G. Declarations by the Czech Republic
24. Declaration by the Czech Republic on transport policy
25. Declaration by the Czech Republic on workers.
26. Declaration by the Czech Republic on Article 35 of the EU Treaty.
H. Declarations by the Republic of Estonia
27. Declaration by the Republic of Estonia on steel
28. Declaration by the Republic of Estonia on fisheries
29. Declaration by the Republic of Estonia on the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
30. Declaration by the Republic of Estonia on food safety
I. Declarations by the Republic of Latvia
31. Declaration by the Republic of Latvia on the weighting of votes in the Council
32. Declaration by the Republic of Latvia on fisheries
33. Declaration by the Republic of Latvia on Article 142a of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20
December 1993 on the Community trade mark
J. Declaration by the Republic of Lithuania
34. Declaration by the Republic of Lithuania with respect to Lithuanian fishery activities in the
regulatory area of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
K. Declarations by the Republic of Malta
35. Declaration by the Republic of Malta on neutrality
36. Declaration by the Republic of Malta on the island region of Gozo
37. Declaration by the Republic of Malta on the maintenance of VAT zero-rating
L. Declarations by the Republic of Poland
38. Declaration by the Republic of Poland concerning competitiveness of the Polish production of
some fruit
39. Declaration by the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning public morality
40. Declaration by the Government of the Republic of Poland on interpretation of the derogation from
the requirements laid down in Directive 2001/82/EC and in Directive 2001/83/EC.
M. Declarations by the Republic of Slovenia
41. Declaration by the Republic of Slovenia on the future regional division of the Republic of Slovenia
42. Declaration by the Republic of Slovenia on the Slovenian indigenous bee Apis mellifera Carnica
(kranjska cˇebela)
N. Declarations by the Commission of the European Communities
43. Declaration by the Commission of the European Communities on the general economic safeguard
clause, the internal market safeguard clause and the justice and home affairs safeguard clause
44. Declaration by the Commission of the European Communities to the conclusions of the Accession
Conference with Latvia
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A.
JOINT DECLARATIONS: THE PRESENT MEMBER STATES/ESTONIA
3. Joint Declaration on the hunting of brown bears in Estonia
As regards brown bears, Estonia will comply fully with the requirements of Directive 92/43/EEC on the
conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (Habitats Directive). By the latest upon
accession, Estonia will establish a system of strict protection that complies with Article 12 of the said
Directive.
While general hunting of brown bears could not be allowed, the Conference notes that under Article 16(1)
of the Habitats Directive, Estonia may allow hunting of brown bears under specified circumstances and
subject to the procedures laid down in Article 16(2) and (3).
B. JOINT DECLARATIONS: VARIOUS PRESENT MEMBER STATES/VARIOUS NEW MEMBER STATES
4. Joint Declaration by the Czech Republic and the Republic of Austria concerning their bilateral
agreement regarding the Temelin nuclear power plant
The Czech Republic and the Republic of Austria shall fulfil their bilateral obligations under their mutually
adopted ‘Conclusions of the Melk Process and Follow-up’ of 29 November 2001.
C. JOINT DECLARATIONS BY THE PRESENT MEMBER STATES
5. Declaration on rural development
With regard to the rural development policy for the new Member States under the temporary rural
development instrument funded by the EAGGF Guarantee Section, the Union notes that the following
initial allocations can be expected by each of the new Member States:
Initial allocation (EUR million)
2004
2005
2006
2004-2006
Czech Republic
147,9
161,6
172,0
481,5
Estonia
41,0
44,8
47,7
133,5
Cyprus
20,3
22,2
23,9
66,4
Latvia
89,4
97,7
103,9
291,0
Lithuania
133,4
145,7
155,1
434,2
Hungary
164,2
179,4
190,8
534,4
Malta
7,3
8,0
8,5
23,8
Poland
781,2
853,6
908,2
2 543,0
Slovenia
76,7
83,9
89,2
249,8
Slovakia
108,2
118,3
125,8
352,3
Total
1 570,0
1 715,0
1 825,0
5 110,0
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6.
Declaration on the free movement of workers: Czech Republic
The EU stresses the strong elements of differentiation and flexibility in the arrangement for the free
movement of workers. Member States shall endeavour to grant increased labour market access to Czech
nationals under national law, with a view to speeding up the approximation to the acquis. As a conse-
quence, the employment opportunities in the EU for Czech nationals should improve substantially upon
the Czech Republic's accession. Moreover, the EU Member States will make best use of the proposed
arrangement to move as quickly as possible to the full application of the acquis in the area of free
movement of workers.
7. Declaration on the free movement of workers: Estonia
The EU stresses the strong elements of differentiation and flexibility in the arrangement for the free
movement of workers. Member States shall endeavour to grant increased labour market access to
Estonian nationals under national law, with a view to speeding up the approximation to the acquis. As
a consequence, the employment opportunities in the EU for Estonian nationals should improve
substantially upon Estonia's accession. Moreover, the EU Member States will make best use of the
proposed arrangement to move as quickly as possible to the full application of the acquis in the area
of free movement of workers.
8. Declaration on oil shale, the internal electricity market and Directive 96/92/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996 concerning common rules for the internal
market in electricity (Electricity Directive): Estonia
The Union will closely monitor that Estonia fulfils its commitments notably with regard to the further
preparation to the internal energy market (oil shale sector restructuring, electricity sector restructuring,
legislation, strengthening Energy Market Inspectorate, etc).
The Union draws Estonia's attention to the conclusions of the Lisbon and Barcelona European Councils,
related to accelerated market opening in — among others — the electricity and gas sectors, with the aim
of achieving a fully operational internal market in these areas, and notes Estonia's earlier statements made
in this regard on 27 May 2002 in the context of the accession negotiations. Notwithstanding the need for
the early implementation of an operational internal electricity market, the Union takes note that Estonia
reserves its position regarding future legislative developments in this area. The Union recognises in this
respect the specific situation related to the restructuring of the oil shale sector which will require particular
efforts until the end of 2012, and the need for gradual opening of the Estonian electricity market for
non-household customers until that date.
The Union notes that, with a view to limiting the potential distortion of competition in the internal
electricity market, safeguard mechanisms, such as the reciprocity clause of Directive 96/92/EC, may have
to be applied.
The Commission will closely monitor the development of the electricity production and the possible
changes in the electricity market in Estonia and in the neighbouring countries.
Without prejudice to the above, any Member State may from 2009 onwards request the Commission to
assess the development of the electricity markets of the Baltic Sea area. Based on this assessment, with full
consideration to the unique character of oil shale and social and economic considerations related to the
extraction, production and consumption of oil shale in Estonia, and taking into account the objectives of
the Community regarding the electricity market, the Commission shall report to the Council with appro-
priate recommendations.
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