EU - Georgia Association Agreement (2014)
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Article 411.

1. The Parliamentary Association Committee may request relevant information regarding the implementation of this Agreement from the Association Council, which shall then supply the Parliamentary Association Committee with the requested information.

2. The Parliamentary Association Committee shall be informed of the decisions and recommendations of the Association Council.

3. The Parliamentary Association Committee may make recommendations to the Association Council.

4. The Parliamentary Association Committee may create Parliamentary Association sub-committees.

Article 412. Civil Society Platform

1. The Parties shall also promote regular meetings of representatives of their civil societies, in order to keep them informed of, and gather their input for, the implementation of this Agreement.

2. An EU-Georgia Civil Society Platform is hereby established. It shall be a forum to meet and exchange views for, and consist of, representatives of civil society on the side of the EU, including Members of the European Economic and Social Committee, and representatives of civil society on the side of Georgia, including representatives of the national platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum. It shall meet at intervals which it shall itself determine.

3. The Civil Society Platform shall establish its own rules of procedure.

4. The Civil Society Platform shall be chaired in turn by a representative of the European Economic and Social Committee and representatives of civil society on the side of Georgia respectively, in accordance with the provisions to be laid down in its rules of procedure.

Article 413.

1. The Civil Society Platform shall be informed of the decisions and recommendations of the Association Council.

2. The Civil Society Platform may make recommendations to the Association Council.

3. The Association Committee and Parliamentary Association Committee shall organise regular contacts with representatives of the Civil Society Platform, in order to obtain their views on the attainment of the objectives of this Agreement.

Chapter 2. General and Final Provisions

Article 414. Access to Courts and Administrative Organs

Within the scope of this Agreement, the Parties undertake to ensure that natural and legal persons of the other Party have access free of discrimination in relation to its own nationals to the competent courts and administrative organs of the Parties to defend their individual rights, including property rights.

Article 415. Security Exceptions

Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Party from taking any measures:

(a) which it considers necessary to prevent the disclosure of information contrary to its essential security interests;

(b) which relate to the production of, or trade in, arms, munitions or war matèriel or to research, development or production indispensable for defence purposes, provided that such measures do not impair the conditions of competition in respect of products not intended for specifically military purposes;

(c) which it considers essential to its own security, in the event of serious internal disturbances affecting the maintenance of law and order, in time of war or serious international tension constituting threat of war, or in order to carry out obligations it has accepted for the purpose of maintaining peace and international security.

Article 416. Non-discrimination

1. In the fields covered by this Agreement and without prejudice to any special provisions contained therein:

(a) the arrangements applied by Georgia in respect of the EU or the Member States shall not give rise to any discrimination between the Member States, their nationals, companies or firms;

(b) the arrangements applied by the EU or the Member States in respect of Georgia shall not give rise to any discrimination between nationals, companies or firms of Georgia.

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the right of the Parties to apply the relevant provisions of their fiscal legislation to taxpayers who are not in identical situations as regards their place of residence.

Article 417. Gradual Approximation

Georgia shall carry out gradual approximation of its legislation to EU law as referred to in the Annexes to this Agreement, based on commitments identified in this Agreement, and in accordance with the provisions of those Annexes. This provision shall be without prejudice to any specific principles and obligations on approximation under Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) of this Agreement.

Article 418. Dynamic Approximation

In line with the goal of gradual approximation by Georgia to EU law, the Association Council shall periodically revise and update Annexes to this Agreement, including in order to reflect the evolution of EU law and applicable standards set out in international instruments deemed relevant by the Parties, and following the completion of the respective internal procedures of the Parties, as appropriate. This provision shall be without prejudice to any specific provisions under Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) of this Agreement.

Article 419. Monitoring of Approximation

1. Monitoring shall mean the continuous appraisal of progress in implementing and enforcing measures covered by this Agreement.

2. Monitoring shall include assessments by the EU of the approximation of Georgian law to EU law as defined in this Agreement, including aspects of implementation and enforcement. These assessments may be conducted by the EU individually on its own initiative as specified in Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) of this Agreement, by the EU in agreement with Georgia, or jointly by the Parties. To facilitate the assessment process, Georgia shall report to the EU on progress in approximation, where appropriate before the end of the transitional periods set out in this Agreement in relation to EU legal acts. The reporting and assessment process, including modalities and frequency of assessments, shall take into account specific modalities defined in this Agreement or decisions by the institutional bodies established by this Agreement.

