THE CONFERENCE,

Reaffirming its commitment to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, consistent with relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions, and its strong support for the efforts of the United Nations Secretary General to that end;

Considering that such a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus problem has not yet been reached;

Considering that it is, therefore, necessary to provide for the suspension of the application of the acquis in those areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control;

Considering that, in the event of a solution to the Cyprus problem, this suspension will be lifted;

Considering that the Union is ready to accommodate the terms of such a settlement in line with the principles on which the Union is founded;

Considering that it is necessary to provide for the terms under which the relevant provisions of Union law will apply to the line between the abovementioned areas and both those areas in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus exercises effective control and the Eastern Sovereign Base Area of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;

Desiring that the accession of Cyprus to the Union shall benefit all Cypriot citizens and promote civil peace and reconciliation;

Considering, therefore, that nothing in Title X of Part Two of the Protocol on the Treaty and Act of 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 shall preclude measures with this end in view;

Considering that such measures shall not affect the application of the acquis under the conditions set out in the that Protocol in any other part of the Republic of Cyprus;

Points out that specific provisions to that end have been included in Title X of Part Two of the Protocol on the Treaty and Act of 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.