COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and of the Member States, of the Protocol to 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, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union - Main contents

Document date	10-10-2017
Publication date	11-10-2017
Reference	12564/17
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Council of the European Union Brussels, 10 October 2017 (OR. en)

12564/17 Interinstitutional File:

2017/0185 (NLE)

COEST 248 ELARG 69

LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS

Subject: COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and of the Member States, of the Protocol to 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, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to

the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) …/…

of …

on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and of the Member States, of the Protocol to 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, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia

to the European Union

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91, Article 100(2) and Articles 207 and 209 in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament 1 .

1 Consent of … (not yet published in the Official Journal).

Whereas

• (1) 

  In accordance with Council Decision (EU) …/… 1+ , the Protocol to 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, to take

  account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (‘the Protocol’)

  was signed on … [date of the signature], subject to its conclusion at a later date.

• (2) 

  As regards matters falling within the competence of the European Atomic Energy

  Community, the conclusion of the Protocol is subject to a separate procedure.

• (3) 

  The Protocol should be approved on behalf of the Union and of the Member States,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

1 Council Decision (EU) …/… of … on the signing, on behalf of the Union and of the

Member States, and provisional application, of the Protocol to 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, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (OJ L …).

• + 

  OJ: Insert details for the decision in document st 12562/17 and complete the footnote.

Article 1

The Protocol to 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, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union 1 is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union and of the Member States.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union and of the Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 4(1) of the Protocol 2 .

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at …,

For the Council The President

1 The text of the Protocol has been published in … [insert OJ reference] together with the decision on signature.

2 The date of entry into force of the Protocol will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.