Considerations on COM(2015)556 - Accession of Croatia to the Convention on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations

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dossier COM(2015)556 - Accession of Croatia to the Convention on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations.
document COM(2015)556 EN
date November  9, 2015
 
(1) The Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations ("the Convention") was signed at Brussels on 18 December 1997. It will enter into force 90 days after the notification of the completion of the constitutional procedures for the adoption of the Convention by the State, Member of the European Union at the time of adoption by the Council of the Act drawing up the Convention, which is last to complete that formality.

(2) In accordance with Article 32(4) of the Convention, until the Convention enters into force, any Member State may, when giving the notification referred to in Article 32(2) of the Convention, or at any other later time, declare that as far as it is concerned the Convention shall apply to its relations with Member States that have made the same declaration.

(3) Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession provides that Croatia is to accede to the conventions and protocols concluded between the Member States and listed in Annex 1 to the Act of Accession, which includes, inter alia, the Convention of 18 December 1997 on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations. Those conventions and protocols are to enter into force in relation to Croatia on the date determined by the Council.

(4) In accordance with Article 3(5) of the Act of Accession, the Council shall decide to make all adjustments required by reason of the accession to the Republic of Croatia to the conventions and protocols referred to in Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession. The Act of Accession does not require an adjustment of the Convention of 18 December 1997 on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations.