THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Republic of Croatia and in particular Article 50 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 50 of the Act of Accession of Croatia, where acts of the institutions adopted prior to accession require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in the Act of Accession or its Annexes, the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall, to that end, adopt the necessary acts if the original act was not adopted by the Commission.
(2)
Decision No 529/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council sets Member State reference levels for forest management, minimum values for the definition of forest and the base year or period of emissions in Annexes II, V and VI, respectively.
(3)
Following the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union on 1 July 2013, the specific reference level, values for the definition of forest and base year for Croatia should also be included in Annexes II, V and VI to Decision No 529/2013/EU, respectively.
(4)
Decision No 529/2013/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: