Central America - EU Association Agreement (2012)
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This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, 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 at Tegucigalpa on the twenty-ninth day of June in the year two thousand and twelve.

FOR THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

This signature also commits the French Community, the Flemish Community, the German-speaking Community, 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 LUXEMBOURG,

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 COSTA RICA,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

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  • Part   I GENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS 1
  • Title   I Nature and Scope of this Agreement 1
  • Article   1 Principles 1
  • Article   2 Objectives 1
  • Article   3 Scope 1
  • Title   II Institutional Framework 1
  • Article   4 Association Council 1
  • Article   5 Composition and Rules of Procedures 1
  • Article   6 Decision-making Powers 1
  • Article   7 Association Committee 1
  • Article   8 Sub-committees 1
  • Article   9 Association Parliamentary Committee 1
  • Article   10 Joint Consultative Committee 1
  • Article   11 Civil Society 1
  • Part   II Political Dialogue 1
  • Article   12 Objectives 1
  • Article   13 Areas 1
  • Article   14 Disarmament 1
  • Article   15 Weapons of Mass Destruction 1
  • Article   16 Fight Against Terrorism 2
  • Article   17 Serious Crimes of International Concern 2
  • Article   18 Finance for Development 2
  • Article   19 Migration 2
  • Article   20 Environment 2
  • Article   21 Citizen Security 2
  • Article   22 Good Governance In the Tax Area 2
  • Article   23 Common Economic-financial Credit Fund 2
  • Part   III COOPERATION 2
  • Article   24 Objectives 2
  • Article   25 Principles 2
  • Article   26 Modalities and Methodology 2
  • Article   27 Evolutionary Clause 2
  • Article   28 Statistics Cooperation 2
  • Title   I Democracy, Human Rights and Good Governance 2
  • Article   29 Democracy and Human Rights 2
  • Article   30 Good Governance 2
  • Article   31 Modernisation of the State and Public Administration, Including Decentralisation 2
  • Article   32 Conflict Prevention and Resolution 2
  • Article   33 Reinforcement of Institutions and Rule of Law 2
  • Title   II Justice, Freedom and Security 2
  • Article   34 Personal Data Protection 2
  • Article   35 Illicit Drugs 2
  • Article   36 Money Laundering, Including the Financing of Terrorism 2
  • Article   37 Organised Crime and Citizen Security 2
  • Article   38 The Fight Against Corruption 2
  • Article   39 Illicit Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons 3
  • Article   40 The Fight Against Terrorism with Full Respect for Human Rights 3
  • Title   III Social Development and Social Cohesion 3
  • Article   41 Social Cohesion Including the Fight Against Poverty, Inequalities and Exclusion 3
  • Article   42 Employment and Social Protection 3
  • Article   43 Education and Training 3
  • Article   44 Public Health 3
  • Article   45 Indigenous Peoples and other Ethnic Groups 3
  • Article   46 Vulnerable Groups 3
  • Article   47 Gender 3
  • Article   48 Youth 3
  • Title   IV Migration 3
  • Article   49 Migration 3
  • Title   V Environment, Natural Disasters and Climate Change 3
  • Article   50 Cooperation on Environment 3
  • Article   51 Management of Natural Disasters 3
  • Title   VI Economic and Trade Development 3
  • Article   52 Cooperation and Technical Assistance In the Field of Competition Policy 3
  • Article   53 Customs Cooperation and Mutual Assistance 3
  • Article   54 Cooperation and Technical Assistance on Customs and Trade Facilitation 3
  • Article   55 Cooperation and Technical Assistance on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer 3
  • Article   56 Cooperation on Establishment, Trade In Services and Electronic Commerce 3
  • Article   57 Cooperation and Technical Assistance on Technical Barriers to Trade 4
  • Article   58 Cooperation and Technical Assistance on Government Procurement 4
  • Article   59 Cooperation and Technical Assistance on Fisheries and Aquaculture 4
  • Article   60 Cooperation and Technical Assistance on Artisanal Goods 4
  • Article   61 Cooperation and Technical Assistance on Organic Goods 4
  • Article   62 Cooperation and Technical Assistance on Food Safety, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Matters and Animal Welfare Issues 4
