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Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons
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Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons
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AGREEMENT (OJ L 114 30.4.2002, p. 6) |
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DECISION No 2/2003 OF THE EU-SWISS JOINT COMMITTEE of 15 July 2003 |
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DECISION No 1/2004 OF THE EU-SWISS JOINT COMMITTEE of 30 April 2004 |
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DECISION No 1/2006 OF THE EU-SWISS JOINT COMMITTEE of 6 July 2006 |
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AGREEMENT
between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,
THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
IRELAND,
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA,
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
MALTA,
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
ROMANIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
of the one part, and
THE SWISS CONFEDERATION,
of the other part,
Convinced that the free movement of persons between the territories of the Contracting Parties is a key factor in the harmonious development of their relations,
Resolved to bring about the free movement of persons between them on the basis of the rules applying in the European Community,
Have decided to conclude this Agreement:
I.
BASIC PROVISIONS
Article 1
Objective
The objective of this Agreement, for the benefit of nationals of the Member States of the European Community and Switzerland, is:
to accord a right of entry, residence, access to work as employed persons, establishment on a self-employed basis and the right to stay in the territory of the Contracting Parties;
to facilitate the provision of services in the territory of the Contracting Parties, and in particular to liberalise the provision of services of brief duration;
to accord a right of entry into, and residence in, the territory of the Contracting Parties to persons without an economic activity in the host country;
to accord the same living, employment and working conditions as those accorded to nationals.
Article 2
Non-discrimination
Nationals of one Contracting Party who are lawfully resident in the territory of another Contracting Party shall not, in application of and in accordance with the provisions of Annexes I, II and III to this Agreement, be the subject of any discrimination on grounds of nationality.
Article 3
Right of entry
The right of entry of nationals of one Contracting Party into the territory of another Contracting Party shall be guaranteed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Annex I.
Article 4
Right of residence and access to an economic activity
The right of residence and access to an economic activity shall be guaranteed unless otherwise provided in Article 10 and in accordance with the provisions of Annex I.
Article 5
Persons providing services
Providers of services shall have the right of entry into, and residence in, the territory of the other Contracting Party:
where they have the right to provide a service under paragraph 1 or by virtue of the provisions of an agreement mentioned in paragraph 1;
or, if the conditions specified in (a) are not fulfilled, where they have received authorisation to provide a service from the competent authorities of the Contracting Party concerned.
Article 6
Right of residence for persons not pursuing an economic activity
The right of residence in the territory of a Contracting Party shall be guaranteed to persons not pursuing an economic activity in accordance with the provisions of Annex I relating to non-active people.
Article 7
Other rights
The Contracting Parties shall make provision, in accordance with Annex I, for the following rights in relation to the free movement of persons:
the right to equal treatment with nationals in respect of access to, and the pursuit of, an economic activity, and living, employment and working conditions;
the right to occupational and geographical mobility which enables nationals of the Contracting Parties to move freely within the territory of the host state and to pursue the occupation of their choice;
the right to stay in the territory of a Contracting Party after the end of an economic activity;
the right of residence for members of the family, irrespective of their nationality;
the right of family members to pursue an economic activity, irrespective of their nationality;
the right to acquire immovable property in so far as this is linked to the exercise of rights conferred by this Agreement;
during the transitional period, the right, after the end of an economic activity or period of residence in the territory of a Contracting Party, to return there for the purposes of pursuing an economic activity and the right to have a temporary residence permit converted into a permanent one.
Article 8
Coordination of social security systems
The Contracting Parties shall make provision, in accordance with Annex II, for the coordination of social security systems with the aim in particular of:
securing equality of treatment;
determining the legislation applicable;
aggregation, for the purpose of acquiring and retaining the right to benefits, and of calculating such benefits, all periods taken into consideration by the national legislation of the countries concerned;
paying benefits to persons residing in the territory of the Contracting Parties;
fostering mutual administrative assistance and cooperation between authorities and institutions.
