Considerations on COM(2014)480 - Signing and provisional application of the Accession Protocol to the partnership agreement with Indonesia to take account of the accession of Croatia to the EU

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dossier COM(2014)480 - Signing and provisional application of the Accession Protocol to the partnership agreement with Indonesia to take account of ...
document COM(2014)480 EN
date October  8, 2014
 
(1) Under the terms of Article 6(2) of the Act of Accession of the Republic of Croatia, the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part[2] ("the Agreement") is to be agreed by means of a protocol to the Agreement. In accordance with Article 6(2) of the Act of Accession, a simplified procedure is to apply to such accession, whereby a protocol is to be concluded by the Council, acting unanimously on behalf of the Member States, and by the third countries concerned.

(2) On 14 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the third countries concerned[3]. The negotiations were successfully concluded with the Republic of Indonesia by the initialling of the Protocol.

(3) Article 4(3) of the Protocol provides for its provisional application as of the date of its signature.

(4) The Protocol should be signed, subject to its conclusion at a later date and applied on a provisional basis.