13.6.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

C 204/212

P8_TA(2016)0326

EU-China Agreement relating to the accession of Croatia ***

European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 September 2016 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV: 6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union (15561/2015 — C8-0158/2016 — 2015/0298(NLE))

(Consent)

(2018/C 204/27)

The European Parliament,

—	having regard to the draft Council decision (15561/2015),

—

having regard to Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV: 6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Croatia in the course of their accession to the European Union (15562/2015),

—	having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4), first paragraph, and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0158/2016),

—	having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2), and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

—	having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A8-0231/2016),

Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the People's Republic of China