Article 9
Diplomas, certificates and other qualifications
In order to make it easier for nationals of the Member States of the European Community and Switzerland to gain access to and pursue activities as employed and self-employed persons and to provide services, the Contracting Parties shall take the necessary measures, in accordance with Annex III, concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other qualifications, and coordination of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Contracting Parties on access to and pursuit of activities as employed and self-employed persons and the provision of services.
II.
GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 10
Transitional provisions and development of the Agreement
From the beginning of the sixth year, all quantitative limits applicable to nationals of the Member States of the European Community shall be abolished.
Before the end of the transitional period mentioned above, the Joint Committee shall review the functioning of the transitional period applied to nationals of the new Member States on the basis of a report from Switzerland. Upon completion of the review, and no later than at the end of the period mentioned above, Switzerland shall notify the Joint Committee whether it will continue applying quantitative limits to workers employed in Switzerland. Switzerland may continue to apply such measures until 31 May 2009. In the absence of such notification, the transitional period shall expire on 31 May 2007.
At the end of the transitional period defined in this paragraph, all quantitative limits applicable to nationals of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic shall be abolished. These Member States are entitled to introduce the same quantitative limitations for Swiss nationals for the same periods.
Before the end of the transitional period mentioned above, the Joint Committee shall review the functioning of the transitional period applied to nationals of the new Member States on the basis of a report from Switzerland. Upon completion of the review, and no later than at the end of the period mentioned above, Switzerland shall notify the Joint Committee whether it will continue applying quantitative limits to workers employed in Switzerland. Switzerland may continue to apply such measures until five years after the entry into force of the aforementioned Protocol. In the absence of such notification, the transitional period shall expire at the end of the two-year period specified in the first subparagraph.
At the end of the transitional period defined in this paragraph, all quantitative limits applicable to nationals of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania shall be abolished. These Member States are entitled to introduce the same quantitative limitations for Swiss nationals for the same periods.
Before the end of the transitional period mentioned above, the Joint Committee shall review the functioning of the transitional period applied to nationals of Croatia on the basis of a report from Switzerland. Upon completion of the review, and no later than at the end of the period mentioned above, Switzerland shall notify the Joint Committee whether it will continue applying quantitative limits to workers employed in Switzerland. Switzerland may continue to apply such measures for five years after the entry into force of the aforementioned Protocol. In the absence of such notification, the transitional period shall expire at the end of the two-year period specified in the first subparagraph.
At the end of the transitional period laid down in this paragraph all quantitative limits applicable to nationals of Croatia shall be abolished. Croatia is entitled to introduce the same quantitative limits for Swiss nationals for the same periods.
Before 31 May 2007, the Joint Committee shall review the functioning of the transitional measures contained in this paragraph on the basis of a report prepared by each of the Contracting Parties implementing them. Upon completion of the review, and no later than 31 May 2007, the Contracting Party which has implemented the transitional measures contained in this paragraph, and has notified the Joint Committee of its intention to continue applying such transitional measures, may continue to do so until 31 May 2009. In the absence of such notification, the transitional period will expire 31 May 2007.
At the end of the transitional period defined in this paragraph, all restrictions referred to above in this paragraph shall be abolished.
Within two years of the entry into force of the Protocol to this Agreement regarding the participation, as Contracting Parties, of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, the Joint Committee shall review the functioning of the transitional measures contained in this paragraph on the basis of a report prepared by each of the Contracting Parties implementing them. Upon completion of the review, and no later than two years after the entry into force of the aforementioned Protocol, the Contracting Party which has implemented the transitional measures contained in this paragraph, and has notified the Joint Committee of its intention to continue applying such transitional measures, may continue to do so until five years after the entry into force of the aforementioned Protocol. In the absence of such notification, the transitional period will expire at the end of the two-year period specified in the first subparagraph.
At the end of the transitional period defined in this paragraph, all restrictions referred to above in this paragraph shall be abolished.
Within two years of the entry into force of the Protocol to this Agreement regarding the participation of the Republic of Croatia as a Contracting Party, the Joint Committee shall review the functioning of the transitional measures contained in this paragraph on the basis of a report prepared by each of the Contracting Parties implementing them. Upon completion of the review, and no later than two years after the entry into force of the aforementioned Protocol, a Contracting Party which has implemented the transitional measures contained in this paragraph, and has notified the Joint Committee of its intention to continue applying them, may continue to do so until the end of the fifth year after the entry into force of the aforementioned Protocol. In the absence of such notification, the transitional period shall expire at the end of the two-year period specified in the first subparagraph.
