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The Annexes, Side letters, and footnotes to this Agreement constitute an integral part of this Agreement.

Article 18.2. Amendments

1. Either Party may submit proposals for amendments to this Agreement to the Joint Committee for consideration.

2. Amendments to this Agreement shall be submitted to the Parties for ratification, acceptance or approval in accordance with the constitutional requirements or legal procedures of the respective Parties.

3. Amendments to this Agreement shall enter into force in the same manner as provided for in Article 18.5, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties.

Article 18.3. Accession

Any country or group of countries may accede to this Agreement subject to such terms and conditions as may be agreed between the country or group of countries and the Parties and following approval in accordance with the applicable legal requirements and procedures of each Party and acceding country.

Article 18.4. Duration and Termination

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

2. Either Party may terminate this Agreement by written notification to the other Party, and such termination shall take effect six months after the date of the notification.

Article 18.5. Entry Into Force

1. The Parties shall ratify this Agreement in accordance with their internal legal procedures.

2. When a Party has ratified this Agreement in accordance with its internal legal procedures, that Party shall notify the other Party of such ratification, approval or acceptance in writing, through diplomatic channels, within a period of60 days from such ratification, approval or acceptance. 

3. Unless the Parties agree otherwise, where both Parties have notified each other of such ratification, approval or acceptance, this Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of receipt of the last written notification.

Article 18.6. Authentic Texts

This Agreement is done in Arabic, Serbian and English languages. All texts shall be equally authentic. In case of any divergence, the English text shall prevail.

Conclusion

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.

