29.12.2004 PT Jornal Oficial da União Europeia L 388/3 ACORDO SOB FORMA DE TROCA DE CARTAS entre as Comunidades Europeias e os seus Estados–Membros, por um lado, e a antiga República jugoslava da Macedónia, por outro, a fim de ter em conta a adesão da República Checa, da República da Estónia, da República de Chipre, da República da Letónia, da República da Lituânia, da República da Hungria, da República de Malta, da República da Polónia, da República da Eslovénia e da República Eslovaca à União Europeia COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Brussels, 7 December 2004 H.E. Mr Sasko STEFKOV, Ambassador, Head of the Mission of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the European Communities. Sir, I have the honour to propose that, if it is acceptable to your Government, this letter and your confirmation shall together take the place of signature of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Commu- nities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union. The text of the aforementioned Protocol, herewith annexed, has been approved for signature and provisional application by