At the end of the transitional period laid down in this paragraph all restrictions referred to in this paragraph shall be abolished.
Upon entry into force of the Protocol to this Agreement regarding the participation, as contracting parties, of the new Member States mentioned below and until the end of the period described in paragraph 1a, Switzerland shall reserve on an yearly basis (pro rata temporis), within its overall quota for third countries, for workers employed in Switzerland and for self-employed persons who are nationals of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic a minimum number of new residence permits ( 7 ) according to the following schedule:
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Until |
Number of permits for a period equal to or exceeding one year |
Number of permits for a period of more than four months and less than one year |
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31 May 2005 |
900 |
9 000 |
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31 May 2006 |
1 300 |
12 400 |
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31 May 2007 |
1 700 |
15 800 |
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31 May 2008 |
2 200 |
19 200 |
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31 May 2009 |
2 600 |
22 600 |
Upon entry into force of the Protocol to this Agreement regarding the participation, as Contracting Parties, of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and until the end of the period described in paragraph 1b, Switzerland shall reserve on a yearly basis (pro rata temporis), within its overall quota for third countries, for workers employed in Switzerland and for self-employed persons who are nationals of these new Member States a minimum number of new residence permits ( 8 ) according to the following schedule:
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Period of time |
Number of permits for a period equal to or exceeding one year |
Number of permits for a period of more than four months and less than one year |
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Until the end of the first year |
362 |
3 620 |
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Until the end of the second year |
523 |
4 987 |
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Until the end of the third year |
684 |
6 355 |
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Until the end of the fourth year |
885 |
7 722 |
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Until the end of the fifth year |
1 046 |
9 090 |
Upon entry into force of the Protocol to this Agreement regarding the participation of the Republic of Croatia as a Contracting Party, and until the end of the period described in paragraph 1c, Switzerland shall reserve on a yearly basis (pro rata temporis), within its overall quota for third countries for workers employed in Switzerland and for self-employed persons who are nationals of Croatia a minimum number of new residence permits ( 9 ) according to the following schedule:
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Until the end of |
Number of permits for a period of one year or more |
Number of permits for a period of more than four months and less than one year |
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First year |
54 |
543 |
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Second year |
78 |
748 |
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Third year |
103 |
953 |
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Fourth year |
133 |
1 158 |
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Fifth year |
250 |
2 000 |
The Joint Committee will decide whether the notifying country may continue to apply transitional measures on the basis of this notification. If it issues a favourable opinion, the notifying country may continue to apply to workers employed on its own territory the measures described in paragraphs 1c, 2c and 3c until the end of the seventh year after the entry into force of the aforementioned Protocol. In this case, the annual number of residence permits referred to in paragraph 1c shall be:
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Until the end of |
Number of permits for a period of one year or more |
Number of permits for a period of more than four months and less than one year |
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Sixth year |
260 |
2 100 |
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Seventh year |
300 |
2 300 . |
Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous subparagraph, the number of new residence permits issued to employed and self-employed persons of the European Community may not be limited to fewer than 15 000 per year valid for a period equal to, or exceeding, one year and 115 500 per year valid for more than four months and less than one year.
In case of serious disturbances of its labour market or threat thereof, Switzerland and any of the new Member States which has implemented transitional measures, shall notify such circumstances to the Joint Committee by 31 May 2009. In this case, the notifying country may continue to apply to workers employed on its own territory, the measures described in paragraphs 1a, 2a and 3a until 30 April 2011. In such a case, the annual number of residence permits referred to in paragraph 1a shall be:
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Until |
Number of permits for a period equal to or exceeding one year |
Number of permits for a period of more than four months and less than one year |
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31 May 2010 |
2 800 |
26 000 |
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30 April 2011 |
3 000 |
29 000 |
Malta and Switzerland may resort to this procedure until 30 April 2011.
