Moldova–European Union Association Agreement
Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part | |
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Type | European Union Association Agreement |
Context | framework for cooperation between the EU and a non-EU country |
Signed | June 27, 2014 |
Location | Brussels, Belgium |
Effective | July 1, 2016 |
Condition | ratification by all signatories |
Signatories | European Union European Atomic Energy Community 28 EU member states Moldova |
Ratifiers |
31 / 31
[1] |
Depositary | General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union |
Languages | All 24 official Languages of the European Union |
The Moldova–European Union Association Agreement is a treaty between the European Union (EU), Euratom, their 28 Member States and Moldova that establishes a political and economic association between the two parties. The parties committed to co-operate and converge economic policy, legislation, and regulation across a broad range of areas, including equal rights for workers, the exchange of information and staff in the area of justice, the modernisation of Moldova's energy infrastructure, and access to the European Investment Bank. The parties committed to regular summit meetings, and meetings among ministers, other officials, and experts.
The agreement commits Moldova to economic, judicial and financial reforms to converge its policies and legislation to those of the European Union.
History
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The EU Association Agreement (AA) was initialed on 29 November 2013 in Brussels.[2] It was signed on 27 June 2014 and is being provisionally applied since 1 September 2014. It will officially come into force on 1 July 2016, following ratification by all 31 signatories.
Ratification
Signatory | Date | Institution | AB | Deposited[1] | Reference | ||
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Austria | 8 July 2015 | National Council | Approved | 28 August 2015 | [3] | ||
23 July 2015 | Federal Council | Approved | [3] | ||||
Presidential Assent | Granted | ||||||
Belgium | |||||||
23 April 2015 | Chamber of Representatives | 102 | 17 | 18 | 1 February 2016 | [4][5] | |
Royal Assent (federal law) | |||||||
1 July 2015 |
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63 | 2 | 4 | [6] | ||
61 | 2 | 4 | [6] | ||||
22 June 2015 | German-speaking Community | 16 | 2 | 1 | [7] | ||
24 June 2015 | French Community | 71 | 0 | 8 | [8] | ||
20 November 2015 | Brussels Regional Parliament | 69 | 3 | 3 | [9][10] | ||
20 November 2015 |
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53 | 3 | 1 | [12][13] | ||
14 | 0 | 2 | [12][13] | ||||
17 June 2015 |
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83 | 18 | [14] | |||
88 | 19 | [14] | |||||
24 June 2015 | COCOF Assembly | 71 | 0 | 8 | [15][16] | ||
Bulgaria | 24 July 2014 | National Assembly | 91 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2014 | [17] |
28 July 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [18] | ||||
Croatia | 12 December 2014 | Parliament | 119 | 0 | 0 | 24 March 2015 | [19] |
18 December 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [20] | ||||
Cyprus | 7 May 2015 | House of Representatives | Approved | 18 August 2015 | [21] | ||
22 May 2015 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [22] | ||||
Czech Republic | 18 March 2015 | Senate | 53 | 0 | 10 | 12 June 2015 | [23] |
9 April 2015 | Chamber of Deputies | 122 | 0 | 6 | [23] | ||
19 May 2015 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [24] | ||||
Denmark | 18 December 2014 | Parliament | 101 | 8 | 0 | 18 February 2015 | [25] |
Estonia | 4 November 2014 | Assembly | 62 | 0 | 0 | 12 January 2015 | [26][27] |
13 November 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [28] | ||||
European Union and EAEC | 13 November 2014 | European Parliament | 535 | 94 | 44 | 19 April 2016 (EAEC) 23 May 2016 (EU) |
[29] |
Council of the European Union | |||||||
Finland | 10 March 2015 | Parliament | Approved | 6 May 2015 | [30] | ||
24 April 2015 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [31] | ||||
France | 3 March 2015 | Senate | Approved | 3 July 2015 | [32] | ||
16 April 2015 | National Assembly | Approved | [32] | ||||
27 April 2015 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [32] | ||||
