Declaration

made pursuant to Article 2 of the Protocol of 29 November 1996 drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the interpretation, by way of preliminary rulings, the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes

The Slovak Republic declares that it accepts the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in accordance with Article 2(2)(a) of the Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on the interpretation, by way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes.

Bratislava  31. 1. 2006

						               Ivan Gašparovič  v. r.
						       President of the Slovak Republic