▁to ▁withdraw ▁is ▁not ▁dependent ▁on ▁any ▁agreement ▁being ▁reached ▁( it ▁would ▁occur ▁after ▁two ▁years ▁regardless ). ▁ ▁Neg ot iation ▁The ▁treat ies ▁ce ase ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁member ▁state ▁concerned ▁on ▁the ▁entry ▁into ▁force ▁of ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁agreement ▁or , ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁such ▁an ▁agreement , ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁member ▁state ▁not ified ▁the ▁European ▁Council ▁of ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁leave , ▁although ▁this ▁period ▁can ▁be ▁extended ▁by ▁un anim ous ▁agreement ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Council . ▁ ▁The ▁leaving ▁agreement ▁is ▁negoti ated ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁EU ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁Commission ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁a ▁mand ate ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁remaining ▁Member ▁States , ▁meeting ▁in ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union . ▁It ▁must ▁set ▁out ▁the ▁arrang ements ▁for ▁withdraw al , ▁taking ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁framework ▁for ▁the ▁member ▁state ' s ▁future ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁EU , ▁though ▁without ▁itself ▁sett ling ▁that ▁framework . ▁The ▁agreement ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁approved ▁on ▁the ▁EU ▁side ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁EU , ▁acting ▁by ▁qualified ▁majority , ▁after ▁obtain ing ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament . ▁For ▁the ▁agreement ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁EU ▁it ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁approved ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁ 7 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁continu ing ▁member ▁states ▁representing ▁at ▁least ▁ 6 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁their ▁population . ▁ ▁The ▁agreement ▁is ▁concluded ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁and ▁must ▁set ▁out