For the Government of the United Arab Emirates

For the Government of the Republic of Serbia

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  • Chapter   1 INITIAL PROVISIONS AND GENERAL DEFINITIONS 1
  • Article   1.1 Establishment of a Free Trade Area 1
  • Article   1.2 General Definitions 1
  • Article   1.3 Objectives 1
  • Article   1.4 Geographical Scope 1
  • Article   1.5 Relation to other Agreements 1
  • Article   1.6 Regional and Local Government 1
  • Article   1.7 Transparency 1
  • Article   1.8 Confidential Information 1
  • Chapter   2 TRADE IN GOODS 1
  • Article   2.1 Definitions 1
  • Article   2.2 Scope 1
  • Article   2.3 National Treatment 1
  • Article   2.4 Reduction or Elimination of Customs Duties 1
  • Article   2.5 Acceleration or Improvement of Tariff Commitments 1
  • Article   2.6 Classification of Goods and Transposition of Schedules 1
  • Article   2.7 Import and Export Quantitative Restrictions 1
  • Article   2.8 Import Licensing 1
  • Article   2.9 Customs Valuation 1
  • Article   2.10 Export Subsidies 1
  • Article   2.11 Restrictions to Safeguard the Balance-of-Payments 1
  • Article   2.12 Administrative Fees and Formalities 1
  • Article   2.13 Non-Tariff Measures 1
  • Article   2.14 State Trading Enterprises 1
  • Article   2.15 Temporary Admission of Goods 1
  • Article   2.16 Goods Re-Entered after Repair or Alteration 1
  • Article   2.17 Duty-Free Entry of Commercial Samples of Negligible Value and Printed Advertising Materials 1
  • Article   2.18 Subcommittee on Trade In Goods 1
  • Chapter   3 RULES OF ORIGIN 2
  • Article   3.1 Definitions 2
  • Section   A ORIGIN DETERMINATION 2
  • Article   3.2 Originating Goods 2
  • Article   3.3 Wholly Obtained or Produced Goods 2
  • Article   3.4 Sufficient Working or Processing 2
  • Article   3.5 Intermediate Goods 2
  • Article   3.6 Accumulation 2
  • Article   3.7 Tolerance 2
  • Article   3.8 Insufficient Operations 2
  • Article   3.9 Indirect Materials 2
  • Article   3.10 Accessories, Spare Parts, and Tools 2
  • Article   3.11 Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale 2
  • Article   3.12 Packaging Materials and Containers for Shipment 2
  • Article   3.13 Fungible Goods and Materials 2
  • Article   3.14 Sets of Goods 2
  • Section   B TERRITORIALITY AND TRANSIT 2
  • Article   3.15 Principle of Territoriality 2
  • Article   3.16 Transit and Transshipment 2
  • Article   3.17 Free Economic Zones or Free Zones 2
  • Article   3.18 Third Party Invoicing 2
  • Section   C ORIGIN CERTIFICATION 2
  • Article   3.19 Proof of Origin 2
  • Article   3.20 Certificate of Origin In Paper Format 2
  • Article   3.21 Electronic Data Origin Exchange System 3
  • Article   3.22 Origin Declaration 3
  • Article   3.23 Application and Examination of Application for a Certificate of Origin 3
  • Article   3.24 Certificate of Origin Issued Retrospectively 3
  • Article   3.25 Loss of the Certificate of Origin 3
  • Article   3.26 Importation by Installments 3
  • Article   3.27 Treatment of Erroneous Declaration In the Certificate of Origin 3
  • Article   3.28 Treatment of Minor Discrepancies 3
  • Section   D SECTION D: COOPERATION AND ORIGIN VERIFICATION 3
  • Article   3.29 Denial of Preferential Tariff Treatment 3
  • Article   3.30 Notification and Cooperation 3
  • Article   3.31 Verification of Proofs of Origin 3
  • Article   3.32 Record Keeping Requirement 3
  • Article   3.33 Confidentiality 3
  • Article   3.34 Subcommittee on Rules of Origin 3
  • Article   3.25 Consultation and Modifications 3
  • Chapter   4 SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES 3
  • Article   4.1 Definitions 3
  • Article   4.2 Objectives 3
  • Article   4.3 Scope 3
  • Article   4.4 General Provisions 3
  • Article   4.5 Competent Authorities and Contact Points 3
  • Article   4.6 Equivalence 3
  • Article   4.7 Risk Assessment 3
  • Article   4.8 Emergency Measures 3
  • Article   4.9 Transparency 3
  • Article   4.10 Cooperation 3
  • Chapter   5 CHAPTERS TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 3
  • Article   5.1 Definitions 3
  • Article   5.2 Objectives 3
  • Article   5.3 Scope 3
  • Article   5.4 Affirmation of the TBT Agreement 3
  • Article   5.5 International Standards 3
  • Article   5.6 Technical Regulations 3
  • Article   5.7 Conformity Assessment Procedures 3
  • Article   5.8 Cooperation 4
  • Article   5.9 Transparency 4
  • Article   5.10 Contact Points 4
  • Article   5.11 Information Exchange and Technical Discussions 4
  • Chapter   6 CUSTOMS PROCEDURES AND TRADE FACILITATION 4
  • Article   6.1 Definitions 4
