2. člen MPIELP

Besedilo protokola se v izvirniku v slovenskem in angleškem jeziku glasi:(*) KRALJEVINA BELGIJA, REPUBLIKA BOLGARIJA, ČEŠKA REPUBLIKA, KRALJEVINA DANSKA, ZVEZNA REPUBLIKA NEMČIJA, REPUBLIKA ESTONIJA, IRSKA, HELENSKA REPUBLIKA, KRALJEVINA ŠPANIJA, FRANCOSKA REPUBLIKA, ITALIJANSKA REPUBLIKA, REPUBLIKA CIPER, REPUBLIKA LATVIJA, REPUBLIKA LITVA, VELIKO VOJVODSTVO LUKSEMBURG, MADŽARSKA, MALTA, KRALJEVINA NIZOZEMSKA, REPUBLIKA AVSTRIJA, REPUBLIKA POLJSKA, PORTUGALSKA REPUBLIKA, ROMUNIJA, REPUBLIKA SLOVENIJA, SLOVAŠKA REPUBLIKA, REPUBLIKA FINSKA, KRALJEVINA ŠVEDSKA, ZDRUŽENO KRALJESTVO VELIKE BRITANIJE IN SEVERNE IRSKE, v nadaljnjem besedilu: VISOKE POGODBENICE, so se – OB SKLICEVANJU na Sklep voditeljev držav ali vlad 27 držav članic Evropske unije, ki so se sestali v okviru Evropskega sveta 18. in 19. junija 2009, o pomislekih irskega naroda o Lizbonski pogodbi, OB SKLICEVANJU na izjavo voditeljev držav ali vlad, ki so se 18. in 19. junija 2009 sestali v okviru Evropskega sveta, da bodo ob sklenitvi naslednje pristopne pogodbe določbe navedenega sklepa vključili v protokol, ki bo v skladu z ustavnimi pravili držav članic priložen Pogodbi o Evropski uniji in Pogodbi o delovanju Evropske unije, OB UGOTOVITVI, da so visoke pogodbenice podpisale Pogodbo med visokimi pogodbenicami in Republiko Hrvaško o pristopu Republike Hrvaške k Evropski uniji – DOGOVORILE o naslednjih določbah, ki bodo priložene Pogodbi o Evropski uniji in Pogodbi o delovanju Evropske unije: Lizbonska pogodba, ki podeljuje Listini Evropske unije o temeljnih pravicah pravni status, ali določbe te pogodbe v zvezi z območjem svobode, varnosti in pravice v ničemer ne vplivajo na področje uporabe in uveljavljanje varstva pravice do življenja iz člena 40.3.1, 40.3.2 in 40.3.3, varstva družine iz člena 41 in varstva pravic do izobraževanja v členih 42 ter 44.2.4 in 44.2.5 irske ustave. Lizbonska pogodba v ničemer in za nobeno državo članico ne spreminja obsega ali uveljavljanja pristojnosti Evropske unije v zvezi z obdavčitvijo. Dejavnosti Unije na mednarodnem prizorišču temeljijo na načelih demokracije, pravne države, univerzalnosti in nedeljivosti človekovih pravic in temeljnih svoboščin, spoštovanju človekovega dostojanstva, načelih enakosti in solidarnosti ter na spoštovanju načel Ustanovne listine Združenih narodov in mednarodnega prava. Skupna varnostna in obrambna politika Unije je sestavni del skupne zunanje in varnostne politike ter Uniji zagotavlja operativne zmogljivosti za misije zunaj njenih meja za ohranjanje miru, preprečevanje konfliktov in krepitev mednarodne varnosti v skladu z načeli Ustanovne listine Združenih narodov. Ne posega v varnostno in obrambno politiko držav članic, vključno z Irsko, niti v obveznosti držav članic. Lizbonska pogodba ne vpliva na irsko tradicionalno politiko vojaške nevtralnosti niti vanjo ne posega. Države članice, vključno z Irsko, bodo v duhu solidarnosti in brez poseganja v tradicionalno politiko vojaške nevtralnosti določile vrsto pomoči ali podpore posamezni državi članici, na katero je izvršen teroristični napad ali je žrtev oboroženega napada na njeno ozemlje. Vsako odločitev o prehodu na skupno obrambo bo moral soglasno sprejeti Evropski svet. Države članice, vključno z Irsko, se bodo v skladu z določbami Lizbonske pogodbe in svojimi zadevnimi ustavnimi pravili odločile, ali bodo sprejele skupno obrambo ali ne. Ta naslov v ničemer ne vpliva na stališče ali politiko katere koli druge države članice o varnosti in obrambi niti v to stališče ali politiko ne posega. Prav tako se vsaka država članica v skladu z določbami Lizbonske pogodbe in svojimi notranjepravnimi zahtevami sama odloči, ali bo sodelovala v stalnem strukturnem sodelovanju ali Evropski obrambni agenciji. Lizbonska pogodba ne predvideva ustanovitve evropske vojske ali nabora za kakršno koli vojaško formacijo. Ravno tako ne vpliva na pravico Irske ali katere koli druge države članice, da določi naravo in obseg svoje obrambe ter sredstev, ki jih nameni za varnost, in naravo svojih obrambnih zmogljivosti. Irska oziroma vsaka država članica bo v skladu s svojimi notranjepravnimi zahtevami sama odločila, ali bo sodelovala v kateri koli vojaški operaciji. Protokol bo na voljo za podpis visokim pogodbenicam do 30. junija 2012. Visoke pogodbenice in Republika Hrvaška, v primeru, če ta protokol še ne začne veljati na dan pristopa Republike Hrvaške k Evropski uniji, ratificirajo ta protokol v skladu s svojimi ustavnimi pravili. Listine o ratifikaciji se deponirajo pri vladi Italijanske republike. Ta Protokol, če je to mogoče, začne veljati 30. junija 2013, če so bile deponirane vse listine o ratifikaciji, sicer pa prvi dan meseca, ki sledi deponiranju listine o ratifikaciji zadnje države članice. Ta protokol, sestavljen v enem izvirniku v angleškem, bolgarskem, češkem, danskem, estonskem, finskem, francoskem, grškem, irskem, italijanskem, latvijskem, litovskem, madžarskem, malteškem, nemškem, nizozemskem, poljskem, portugalskem, romunskem, slovaškem, slovenskem, španskem in švedskem jeziku, pri čemer so besedila v vseh teh jezikih enako verodostojna, se deponira v arhivu vlade Italijanske republike, ki bo poslala overjeno kopijo vladam drugih držav članic. Ko postane Republika Hrvaška v skladu s členom 2 Akta o pogojih pristopa Republike Hrvaške zavezana s tem protokolom, se hrvaško besedilo tega protokola, ki je enako verodostojno kot besedila iz prvega odstavka, prav tako deponira v arhivu vlade Italijanske republike, ki bo poslala overjeno kopijo vsem vladam drugih držav članic. V POTRDITEV TEGA so spodaj podpisani pooblaščenci podpisali ta protokol. 