2009/153/EC,Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 16 February 2009 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2009-02-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Croatia, European Community, Romania, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU), interim agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 February 2009

on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of
the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the
European Union

(2009/153/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Council’s approval pursuant to Article 101
of
the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy
Community,

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with
the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2),
and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of
Article 101 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

to the Stabilisation and Association
The Protocol
Agreement between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic
of Croatia, of the other part, to take account of the
accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to
the European Union, has been signed on behalf of the
Community on 15 July 2008 in accordance with Council
Decision 2008/800/EC (2).

(2)

The Protocol should be concluded,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania
and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),

Article 1

The Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement
between the European Communities and their Member States,
of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part,
to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and
Romania to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf
of
the European Atomic Energy
the European Community,
Community and the Member States.

(1) Assent given on 16 December 2008 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 45.

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The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, deposit
the instruments of approval provided for in Article 12(2) of the Protocol. The President of the Commission
shall simultaneously deposit these instruments on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 16 February 2009.

For the Council
The President
O. LIŠKA

For the Commission
The President

José MANUEL BARROSO