Date: 2019-01-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (EU) 2019/102 of 25 June 2018 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, and provisional application of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
Executive Summary:
Council Decision (EU) 2019/102 authorises the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and Israel. This protocol accounts for Croatia's accession to the European Union. The Protocol will be provisionally applied from 1 July 2013, pending completion of necessary procedures.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Purpose:** To authorise the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement due to Croatia's EU accession.
* **Background:**
* The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and Israel was signed on 20 November 1995 and entered into force on 1 June 2000.
* Croatia became a member of the EU on 1 July 2013.
* Negotiations with Israel concluded with the initialling of the Protocol on 28 September 2017.
* **Decision:**
* The signing of the Protocol is authorised on behalf of the Union and its Member States, subject to its conclusion.
* The President of the Council is authorised to designate persons empowered to sign the Protocol.
* The Protocol shall be applied provisionally from 1 July 2013, pending completion of procedures for its conclusion.
* The decision entered into force on the day of its adoption (25 June 2018).
Impact Analysis:
* European Union and its Member States:
* Impact: Authorisation to sign and provisionally apply the Protocol, updating the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement to include Croatia.
* Action Required: The President of the Council needs to designate persons to sign the Protocol, and the EU will provisionally apply the Protocol from 1 July 2013.
* State of Israel:
* Impact: Updating of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement to include Croatia as a member of the European Union.
* Action Required: Awaits the signing of the Protocol and its provisional application by the EU.
* Republic of Croatia:
* Impact: Integration into the existing Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and Israel.
* Action Required: No direct action specified; benefits from the updated agreement.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Republic of Croatia: A Member State of the European Union that acceded on 1 July 2013.
State of Israel: A country in the Middle East that is party to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement.
EuroMediterranean Agreement: An agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, and the State of Israel.
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's budget.
Council of the European Union: A body composed of government ministers from each EU member state that negotiates and adopts laws.
Brussels: The city where the EuroMediterranean Agreement was signed.
Luxembourg: The city where the Council Decision was made.
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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/102
of 25 June 2018
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, and provisional
application of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association
between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of
Israel, 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 217, in conjunction
with Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Republic of Croatia, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’), was signed in
Brussels on 20 November 1995. The Agreement entered into force on 1 June 2000.
(2) The Republic of Croatia became a Member State of the European Union on 1 July 2013.
(3) In accordance with Article 6(2) of the Act of Accession of the Republic of Croatia, the accession of the Republic
of Croatia to the Agreement is to be agreed by means of a protocol to the Agreement concluded between the
Council, acting unanimously on behalf of the Member States, and the State of Israel.
(4) On 14 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the State of Israel.
The negotiations were successfully concluded by the initialling of a Protocol on 28 September 2017.
(5) Article 7(3) of the Protocol provides for its provisional application before its entry into force.
(6) The Protocol should be signed, subject to its conclusion, and applied on a provisional basis,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The signing, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State
of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, is hereby
authorised, subject to the conclusion of the Protocol.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
(1) OJ L 147, 21.6.2000, p. 3.L 21/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.1.2019
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf
of the Union and its Member States.
Article 3
The Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis with effect from 1 July 2013, in accordance with Article 7(3)
thereof, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion.
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 2018.
For the Council
The President
F. MOGHERINI