This condition was fulfilled when the Swiss Parliament voted to implement Article 121a of the Federal Constitution on 16 December 2016. On 17 June 2016, the Swiss Parliament approved Protocol III and authorised the Federal Council to ratify it once an agreement to control immigration was reached with the EU that was compatible with Swiss law. The extension of the AFMP to Croatia was negotiated in Protocol III, which provides full free movement of persons for Croatian nationals following a ten-year transitional period. Each time a new member joins the EU, the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons (AFMP) is supplemented by an additional protocol. Post and Telecommunications Surveillance ServiceĮU/EFTA Citizens: Living and Working in Switzerland LanguagesĬroatia joined the European Union (EU) on 1 July 2013.FAOA: Federal Audit Oversight Authority.SICL: Swiss Institute of Comparative Law.IPI: Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property.NCPT: National Commission for the Prevention of Torture.ESchK: Eidgenössische Schiedskommission für die Verwertung von Urheberrechten und verwandten Schutzrechten.DETEC: Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.EAER: Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.DDPS: Federal Department of Defence Civil Protection and Sport.FDJP: Federal Department of Justice and Police.FDHA: Federal Department of Home Affairs.FDFA: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

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