Legal provisions of COM(2017)369 - Authorization of Austria, Romania for accession of Panama, Uruguay, Colombia and El Salvador to Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

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Article 1

1. Austria and Romania are hereby authorised to accept the accession of Panama, Uruguay, Colombia and El Salvador to the 1980 Hague Convention in the interest of the Union.

2. Austria and Romania shall, no later than19 December 2018, deposit a declaration of acceptance of the accession of Panama, Uruguay, Colombia and El Salvador to the 1980 Hague Convention in the interest of the Union, to be worded as follows:

‘[Full name of MEMBER STATE] declares that it accepts the accession of Panama, Uruguay, Colombia and El Salvador to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2017/2464’.

3. Austria and Romania shall inform the Council and the Commission of the deposit of their declarations of acceptance of the accession of Panama, Uruguay, Colombia and El Salvador to the 1980 Hague Convention and shall communicate the text of those declarations within two months of their deposit to the Commission.

Article 2

Those Member States which deposited their declarations of acceptance of the accession of Panama, Uruguay, Colombia and El Salvador to the 1980 Hague Convention prior to the date of adoption of this Decision shall not deposit new declarations.

Article 3

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to Austria and Romania.