Besedilo sporazuma se v izvirniku v angleškem jeziku in prevodu v slovenskem jeziku glasi:
The Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter referred to as ”the Parties”)
Reaffirming the significant contribution of the Central European Free Trade Agreement to the strengthening of economic and trade relations between the Parties, and to European integration,
Having regard to the aim of the Parties to become European Union members,
Firmly convinced that Central European Free Trade Agreement has improved the readiness of the Parties for European Union membership,
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1
Article 41 of Central European Free Trade Agreement shall read as follows:
“Article 41
Validity and withdrawal
1. (a) Each Party to this Agreement may withdraw therefrom, including from the provisional application by means of a written notification to the Depositary. The withdrawal shall take effect six months after the date on which the notification was received by the Depositary.
(b) On the date a Party to this Agreement accedes to the European Union this Agreement shall automatically cease to be valid for this Party. The Party concerned shall inform the other Parties about this as soon as possible.
2. The Agreement remains in force for the other Parties.”
Article 2
A new paragraph shall be added in the Article 42 of the Central European Free Trade Agreement, which shall read as follows:
“On 1 April 2004 the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria shall take over the obligations of the Depositary of this Agreement.”
Article 3
This Agreement shall constitute an integral part of the Central European Free Trade Agreement.
Article 4
This Agreement shall enter into force on the day of receiving by the Depositary of the last notification of Parties to the Central European Free Trade Agreement on the completion of procedures necessary for that purpose, but not later than on 1 April 2004.
The Depositary shall notify all Parties of the completion of procedures necessary for entry into force of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned plenipotentiaries, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Agreement.
Done at Bled this 4 day of July 2003 in a single authentic copy in the English language which shall be deposited with the Depositary who shall transmit certified copies of this Agreement to all Parties to the Central European Free Trade Agreement.
For the Republic of Bulgaria Nikolay Vassilev (s)
For the Republic of Croatia Ljubo Jurčić (s)
For the Czech Republic Miroslav Somol (s)
For the Republic of Hungary István Major (s)
For the Republic of Poland Mirosław Zieliński (s)
For Romania Eugen Dijmarescu (s)
For the Slovak Republic Eva Šimková (s)
For the Republic of Slovenia Tea Petrin (s)
Republika Bolgarija, Republika Hrvaška, Češka republika, Republika Madžarska, Republika Poljska, Romunija, Slovaška republika in Republika Slovenija (v nadaljevanju pogodbenice) so se,
ker ponovno potrjujejo, da je Srednjeevropski sporazum o prosti trgovini pomembno prispeval h krepitvi gospodarskih in trgovinskih odnosov med pogodbenicami ter k povezovanju v Evropi,
ob priznanju, da je cilj pogodbenic članstvo v Evropski uniji,
trdno prepričane, da je Srednjeevropski sporazum o prosti trgovini pripomogel k pripravljenosti pogodbenic za članstvo v Evropski uniji,
41. člen Srednjeevropskega sporazuma o prosti trgovini se glasi:
1. (a) Vsaka pogodbenica tega sporazuma lahko odpove ta sporazum in njegovo začasno uporabo s pisnim uradnim obvestilom depozitarju. Odpoved začne veljati šest mesecev po dnevu, ko je depozitar prejel uradno obvestilo.
(b) Na dan, ko pogodbenica tega sporazuma pristopi k Evropski uniji, ta sporazum samodejno preneha veljati za to pogodbenico. Ta pogodbenica o tem čim prej obvesti druge pogodbenice.
2. Sporazum ostane veljaven za preostale pogodbenice.”
V 42. členu Srednjeevropskega sporazuma o prosti trgovini se doda nov odstavek, ki se glasi:
“Vlada Republike Bolgarije prevzame obveznosti depozitarja tega sporazuma 1. aprila 2004.”
Ta sporazum je sestavni del Srednjeevropskega sporazuma o prosti trgovini.
1. Ta sporazum začne veljati na dan, ko depozitar od pogodbenic Srednjeevropskega sporazuma o prosti trgovini prejme zadnje uradno obvestilo o tem, da so končani potrebni postopki, vendar najpozneje 1. aprila 2004.
2. Depozitar uradno obvesti vse pogodbenice o končanih postopkih, potrebnih za začetek veljavnosti tega sporazuma.
V DOKAZ TEGA so podpisani pooblaščenci, ki so bili za to pravilno pooblaščeni, podpisali ta sporazum.
Sestavljeno na Bledu 4. julija 2003 v enem verodostojnem izvodu v angleškem jeziku, ki se hrani pri depozitarju, ki pošlje overjene kopije tega sporazuma vsem pogodbenicam Srednjeevropskega sporazuma o prosti trgovini.
Za Republiko Bolgarijo Nikolay Vassilev l. r.
Za Republiko Hrvaško Ljubo Jurčić l. r.
Za Češko republiko Miroslav Somol l.r.
Za Republiko Madžarsko István Major l.r.
Za Republiko Poljsko Mirosław Zieliński l.r.
Za Romunijo Eugen Dijmarescu l.r.
Za Slovaško republiko Eva Šimková l.r.
Za Republiko Slovenijo Tea Petrin l.r.