3. Monitoring may include on-the-spot missions, with the participation of EU institutions, bodies and agencies, non- governmental bodies, supervisory authorities, independent experts and others as needed.

4. The results of monitoring activities, including the assessments of approximation set out in paragraph 2 of this Article, shall be discussed in all relevant bodies established under this Agreement. Such bodies may adopt joint recommendations, which shall be submitted to the Association Council.

5. If the Parties agree that necessary measures covered by Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) of this Agreement have been implemented and are being enforced, the Association Council, under the powers conferred to it in Articles 406 and 408 of this Agreement, shall decide on further market opening where provided for in Title IV (Trade and Trade- related Matters) of this Agreement.

6. A joint recommendation as referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article submitted to the Association Council, or the failure to reach such a recommendation, shall not be subject to dispute settlement as defined in Title IV (Trade and Trade- related Matters) of this Agreement. A decision taken by the relevant institutional body, or the failure to take such a decision, shall not be subject to dispute settlement as defined in Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) of this Agreement.

Article 420. Fulfilment of Obligations

1. The Parties shall take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under this Agreement. They shall ensure that the objectives set out in this Agreement are attained.

2. The Parties agree to consult promptly through appropriate channels at the request of either Party, to discuss any matter concerning the interpretation, implementation or the application in good faith of this Agreement and other relevant aspects of the relations between the Parties.

3. The Parties shall refer to the Association Council any dispute related to the interpretation, implementation or the application in good faith of this Agreement in accordance with Article 421. The Association Council may settle a dispute by means of a binding decision.

Article 421. Dispute Settlement

1. When a dispute arises between the Parties concerning the interpretation, implementation or the application in good faith of this Agreement, any Party shall submit to the other Party and the Association Council a formal request that the matter in dispute be resolved. By way of derogation, disputes concerning the interpretation, implementation or the application in good faith of Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) of this Agreement shall be governed exclusively by Chapter 14 (Dispute Settlement) of that Title.

2. The Parties shall endeavour to resolve the dispute by entering into good faith consultations within the Association Council and other relevant bodies referred to in Articles 407 and 409 of this Agreement, with the aim of reaching a mutually acceptable solution in the shortest time possible.

3. The Parties shall provide the Association Council and other relevant bodies with all information required for a thorough examination of the situation.

4. As long as a dispute is not resolved, it shall be discussed at every meeting of the Association Council. A dispute shall be deemed to be resolved when the Association Council has taken a binding decision to settle the matter as provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 420 of this Agreement, or when it has declared that the dispute is at an end. Consultations on a dispute can also be held at any meeting of the Association Committee or any other relevant body set up on the basis of Articles 407 and 409 of this Agreement, as agreed between the Parties or at the request of either of the Parties. Consultations may also be held in writing.

5. All information disclosed during the consultations shall remain confidential.

Article 422. Appropriate Measures In Case of Non-fulfilment of Obligations

1. A Party may take appropriate measures, if the matter is not resolved within three months of the date of notification of a formal request for dispute settlement in accordance with Article 421 of this Agreement and if the complaining Party continues to consider that the other Party has failed to fulfil an obligation under this Agreement. The requirement for a three month consultation period may be waived by mutual agreement of the Parties and shall not apply to exceptional cases set out in paragraph 3 of this Article.

2. In the selection of appropriate measures, priority shall be given to those which least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. Except in cases described in paragraph 3 of this Article, such measures may not include the suspension of any rights or obligations provided for under provisions of this Agreement set out in Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters). The measures taken under paragraph 1 of this Article shall be notified immediately to the Association Council and shall be the subject of consultations in accordance with Article 420(2) of this Agreement, and of dispute settlement in accordance with Article 420(3) and Article 421 of this Agreement.