  • Article   63 Cooperation and Technical Assistance on Trade and Sustainable Development 4
  • Article   64 Industrial Cooperation 4
  • Article   65 Energy (including Renewable Energy) 4
  • Article   66 Cooperation on Mining 4
  • Article   67 Fair and Sustainable Tourism 4
  • Article   68 Transport Cooperation 4
  • Article   69 Good Governance In the Tax Area 4
  • Article   70 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 4
  • Article   71 Cooperation on Microcredit and Microfinance 4
  • Title   VII Regional Integration 4
  • Article   72 Cooperation In the Field of Regional Integration 4
  • Article   73 Regional Cooperation 4
  • Title   VIII Culture and Audio-visual Cooperation 4
  • Article   74 Culture and Audio-visual Cooperation 4
  • Section   TITLE IX Knowledge Society 4
  • Article   75 Information Society 4
  • Article   76 Scientific and Technological Cooperation 4
  • Part   IV TRADE 5
  • Title   I INITIAL PROVISIONS 5
  • Article   77 Establishment of a Free Trade Area and Relation to the Wto Agreement 5
  • Article   78 Objectives 5
  • Article   79 Definitions of General Application 5
  • Title   II TRADE IN GOODS 5
  • Chapter   1 National Treatment and Market Access for Goods 5
  • Section   A General Provisions 5
  • Article   80 Objective 5
  • Article   81 Scope 5
  • Section   B Elimination of Custom Duties 5
  • Article   82 Classification of Goods 5
  • Article   83 Elimination of Customs Duties 5
  • Article   84 Standstill 5
  • Section   C Non-tariff Measures 5
  • Article   85 National Treatment 5
  • Article   86 Import and Export Restrictions 5
  • Article   87 Fees and other Charges on Imports and Exports 5
  • Article   88 Duties or Taxes on Exports 5
  • Section   D Agriculture 5
  • Article   89 Agricultural Export Subsidies 5
  • Section   E Fisheries, Aquaculture, Artisanal Goods and Organic Products 5
  • Article   90 Technical Cooperation 5
  • Section   F Institutional Provisions 5
  • Article   91 Sub-committee on Market Access for Goods 5
  • Chapter   2 Trade Remedies 5
  • Section   A Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures 5
  • Article   92 General Provisions 5
  • Article   93 Transparency and Legal Certainty 5
  • Article   94 Consideration of Public Interest 5
  • Article   95 Lesser Duty Rule 5
  • Article   96 Causal Link 5
  • Article   97 Cumulative Assessment 5
  • Article   98 Exclusion from Dispute Settlement Procedures 5
  • Section   B Safeguard Measures 5
  • Subsection   B.1 General Provisions 5
  • Article   99 Administration of Safeguard Proceedings 5
  • Article   100 Non Cumulation 5
  • Subsection   B.2 Multilateral Safeguard Measures 5
  • Article   101 General Provisions 5
  • Article   102 Transparency 5
  • Article   103 Exclusion from Dispute Settlement Procedures 5
  • Subsection   B.3 Bilateral Safeguard Measures 5
  • Article   104 Application of a Bilateral Safeguard Measure 5
  • Article   105 Conditions and Limitations 5
  • Article   106 Provisional Measures 5
  • Article   107 Compensation and Suspension of Concessions 5
  • Article   108 Time Lapse In between Two Measures 5
  • Article   109 Outermost Regions 5
  • Subsection   B.4 Procedural Rules Applicable to Bilateral Safeguard Measures 5
  • Article   110 Applicable Law 5
  • Article   111 Initiation of a Proceeding 5
  • Article   112 Investigation 5
  • Article   113 Evidence of Injury and Causal Link 6
  • Article   114 Hearings 6
  • Article   115 Confidential Information 6
  • Article   116 Notifications and Publications 6
  • Chapter   3 Customs and Trade Facilitation 6
  • Article   117 Objectives 6
  • Article   118 Customs and Trade-related Procedures 6
  • Article   119 Transit Movements 6
  • Article   120 Relations with the Business Community 6
  • Article   121 Customs Valuation 6
  • Article   122 Risk Management 6
  • Article   123 Sub-committee on Customs, Trade Facilitation and Rules of Origin 6
  • Article   124 Cooperation and Technical Assistance on Customs and Trade Facilitation 6
  • Chapter   4 Technical Barriers to Trade 6
  • Article   125 Objectives 6
  • Article   126 General Provisions 6
  • Article   127 Scope and Coverage 6
  • Article   128 Definitions 6
  • Article   129 Technical Regulations 6
  • Article   130 Standards 6
  • Article   131 Conformity Assessment and Accreditation 6
  • Article   132 Special and Differential Treatment 6
  • Article   133 Cooperation and Technical Assistance 6
