Council Decision 2005/495/CFSP of 13 June 2005 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine establishing a framework for the participation of Ukraine in the European Union crisis management operations
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The Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine establishing a framework for the participation of Ukraine in the European Union crisis management operations is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the European Union.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX TEXT OF DECLARATIONS DECLARATION BY THE EU MEMBER STATES The EU Member States applying an EU Joint Action on an EU crisis management operation in which Ukraine participates will endeavour, insofar as their internal legal systems so permit, to waive as far as possible claims against Ukraine for injury, death of their personnel, or damage to, or loss of, any assets owned by themselves and used by the EU crisis management operation if such injury, death, damage or loss: β was caused by personnel from Ukraine in the execution of their duties in connection with the EU crisis management operation, except in case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct, or β arose from the use of any assets owned by Ukraine, provided that the assets were used in connection with the operation and except in case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct of EU crisis management operation personnel from Ukraine using those assets. DECLARATION BY UKRAINE Ukraine applying an EU Joint Action on an EU crisis management operation will endeavour, insofar as its internal legal system so permits, to waive as far as possible claims against any other State participating in the EU crisis management operation for injury, death of its personnel, or damage to, or loss of, any assets owned by itself and used by the EU crisis management operation if such injury, death, damage or loss: β was caused by personnel in the execution of their duties in connection with the EU crisis management operation, except in case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct, or β arose from the use of any assets owned by States participating in the EU crisis management operation, provided that the assets were used in connection with the operation and except in case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct of EU crisis management operation personnel using those assets.
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