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Council Decision (EU) 2021/1764 of 5 October 2021 on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (Decision on the Overseas Association, including Greenland)| Legal instrument | Decision |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Decision 2021/1764 |
| Regdoc number | ST(2021)8988 |
| Original proposal | COM(2018)461  |
| CELEX number i | 32021D1764 |
| Document | 05-10-2021; Date of adoption |
|---|---|
| Publication in Official Journal | 07-10-2021; OJ L 355 p. 6-134 |
| Effect | 01-01-2021; Application See Art 94 08-10-2021; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 94 |
| Deadline | 01-01-2021; See Art 89.2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
7.10.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 355/6 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1764
of 5 October 2021
on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (Decision on the Overseas Association, including Greenland)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 203 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national Parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure,
Whereas:
(1) |
This Decision establishes the rules and the procedure for the association of the Union with the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), including Greenland, and replaces Council Decision 2013/755/EU (‘Overseas Association Decision’) (2) and Council Decision 2014/137/EU (3). Decision 2013/755/EU should therefore be repealed. |
(2) |
Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union (TEU), this association applies to the OCTs listed in Annex II to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), excluding the 12 UK OCTs listed in that Annex. |
(3) |
Pursuant to Article 204 TFEU, the provisions of Articles 198 to 203 TFEU apply to Greenland, subject to the specific provisions set out in Protocol No 34 to the TFEU on special arrangements for Greenland. In accordance with the Treaty amending, with regard to Greenland, the Treaties establishing the European Communities (4), the relations between the Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other are governed by Decision 2014/137/EU that highlights the close historical, political, economic and cultural connections between the Union and Greenland and defines a specific partnership and cooperation. Decision 2014/137/EU expired on 31 December 2020. |
(4) |
From 1 January 2021, the Union assistance to OCTs previously financed by the European Development Fund (EDF) should be financed from the general budget of the Union. |
(5) |
In order to reduce the number of External Financing Instruments and to streamline their performance, the relations with all OCTs, including Greenland, should be regrouped by replacing Decision 2013/755/EU and Decision 2014/137/EU by a single Decision. |
(6) |
The partnership established by this Decision should allow for the continuation of strong relations between the Union on the one hand, and the OCTs on the other. |
(7) |
In 2003, the Council agreed that the future relationship of the Union with Greenland after 2006 would be based on a comprehensive partnership for sustainable development which would include a specific fisheries agreement, negotiated according to the general rules and principles for such agreements. |
(8) |
The Joint Declaration by the European Union, on the one hand, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark on the other, on relations between the European Union and Greenland, signed in Brussels on 19 March 2015, recalled the close historical, political, economic and cultural connections between the Union and Greenland and committed to further strengthening relations and cooperation based on broadly shared interests and to endow their mutual relations with a long-term perspective. |
(9) |
This Decision should highlight the specificities of the partnership between the Union on the one hand and... |
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