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5.7.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
175/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
DECISION No 2/2012 OF THE ACP-EU COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
of 15 June 2012
concerning the status of the Republic of South Sudan in relation to the Partnership Agreement
between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and
the European Community and its Member States, of the other part
(2012/357/EU)
THE ACP-EU COUNCIL OF MINISTERS,
(3) On
20
March
2012,
the
Republic
of
South
Sudan
presented a request for accession in accordance with
Article 94 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and a
Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the
request for observer status enabling it to participate in
members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of
the joint institutions set up by that Agreement, until the
States of the one part, and the European Community and its
accession procedure is completed.
Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on
23 June 2000
( 1 ), as first amended in Luxembourg
on 25 June 2005 ( 2 ) and as amended for the second time in
Ouagadougou on 22 June 2010 ( 3 ) (‘the ACP-EU Partnership
(4) The
observer
status
should
be
valid
until
20
November
Agreement’), and in particular Article 94 thereof,
2012. South Sudan should deposit the Act of Accession
with the Depositaries of the ACP-EU Partnership
Agreement, namely, the Secretariat-General of the
Council of the European Union and the Secretariat of
Having regard to Decision No 1/2005 of the ACP-EC Council
the ACP States, no later than that date,
of Ministers of 8 March 2005 concerning the adoption of the

Rules of Procedure of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers ( 4 ), and
in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Whereas:
Article 1
(1) The
second
amendment
to
the
ACP-EU
Partnership
Agreement has been provisionally applied since
Approval of requests for accession and observer status
31 October 2010.
The request of the Republic of South Sudan to accede to the
Partnership Agreement between the members of the African,
Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and
(2) Article
94
of
the
ACP-EU
Partnership
Agreement the European Community and its Member States, of the other
stipulates that any request for accession by a State is to
part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000, as first amended in
be presented to, and approved by, the Council of
Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 and as amended for the second
Ministers.
time in Ouagadougou on 22 June 2010, is hereby approved.
( 1 ) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.
( 2 ) Agreement amending the Partnership Agreement between the
members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of
South Sudan shall have observer status until 20 November
the one part, and the European Community and its Member States,
2012 under the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement.
of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (OJ L 209,
11.8.2005, p. 27).
( 3 ) Agreement amending for the second time the Partnership Agreement
between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group
of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its
South Sudan shall deposit its Act of Accession with the Deposi
Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June
taries of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, namely, the Secre
2000, as first amended in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005
(OJ L 287, 4.11.2010, p. 3).
tariat-General of the Council of the European Union and the
( 4 ) OJ L 95, 14.4.2005, p. 44.
Secretariat of the ACP States, no later than that date.

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Official Journal of the European Union
5.7.2012
Article 2
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its adoption.
Done at Port Vila, 15 June 2012.
For the ACP-EU Council of Ministers
The President
A. BAPTISTE

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