Rządowy projekt ustawy o ratyfikacji Umowy o udziale Republiki Bułgarii i Rumunii w Europejskim Obszarze Gospodarczym, podpisanej w Brukseli dnia 25 lipca 2007.

3.
This Exchange of Letters:



(a)
is to be ratified or approved by the European Community and Norway in
accordance with their respective procedures. The instruments of ratification or
approval are to be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the
European Union.



(b)
It shall enter into force on the day following the deposit of the last instrument of
ratification or approval provided that the instruments of ratification or approval of
the following related agreements have been deposited as well:



(i)
Agreement on the Participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in
the European Economic Area;



(ii)
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Community and Norway concerning a Cooperation Programme for
Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in Romania;



(iii) Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and Iceland consequent on the accession of the Republic of
Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union; and
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(iv) Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Kingdom of Norway consequent on the accession of the
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union."

I have the honour to confirm agreement with the contents of your letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.


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AGREEMENT
IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
AND THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY
CONCERNING A COOPERATION PROGRAMME
FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
IN ROMANIA


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A.
Letter from the European Community


Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the negotiations which have taken place between the European
Community and the Kingdom of Norway ("Norway") in the context of Romania becoming a
contracting party to the EEA Agreement and the establishment of a Cooperation Programme for
promoting economic growth and sustainable development in Romania.

The results of the negotiations are as follows:

1.
A Cooperation Programme for promoting economic growth and sustainable development in
Romania through bilateral projects is to be established between Norway and Romania, in
accordance with a bilateral agreement between the two States. The text of the bilateral
agreement is annexed as an integral part of this Exchange of Letters.

2.
For the purpose of the Programme, Norway shall make available a total amount of
EUR 48 million, for commitment in a single tranche in 2007. This amount shall be made
available from the date of entry into force of the Agreement on the Participation of the
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area or an agreement to apply
that Agreement provisionally, to 30 April 2009.
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