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Article 331. Duration and Withdrawal

1. This Agreement shall be valid for an indefinite period.

2. Any Party may withdraw from this Agreement by means of a written notification to all other Parties and the Depositary. Such withdrawal shall become effective six months after the date of receipt of such notification by the Depositary.

3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, when a signatory Andean Country withdraws from this Agreement, this Agreement shall continue to be in force between the EU Party and the other signatory Andean Countries. This Agreement shall be terminated in case of withdrawal by the EU Party.

Article 332. Depositary

The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union shall act as Depositary of this Agreement.

Article 333. Modifications to the Wto Agreement

The Parties understand that any provision of the WTO Agreement incorporated into this Agreement, is incorporated with any amendments which have entered into force at the time such provision is applied.

Article 334. Amendments

1. The Parties may agree in writing to any amendment to this Agreement.

2. Any amendment shall enter into force and constitute an integral part of this Agreement according to the conditions established in Article 330, mutatis mutandis.

3. The Parties may further develop the commitments undertaken in this Agreement, or broaden its scope of application, by agreeing to amendments to this Agreement or by concluding agreements on specific sectors or activities, taking into consideration the experience gained during its implementation.

Article 335. Reservations

This Agreement does not allow for reservations within the meaning of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.

Article 336. Rights and Obligations Under this Agreement

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring rights or imposing obligations on persons, other than those created between the Parties under public international law.

Article 337. Authentic Texts

This Agreement is drawn up in triplicate in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Conclusion

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorised, have signed this Agreement.

DONE in triplicate in Brussels, on the 26th of June of 2012.

FOR THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM. This signature also commits the French Community, the Flemish Community Flemish Community, the German-speaking Community, the Walloon Region the Walloon Region, the Flemish Region and the Brussels-Capital Region.

