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Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia
**Executive Summary**
This document is a protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, and the Kingdom of Morocco, to account for the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, which happened on July 1, 2013. This protocol was signed in Brussels on November 21, 2025. Parties are required to approve this Protocol according to their procedures; it will enter into force on the same day as the Agreement, or one month after notification of completion of internal formalities.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Article 1: Accession of Croatia**
* The Republic of Croatia becomes a party to the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement.
* **Article 2: Annex Modifications**
* **Annex II:** An "Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco signed in Rabat on 7 July 1999" is added after the second indent concerning Bulgaria.
* **Annex III:** "Croatian Civil Aviation Agency (CCAA)" is added to the section on competent authorities, following Bulgaria.
* **Article 3: Language Authenticity**
* The Croatian language version of the Agreement becomes equally authentic to other language versions.
* **Article 4: Approval and Entry into Force**
* The Protocol must be approved by the Parties.
* It enters into force the same day as the Agreement or one month after notification of completion of internal approval formalities.
* The Protocol becomes an integral part of the Agreement and is applied provisionally from the signing date.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: The Republic of Croatia**
* **Impact:** Becomes a party to the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement, gaining rights and obligations. The "Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco signed in Rabat on 7 July 1999" becomes relevant.
* **Action Required:** Approve the Protocol according to its internal procedures and notify the other Parties of completion.
**Stakeholder: European Community and its Member States**
* **Impact:** The Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement is amended to include Croatia.
* **Action Required:** Approve the Protocol according to their internal procedures and notify the other Parties of completion.
**Stakeholder: The Kingdom of Morocco**
* **Impact:** The Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement is amended to include Croatia. The "Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco signed in Rabat on 7 July 1999" becomes relevant.
* **Action Required:** Approve the Protocol according to its internal procedures and notify the other Parties of completion.
**Stakeholder: Croatian Civil Aviation Agency (CCAA)**
* **Impact:** Formally recognised as the competent authority for Croatia under Annex III of the Aviation Agreement.
* **Action Required:** Be prepared to fulfill its role as competent authority under the Aviation Agreement.
Key Entities Referenced
Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement: The primary agreement being amended.
European Union: One of the parties to the Aviation Agreement, encompassing its Member States.
Kingdom of Morocco: One of the parties to the Aviation Agreement.
Republic of Croatia: Its accession to the European Union necessitates this protocol amending the existing Aviation Agreement.
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Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community
and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take
account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,
THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
IRELAND,
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA,
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
HUNGARY,
THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
ROMANIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
being parties to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and being Member States of the
European Union (hereinafter ‘the Member States’),
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and
THE EUROPEAN UNION,
of the one part,
and
THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO,
of the other part,
HAVING REGARD to the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union on 1 July 2013,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Republic of Croatia is a Party to the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement signed by the European Community and
its Member States and the Kingdom of Morocco on 12 December 2006 (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’), as amended by the
Protocol signed on 18 June 2012 to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and
Romania (hereinafter ‘the Protocol’).
Article 2
1. The following provision is added to Annex II (‘Bilateral Agreements between Morocco and the Member States of the
European Community’) to the Agreement, as amended by the Protocol.
After the second indent concerning Bulgaria:
‘— Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Kingdom of
Morocco signed in Rabat on 7 July 1999;’.
2. The following provisions are added to the first paragraph of Annex III (‘Procedures for operating authorisations and
technical permissions: competent authorities’) to the Agreement, as amended by the Protocol.
After the section on Bulgaria:
‘Croatia:
Croatian Civil Aviation Agency (CCAA)’.
Article 3
The text of the Agreement in the Croatian language, which is attached to this Protocol, shall become authentic under the
same conditions as the other language versions.
Article 4
1. This Protocol shall be approved by the Parties in accordance with their own procedures. It shall enter into force on the
same day the Agreement enters into force. However, should this Protocol be approved by the Contracting Parties after the
date of entry into force of the Agreement, it would then enter into force one month after the date on which the Parties
notify each other, in accordance with Article 30(2) of the Agreement, of the completion of their internal
approval formalities.
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2. This Protocol shall be an integral part of the Agreement and shall be applied on a provisional basis as from the signing
thereof by the Parties.
This Protocol is drawn up at Brussels, on 21 November 2025, in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch,
English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese,
Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Arabic languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.
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