Activites

• 2014/04/16 Vote scheduled
• 2014/03/20 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • A7-0192/2014 summary

    The Committee on Foreign Affairs unanimously adopted the report by Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK) on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union and its Member States 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 Montenegro, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union; The committee called on the European Parliament to give its consent to the conclusion of the protocol.

• 2014/03/18 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2014/01/13 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2013/10/15 Legislative proposal published
  • 14187/2013 summary

    PURPOSE: to conclude the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Montenegro, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.  BACKGROUND: in accordance with a Council Decision, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Montenegro, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union has been signed, subject to its conclusion. The conclusion of the Protocol is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling within the competence of the European Atomic Energy Community. It is now necessary to approve the Protocol on behalf of the European Union. CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is invited to approve on behalf of the European Union, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Montenegro, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union. For further information as regards the main provisions of this Protocol and its impact on the EU budget, please refer to the summary of the initial legislative proposal dated 26/07/2013.

  • DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/', 'title': 'Enlargement'}, FÜLE Štefan
• 2013/07/26 Initial legislative proposal published
  • COM(2013)0545 summary

    PURPOSE: to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Montenegro, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. BACKGROUND: on 24 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States and Croatia, with Montenegro in order to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Montenegro, of the other part, to take account of the accession Croatia to the European Union. These negotiations started on 22 November 2012 and the Protocol was initialled by the Commission and the Government of Montenegro on 16 May 2013. This proposal concerns the Council Decision to conclude the said Protocol. IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was undertaken. LEGAL BASIS: Article 217 in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). CONTENT: with this proposal, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Montenegro, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union and the Member States. The main amendments are made to the Montenegrin concessions on agricultural products, fisheries products and on the rules of origin. BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.

  • DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/', 'title': 'Enlargement'}, FÜLE Štefan

Documents

• Initial legislative proposal published: COM(2013)0545
• Legislative proposal published: 14187/2013
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A7-0192/2014

History

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