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,

FOR THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

FOR THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

FOR THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

FOR IRELAND,

FOR THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

FOR THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

FOR THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

FOR THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBURG,

FOR HUNGARY,

FOR MALTA,

FOR THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

FOR THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

FOR ROMANIA,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,

FOR THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,

FOR THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF PERU

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR

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  • Title   I Initial Provisions 1
  • Chapter   1 Essential Elements 1
  • Article   1 General Principles 1
  • Article   2 Disarmament and Non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction 1
  • Chapter   2 General Provisions 1
  • Article   3 Establishment of a Free Trade Area 1
  • Article   4 Objectives 1
  • Article   5 Relation to the WTO Agreement 1
  • Article   6 Definition of the Parties 1
  • Article   7 Trade and Economic Relations Covered by this Agreement 1
  • Article   8 Fulfilment of Obligations 1
  • Article   9 Geographical Scope of Application 1
  • Article   10 Regional Integration 1
  • Chapter   3 Definitions of General Application 1
  • Article   11 Definitions 1
  • Title   II Institutional Provisions 1
  • Article   12 Trade Committee 1
  • Article   13 Functions of the Trade Committee 1
  • Article   14 Decision-making 2
  • Article   15 Specialised Bodies 2
  • Article   16 Coordinators of the Agreement 2
  • Title   III Trade In Goods 2
  • Chapter   1 Market Access for Goods 2
  • Section   1 Common Provisions 2
  • Article   17 Objective 2
  • Article   18 Scope of Application 2
  • Article   19 Definitions 2
  • Article   20 Classification of Goods 2
  • Article   21 National Treatment 2
  • Section   2 Elimination of Custom Duties 2
  • Article   22 Elimination of Customs Duties 2
  • Section   3 Non Tariff Measures 2
  • Article   23 Import and Export Restrictions 2
  • Article   24 Fees and Charges 2
  • Article   25 Duties and Taxes on Exports 2
  • Article   26 Import and Export Licensing Procedures 2
  • Article   27 State Trading Enterprises 2
  • Section   4 Agricultural Goods 2
  • Article   28 Scope of Application 2
  • Article   29 Agricultural Safeguard 2
  • Article   30 Price Band System 2
  • Article   31 System of Entry Prices 2
  • Article   32 Export Subsidies and other Equivalent Effect Measures 2
  • Article   33 Administration and Implementation of Tariff Rate Quotas 2
  • Section   5 Management of Administrative Errors 2
  • Article   34 Management of Administrative Errors 2
  • Section   6 Sub-committees 2
  • Article   35 Sub-committee on Market Access 2
  • Article   36 Sub-committee on Agriculture 2
  • Chapter   2 Trade Remedies 2
  • Section   1 Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures 3
  • Article   37 General Provisions 3
  • Article   38 Transparency 3
  • Article   39 Consideration of Public Interest 3
  • Article   40 Lesser Duty Rule 3
  • Article   41 Investigating Authorities 3
  • Article   42 Exclusion from the Dispute Settlement Mechanism 3
  • Section   2 Multilateral Safeguard Measures 3
  • Article   43 General Provisions 3
  • Article   44 Transparency 3
  • Article   45 Non-simultaneous Application of Safeguard Measures 3
  • Article   46 Investigating Authority 3
  • Article   47 Exclusion from Dispute Settlement Mechanism 3
  • Section   3 Bilateral Safeguard Clause 3
  • Article   48 Application of a Bilateral Safeguard Measure 3
  • Article   49 Notification and Consultations 3
  • Article   50 Type of Measures 3
  • Article   51 Investigation Procedure 3
  • Article   52 Conditions and Duration of a Measure 3
  • Article   53 Provisional Measures 3
  • Article   54 Compensation 3
  • Article   55 Re-application of a Measure 3
  • Article   56 Outermost Regions of the European Union  (15) 3
  • Article   57 Competent Authority 3
  • Chapter   3 Customs and Trade Facilitation 3
  • Article   58 Objectives 3
  • Article   59 Customs and Trade-related Procedures 3
  • Article   60 Advance Rulings 3
  • Article   61 Risk Management 3
  • Article   62 Authorised Economic Operator 3
  • Article   63 Transit 3
  • Article   64 Relations with the Business Community 3
  • Article   65 Customs Valuation 3
  • Article   66 Customs Cooperation 3
  • Article   67 Mutual Assistance 3
  • Article   68 Sub-committee on Customs, Trade Facilitation and Rules of Origin 3
  • Article   69 Technical Assistance on Customs and Trade Facilitation 4
  • Article   70 Implementation 4