  • Article   6.2 Scope 4
  • Article   6.3 General Provisions 4
  • Article   6.4 Publication and Availability of Information 4
  • Article   6.5 Risk Management 4
  • Article   6.6 Paperless Communications 4
  • Article   6.7 Advanced Rulings 4
  • Article   6.8 Penalties 4
  • Article   6.9 Release of Goods 4
  • Article   6.10 Authorised Economic Operators 4
  • Article   6.11 Border Agency Cooperation 4
  • Article   6.12 Expedited Shipments 4
  • Article   6.13 Review and Appeal 4
  • Article   6.14 Customs Cooperation 4
  • Article   6.15 Confidentiality 4
  • Chapter   7 TRADE REMEDIES 4
  • Article   7.1 Scope 4
  • Article   7.2 Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures 4
  • Article   7.3 Global Safeguard Measures 4
  • Article   7.4 Bilateral Safeguard Measures 4
  • Article   7.5 Dispute Settlement 4
  • Chapter   8 TRADE IN SERVICES 5
  • Article   8.1 Definitions 5
  • Article   8.2 Scope 5
  • Article   8.3 Schedules of Specific Commitments 5
  • Article   8.4 Most-Favoured Nation Treatment 5
  • Article   8.5 Market Access 5
  • Article   8.6 National Treatment 5
  • Article   8.7 Additional Commitments 5
  • Article   8.8 Modification of Schedules 5
  • Article   8.9 Domestic Regulation 5
  • Article   8.10 Recognition 5
  • Article   8.11 Payments and Transfers 5
  • Article   8.12 Monopolies and Exclusive Service Suppliers 5
  • Article   8.14 Restrictions to Safeguard the Balance-of-Payments 5
  • Article   8.15 Denial of Benefits 5
  • Article   8.16 Review 5
  • Article   8.17 Annexes 5
  • Chapter   9 DIGITAL TRADE 6
  • Article   9.1 Definitions 6
  • Article   9.2 Objectives 6
  • Article   9.3 General Provisions 6
  • Article   9.4 Customs Duties 6
  • Article   9.5 Non-Discriminatory Treatment of Digital Products 6
  • Article   9.6 Domestic Electronic Transactions Framework 6
  • Article   9.7 Authentication 6
  • Article   9.8 Paperless Trading 6
  • Article   9.9 Online Consumer Protection 6
  • Article   9.10 Personal Data Protection 6
  • Article   9.11 Principles on Access to and Use of the Internet for Digital Trade 6
  • Article   9.12 Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Messages 6
  • Article   9.13 Cross-Border Flow of Information 6
  • Article   9.14 Open Data 6
  • Article   9.15 Digital Government 6
  • Article   9.16 Digital and Electronic Invoicing 6
  • Article   9.17 Digital and Electronic Payments 6
  • Article   9.18 Digital Identities 6
  • Article   9.19 Cooperation 6
  • Chapter   10 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 6
  • Article   10.1 Definitions 6
  • Article   10.2 Objectives 6
  • Article   10.3 Scope 6
  • Article   10.4 Areas of Cooperation 6
  • Article   10.5 Information on the Procurement System 6
  • Article   10.6 Consultations 7
  • Article   10.7 Contact Points 7
  • Article   10.8 Review 7
  • Article   10.9 Dispute Settlement 7
  • Chapter   11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 7
  • Section   A GENERAL PROVISIONS 7
  • Article   11.1 Definitions 7
  • Article   11.2 Objectives 7
  • Article   11.3 Principles 7
  • Article   11.4 Nature and Scope of Obligations 7
  • Article   11.5 International Agreements 7
  • Article   11.6 Intellectual Property and Public Health 7
  • Article   11.7 National Treatment 7
  • Article   11.8 Transparency 7
  • Article   11.9 Application of Chapter to Existing Subject Matter and Prior Acts 7
  • Article   11.10 Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights 7
  • Section   B COOPERATION 7
  • Article   11.11 Cooperation Activities and Initiatives 7
  • Section   C TRADEMARKS 7
  • Article   11.12 Types of Signs Registrable as Trademarks 7
  • Article   11.13 Collective and Certification Marks 7
  • Article   11.14 Use of Identical or Similar Signs 7
  • Article   11.15 Exceptions 7
  • Article   11.16 Well-Known Trademarks 7
  • Article   11.17 Procedural Aspects of Examination, Opposition and Cancellation 7
  • Article   11.18 Electronic Trademarks System 7
  • Article   11.19 Classification of Goods and Services 7
  • Article   11.20 Term of Protection for Trademarks 7
  • Article   11.21 Non-Recordal of a License 7
  • Article   11.22 Domain Names 7
  • Section   D COUNTRY NAMES 7
  • Article   11.23 Country Names 7
  • Section   E GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS 7
  • Article   11.24 Protection of Geographical Indications (25) 7
  • Article   11.25 Administrative Procedures for the Protection of Geographical Indications 7
  • Article   11.26 Date of Protection of a Geographical Indication 7
  • Section   F PATENTS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS 7
