Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2014)482 - Conclusion of the Protocol to the partnership agreement with the Philippines to take account of the accession of Croatia to the EU - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2014)482 - Conclusion of the Protocol to the partnership agreement with the Philippines to take account of the accession of Croatia to ... |
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| source | COM(2014)482  |
| date | 23-07-2014 |
According to its Act of Accession, Croatia undertakes to accede to the international agreements signed or concluded by the European Union and its Member States by means of a protocol to those agreements.
The Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as 'the Agreement', was signed in Phnom Penh on 11 July 2012. The Agreement is currently undergoing ratification and has not yet entered into force.
Following the Council Decision of ….2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Protocol to the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, the Protocol was signed in… on …..
The proposed Protocol incorporates the Republic of Croatia as contracting party to the Agreement and commits the EU to providing the authentic version of the Agreement in the Croatian language.
The Commission requests the Council to conclude, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, the Protocol.
The European Parliament will be called upon to give its consent to the Protocol.