  • Chapter   4 Technical Barriers to Trade 4
  • Article   71 Objectives 4
  • Article   72 Definitions 4
  • Article   73 Relationship with the Tbt Agreement 4
  • Article   74 Scope of Application 4
  • Article   75 Cooperation and Trade Facilitation 4
  • Article   76 Technical Regulations 4
  • Article   77 Standards 4
  • Article   78 Conformity Assessment and Accreditation 4
  • Article   79 Transparency and Notification Procedures 4
  • Article   80 Border Control and Market Surveillance 4
  • Article   81 Marking and Labelling 4
  • Article   82 Trade Related Technical Assistance and Capacity Building 4
  • Article   83 Sub-committee on Technical Barriers to Trade 4
  • Article   84 Exchange of Information 4
  • Chapter   5 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 4
  • Article   85 Objectives 4
  • Article   86 Rights and Obligations 4
  • Article   87 Scope of Application 4
  • Article   88 Definitions 5
  • Article   89 Competent Authorities 5
  • Article   90 General Principles 5
  • Article   91 Import Requirements 5
  • Article   92 Import Procedures 5
  • Article   93 Verifications 5
  • Article   94 Measures Linked to Animal and Plant Health 5
  • Article   95 Equivalence 5
  • Article   96 Transparency and Exchange of Information 5
  • Article   97 Notification and Consultation 5
  • Article   98 Emergency Measures 5
  • Article   99 Alternative Measures 5
  • Article   100 Special and Differential Treatment 5
  • Article   101 Technical Assistance and Strengthening of the Trade Capacities 5
  • Article   102 Collaboration on Animal Welfare 5
  • Article   103 Sub-committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 5
  • Article   104 Dispute Settlement 5
  • Chapter   6 5
  • Article   105 Movement of Goods 5
  • Chapter   7 Exceptions 5
  • Article   106 Exceptions to the Title on Trade In Goods 5
  • Title   IV Trade In Services, Establishment and Electronic Commerce 5
  • Chapter   1 General Provisions 5
  • Article   107 Objective and Scope of Application 5
  • Article   108 Definitions 5
  • Article   109 Working Groups 6
  • Chapter   2 Establishment 6
  • Article   110 Definitions 6
  • Article   111 Scope of Application 6
  • Article   112 Market Access 6
  • Article   113 National Treatment 6
  • Article   114 List of Commitments 6
  • Article   115 Other Agreements 6
  • Article   116 Investment Promotion and Review 6
  • Chapter   3 Cross-border Supply of Services 6
  • Article   117 Definitions 6
  • Article   118 Scope of Application 6
  • Article   119 Market Access 6
  • Article   120 National Treatment 6
  • Article   121 List of Commitments 6
  • Chapter   4 Temporary Presence of Natural Persons for Business Purposes 6
  • Article   122 Scope of Application 6
  • Article   123 Definitions 6
  • Article   124 Key Personnel and Graduate Trainees 6
  • Article   125 Business Services Sellers 6
  • Article   126 Contractual Services Suppliers 6
  • Article   127 Independent Professionals 7
  • Article   128 Short Term Visitors for Business Purposes 7
  • Chapter   5 Regulatory Framework 7
  • Section   1 Provisions of General Application 7
  • Article   129 Mutual Recognition 7
  • Article   130 Transparency and Disclosure of Confidential Information 7
  • Article   131 Domestic Regulation 7
  • Section   2 Computer Services 7
  • Article   132 Understanding on Computer Services 7
  • Section   3 Postal and Courier Services 7
  • Article   133 Scope of Application 7
  • Article   134 Definitions 7
  • Article   135 Prevention of Anti-competitive Practices In the Postal and Courier Services Sector 7
  • Article   136 Universal Service 7
  • Article   137 Individual Licences 7
  • Article   138 Independence of Regulatory Bodies 8
  • Section   4 Telecommunications Services 8
  • Article   139 Scope of Application 8
  • Article   140 Definitions 8
  • Article   141 Competitive Safeguards on Major Suppliers 8
  • Article   142 Additional Obligations of Major Suppliers  (56) 8
  • Article   143 Regulatory Authorities 8
  • Article   144 Authorisation to Provide Telecommunications Services 8
  • Article   145 Interconnection 8
  • Article   146 Scarce Resources 8
  • Article   147 Universal Service 8
  • Article   148 Telephone Directories 8
  • Article   149 Confidentiality of Information 8
  • Article   150 Disputes between Suppliers 8
  • Section   5 Financial Services 8
  • Article   151 Scope of Application 8
  • Article   152 Definitions 8
  • Article   153 Clearing and Payment Systems 8
  • Article   154 Prudential Carve-out 8
  • Article   155 Effective and Transparent Regulation 8
  • Article   156 New Financial Services 9
  • Article   157 Data Processing 9
  • Article   158 Recognition of Prudential Measures 9
  • Article   159 Specific Exceptions 9
  • Section   6 International Maritime Transport Services 9
  • Article   160 Scope of Application and Principles 9
  • Article   161 Definitions 9
  • Chapter   6 Electronic Commerce 9
  • Article   162 Objective and Principles 9
