Final Act (European Union)

Final Act

Published: 2011-12-09

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24.4.2012

Official Journal of the European Union

L 112/6

FINAL ACT

I. TEXT OF THE FINAL ACT

The Plenipotentiaries of:

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

THE PRESIDENT OF MALTA,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE FEDERAL PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

THE PRESIDENT OF ROMANIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

Assembled at Brussels on the ninth day of December in the year two thousand and eleven on the occasion of the signature of the 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, 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, 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.

Have placed on record the fact that the following texts have been drawn up and adopted within the Conference between the Member States of the European Union and the Republic of Croatia concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union:

the 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, 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, 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 (hereinafter ‘the Treaty of Accession’);

II.	the 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 to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (hereinafter ‘the Act of Accession’);

III.

the texts listed below which are annexed to the Act of Accession:

Annex I	:	List of conventions and protocols to which the Republic of Croatia accedes upon accession (referred to in Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession),
Annex II	:	List of provisions of the Schengen acquis as integrated into the framework of the European Union and the acts building upon it or otherwise related to it, to be binding on, and applicable in, the Republic of Croatia as of accession (referred to in Article 4(1) of the Act of Accession),
Annex III	:	List referred to in Article 15 of the Act of Accession: adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions,
Annex IV	:	List referred to in Article 16 of the Act of Accession: other permanent provisions,
Annex V	:	List referred to in Article 18 of the Act of Accession: transitional measures,
Annex VI	:	Rural development (referred to in Article 35(2) of the Act of Accession),
Annex VII	:	Specific commitments undertaken by the Republic of Croatia in the accession negotiations (referred to in Article 36(1), second subparagraph, of the Act of Accession),
Annex VIII	:	Commitments undertaken by the Republic of Croatia on the restructuring of the Croatian shipbuilding industry (referred to in Article 36(1), third subparagraph, of the Act of Accession),
Annex IX	:	Commitments undertaken by the Republic of Croatia on the restructuring of the steel sector (referred to in Article 36(1), third subparagraph, of the Act of Accession);

B.	Protocol on certain arrangements concerning a possible one-off transfer of assigned amount units issued under the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to the Republic of Croatia, as well as the related compensation;

the texts of the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and the Treaties amending or supplementing them, including the Treaty concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Treaty concerning the accession of the Hellenic Republic, the Treaty concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic, the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the Croatian language.

The High Contracting Parties have reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions required by reason of accession and invite the Council and the Commission to adopt these adaptations before accession in accordance with Article 50 of the Act of Accession, as referred to in Article 3(4) of the Treaty of Accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union.

The High Contracting Parties undertake to communicate to the Commission and to each other all necessary information required for the application of the Act of Accession. Where necessary, this information shall be provided in such good time before the date of accession as to enable the full application of the Act of Accession from the date of accession, in particular as regards the functioning of the internal market. In this context early notification under Article 47 of the Act of Accession of the measures adopted by the Republic of Croatia is of primary importance. The Commission may inform the Republic of Croatia of the time by which it considers it appropriate to receive or transmit specific information.

By this day of signature, the High Contracting Parties have been provided with a list setting out the information obligations in the veterinary domain.

The Plenipotentiaries have taken note of the following Declarations which have been made and are annexed to this Final Act:

A.	Joint Declaration by the present Member States Joint Declaration on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis

B.	Joint Declaration by various present Member States Joint Declaration by the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Austria on the free movement of workers: Croatia

C.	Joint Declaration by the present Member States and the Republic of Croatia Joint Declaration on the European Development Fund

D.	Declaration by the Republic of Croatia Declaration by the Republic of Croatia concerning the transitional arrangement for the liberalisation of the Croatian agricultural land market

The Plenipotentiaries have taken note of the Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on an information and consultation procedure for the adoption of certain decisions and other measures to be taken during the period preceding accession and which is attached to this Final Act.

Съставено в Брюксел на девети декември две хиляди и единадесета година.

Hecho en Bruselas, el nueve de diciembre de dos mil once.

V Bruselu dne devátého prosince dva tisíce jedenáct.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den niende december to tusind og elleve.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am neunten Dezember zweitausendelf.

Kahe tuhande üheteistkümnenda aasta detsembrikuu üheksandal päeval Brüsselis.

'Εγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις εννέα Δεκεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες έντεκα.

Done at Brussels on the ninth day of December in the year two thousand and eleven.

Fait à Bruxelles, le neuf décembre deux mille onze.

Arna dhéanamh sa Bhruiséil, an naoú lá de mhí na Nollag an bhliain dhá mhíle agus a haon déag.

Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu dana devetog prosinca godine dvije tisuće jedanaeste.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì nove dicembre duemilaundici.

Briselē, divtūkstoš vienpadsmitā gada devītajā decembrī.

Priimta du tūkstančiai vienuoliktų metų gruodžio devintą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-tizenegyedik év december havának kilencedik napján.

Magħmul fi Brussell, fid-disa jum ta' Diċembru tas-sena elfejn u ħdax.

Gedaan te Brussel, de negende december tweeduizend elf.

Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia dziewiątego grudnia roku dwa tysiące jedenastego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em nove de Dezembro de dois mil e onze.

Întocmit la Bruxelles la nouă decembrie două mii unsprezece.

V Bruseli dňa deviateho decembra dvetisícjedenásť.

V Bruslju, dne devetega decembra leta dva tisoč enajst.

Tehty Brysselissä yhdeksäntenä päivänä joulukuuta vuonna kaksituhattayksitoista.

Som skedde i Bryssel den nionde december tjugohundraelva.

Voor Zijne Majesteit de Koning der Belgen

Pour Sa Majesté le Roi des Belges

Für Seine Majestät den König der Belgier

Deze handtekening verbindt eveneens de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, de Franse Gemeenschap, de Duitstalige Gemeenschap, het Vlaamse Gewest, het Waalse Gewest en het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest.

Cette signature engage également la Communauté française, la Communauté flamande, la Communauté germanophone, la Région wallonne, la Région flamande et la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.

Diese Unterschrift bindet zugleich die Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, die Flämische Gemeinschaft, die Französische Gemeinschaft, die Wallonische Region, die Flämische Region und die Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt.

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