Germany | 8 May 2015 | Bundesrat | Approved | 22 July 2015 | [33] | ||
26 March 2015 | Federal Diet | Approved | [34] | ||||
27 May 2015 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [35] | ||||
Greece | 18 November 2015 | Parliament | Approved | 6 January 2016 | [36] | ||
24 November 2015 | Presidential Promulgation | Granted | [37] | ||||
Hungary | 25 November 2014 | National Assembly | 133 | 0 | 6 | 7 April 2015 | [38] |
5 December 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [38] | ||||
Ireland | 27 January 2015 | House of Representatives | 58 | 19 | 0 | 17 April 2015 | [39] |
Italy | 26 November 2015 | Senate | 151 | 35 | 11 | 3 February 2016 | [40] |
29 July 2015 | Chamber of Deputies | 314 | 88 | 36 | [40] | ||
7 December 2015 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [41] | ||||
Latvia | 14 July 2014 | Parliament | 79 | 0 | 0 | 2 October 2014 | [42] |
18 July 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [43] | ||||
Lithuania | 8 July 2014 | Parliament | 84 | 0 | 1 | 29 July 2014 | [44] |
11 July 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [45] | ||||
Luxembourg | 18 March 2015 | Chamber of Deputies | 55 | 2 | 0 | 12 May 2015 | [46] |
12 April 2015 | Grand Ducal Promulgation | Granted | [47] | ||||
Malta | 21 August 2014 | House of Representatives | Approved | 29 August 2014 | [48][49][50] | ||
Moldova | 2 July 2014 | Parliament | 59 | 4 | 0 | 23 July 2014 | [51] |
8 July 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [52] | ||||
Netherlands | 7 July 2015 | Senate | Adopted | 21 September 2015 | [53] | ||
7 April 2015 | House of Representatives | Adopted | [54] | ||||
28 July 2015 | Royal Promulgation | Granted | [53] | ||||
Poland | 18 December 2014 | Senate | 79 | 0 | 0 | 24 March 2015 | [55] |
5 December 2014 | House of Representatives | 420 | 0 | 0 | [56][57] | ||
29 December 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [58] | ||||
Portugal | 20 March 2015 | National Assembly | Approved | 13 May 2015 | [59] | ||
22 April 2015 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [60] | ||||
Romania | 2 July 2014 | Chamber of Deputies | 284 | 1 | 1 | 14 July 2014 | [61] |
3 July 2014 | Senate | 122 | 0 | 0 | [62] | ||
9 July 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [63] | ||||
Slovakia | 23 September 2014 | National Council | 117 | 0 | 0 | 21 October 2014 | [64] |
16 October 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [65] | ||||
Slovenia | 13 May 2015 | National Assembly | 70 | 3 | 0 | 27 July 2015 | [66][67] |
21 May 2015 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [68] | ||||
Spain | 27 May 2015 | Senate | Approved | 28 July 2015 | [69] | ||
30 April 2015 | Congress of Deputies | 303 | 0 | 1 | [70] | ||
Royal Assent | Granted | ||||||
Sweden | 26 November 2014 | Parliament | 249 | 44 | 0 | 9 January 2015 | [71] |
United Kingdom | 9 March 2015 | House of Lords | Approved | 8 April 2015 | [72] | ||
23 February 2015 | House of Commons | Approved | [73] | ||||
19 March 2015 | Royal Assent | Order Made | [74] |
The 31 parties are Moldova, the EU and Euratom and the 28 EU members.
Ratification notes
- Malta
The ratification was performed in accordance with article 4(2)(b) of the Maltese European Union Act,[48] which reads that:
"Provided that with regard to treaties and international conventions which Malta may accede to as Member State of the European Union, and treaties and international conventions which Malta is bound to ratify in its own name or on behalf of the European Community by virtue of its membership within the European Union, these shall come into force one month following their being submitted in order to be discussed by the Standing Committee on Foreign and European Affairs."[49]
As the treaty was submitted to the Standing Committee on Foreign and European Affairs on 21 July 2014,[50] the treaty came into force as part of the Maltese legislation on 21 August 2014.
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The ratification was based on The European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Association Agreement) (Moldova) Order 2015, made in accordance with section 1(3) of the European Communities Act 1972, after having been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
See also
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