P8_TA(2017)0353

Protocol to the EU-Chile Association Agreement (accession of Croatia) ***

European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 September 2017 on the draft Council decision 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 (06750/2017 — C8-0225/2017 — 2017/0042(NLE))

(Consent)

(2018/C 337/41)

The European Parliament,

—	having regard to the draft Council decision (06750/2017),

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having regard to 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 (06905/2017),

—	having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 217 and Article 218(6) second subparagraph, point (a)(i) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0225/2017),

—	having regard to Rule 99(1) and (4) and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

—	having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A8-0277/2017),

Gives its consent to conclusion of the protocol;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Chile.