  • Article   134 Collaboration and Regional Integration 6
  • Article   135 Transparency and Notification Procedures 6
  • Article   136 Market Surveillance 6
  • Article   137 Fees 6
  • Article   138 Marking and Labelling 6
  • Article   139 Sub-committee on Technical Barriers to Trade 7
  • Chapter   5 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 7
  • Article   140 Objectives 7
  • Article   141 Multilateral Rights and Obligations 7
  • Article   142 Scope 7
  • Article   143 Definitions 7
  • Article   144 Competent Authorities 7
  • Article   145 General Principles 7
  • Article   146 Import Requirements 7
  • Article   147 Trade Facilitation 7
  • Article   148 Verifications 7
  • Article   149 Measures Linked to Animal and Plant Health 7
  • Article   150 Equivalence 7
  • Article   151 Transparency and Exchange of Information 7
  • Article   152 Notification and Consultation 7
  • Article   153 Emergency Measures 7
  • Article   154 Cooperation and Technical Assistance 7
  • Article   155 Special and Differential Treatment 7
  • Article   156 Sub-committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Matters 7
  • Article   157 Dispute Settlement 7
  • Chapter   6 Exceptions Related to Goods 7
  • Article   158 General Exceptions 7
  • Title   III ESTABLISHMENT, TRADE IN SERVICES AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 7
  • Chapter   1 General Provisions 7
  • Article   159 Objective, Scope and Coverage 7
  • Article   160 Definitions 7
  • Article   161 Cooperation on Establishment, Trade In Services and E-commerce 7
  • Chapter   2 Establishment 7
  • Article   162 Definitions 7
  • Article   163 Coverage 7
  • Article   164 Market Access 8
  • Article   165 National Treatment 8
  • Article   166 Lists of Commitments 8
  • Article   167 Other Agreements 8
  • Article   168 Review 8
  • Chapter   3 Cross-border Supply of Services 8
  • Article   169 Coverage and Definitions 8
  • Article   170 Market Access 8
  • Article   171 National Treatment 8
  • Article   172 Lists of Commitments 8
  • Chapter   4 Temporary Presence of Natural Persons for Business Purposes 8
  • Article   173 Coverage and Definitions 8
  • Article   174 Key Personnel and Graduate Trainees 8
  • Article   175 Business Services Sellers 8
  • Article   176 Contractual Services Suppliers and Independent Professionals 8
  • Chapter   5 Regulatory Framework 8
  • Section   A Provisions of General Application 8
  • Article   177 Mutual Recognition 8
  • Article   178 Transparency and Disclosure of Confidential Information 8
  • Article   179 Procedures 8
  • Section   B Computer Services 8
  • Article   180 Understanding on Computer Services 8
  • Section   C Courier Services 8
  • Article   181 Scope and Definitions 8
  • Article   182 Prevention of Anti-competitive Practices In the Courier Sector 8
  • Article   183 Licences 8
  • Article   184 Independence of the Regulatory Bodies 8
  • Section   D Telecommunications Services 8
  • Article   185 Definitions and Scope 8
  • Article   186 Regulatory Authority 8
  • Article   187 Authorisation to Provide Telecommunications Services  (23) 8
  • Article   188 Competitive Safeguards on Major Suppliers 9
  • Article   189 Interconnection  (25) 9
  • Article   190 Scarce Resources 9
  • Article   191 Universal Service 9
  • Article   192 Confidentiality of Information 9
  • Article   193 Disputes between Suppliers 9
  • Article   194 Scope and Definitions 9
  • Article   195 Prudential Carve-out 9
  • Article   196 Effective and Transparent Regulation 9
  • Article   197 New Financial Services 9
  • Article   198 Data Processing 9
  • Article   199 Specific Exceptions 9
  • Section   F International Maritime Transport Services 9
  • Article   200 Scope, Definitions and Principles 9
  • Chapter   6 Electronic Commerce 9
  • Article   201 Objective and Principles 9
  • Article   202 Regulatory Aspects of E-commerce 9
  • Chapter   7 Exceptions 9
  • Article   203 General Exceptions 9
  • Title   IV Current Payments and Capital Movements 9
  • Article   204 Objective and Scope 9
  • Article   205 Current Account 9
  • Article   206 Capital Account 9
  • Article   207 Safeguard Measures 9
  • Article   208 Final Provisions 10
  • Title   V Government Procurement 10
  • Article   209 Introduction 10
  • Article   210 Scope and Coverage 10
  • Article   211 General Principles 10
  • Article   212 Publication of Procurement Information 10
  • Article   213 Publication of Notices 10