  • Article   163 Regulatory Aspects of Electronic Commerce 9
  • Article   164 Protection of Personal Data 9
  • Article   165 Management of Paperless Trading 9
  • Article   166 Consumer Protection 9
  • Chapter   7 Exceptions 9
  • Article   167 General Exceptions 9
  • Title   V Current Payments and Capital Movements 9
  • Article   168 Current Account 9
  • Article   169 Capital Account 9
  • Article   170 Safeguard Measures 9
  • Article   171 Final Provisions 9
  • Title   VI Government Procurement 9
  • Article   172 Definitions 9
  • Article   173 Scope of Application 9
  • Article   174 Exceptions 10
  • Article   175 General Principles 10
  • Article   176 Publication of Procurement Information 10
  • Article   177 Publication of Notices 10
  • Article   178 Conditions for Participation 10
  • Article   179 Selective Tendering 10
  • Article   180 Multi-use List  (68) 10
  • Article   181 Technical Specifications 10
  • Article   182 Tender Documentation 10
  • Article   183 Time Periods 10
  • Article   184 Negotiations 10
  • Article   185 Limited Tendering 10
  • Article   186 Electronic Auctions 10
  • Article   187 Treatment of Tenders and Award of Contracts 10
  • Article   188 Transparency of Procurement Information 10
  • Article   189 Disclosure of Information 10
  • Article   190 Domestic Review Procedures 10
  • Article   191 Modifications and Rectifications of Coverage 10
  • Article   192 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Participation 11
  • Article   193 Cooperation 11
  • Article   194 Sub-committee on Government Procurement 11
  • Title   VII Intellectual Property 11
  • Chapter   1 General Provisions 11
  • Article   195 Objectives 11
  • Article   196 Nature and Scope of the Obligations 11
  • Article   197 General Principles 11
  • Article   198 National Treatment 11
  • Article   199 Most Favoured Nation Treatment 11
  • Article   200 Exhaustion 11
  • Chapter   2 Protection of Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge 11
  • Article   201 11
  • Chapter   3 Provisions Concerning Intellectual Property Rights 11
  • Section   1 Trademarks 11
  • Article   202 International Agreements 11
  • Article   203 Registration Requirements 11
  • Article   204 Registration Procedure 11
  • Article   205 Well-known Trademarks 11
  • Article   206 Exceptions to the Rights Conferred by a Trademark 11
  • Section   2 Geographical Indications 11
  • Article   207 Scope of Application of this Section 11
  • Article   208 Established Geographical Indications 11
  • Article   209 Addition of New Geographical Indications 11
  • Article   210 Scope of Protection of Geographical Indications 11
  • Article   211 Relationship with Trademarks 11
  • Article   212 General Rules 11
  • Article   213 Cooperation and Transparency 11
  • Article   214 11
  • Section   3 Copyright and Related Rights 11
  • Article   215 Protection Granted 11
  • Article   216 Moral Rights 11
  • Article   217 Collective Management Societies 12
  • Article   218 Duration of Rights of Authors 12
  • Article   219 Duration of Related Rights 12
  • Article   220 Broadcasting and Communication to the Public 12
  • Article   221 Protection of Technological Measures 12
  • Article   222 Protection of Rights Management Information 12
  • Article   223 Resale Right of Artists In Works of Arts 12
  • Section   4 Designs 12
  • Article   224 International Agreements 12
  • Article   225 Requirements for Protection of Designs  (76) 12
  • Article   226 Rights Conferred by Registration 12
  • Article   227 Term of Protection 12
  • Article   228 Exceptions 12
  • Article   229 Relationship to Copyright 12
  • Section   5 Patents 12
  • Article   230 12
  • Section   6 Protection of Data of Certain Regulated Products 12
  • Article   231 12
  • Section   7 Plant Varieties 12
  • Article   232 12
  • Section   8 Unfair Competition 12
  • Article   233 12
  • Chapter   4 Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights 12
  • Section   1 General Provisions 12
  • Article   234 12
  • Section   2 Civil and Administrative Remedies and Procedures 12
  • Article   235 12
  • Article   236 Entitled Applicants 12
  • Article   237 Evidence 12
  • Article   238 Measures for Preserving Evidence 12
  • Article   239 Right of Information 12
  • Article   240 Provisional and Precautionary Measures 12
  • Article   241 Corrective Measures 12
  • Article   242 Injunctions 12
  • Article   243 Alternative Measures 12
  • Article   244 Damages 12
  • Article   245 Legal Costs 12
  • Article   246 Publication of Judicial Decisions 12
  • Article   247 Presumption of Authorship or Ownership 12
  • Article   248 Administrative Procedures 12
  • Article   249 Border Measures 12
  • Section   3 Liability of Intermediary Service Providers 12
  • Article   250 Use of Services of Intermediaries 13
  • Article   251 Liability of Intermediary Service Providers: "mere Conduit" 13
