COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/2060

of 6 November 2017

on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Third Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, 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 217, in conjunction with point (a)(i) of the second subparagraph of Article 218(6) thereof,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Third Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Union and its Member States (3).

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 14(1) of the Protocol.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

(1)  Consent of 14 September 2017 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2)  OJ L 352, 30.12.2002, p. 3.

(3)  The Protocol has been published in OJ L 196 of 27.7.2017 together with the decision on signature.