  • Article   11.27 Grace Period 7
  • Article   11.28 Procedural Aspects of Examination, Opposition and Invalidation of Certain Registered Patent and Industrial Design 8
  • Article   11.29 Amendments, Corrections, and Observations 8
  • Article   11.30 Industrial Design Protection 8
  • Article   11.31 Exceptions 8
  • Section   G COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS 8
  • Article   11.32 General Provision 8
  • Article   11.33 Term of Protection for Copyright and Related Rights 8
  • Article   11.34 Limitations and Exceptions 8
  • Article   11.35 Balance In Copyright and Related Rights Systems 8
  • Article   11.36 Contractual Transfers 8
  • Article   11.38 Collective Management 8
  • Section   H ENFORCEMENT 8
  • Article   11.39 General Obligation In Enforcement 8
  • Article   11.40 Border Measures 8
  • Chapter   12 INVESTMENT 8
  • Article   12.1 UAE-Serbia Bilateral Investment Treaty 8
  • Article   12.2 Promotion of Investment 8
  • Article   12.3 Technical Council 8
  • Article   12.4 Objectives of the Council 8
  • Article   12.5 Role of the Council 8
  • Article   12.6 Dispute Settlement 8
  • Chapter   13 SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES 8
  • Article   13.1 General Principles 8
  • Article   13.2 Cooperation to Increase Trade and Investment Opportunities for SMEs 8
  • Article   13.3 Information Sharing 8
  • Article   13.4 Subcommittee on SME Issues 8
  • Article   13.5 Dispute Settlement 8
  • Chapter   14 ECONOMIC COOPERATION 8
  • Article   14.1 Objectives 8
  • Article   14.2 Scope 8
  • Article   14.3 Subcommittee on Economic Cooperation 9
  • Article   14.4 Annual Work Program on Economic Cooperation Activities 9
  • Article   14.5 Competition Policy 9
  • Article   14.6 Global Value Chains 9
  • Article   14.7 Resources 9
  • Article   14.8 Means of Cooperation 9
  • Article   14.8 Dispute Settlement 9
  • Chapter   15 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 9
  • Article   15.1 Objective 9
  • Article   15.2 Cooperation 9
  • Article   15.3 Scope of Application 9
  • Article   15.4 Contact Points 9
  • Article   15.5 Request for Information 9
  • Article   15.6 Consultations 9
  • Article   15.7 Good Offices, Conciliation or Mediation 9
  • Article   15.8 Establishment of a Panel 9
  • Article   15.9 Composition of a Panel 9
  • Article   15.10 Decision on Urgency 9
  • Article   15.11 Requirements for Panelists 9
  • Article   15.12 Replacement of Panelists 9
  • Article   15.13 Functions of the Panel 9
  • Article   15.14 Terms of Reference 9
  • Article   15.15 Rules of Interpretation 9
  • Article   15.16 Procedures of the Panel 9
  • Article   15.17 Receipt of Information 9
  • Article   15.18 Interim Report 9
  • Article   15.19 Final Report 9
  • Article   15.20 Implementation of the Final Report 9
  • Article   15.21 Reasonable Period of Time for Compliance 9
  • Article   15.22 Compliance Review 9
  • Article   15.23 Temporary Remedies In Case of Non-Compliance 9
  • Article   15.24 Review of Any Measure Taken to Comply after the Adoption of Temporary Remedies 10
  • Article   15.25 Suspension and Termination of Proceedings 10
  • Article   15.26 Choice of Forum 10
  • Article   15.27 Costs 10
  • Article   15.28 Mutually Agreed Solution 10
  • Article   15.29 Time Periods 10
  • APPENDIX 15A  RULES OF PROCEDURE 10
  • APPENDIX 15B  CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PANELISTS 10
  • Chapter   16 EXCEPTIONS 10
  • Article   16.1 General Exceptions 10
  • Article   16.2 Security Exceptions 10
  • Article   16.3 Taxation 10
  • Chapter   17 ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT 10
  • Article   17.1 Joint Committee 10
  • Article   17.2 Communications 10
  • Chapter   18 FINAL PROVISIONS 10
  • Article   18.1 Annexes, Side Letters, and Footnotes 11
  • Article   18.2 Amendments 11
  • Article   18.3 Accession 11
  • Article   18.4 Duration and Termination 11
  • Article   18.5 Entry Into Force 11
  • Article   18.6 Authentic Texts 11
    • Name
    Serbia - United Arab Emirates CEPA (2024)
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    Serbia - United Arab Emirates CEPA (2024)
    Signed date
    05 / Oct / 2024
    Date into force
    01 / Jun / 2025
    Treaty type
    Other International Investment Agreements
    Origin language
    en
    Party ISO codes
    ARE,SRB
    Relationship with other documents
    Type Agreements Date of signature Date of entry in force
    IT_OVERLAP Serbia - United Arab Emirates BIT (2013) 17 / Feb / 2013 25 / Dec / 2014
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