  • Article   252 Liability of Intermediary Service Providers: "caching" 13
  • Article   253 Liability of Intermediary Service Providers: "hosting" 13
  • Article   254 No General Obligation to Monitor 13
  • Chapter   5 Transfer of Technology 13
  • Article   255 13
  • Chapter   6 Cooperation 13
  • Article   256 13
  • Article   257 Sub-committee on Intellectual Property 13
  • Title   VIII Competition 13
  • Article   258 Definitions 13
  • Article   259 Objectives and Principles 13
  • Article   260 Competition Laws, Authorities and Policies 13
  • Article   261 Cooperation and Exchange of Information 13
  • Article   262 Notification 13
  • Article   263 Designated Monopolies and State Enterprises 13
  • Article   264 Technical Assistance 13
  • Article   265 Consultations 13
  • Article   266 Dispute Settlement 13
  • Title   IX Trade and Sustainable Development 13
  • Article   267 Context and Objectives 13
  • Article   268 Right to Regulate and Levels of Protection 13
  • Article   269 Multilateral Labour Standards and Agreements 13
  • Article   270 Multilateral Environmental Standards and Agreements 13
  • Article   271 Trade Favouring Sustainable Development 13
  • Article   272 Biological Diversity 13
  • Article   273 Trade In Forest Products 13
  • Article   274 Trade In Fish Products 14
  • Article   275 Climate Change 14
  • Article   276 Migrant Workers 14
  • Article   277 Upholding Levels of Protection 14
  • Article   278 Scientific Information 14
  • Article   279 Review of Sustainability Impacts 14
  • Article   280 Institutional and Monitoring Mechanism 14
  • Article   281 Domestic Mechanisms 14
  • Article   282 Dialogue with Civil Society 14
  • Article   283 Governmental Consultations  (93) 14
  • Article   284 Group of Experts 14
  • Article   285 Report of the Group of Experts  (95) 14
  • Article   286 Cooperation on Trade and Sustainable Development 14
  • Title   X Transparency and Administrative Proceedings 14
  • Article   287 Cooperation to Promote Transparency 14
  • Article   288 Publication 14
  • Article   289 Confidential Information 14
  • Article   290 Exchange of Information 14
  • Article   291 Administrative Proceedings 14
  • Article   292 Review and Appeal 14
  • Article   293 Transparency on Subsidies 14
  • Article   294 Specific Rules 14
  • Title   XI General Exceptions 14
  • Article   295 Security Exception 14
  • Article   296 Taxation 14
  • Article   297 Balance of Payments 14
  • Title   XII Dispute Settlement 14
  • Chapter   1 Objectives, Scope of Application and Definitions 14
  • Article   298 Objective 14
  • Article   299 Scope of Application 14
  • Article   300 Definitions 15
  • Chapter   2 Consultations 15
  • Article   301 Consultations 15
  • Chapter   3 Dispute Settlement Procedures 15
  • Article   302 Initiation of Arbitration Proceedings 15
  • Article   303 Establishment of the Arbitration Panel 15
  • Article   304 List of Arbitrators 15
  • Article   305 Objection, Removal and Substitution 15
  • Article   306 Consolidation of Arbitration Proceedings 15
  • Article   307 Arbitration Panel Ruling 15
  • Article   308 Implementation of the Arbitration Ruling 15
  • Article   309 Review of Any Measure Adopted to Comply with the Arbitration Ruling 15
  • Article   310 Temporary Remedies In Case of Non-compliance 15
  • Article   311 Review of Any Measure Adopted after the Suspension of Benefits or Compensation for Non-compliance 15
  • Article   312 Request for Clarification of a Ruling 15
  • Article   313 Suspension and Termination of Arbitration Proceedings 15
  • Chapter   4 General Provisions 15
  • Article   314 Mutually Agreed Solution 15
  • Article   315 Rules of Procedure and Code of Conduct 15
  • Article   316 Information and Technical Advice 15
  • Article   317 Rules of Interpretation 15
  • Article   318 Arbitration Panel Decisions and Rulings 15
  • Article   319 Relation with Wto Rights and Choice of Forum 15
  • Article   320 Time Limits 15
  • Article   321 Modification of the Rules of Procedure and Code of Conduct 15
  • Article   322 Mediation Mechanism 15
  • Article   323 Good Offices, Conciliation and Mediation 15
  • Title   XIII Technical Assistance and Trade-capacity Building 15
  • Article   324 Objectives 15
  • Article   325 Scope and Means 15
  • Article   326 Trade Committee Functions Regarding Cooperation Under this Title 15
  • Title   XIV Final Provisions 15
  • Article   327 Annexes, Appendices, Declarations and Footnotes 15
  • Article   328 Accession of New Member States to the European Union 15
  • Article   329 Accession to this Agreement by other Member Countries of the Andean Community 15
  • Article   330 Entry Into Force 15
  • Article   331 Duration and Withdrawal 16
  • Article   332 Depositary 16
  • Article   333 Modifications to the Wto Agreement 16
  • Article   334 Amendments 16
  • Article   335 Reservations 16
  • Article   336 Rights and Obligations Under this Agreement 16
  • Article   337 Authentic Texts 16