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Division 4 Consequently, the European Union hereby declares that:

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  1. (i)

    it has competence over all the matters governed by the Agreement;

  2. (ii)

    for this reason, its Member States shall not become State Parties, except in respect of their territories for which it has no responsibility.

    The current Member States of the European Union are: the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;

  3. (iii)

    the European Union accepts the rights and obligations of States under the Agreement.