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.
3.
The acts listed in Part Three of the Annex to this Protocol
shall be amended as set out in the Annex to enable the United
Kingdom to maintain the reliefs and exemptions from duties
and taxes on supplies to its forces and associated personnel
which are granted by the Treaty of Establishment.
Article 3
The following Treaty and related provisions shall apply to the
Sovereign Base Areas:
(a) Title II of Part Three of the EC Treaty, on agriculture, and
provisions adopted on that basis;
(b) Measures adopted under Article 152(4)(b) of the EC Treaty.
Article 4
Persons resident or employed in the territory of the Sovereign
Base Areas who, under arrangements made pursuant to the
Treaty of Establishment and the associated Exchange of Notes
dated 16 August 1960, are subject to the social security legis-
lation of the Republic of Cyprus shall be treated for the
purposes of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14
June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to
employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members
of their families moving within the Community (
1
) as if they
were resident or employed in the territory of the Republic of
Cyprus.
Article 5
1.
The Republic of Cyprus shall not be required to carry out
checks on persons crossing their land and sea boundaries with
the Sovereign Base Areas and any Community restrictions on
the crossing of external borders shall not apply in relation to
such persons.
2.
The United Kingdom shall exercise controls on persons
crossing the external borders of the Sovereign Base Areas in
accordance with the undertakings set out in Part Four of the
Annex to this Protocol.
Article 6
The Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the
Commission, may, in order to ensure effective implementation
of the objectives of this Protocol, amend Articles 2 to 5 above,
including the Annex, or apply other provisions of the EC
Treaty and related Community legislation to the Sovereign
Base Areas on such terms and subject to such conditions as
it may specify. The Commission shall consult the United
Kingdom and the Republic of Cyprus before bringing
forward a proposal.
Article 7
1.
Subject to paragraph 2, the United Kingdom shall be
responsible for the implementation of this Protocol in the
Sovereign Base Areas. In particular:
(a) the United Kingdom shall be responsible for the application
of the Community measures specified in this Protocol in
the fields of customs, indirect taxation and the common
commercial policy in relation to goods entering or leaving
the island of Cyprus through a port or airport within the
Sovereign Base Areas;
(b) customs controls on goods imported into or exported from
the island of Cyprus by the forces of the United Kingdom
through a port or airport in the Republic of Cyprus may be
carried out within the Sovereign Base Areas;
(c) the United Kingdom shall be responsible for issuing any
licences, authorisations or certificates which may be
required under any applicable Community measure in
respect of goods imported into or exported from the
island of Cyprus by the forces of the United Kingdom.
2.
The Republic of Cyprus shall be responsible for the
administration and payment of any Community funds to
which persons in the Sovereign Base Areas may be entitled
pursuant to the application of the common agricultural
policy in the Sovereign Base Areas under Article 3 of this
Protocol and the Republic of Cyprus shall be accountable to
the Commission for such expenditure.
3.
Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 and 2, the United
Kingdom may delegate to the competent authorities of the
Republic of Cyprus, in accordance with arrangements made
pursuant to the Treaty of Establishment, the performance of
any functions imposed on a Member State by or under any
provision referred to in Articles 2 to 5 above.
4.
The United Kingdom and the Republic of Cyprus shall
cooperate to ensure the effective implementation of this
Protocol in the Sovereign Base Areas and, where appropriate,
shall conclude further arrangements concerning the delegation
of the implementation of any of the provisions referred to in
Articles 2 to 5 above. A copy of any such arrangements shall
be submitted to the Commission.
Article 8
The arrangements provided for in this Protocol shall have the
sole purpose of regulating the particular situation of the
Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom in Cyprus and
shall not apply to any other territory of the Community, nor
serve as a precedent, in whole or in part, for any other special
arrangements which either already exist or which might be set
up in another European territory provided for in Article 299 of
the Treaty.
Article 9
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and
the Council every five years on the implementation of the
provisions of this Protocol.
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