztársaság kormánya részéről

Għall-Gvern tar-Repubblika Popolari taċ-Ċina

Voor de regering van de Volksrepubliek China

W imieniu rządu Chińskiej Republiki Ludowej

Pelo Governo da República Popular da China

Pentru Guvernul Republicii Populare Chineze

Za vládu Čínskej l'udovej republiky

Za Vlado Ljudske republike Kitajske

Kiinan kansantasavallan hallituksen puolesta

På Folkrepubliken Kinas regerings vägnar

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