NOTING that 11 Member States, that is to say the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Re public, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Re public, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Portuguese Republic, wish to continue along the path laid down in the 1989 Social Charter; that they have adopted among themselves an Agreement to this end; that this Agreement is annexed to this Protocol; that this Protocol and the said Agreement are without prejudice to the pro visions of this Treaty, particularly those relating to social policy which constitute an integral part of the acquis communautaire:
AG TABHAIRT DÁ NAIRE dóibh gur mían le haon Bhallstát déag, is é sin Ríocht na Beilge, Ríocht na Danmhairge, Poblacht Chónaidhme na Gearmáine, un Phoblucht Heilléanach, Ríocht na Spáínne, Poblacht na Fraince, Éire, Poblacht na hlodáile, Ard-Diúcacht Lucsamburg, Ríocht na hísiltíre agus Poblacht na Portaingéile, Ieanúint ur un mbealuch a leagadh síos i gCúirt Shóisialta 1989; go bhfuil comhaontú glaetha acu eatarthu féin chuige sin; go bhfuil an Comhaontú sin curtha i gceangal leis an bPrótacal seo; go bhfuil un Prótacal seo agus an Comhaontú a dúradh gan dochur do nu forálacha den Chonrudh ag bunú an Chomhphobail Eorpaigh go háirithe dóibh sin a bhaineann le beartus sóisiultu is cuid dílis den acquis communautaire: