Recommendation for a Council Decision approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and Turkmenistan to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, Hungary, the Republic of Ma

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and its Member States, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as 'the Agreement', was signed in Brussels on 25 May 1998. The Agreement is currently undergoing ratification and has not yet entered into force.

The proposed Protocol incorporates Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and the Slovak Republic as contracting parties to the Agreement and commits the EU to providing the authentic version of the Agreement in the relevant languages.

The Commission has judged the results of the negotiations to be satisfactory and requests the Council to adopt a Council Decision approving the conclusion of the Protocol.

This proposal is presented jointly with a:
(i) Proposal for a Council Decision on the signature of the Protocol on behalf of the European Union and its Member States;
(ii) Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol on behalf of the European Union and its Member States.

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COM(2016)69: Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part ... http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2016:069:FIN

COM(2016)70: Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part ... http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2016:070:FIN

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