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                                           ACORDO SOB FORMA DE TROCA DE CARTAS
           entre as Comunidades Europeias e os seus Estados–Membros, por um lado, e a antiga República
           jugoslava da Macedónia, por outro, a fim de ter em conta a adesão da República Checa, da República
           da Estónia, da República de Chipre, da República da Letónia, da República da Lituânia, da República da
           Hungria, da República de Malta, da República da Polónia, da República da Eslovénia e da República
                                                          Eslovaca à União Europeia
                                                                     COUNCIL
                                                          OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
                                                                                                           Brussels, 7 December 2004
           H.E. Mr Sasko STEFKOV,
           Ambassador,
           Head of the Mission of the former Yugoslav
           Republic of Macedonia to the European Communities.
           Sir,
           I have the honour to propose that, if it is acceptable to your Government, this letter and your confirmation shall together
           take the place of signature of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Commu-
           nities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take
           account of 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.
           The text of the aforementioned Protocol, herewith annexed, has been approved for signature and provisional application by
           a decision of the Council of the European Union on 22 November 2004. In accordance with its Article 16.3, it shall apply
           provisionally with effect from 1 May 2004.
           Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
           For the European Community and its Member States
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                       MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                                                                         Brussels, 7 December 2004
        Dear Sir,
        On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter
        SGS4/14231 of today’s date regarding the signature of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between
        the Republic of Macedonia, of the one part, and the European Communities and their Member States, of the other part, to
        take account of 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.
        I confirm the acceptance by the Government of the Republic of Macedonia of the annexed text of the Protocol and consider
        your letter and this letter in reply as equivalent of its signature.
        However, I declare that the Republic of Macedonia does not accept the denomination used for my country in abovementi-
        oned Protocol, having in view that the constitutional name of my country is the Republic of Macedonia.
        Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration,
        For the Republic of Macedonia
                                                                                              Ambassador
                                                                                             Saško STEFKOV
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                                                                   COUNCIL
                                                         OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
                                                                                                            Brussels, 7 December 2004
           H.E. Mr Sasko STEFKOV,
           Ambassador,
           Head of the Mission of the former Yugoslav
           Republic of Macedonia to the European Communities.
           Sir,
           I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today’s date.
           The European Community and its Member States notes that the Exchange of Letters between the European Community and
           its Member States and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which takes the place of signature of the Protocol to the
           Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and
           the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of 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, has
           been accomplished and that this cannot be interpreted as acceptance or recognition by the European Community and its
           Member States in whatever form or content of a denomination other than the «former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia».
           Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
           For the European Community and its Member States
