Considerations on COM(2005)563 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 533/2004

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dossier COM(2005)563 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 533/2004.
document COM(2005)563 EN
date February 14, 2006
 
table>(1)Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 (2) provides that European partnerships will be established in the framework of the stabilisation and association process for all the Western Balkan countries.
(2)The European Council decided at its meeting in Brussels on 17 and 18 June 2004 that Croatia is a candidate country for membership of the European Union. On 3 October 2005, accession negotiations have started with Croatia.

(3)It is therefore appropriate to provide that instead of a European Partnership, the European Union shall implement in its relations with Croatia an Accession Partnership and to amend Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 accordingly,