In case of serious disturbances of its labour market or threat thereof, Switzerland and any of the new Member States which has implemented transitional measures shall notify such circumstances to the Joint Committee before the end of the five-year transitional period specified in paragraph 2b(2). In this case, the notifying country may continue to apply to workers employed on its own territory the measures described in paragraphs 1b, 2b and 3b until seven years after the entry into force of the aforementioned Protocol. In such a case, the annual number of residence permits referred to in paragraph 1b shall be:
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Period of time |
Number of permits for a period equal to or exceeding one year |
Number of permits for a period of more than four months and less than one year |
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Until the end of the sixth year |
1 126 |
10 457 |
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Until the end of the seventh year |
1 207 |
11 664 |
By way of derogation from the preceding subparagraph, the following provisions shall apply at the end of the sixth and seventh reference years: If the number of new residence permits of one of the categories referred to in paragraph 1c issued to employed and self-employed persons of Croatia in a given year exceeds the average for the year that precedes the reference year by more than 10 %, Switzerland may, for the application year, unilaterally limit the number of new residence permits for periods of one year or more for employed and self-employed persons of Croatia to the average of the three years preceding the application year, plus 5 %, and the number of new residence permits for a period of more than four months and less than one year to the average of the three years preceding the application year, plus 10 %. Permits may be limited to the same number for the year following the application year.
For the purposes of the application of paragraph 4d:
the term ‘reference year’ is a given year that is calculated from the first day of the month in which the Protocol enters into force;
the term ‘application year’ refers to the year following the reference year.
The holders of residence permits valid for less than one year shall be entitled to have their permits renewed; the exhaustion of quantitative limits may not be invoked against them. The holders of residence permits valid for a period equal to, or exceeding, one year shall automatically be entitled to have their permits extended. Such employed and self-employed persons shall therefore enjoy the rights to free movement accorded to established persons in the basic provisions of this Agreement, and in particular Article 7 thereof, from its entry into force.
The holders of residence permits valid for less than one year shall be entitled to have their permits renewed; the exhaustion of quantitative limits may not be invoked against them. The holders of residence permits valid for a period equal to, or exceeding, one year shall automatically be entitled to have their permits extended. Such employed and self-employed persons shall therefore enjoy the rights to free movement accorded to established persons in the basic provisions of this Agreement, and in particular Article 7 thereof, from the entry into force of the aforementioned Protocol.
The holders of residence permits valid for less than one year shall be entitled to have their permits renewed; the exhaustion of quantitative limits may not be invoked against them. The holders of residence permits valid for a period of one year or more shall automatically be entitled to have their permits extended. Such employed and self-employed persons shall therefore enjoy the rights to free movement accorded to established persons by the basic provisions of this Agreement, and in particular Article 7 thereof, from the entry into force of the aforementioned Protocol.
Article 11
Processing of appeals
Article 12
More favourable provisions
This Agreement shall not preclude any more favourable national provisions which may exist for both nationals of the Contracting Parties and their family members.
Article 13
Standstill
The Contracting Parties undertake not to adopt any further restrictive measures vis-à-vis each other's nationals in fields covered by this Agreement.
Article 14
Joint Committee
Article 15
Annexes and Protocols
The Annexes and Protocols to this Agreement shall form an integral part thereof. The Final Act shall contain the declarations.
Article 16
Reference to Community law
Article 17
Development of law
Article 18
Revision
If a Contracting Party wishes to have this Agreement revised, it shall submit a proposal to that effect to the Joint Committee. Amendments to this Agreement shall enter into force after the respective internal procedures have been completed, with the exception of amendments to Annexes II and III, which shall be adopted by decision of the Joint Committee and may enter into force immediately after that decision.
Article 19
Settlement of disputes
Article 20
Relationship to bilateral social security agreements
Unless otherwise provided for under Annex II, bilateral social security agreements between Switzerland and the Member States of the European Community shall be suspended on the entry into force of this Agreement, in so far as the latter covers the same subject-matter.
