DECISION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
of 14 April 2003
on the admission of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the
Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 49 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission (
1
),
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (
2
),
Whereas the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the
Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the
Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic have applied to become members of the European Union,
HAS DECIDED:
to accept these applications for admission; the conditions of admission and the adjustments to the Treaties
on which the European Union is founded, entailed by such admission, are to be the subject of an
agreement between the Member States, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of
Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic.
Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2003.
For the Council
The President
G. PAPANDREOU
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(
1
) Opinion delivered on 19 February 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(
2
) Assent given on 9 April 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
TREATY_OF_ACCESSION'>NOTICE CONCERNING THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE TREATY OF ACCESSION
Subject to the ratification procedure the Treaty of Accession will enter into force on 1 May 2004.
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TREATY
BETWEEN
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC, THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, IRELAND, THE ITALIAN
REPUBLIC, THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, THE
REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC, THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND, THE KINGDOM
OF SWEDEN, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
(MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION)
AND
THE CZECH REPUBLIC, THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA, THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS, THE REPUBLIC OF
LATVIA, THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY, THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,
THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND, THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA, THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA, THE REPUBLIC
OF CYPRUS, THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA, THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA, THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND, THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA AND THE SLOVAK
REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
THE PRESIDENT OF MALTA,
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE FEDERAL PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
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THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
UNITED in their desire to pursue the attainment of the objectives of the Treaties on which the European Union is
founded,
DETERMINED in the spirit of those Treaties to continue the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples
of Europe on the foundations already laid,
CONSIDERING that Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union affords European States the opportunity of becoming
members of the Union,
CONSIDERING that the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the
Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia
and the Slovak Republic have applied to become members of the Union,
CONSIDERING that the Council of the European Union, after having obtained the opinion of the Commission and the
assent of the European Parliament, has declared itself in favour of the admission of these States,
HAVE DECIDED to establish by common agreement the conditions of admission and the adjustments to be made to the
Treaties on which the European Union is founded, and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries:
HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS,
Guy VERHOFSTADT
Prime Minister
Louis MICHEL
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
Václav KLAUS
President
Vladimír ŠPIDLA
Prime Minister
Cyril SVOBODA
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs
Pavel TELIC
ˇKA
Head of the delegation of the Czech Republic for the negociations on the accession to the European Union and
Ambassador and Head of the Mission of the Czech Republic to the European Communities
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK,
Anders Fogh RASMUSSEN
Prime Minister
Dr. Per Stig MØLLER
Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
Gerhard SCHRÖDER
Federal Chancellor
Joseph FISCHER
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Federal Chancellor
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