CELEX: 52014PC0089
Language: en
Date: 2014-02-17
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union

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			Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union /* COM/2014/089 final - 2014/0046 (NLE) */
			
				
		
		
			
			   	EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Republic of Iceland, hereinafter referred to as ‘the
Agreement’, was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 April 1973.
The attached proposal creates the legal
instrument for the signature and provisional application of an Additional
Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Republic of Iceland, to take account of the accession of the Republic of
Croatia to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Additional
Protocol’).
According to the Act of
Accession of the Republic of Croatia, Croatia shall accede to the international
agreements signed or concluded by the European Union and its Member States by means of a protocol to those agreements.
On 24 September 2012[1], the
Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the third countries
concerned to conclude the relevant protocols. Negotiations with Iceland were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Additional Protocol.
The proposed Additional
Protocol makes the Republic of Croatia a contracting party to the Agreement and
commits the EU to providing an authentic version of the Agreement in the new
official language of the EU. It also provides for additional fish trade
concessions for Iceland, given Croatia’s accession to the European Economic
Area.
The Additional Protocol was signed in Brussels on (...). The Council is asked to adopt the decision on the conclusion of the
Additional Protocol, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament.
2014/0046 (NLE)
Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
on the conclusion of an Additional
Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Republic of Iceland, 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 207 in conjunction
with Article 218(6)(a) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,
Having regard to the Act concerning the
conditions of accession of the Republic of Croatia, and in particular Article
6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the
European Commission[2],
Having regard to the consent of the European
Parliament[3],
Whereas:
(1)       The Additional Protocol to
the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the
European Union, has been signed on behalf of the European Union and the Member States on [xx.xx.201x] in accordance with Council Decision No [...][4].
(2)       The Additional Protocol
should be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Additional Protocol to the Agreement
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, is
hereby approved on behalf of the European Union and the Member States.
Article 2
The
President of the Council shall designate the person empowered, on behalf of the
European Union and its Member States, to deposit the instruments of approval
provided for in Article 4 of the Additional Protocol.
Done at Brussels,
                                                                       For
the Council
                                                                       The
President
[1]               Council decision authorising the opening of
negotiations for the adaptation of agreements signed or concluded between the
European Union, or the European Union and its Member States, with one or more
third countries or international organisations, in view of the accession of the
Republic of Croatia to the European Union (Council doc. 13351/12 LIMITED).
[2]               OJ C […], […], p.[…].
[3]               OJ C […], […], p.[…].
[4]               OJ L […], […], p.[…].
ANNEX
ADDITIONAL
PROTOCOL
TO THE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THE REPUBLIC OF ICELAND
CONSEQUENT TO THE ACCESSION OF
THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
THE EUROPEAN UNION
and
ICELAND
HAVING REGARD to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland signed in Brussels on
22 July 1972, hereinafter called the "Agreement", and to the existing
arrangements for trade in fish and fishery products between Iceland and the
Community,
HAVING REGARD to the
Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Republic of Iceland concerning special provisions applicable for the
period 2009-2014 to imports into the Union of certain fish and fishery
products,
HAVING REGARD to the accession of the Republic of   Croatia to the European Union,
HAVING REGARD to the Agreement on the
Participation of the Republic of Croatia in the European Economic Area,
HAVING REGARD to the existing regime for
trade in fish and fishery products between Iceland and the Republic of Croatia,
HAVE DECIDED to determine by common accord
the adjustments to the Agreement consequent to the accession of the Republic of   Croatia to the European Union,
AND TO CONCLUDE THIS PROTOCOL,
ARTICLE
1
The text of the Agreement, the Annexes and
Protocols, which form an integral part thereof, the Final Act and the
declarations annexed thereto shall be drawn up in the Croatian language and
those texts shall be authentic in the same way as the original texts. The Joint
Committee shall approve the Croatian text.
ARTICLE
2
1.         The special provisions
applicable to imports into the European Union of certain fish and fishery
products originating in Iceland are laid down in this Protocol.
2.         The tariff quotas’ volumes
provided for in Article 3 of this Protocol shall cover the period of ten months
remaining from Croatia's accession to the EU until the end of the 2009-2014 EEA
Financial Mechanism (1 July 2013 to 30 April 2014). The quotas’ volumes shall
be reviewed by the end of that period taking into account all relevant
interests.
3.         The tariff quotas shall apply
from the day on which the provisional application of this Protocol becomes
effective, according to the procedures laid down in paragraph 3 of Article 4
and shall be available for twelve months from that date. 
ARTICLE
3
The Union shall open the following
additional duty free tariff quotas for products originating in Iceland: 
–                        
Frozen Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)
(CN code 0306 15 90) of 60 tonnes net weight.
–                        
 Fillets of redfish (Sebastes spp.),
fresh or chilled (CN code 0304 49 50) of 100 tonnes net weight.
ARTICLE
4
1.         This Protocol shall be ratified
or approved by the Parties in accordance with their own procedures. The
instruments of ratification or approval shall be deposited with the General
Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.
2.         It shall enter into force on the
day following the deposit of the last instrument of ratification or approval
provided that the instruments of ratification or approval of the following
related agreements have been deposited as well: 
(a)                   
Agreement on the Participation of the Republic of   Croatia in the European Economic Area;
(b)                   
Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the
European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for
the period 2009-2014 consequent to the participation of the Republic of Croatia in the European Economic Area;
(c)                   
Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway consequent to the
accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union.
3.         Pending the completion of the
procedures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, this Protocol
shall be applied on a provisional basis from the first day of the third month
following the deposit of the last notification to this effect. 
ARTICLE
5
This Protocol is drawn up in single original, in the Bulgarian, Croatian,
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek,
Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian,
Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Icelandic languages, each of these
texts being equally authentic, shall be deposited with
the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, which will remit
a certified copy to each of the Parties. 
Done at Brussels, this....of 2013
For the European Union
For Iceland