Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2017)412 - Signing and provisional application of the Protocol to the partnership agreement with Kyrgyzstan to take account of the accession of Croatia to the EU - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2017)412 - Signing and provisional application of the Protocol to the partnership agreement with Kyrgyzstan to take account of the ... |
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| source | COM(2017)412  |
| date | 03-08-2017 |
The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement, was signed in Brussels on 9 February 1995 and entered into force on 1 July 1999.
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 Council Decision of 14 September 2012 1 authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the third countries concerned, in order to conclude the relevant protocols. Negotiations with the Kyrgyz Republic were successfully concluded by exchange of notes verbales.
The proposed Protocol incorporates the Republic of Croatia as a contracting party to the Agreement and commits the Union to providing the authentic version of the Agreement in the Croatian language.
The Commission considers the outcome of the negotiations satisfactory and proposes the signing and conclusion of the Protocol. Through the proposal attached, the Commission hereby requests the Council to authorise the signature of the Protocol, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States.