Considerations on COM(2017)719 - EU position in the Joint Council with Mexico to take account of the accession of Croatia to the EU - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2017)719 - EU position in the Joint Council with Mexico to take account of the accession of Croatia to the EU. |
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document | COM(2017)719 |
date | May 22, 2018 |
(2) | On 14 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the United Mexican States for the Third Additional Protocol to the Global Agreement to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (the ‘Protocol’). |
(3) | The negotiations were successfully concluded and in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2018/2024 (2), the Protocol was signed on 27 November 2018. |
(4) | Articles 5, 6, 7, 10 and 47 of the Global Agreement empower the EU-Mexico Joint Council established under Article 45 of the Global Agreement (the ‘Joint Council’) to take decisions aimed at attaining the Global Agreement's objectives, and in particular to decide on the appropriate arrangements and timetable for trade in goods, trade in services and public procurement. |
(5) | Because Croatia is a Party to the Global Agreement, it is necessary to adapt several provisions of:
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(6) | The position of the Union within the Joint Council should therefore be based on the attached draft Decisions, |