Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2019)441 - Conclusion of the Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil GNSS between EC & Ukraine to take account of the accession of Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania to the EU - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2019)441 - Conclusion of the Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil GNSS between EC & Ukraine to take account of the ... |
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| source | COM(2019)441  |
| date | 01-10-2019 |
1. CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
The attached proposal constitutes the legal instrument for the conclusion of a Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member States and Ukraine to take account of the accession of Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia and Romania to the European Union.
In accordance with the Acts of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria, Romania and the Republic of Croatia, the three Member States shall 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 Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the the European Community and its Member States and Ukraine was signed on 1 December 2005 and entered into force on 1 December 2013 (“ the Agreement”).
Following the Council Decision of [….] to sign a Protocol to the Agreement to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria, Romania and the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, the Protocol was signed with the representative of Ukraine on [….].
The proposed Protocol makes the Republic of Bulgaria, Republic of Croatia and Romania contracting parties to the Agreement and commits the EU to providing an authentic version of the Agreement in Bulgarian, Croatian and Romanian.
2. LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL
Following the signature of the Protocol, the Commission proposes to the Council to authorise the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member States and Ukraine to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia and Romania to the EU.