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TREATY OF ACCESSION 2005
The Treaty of Accession 2005 was the agreement between the European Union and two countries (Bulgaria and Romania), concerning these countries' accession into the EU. At the same time it changed a number of points which were originally laid down in the Treaty of Nice.
On April 13, 2005 the European Parliament has approved the signing of the Accession Treaties of Romania and Bulgaria, effectively endorsing their accession to the European Union. The parliament voted on the Romanian Accession Treaty with 497 positive votes, 93 negative votes and 71 abstentions. Bulgaria received a slightly more positive message, with 522 votes in favour of its accession treaty, 70 negative votes and 69 abstentions.
The treaty was signed on April 25, 2005 in Luxembourg. It is will enter into force either on 1 January 2007 or on 1 January 2008, depending on the decision of the European Council on the date of the enlargement of the European Union. Up to now, it has been ratified by twenty-one member states of the European Union.
The European Union comprises a large number of overlapping legal structures which is a result of it being defined by successive international treaties. The Treaty of Accession 2005 modifies:
as well as other acts which together form the current legal framework (acquis) of the EU.
The Treaty's full name was: Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Member States of the European Union) and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
Approval of the Treaty
(*) Article 4 of the Treaty requires that instruments of ratification be deposited with the Government of the Italian Republic. Each country deposits the instrument of ratification after its internal ratification process is finalized by all required state bodies (parliament and the head of state).
See also: European Union Law
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