3. The exceptions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall concern:

(a) denunciation of this Agreement not sanctioned by the general rules of international law, or

(b) violation by the other Party of any of the essential elements of this Agreement, referred to in Article 2 of Title I (General Principles) of this Agreement.

Article 423. Relation to other Agreements

1. The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, signed in Luxembourg on 22 April 1996 and which entered into effect on 1 July 1999 is hereby repealed.

2. This Agreement replaces the agreement referred to in paragraph 1. References thereto in all other agreements between the Parties shall be construed as referring to this Agreement.

3. This Agreement replaces the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs, signed on 14 July 2011 in Brussels and which entered into force on 1 April 2012.

Article 424.

1. This Agreement shall not, until equivalent rights for natural and legal persons have been achieved under this Agreement, affect rights ensured to them through existing agreements which are binding upon one or more Member States, on the one hand, and Georgia on the other hand.

2. Existing agreements relating to specific areas of cooperation falling within the scope of this Agreement shall be considered part of the overall bilateral relations as governed by this Agreement and as forming part of a common institutional framework.

Article 425.

1. The Parties may complement this Agreement by concluding specific agreements in any area falling within its scope. Such specific agreements shall be an integral part of the overall bilateral relations as governed by this Agreement and shall form part of a common institutional framework.

2. Without prejudice to the relevant provisions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, neither this Agreement nor action taken hereunder shall in any way affect the powers of the Member States to undertake bilateral cooperation activities with Georgia or to conclude, where appropriate, new cooperation agreements with Georgia.

Article 426. Annexes and Protocols

The Annexes and Protocols to this Agreement shall form an integral part thereof.

Article 427. Duration

1. This Agreement is concluded for an unlimited period.

2. Either Party may denounce this Agreement by notifying the other Party. This Agreement shall terminate six months from the date of receipt of such notification.

Article 428. Definition of the Parties

For the purposes of this Agreement, the term ‘the Parties' shall mean the EU or its Member States, or the EU and its Member States, in accordance with their respective powers as derived from the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and, where relevant, it shall also refer to Euratom, in accordance with its powers under the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Georgia of the other part.

Article 429. Territorial Application

1. This Agreement shall apply, of the one part, to the territories in which the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community are applied and under the conditions laid down in those Treaties, and of the other part, to the territory of Georgia.

2. The application of this Agreement, or of Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) thereof, in relation to Georgia's regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia over which the Government of Georgia does not exercise effective control, shall commence once Georgia ensures the full implementation and enforcement of this Agreement, or of Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) thereof, respectively, on its entire territory.

3. The Association Council shall adopt a decision on when the full implementation and enforcement of this Agreement, or of Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) thereof, on the entire territory of Georgia, is ensured.

4. Should a Party consider that the full implementation and enforcement of this Agreement, or of Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) thereof, respectively, is no longer ensured in the regions of Georgia referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, that Party may request the Association Council to reconsider the continued application of this Agreement, or of Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) thereof, respectively, in relation to the regions concerned. The Association Council shall examine the situation and adopt a decision on the continued application of this Agreement, or of Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) thereof, respectively, within three months of the request. If the Association Council does not adopt a decision within three months of the request, the application of this Agreement, or of Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) thereof, respectively, shall be suspended in relation to the regions concerned until the Association Council adopts a decision.

5. Decisions of the Association Council under this Article on the application of Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) of this Agreement shall cover the entirety of that Title and cannot only cover parts of that title.

Article 430. Depositary of this Agreement

The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union shall be the depositary of this Agreement.

Article 431. Entry Into Force and Provisional Application

1. The Parties shall ratify or approve this Agreement in accordance with their own procedures. The instruments of ratification or approval shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

2. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of the deposit of the last instrument of ratification or approval.

3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this Article, the Union and Georgia agree to provisionally apply this Agreement in part, as specified by the Union, as set out in paragraph 4 of this Article, and in accordance with their respective internal procedures and legislation as applicable.

4. The provisional application shall be effective from the first day of the second month following the date of receipt by the depositary of this Agreement of the following:

(a) the Union's notification on the completion of the procedures necessary for this purpose, indicating the parts of this Agreement that shall be provisionally applied; and

(b) Georgia's deposit of the instrument of ratification in accordance with its procedures and applicable legislation.

