On 11 December 2003, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium, issued the instruction to its Mission with the European Union to notify the Secretariat General of the Council that Belgium terminated its internal procedure for the ratification of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the Republic of Croatia and the European Union, while the Parliament of the Republic of Finland has ratified the SAA on 9 December at the plenary session. The ratification in Finland will take effect when Mr. Tarja Halonen, President of Finland, signs the decree, expected to take place before 25 December.
When the process of ratification of the SAA terminates in Belgium and Finland, the process of ratification of the SAA between the Republic of Croatia and the EU will be underway in only three other members of the EU.
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