Article 21
Relationship to bilateral agreements on double taxation
Article 22
Relationship to bilateral agreements on matters other than social security and double taxation
Article 23
Acquired rights
In the event of termination or non-renewal, rights acquired by private individuals shall not be affected. The Contracting Parties shall settle by mutual agreement what action is to be taken in respect of rights in the process of being acquired.
Article 24
Territorial scope
This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territory of Switzerland and, on the other hand, to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Community is applicable and under the conditions laid down by that Treaty.
Article 25
Entry into force and duration
This Agreement shall be ratified or approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own procedures. It shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the last notification of deposit of the instruments of ratification or approval of all seven of the following agreements:
Hecho en Luxemburgo, el veintiuno de junio de mil novecientos noventa y nueve, en doble ejemplar en lenguas alemana, danesa, española, finesa, francesa, griega, inglesa, italiana, neerlandesa, portuguesa y sueca, siendo cada uno de estos textos igualmente auténtico.
Udfærdiget i Luxembourg, den enogtyvende juni nitten hundrede og nioghalvfems, i to eksemplarer på dansk, engelsk, finsk, fransk, græsk, italiensk, nederlandsk, portugisisk, spansk, svensk og tysk, idet hver af disse tekster har samme gyldighed.
Geschehen zu Luxemburg am einundzwanzigsten Juni neunzehnhundertneunundneunzig in zweifacher Ausfertigung in dänischer, deutscher, englischer, finnischer, französischer, griechischer, italienischer, niederländischer, portugiesischer, spanischer und schwedischer Sprache, wobei jeder dieser Wortlaute gleichermaßen verbindlich ist.
Έγινε στο Λουξεμβούργο, στις είκοσι μία Ιουνίου χίλια εννιακόσια ενενήντα εννέα, σε δύο αντίτυπα στην αγγλική, γαλλική, γερμανική, δανική, ελληνική, ισπανική, ιταλική, ολλανδική, πορτογαλική, σουηδική και φινλανδική γλώσσα· καθένα από τα κείμενα είναι εξίσου αυθεντικό.
Done at Luxembourg on the twenty-first day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish languages, each of those texts being equally authentic.
Fait à Luxembourg, le vingt-et-un juin mil neuf cent quatre-vingt dix-neuf, en double exemplaire en langues allemande, anglaise, danoise, espagnole, finnoise, française, grecque, italienne, néerlandaise, portugaise et suédoise, chacun de ces textes faisant également foi.
Fatto a Lussemburgo, addì ventuno giugno millenovecentonovantanove, in duplice esemplare, nelle lingue danese, finlandese, francese, greca, inglese, italiana, olandese, portoghese, spagnola, svedese e tedesca, ciascun testo facente ugualmente fede.
Gedaan te Luxemburg, de eenentwintigste juni negentienhonderd negenennegentig, in twee exemplaren in de Deense, de Duitse, de Engelse, de Finse, de Franse, de Griekse, de Italiaanse, de Nederlandse, de Portugese, de Spaanse en de Zweedse taal, zijnde alle teksten gelijkelijk authentiek.
Feito em Luxemburgo, em vinte e um de Junho de mil novecentos e noventa e nove, em duplo exemplar nas línguas alemã, dinamarquesa, espanhola, finlandesa, francesa, grega, inglesa, italiana, neerlandesa, portuguesa e sueca, fazendo igualmente fé qualquer dos textos.
Tehty Luxemburgissa kahdentenakymmenentenäensimmäisenä päivänä kesäkuuta vuonna tuhatyhdeksänsataayhdeksänkymmentäyhdeksän kahtena kappaleena englannin, espanjan, hollannin, italian, kreikan, portugalin, ranskan, ruotsin, saksan, suomen ja tanskan kielellä, ja jokainen teksti on yhtä todistusvoimainen.
Utfärdat i Luxemburg den tjugoförsta juni nittonhundranittionio i två exemplar på det danska, engelska, finska, franska, grekiska, italienska, nederländska, portugisiska, spanska, svenska och tyska språket, vilka samtliga texter är lika giltiga.
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Diese Unterschrift verbindet zugleich die Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, die Flämische Gemeinschaft, die Französische Gemeinschaft, die Wallonische Region, die Flämische Region und die Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt.
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