Legal provisions of COM(2012)255 - Authorisation of the opening of negotiations for the adaptation of the following agreements in view of the enlargement of the EU to Croatia: the Agreement on the EEA, the Agreement between Norway and the EU on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2009-2014, the Agreement with Switzerland on the free movement of persons and the Agreement on Cooperation and Customs Union with San Marino

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Article 1

The Commission is hereby authorised to negotiate, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, the amendments to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and to the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2009-2014 in view of the enlargement of the European Union to Croatia.

Article 2

The Commission is hereby authorised to negotiate, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, including – subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession – the Republic of Croatia, the amendments to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons and to the Agreement on Cooperation and Customs Union with San Marino in view of the enlargement of the European Union to Croatia.

Article 3

The negotiating directives are set out in the Annex.

Article 4

The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the [name of the special committee to be inserted by the Council].

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Commission.