Treaty of Accession 2011

The Treaty of Accession 2011 is an agreement between the member states of European Union and Croatia. It was signed on December 9, 2011 in Brussels by the Heads of State or Government of the 27 Member States and by the President of Croatia, Ivo Josipović, and the Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor.[1]

The default date for entry into force of the Treaty is 1 July 2013.

Contents

Full title

The full official name of the Treaty is:

Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, 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, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Member States of the European Union) and the Republic of Croatia concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union.

History

Ratification

Country[2] Date Parliament - result[3] Deposition[4]
 Croatia 22 January 2012 Referendum
Sabor
 Bulgaria Народно събрание
 Romania Camerele Reunite
 Slovakia Narodna rada
 Hungary Országgyűlés
 Cyprus Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων
 Estonia Riigikogu
 Malta Kamra tad-Deputati
 Greece Βουλή των Ελλήνων
 Czech Republic Senát
Poslanecká sněmovna
 Italy Senato
Camera dei Deputati
 Slovenia Državni zbor
 United Kingdom Commons
Lords
incl. Gibraltar[5] Gibraltar Parliament
 Latvia Saeima
 Sweden Riksdag
 Spain Congreso de los Diputados
Senado
 Austria Nationalrat
Bundesrat
 Lithuania Seimas
 Finland Eduskunta/Riksdag
incl.  Åland[6] Lagting
 Netherlands Tweede Kamer
Eerste Kamer
 Portugal Assembleia
 Poland Sejm
Senat
 Luxembourg Châmber
 Ireland Dáil Éireann
Seanad Éireann
 Belgium Sénat/Senaat
Chambre/Kamer
Parlement Bruxellois/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Parlement
Parlement de la Communauté française
Vlaams Parlement
Parlement wallon
Parlament der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft
 Denmark Folketing
 France Assemblée nationale
Sénat
 Germany Bundestag
Bundesrat
 European Union 1 December 2011 Yes. European Parliament: 564 to 38 in favour, 32 abstentions.[7]
5 December 2011 Yes. Council of the European Union[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16106982
  2. ^ Article 4 of the Treaty requires that instruments of ratification be deposited with the Government of the Italian Republic in order for the Treaty to enter into force. Each country deposits the instrument of ratification after its internal ratification process is finalized by all required state bodies (parliament and the head of state). Countries are ordered according to the date of deposition of ratification documents. When two countries have deposited the necessary documents on the same date the order is alphabetical.
  3. ^ Results refer to the final round when more than one vote is required.
  4. ^ Ratification details
  5. ^ European Communities Ordinance ammendmend 28/2006 Gibraltar is a British overseas territory. It is part of European Union, but is subject of certain exemptions. Gibraltar Parliament ratification is not necessary for the Treaty to enter into force, but changes in the legislation are needed for its provisions to apply on the territory of Gibraltar.
  6. ^ Åland is an autonomous province of Finland. It is part of European Union, but is subject of certain exemptions. Åland Parliament ratification is not necessary for the Treaty to enter into force, but is needed for its provisions to apply on the territory of Åland islands.
  7. ^ European Parliament gave a green light for Croatia’s EU accession
  8. ^ Conclusions of the Council of the European Union on Croatia