Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2014)484 - Signing of the Protocol to the partnership agreement with Viet Nam to take account of the accession of Croatia to the EU - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2014)484 - Signing of the Protocol to the partnership agreement with Viet Nam to take account of the accession of Croatia to the EU. |
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| source | COM(2014)484  |
| date | 23-07-2014 |
According to its Act of Accession, Croatia undertakes to accede to the international agreements signed or concluded by the European Union and its Member States by means of a protocol to those agreements.
The Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as 'the Agreement', was signed in Brussels on 27 June 2012. The Agreement is currently undergoing ratification and has not yet entered into force.
The Council Decision of 14 September 2012[1] authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the third countries concerned, in order to conclude the relevant protocols. The negotiations with the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Protocol.
The proposed Protocol incorporates the Republic of Croatia as contracting party to the Agreement and commits the EU to providing the authentic version of the Agreement in the Croatian language.
The Commission considers the outcome of the negotiations satisfactory and requests the Council to authorise the signature, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Protocol.