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 ITALIAN REPUBLIC, THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS, THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA, THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, 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, hereinafter referred to as “THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES”, RECALLING the Decision of the Heads of State or Government of the 27 Member States of the European Union, meeting within the European Council, on 18-19 June 2009, on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon; RECALLING the declaration of the Heads of State or Government, meeting within the European Council, on 18-19 June 2009, that they would, at the time of the conclusion of the next Accession Treaty, set out the provisions of that Decision in a Protocol to be attached, in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements, to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; NOTING the signature by the High Contracting Parties of the Treaty between the High Contracting Parties and the Republic of Croatia concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union; HAVE AGREED UPON the following provisions, which shall be annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: Nothing in the Treaty of Lisbon attributing legal status to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, or in the provisions of that Treaty in the area of Freedom, Security and Justice affects in any way the scope and applicability of the protection of the right to life in Article 40.3.1, 40.3.2 and 40.3.3, the protection of the family in Article 41 and the protection of the rights in respect of education in Articles 42 and 44.2.4 and 44.2.5 provided by the Constitution of Ireland. Nothing in the Treaty of Lisbon makes any change of any kind, for any Member State, to the extent or operation of the competence of the European Union in relation to taxation. The Union's action on the international scene is guided by the principles of democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law. The Union's common security and defence policy is an integral part of the common foreign and security policy and provides the Union with an operational capacity to undertake missions outside the Union for peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter. It does not prejudice the security and defence policy of each Member State, including Ireland, or the obligations of any Member State. The Treaty of Lisbon does not affect or prejudice Ireland's traditional policy of military neutrality. It will be for Member States – including Ireland, acting in a spirit of solidarity and without prejudice to its traditional policy of military neutrality – to determine the nature of aid or assistance to be provided to a Member State which is the object of a terrorist attack or the victim of armed aggression on its territory. Any decision to move to a common defence will require a unanimous decision of the European Council. It would be a matter for the Member States, including Ireland, to decide, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon and with their respective constitutional requirements, whether or not to adopt a common defence. Nothing in this Title affects or prejudices the position or policy of any other Member State on security and defence. It is also a matter for each Member State to decide, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon and any domestic legal requirements, whether to participate in permanent structured cooperation or the European Defence Agency. The Treaty of Lisbon does not provide for the creation of a European army or for conscription to any military formation. It does not affect the right of Ireland or any other Member State to determine the nature and volume of its defence and security expenditure and the nature of its defence capabilities. It will be a matter for Ireland or any other Member State, to decide, in accordance with any domestic legal requirements, whether or not to participate in any military operation. This Protocol shall remain open for signature by the High Contracting Parties until 30 June 2012. This Protocol shall be ratified by the High Contracting Parties, and by the Republic of Croatia in the event that this Protocol has not entered into force by the date of accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Government of the Italian Republic. This Protocol shall enter into force if possible on 30 June 2013, provided that all the instruments of ratification have been deposited, or, failing that, on the first day of the month following the deposit of the instrument of ratification by the last Member State to take this step. This Protocol, drawn up in a single original in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, each text being equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of the Italian Republic, which shall transmit a certified copy to each of the governments of the other Member States. Once the Republic of Croatia has become bound by this Protocol pursuant to Article 2 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Croatia, the Croatian text of this Protocol, which shall be equally authentic to the texts referred to in the first paragraph, shall also be deposited in the archives of the Government of the Italian Republic, which shall transmit a certified copy to each of the governments of the other Member States. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have signed this Protocol. Podpisniki