Protocol

to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tajikistan, 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,

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,

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 TAJIKISTAN,

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, 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, 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 Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan 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 the Republic of Tajikistan, of the other part, signed in Luxembourg on 11 October 2004 (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 Tajikistan annexed to the Final Act signed on the same date.

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 Tajikistan 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 same day as the Agreement, provided that all the instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited by that day.

2. Where not all instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited by that date, this Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the date of deposit of the last instrument of approval.

3. Where not all instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited by the date of entry into force of the Agreement, this Protocol shall apply provisionally with effect from the date of entry into force of the Agreement.

Article 5

1. The texts of the Agreement, the Final Act and all documents annexed to it 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 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 Tajik languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Съставено в Брюксел на двадесет и четвърти юни две хиляди и осма година.

Hecho en Bruselas, el veinticuatro de junio de dosmile ocho.

V Bruselu dne dvacátého čtvrtého června dva tisíce osm.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den fireogtyvende juni to tusind og otte.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am vierundzwanzigsten Juni zweitausendacht.

Kahe tuhande kaheksanda aasta juunikuu kahekümne neljandal päeval Brüsselis.

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι τέσσερις Ιουνίου δύο χιλιάδες οκτώ.

Done at Brussels on the twenty-fourth day of June in the year two thousand and eight.

Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-quatre juin deux mille huit.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì ventiquattro giugno duemilaotto.

Briselē, divtūkstoš astotā gada divdesmit ceturtajā jūnijā.

Priimta du tūkstančiai aštuntų metų birželio dvidešimt ketvirtą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-nyolcadik év június huszonnegyedik napján.

Magħmul fi Brussell, fl- erbgħa u għoxrin jum ta' Ġunju tas-sena elfejn u tmienja.

Gedaan te Brussel, de vierentwintigste juni tweeduizend acht.

Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia dwudziestego czwartego czerwca roku dwa tysiące ósmego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e quatro de Junho de dois mil e oito.

Încheiat la Bruxelles, la douăzeci și patru iunie două mii opt.

V Bruseli dňa dvadsiateho štvrtého júna dvetisícosem.

V Bruslju, dne štiriindvajsetega junija leta dva tisoč osem.

Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenäneljäntenä päivänä kesäkuuta vuonna kaksituhattakahdeksan.

Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugofjärde juni tjugohundraåtta.

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

Аз Љониби Давлатњои Аъзо

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За Европсйската 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 Evropski skupnosti

Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta

På Europeiska gemenskapernas vägnar

Аз Љониби Иттињоди Аврупо

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За Република Таджикистан

Por la República de Tayikistán

Za Republiku Tádžikistán

For Republikken Tadsjikistan

Für die Republik Tadschikistan

Tadžikistani Vabariigi nimel

Για τη Δημοκρατια του Τατζικισταν

For the Republic of Tajikistan

Pour la République du Tadjikistan

Per la Repubblica del Tagikistan

Tadžikistānas Republikas vārdā

Tadžikistano Respublikos vardu

A Tádzsik Köztársaság részéről

Għar-Repubblika tat-Taġikistan

Voor de Republiek Tadzjikistan

W imieniu Republiki Tadżykistanu

Pela República do Tajiquistão

Pentru Republica Tadjikistan

Za Tadžickú republiku

Za Republiko Tadžikistan

Tadžikistanin tasavallan puolesta

För republiken Tadzjikistan

Аз Љониби Љумњурин Тољикистон

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