Attachment

THE JOINT COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part^f1, (the ‘Global Agreement’), and in particular Article 6, in conjunction with Article 47 thereof,

Whereas:

Following the accession of the Republic of Croatia (‘Croatia’) to the European Union on 1 July 2013, the Third Additional Protocol to the Global Agreement was signed in … on … and is applicable since …^f2.

In view of that, it is necessary to adapt, with effect from the date on which Croatia acceded to the Global Agreement, Annexes I and II to Decision No 2/2001^f3, as amended by Decisions No 4/2004^f4 and No 3/2008^f5, in order to include the authorities responsible for financial services in Croatia and those measures inconsistent with Articles 12 to 16 of Decision No 2/2001 that Croatia will maintain until Article 17(3) thereof is implemented.

This adaptation also provides an opportunity to update the list of authorities responsible for financial services, established in Annex II to Decision No 2/2001.

Articles 5, 6, 7, 10 and 47 of the Global Agreement empower the Joint Council established under Article 45 of the Global Agreement to take decisions for the purpose of attaining the objectives of the Global Agreement, and in particular to decide on the appropriate arrangements and timetable related to trade in goods, trade in services and public procurement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: