Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2015)228 - Signing of the Protocol to the partnership agreement with Mongolia to take account of the accession of Croatia to the EU - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2015)228 - Signing of the Protocol to the partnership agreement with Mongolia to take account of the accession of Croatia to the EU. |
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| source | COM(2015)228  |
| date | 29-05-2015 |
The Council Decision proposed provides the legal basis for authorising the signature of a Protocol to the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other part. The purpose of this protocol is to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union.
The Act of Accession of the Republic of Croatia to the EU specifies that Croatia will accede to the international agreements signed or concluded by the European Union and its Member States by means of protocols to these agreements.
The Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other part, was signed in Ulaan Baatar on 30 April 2013. This Agreement is currently being ratified and has not yet entered in force.
The Council Decision of 14 September 20121 authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the third countries with which protocols would need to be concluded as a result of the accession of Croatia. Negotiations with Mongolia led to the initialling of a protocol to the Agreement referred to above.
This Protocol makes the Republic of Croatia a contracting party to the Agreement and commits the EU to providing the authentic version of the Agreement in Croatian.
The Commission is satisfied with results of the negotiations and asks the Council to authorise the signature of the Protocol, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States.