# Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), Article 23: Status of Beneficiary Country

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

If a beneficiary country listed in Annex II is granted candidate status for accession to the EU, the Council, acting by qualified majority on the basis of a proposal from the Commission will transfer that country from Annex II to Annex I.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1085/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1085/article-23
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