| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2013) 171 final (26.3.13) |
| Publication Date | 26/03/2013 |
| Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
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The Accession Treaty was signed on 9 December 2011, following the Commission's favourable Opinion of October 2011 and the European Parliament's assent of December 2011. Croatia will become a Member of the European Union on 1 July 2013, subject to the Accession Treaty being ratified by all Member States. Currently 19 Member States, and Croatia, have ratified the Treaty and the Commission expects all remaining Member States to do so in good time before the date of Croatia's accession. As an acceding country, Croatia is enjoying active observer status during the interim period until accession. In the course of the negotiations, Croatia agreed to a number of commitments, which have to be implemented by the date of accession, at the latest, unless specific transitional arrangements have been agreed. Article 36 of the Act of Accession requires the Commission to closely monitor all commitments undertaken by Croatia in the accession negotiations, focusing, in particular, on competition policy, judiciary and fundamental rights, and justice, freedom and security. As an integral part of its regular monitoring, the Commission has been issuing six-monthly assessments, on the implementation of Croatia's commitments in these areas. The Commission adopted a Monitoring Report on Croatia's accession preparations in April 2012 and a Comprehensive Monitoring Report in October 2012 with Croatia adopting an action plan to follow up on their recommendations. In line with Article 36, this final Monitoring Report assesses the progress made by Croatia in its preparations for accession in the period between 1 September 2012 and 28 February 2013. This assessment is based on information gathered and analysed by the Commission, including input provided by Croatia, peer assessment missions as well as information shared by the Member States, international and civil society organisations, in their regular contacts with the Commission. The assessment is also based on the findings of the updated half-yearly Monitoring Tables, a working tool aimed at following up in detail all commitments undertaken by Croatia in the accession negotiations. The assessment on the ten priority actions, identified in the Comprehensive Monitoring Report as requiring particular attention is given separately for each one, in the relevant thematic section. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2013:171:FIN |
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| Countries / Regions | Croatia |