  • Article   214 Conditions for Participation 10
  • Article   215 Qualification or Registration of Suppliers 10
  • Article   216 Technical Specifications 10
  • Article   217 Tender Documentation 10
  • Article   218 Time Periods 10
  • Article   219 Negotiations 10
  • Article   220 The Use of Limited Tendering or other Equivalent Tendering Procedures 10
  • Article   221 Electronic Auctions 11
  • Article   222 Treatment of Tenders and Award of Contracts 11
  • Article   223 Transparency of Procurement Information 11
  • Article   224 Disclosure of Information 11
  • Article   225 Domestic Review Procedures 11
  • Article   226 Modifications and Rectifications of Coverage 11
  • Article   227 Cooperation and Technical Assistance on Government Procurement 11
  • Title   VI INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 11
  • Chapter   1 Objectives and Principles 11
  • Article   228 Objectives 11
  • Article   229 Nature and Scope of Obligations 11
  • Article   230 Most Favoured Nation and National Treatment 11
  • Article   231 Transfer of Technology 11
  • Article   232 Exhaustion 11
  • Chapter   2 Standards Concerning Intellectual Property Rights 11
  • Section   A Copyrights and Related Rights 11
  • Article   233 Protection Granted 11
  • Article   234 Duration of Authors' Rights 11
  • Article   235 Duration of Related Rights 11
  • Article   236 Collective Management of Rights 11
  • Article   237 Broadcasting and Communication to the Public 11
  • Section   B Trademarks 11
  • Article   238 International Agreements 11
  • Article   239 Registration Procedure 11
  • Article   240 Well-known Trademarks 11
  • Article   241 Exceptions to the Rights Conferred by a Trademark 11
  • Section   C Geographical Indications 11
  • Article   242 General Provisions 11
  • Article   243 Scope and Coverage 11
  • Article   244 System of Protection 11
  • Article   245 Established Geographical Indications 11
  • Article   246 Protection Granted 11
  • Article   247 Addition of New Geographical Indications 11
  • Article   248 Relationship between Geographical Indications and Trademarks 11
  • Article   249 Right of Use of Geographical Indications 11
  • Article   250 Dispute Settlement 12
  • Section   D Industrial Designs 12
  • Article   251 International Agreements 12
  • Article   252 Requirements for Protection 12
  • Article   253 Exceptions 12
  • Article   254 Rights Conferred 12
  • Article   255 Term of Protection 12
  • Article   256 Invalidity or Refusal of Registration 12
  • Article   257 Relationship to Copyright 12
  • Section   E Patents 12
  • Article   258 International Agreements 12
  • Section   F Plant Varieties 12
  • Article   259 Plant Varieties 12
  • Chapter   3 Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights 12
  • Article   260 General Obligations 12
  • Article   261 Entitled Applicants 12
  • Article   262 Evidence 12
  • Article   263 Measures for Preserving Evidence 12
  • Article   264 Right of Information 12
  • Article   265 Provisional and Precautionary Measures 12
  • Article   266 Corrective Measures 12
  • Article   267 Damages 12
  • Article   268 Legal Costs 12
  • Article   269 Publication of Judicial Decisions 12
  • Article   270 Presumption of Ownership 12
  • Article   271 Criminal Sanctions 12
  • Article   272 Limitations on Liability for Service Providers 12
  • Article   273 Border Measures 12
  • Chapter   4 Institutional Provisions 12
  • Article   274 Sub-committee on Intellectual Property 12
  • Article   275 Cooperation and Technical Assistance on Intellectual Property 12
  • Article   276 Final Provisions 12
  • Title   VII Trade and Competition 12
  • Article   277 Definitions 12
  • Article   278 Principles 12
  • Article   279 Implementation 12
  • Article   280 Public Enterprises and Enterprises Entrusted with Special or Exclusive Rights Including Designated Monopolies 12
  • Article   281 Exchange of Non Confidential Information and Enforcement Cooperation 12
  • Article   282 Cooperation and Technical Assistance 12
  • Article   283 Dispute Settlement 12
  • Title   VIII Trade and Sustainable Development 12
  • Article   284 Context and Objectives 12
  • Article   285 Right to Regulate and Levels of Protection 12
  • Article   286 Multilateral Labour Standards and Agreements 12
  • Article   287 Multilateral Environmental Standards and Agreements 13
  • Article   288 Trade Favouring Sustainable Development 13
  • Article   289 Trade In Forest Products 13
  • Article   290 Trade In Fish Products 13
