Accession of new EU Member States. 1. The EPA Committee shall be advised of any request made by a third State to become a member of the European Union. During the negotiations between the Union and the applicant State, the EC Party shall provide Ghana with any relevant information and they in turn shall convey their concerns to the EC Party so that it can take them fully into account. Ghana shall be notified by the EC Party of any accession to the European Union (EU). 2. Any new Member State of the EU shall accede to this Agreement from the date of its accession to the EU by means of a clause to that effect in the act of accession. If the act of accession to the Union does not provide for such automatic accession of the EU Member State to this Agreement, the EU Member State concerned shall accede by depositing an act of accession with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, which shall send certified copies to the Ghanaian Party. 3. The Parties shall review the effects of the accession of new EU Member States on this Agreement. The EPA Committee may decide on any transitional or amending measures that might be necessary.
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Samples: Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement, Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement, Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement
