Representatives of the Governments of the Slovak Republic and the United States of

America;

Desiring to make more effective the Treaty Between the Czech and Slovak Federal

Republic and the United States of America Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and

Protection of Investment, with Protocol and Three Related Exchanges of Letters, signed at

Washington on October 22, 1991 (hereinafter “the Treaty”);

Have discussed the intentions of the Slovak Republic and the United States of

America regarding the compatibility between the Slovak Republic’s obligations under the

Treaty and its obligations that arise from membership in the European Union;

Have acknowledged that the Slovak Republic, pursuant to Article 307 of the Treaty

Establishing the European Community and Article 6.10 of the Slovak Republic’s Act of

Accession, as applicable, must take all appropriate steps to eliminate incompatibilities

between the Treaty Establishing the European Community and its other international

agreements, including the Treaty;

Have concluded, as a result, that certain amendments to the Treaty are necessary in

order to avoid such incompatibilities;

Have decided to conclude an Additional Protocol thereto; and

Have agreed upon the following articles: