# L_2012112EN.01002101.xml

| 24.4.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 112/6 |
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24.4.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 112/6

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ACT

ACT

concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Croatia and the adjustments to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community

PART ONE

PRINCIPLES

PRINCIPLES

Article 1

For the purposes of this Act:

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  (a) | the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), as amended or supplemented by treaties or other acts which entered into force before the accession of the Republic of Croatia; |
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the expression ‘original Treaties’ means:

(a)

the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), as amended or supplemented by treaties or other acts which entered into force before the accession of the Republic of Croatia;

| (b) | the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC Treaty), as amended or supplemented by treaties or other acts which entered into force before the accession of the Republic of Croatia, |
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(b)

the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC Treaty), as amended or supplemented by treaties or other acts which entered into force before the accession of the Republic of Croatia,

| — | the expression ‘present Member States’ means 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 Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of 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 and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, |
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the expression ‘present Member States’ means 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 Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of 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 and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

| — | the expression ‘the Union’ means the European Union founded on the TEU and on the TFEU and/or, as the case may be, the European Atomic Energy Community, |
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the expression ‘the Union’ means the European Union founded on the TEU and on the TFEU and/or, as the case may be, the European Atomic Energy Community,

| — | the expression ‘the institutions’ means the institutions established by the TEU. |
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the expression ‘the institutions’ means the institutions established by the TEU.

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