  • Article   291 Upholding Levels of Protection 13
  • Article   292 Scientific Information 13
  • Article   293 Sustainability Review 13
  • Article   294 Institutional and Monitoring Mechanism 13
  • Article   295 Civil Society Dialogue Forum 13
  • Article   296 Government Consultations 13
  • Article   297 Panel of Experts 13
  • Article   298 Composition of the Panel of Experts 13
  • Article   299 Rules of Procedure 13
  • Article   300 Initial Report 13
  • Article   301 Final Report 13
  • Article   302 Cooperation and Technical Assistance on Trade and Sustainable Development 13
  • Title   IX Regional Economic Integration 13
  • Article   303 General Provisions 13
  • Article   304 Customs Procedures 13
  • Article   305 Technical Barriers to Trade 13
  • Article   306 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 13
  • Article   307 Implementation 13
  • Title   X DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 13
  • Chapter   1 Objective and Scope 13
  • Article   308 Objective 13
  • Article   309 Scope 13
  • Chapter   2 Consultations 13
  • Article   310 Consultations 13
  • Chapter   3 Dispute Settlement Procedures 14
  • Section   A Panel Procedure 14
  • Article   311 Initiation of the Panel Procedure 14
  • Article   312 Establishment of the Panel 14
  • Article   313 Panel Ruling 14
  • Section   B Compliance 14
  • Article   314 Compliance with the Panel Ruling 14
  • Article   315 The Reasonable Period of Time for Compliance 14
  • Article   316 Review of Any Measure Taken to Comply with the Panel Ruling 14
  • Article   317 Temporary Remedies In Case of Non-compliance 14
  • Article   318 Review of Any Measure Taken to Comply after the Suspension of Obligations 14
  • Section   C Common Provisions 14
  • Article   319 Rules of Procedure 14
  • Article   320 Information and Technical Advice 14
  • Article   321 Amicus Curiae 14
  • Article   322 Rules and Principles of Interpretation 14
  • Article   323 Common Provisions Regarding the Panel Rulings 14
  • Chapter   4 General Provisions 14
  • Article   324 Mutually Satisfactory Solution 14
  • Article   325 List of Panelists 14
  • Article   326 Relation with WTO Obligations 14
  • Article   327 Time Periods 14
  • Article   328 Adoption and Modification of the Rules of Procedure and the Code of Conduct 14
  • Title   XI MEDIATION MECHANISM FOR NON-TARIFF MEASURES 14
  • Chapter   1 Scope 14
  • Article   329 Scope 14
  • Chapter   2 Procedure Under the Mediation Mechanism 14
  • Article   330 Initiation of the Procedure 14
  • Article   331 Selection of the Mediator 14
  • Article   332 Rules of the Mediation Procedure 14
  • Chapter   3 Implementation 14
  • Article   333 Implementation of a Mutually Agreed Solution 14
  • Chapter   4 General Provisions 14
  • Article   334 Relationship to Title X on Dispute Settlement 14
  • Article   335 Time Periods 14
  • Article   336 Confidentiality of Information 14
  • Article   337 Costs 14
  • Title   XII TRANSPARENCY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES 14
  • Article   338 Cooperation on Increased Transparency 14
  • Article   339 Publication 15
  • Article   340 Contact Points and Exchange of Information 15
  • Article   341 Administrative Proceedings 15
  • Article   342 Review and Appeal 15
  • Article   343 Specific Rules 15
  • Article   344 Transparency In Subsidies 15
  • Title   XIII SPECIFIC TASKS IN TRADE MATTERS OF THE BODIES ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT 15
  • Article   345 Specific Tasks of the Association Council 15
  • Article   346 Specific Tasks of the Association Committee 15
  • Article   347 Coordinators of Part IV of this Agreement 15
  • Article   348 Sub-committees 15
  • Title   XIV EXCEPTIONS 15
  • Article   349 Balance of Payments 15
  • Article   350 Taxation 15
  • Article   351 Regional Preference 15
  • Part   V Final Provisions 15
  • Article   352 Definition of the Parties 15
  • Article   353 Entry Into Force 15
  • Article   354 Duration 15
  • Article   355 Fulfilment of the Obligations 15
  • Article   356 Rights and Obligations Under this Agreement 15
  • Article   357 Exceptions 15
  • Article   358 Future Developments 15
  • Article   359 Accession of New Members 15
  • Article   360 Territorial Application 15
  • Article   361 Reservations and Interpretative Declarations 15
  • Article   362 Annexes, Appendices, Protocols and Notes, Footnotes and Joint Declarations 15
  • Article   363 Authentic Texts 16