Attachment
United Kingdom
Agreement
between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Moldova in European Union crisis management operations
THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU)
of the one part, and
THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
of the other part,
hereinafter referred to as the ‘Parties’,
Whereas:
(1)
The European Union may decide to take action in the field of crisis management, including peace-keeping operations or humanitarian operations.
(2)
The European Union will decide whether third States will be invited to participate in an EU crisis management operation. The Republic of Moldova may accept the invitation by the European Union and offer its contribution. In such case, the European Union will decide on the acceptance of that proposed contribution.
(3)
Conditions regarding the participation of the Republic of Moldova in EU crisis management operations should be laid down in an agreement establishing a framework for such possible future participation, rather than defining these conditions on a case-by-case basis for each operation concerned.
(4)
Such an agreement should be without prejudice to the decision-making autonomy of the European Union, and should not prejudge the case-by-case nature of the decision for the Republic of Moldova to participate in an EU crisis management operation, in accordance with its legal system.
(5)
Such an agreement should only address future EU crisis management operations and should be without prejudice to any existing agreements regulating the participation of the Republic of Moldova in an EU crisis management operation that has already been deployed,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Done at Brussels, on the thirteenth day of December in the year two thousand and twelve, in the English language in two copies.
For the European Union
For the Republic of Moldova