5. For the purpose of the relevant provisions of this Agreement, including the respective Annexes and Protocols hereto, any reference in such provisions to the ‘date of entry into force of this Agreement' shall be understood to the ‘date from which this Agreement is provisionally applied' in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.

6. During the period of the provisional application, in so far as the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, signed in Luxembourg on 22 April 1996 and which entered into effect on 1 July 1999, are not covered by the provisional application of this Agreement, they continue to apply.

7. Either Party may give written notification to the depositary of this Agreement of its intention to terminate the provisional application of this Agreement. Termination of provisional application shall take effect six months after receipt of the notification by the depositary of this Agreement.

Article 432. Authentic Texts

This Agreement shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Georgian languages, each text being equally authentic.

Conclusion

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

Done at Brussels on the twenty-seventh day of June in the year two thousand and fourteen.

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 REPUBLIC OF CROATIA,

FOR THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

FOR THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

FOR HUNGARY,

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF 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 EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,

FOR GEORGIA

Attachments

ANNEX XIV. LIST OF RESERVATIONS ON ESTABLISHMENT; LIST OF COMMITMENTS ON CROSS-BORDER SUPPLY OF SERVICES; LIST OF RESERVATIONS ON KEY PERSONNEL, GRADUATE TRAINEES AND BUSINESS SELLERS; LIST OF RESERVATIONS ON CONTRACTUAL SERVICES SUPPLIERS AND INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONALS

Union

1. List of reservations on establishment: Annex XIV-A

2. List of commitments on cross-border supply of services: Annex XIV-B

3. List of reservations on key personnel, graduate trainees and business sellers: Annex XIV-C

4. List of reservations on contractual services suppliers and independent professionals: Annex XIV-D

Georgia

5. List of reservations on establishment: Annex XIV-E

6. List of commitments on cross-border supply of services: Annex XIV-F

7. List of reservations on key personnel, graduate trainees and business sellers: Annex XIV-G

8. List of reservations on contractual services suppliers and independent professionals: Annex XIV-H

The following abbreviations are used for the purpose of Annexes XIV-A, XIV-B, XIV-C and XIV-D:

AT Austria

BE Belgium

BG Bulgaria

CY Cyprus

CZ Czech Republic

DE Germany

DK Denmark

EU European Union, including all its Member States

ES Spain

EE Estonia

FI Finland

  • Article   1 Objectives 1
  • Title   I GENERAL PRINCIPLES 1
  • Article   2 General Principles 1
  • Title   II POLITICAL DIALOGUE AND REFORM, COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY 1
  • Article   3 Aims of Political Dialogue 1
  • Article   4 Domestic Reform 1
  • Article   5 Foreign and Security Policy 1
  • Article   6 Serious Crimes of International Concern 1
  • Article   7 Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management 1
  • Article   8 Regional Stability 1
  • Article   9 Peaceful Conflict Resolution 1
  • Article   10 Weapons of Mass Destruction 1
  • Article   11 Small Arms and Light Weapons and Conventional Arms Exports Control 1
  • Article   12 Fight Against Terrorism 1
  • Title   III FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE 1
  • Article   13 Rule of Law and Respect for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1
  • Article   14 Protection of Personal Data 2
  • Article   15 Cooperation on Migration, Asylum and Border Management 2
  • Article   16 Movement of Persons and Readmission 2
  • Article   17 The Fight Against Organised Crime and Corruption 2
  • Article   18 Illicit Drugs 2
  • Article   19 Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing 2
  • Article   20 Cooperation In the Fight Against Terrorism 2
  • Article   21 Legal Cooperation 2
  • Title   IV TRADE AND TRADE-RELATED MATTERS 2
  • Chapter   1 National Treatment and Market Access for Goods 2
  • Section   1 Common Provisions 2
  • Article   22 Objective 2
  • Article   23 Scope and Coverage 2
  • Section   2 Elimination of Customs Duties, Fees and other Charges 2
  • Article   24 Definition of Customs Duties 2
  • Article   25 Classification of Goods 2
  • Article   26 Elimination of Customs Duties on Imports 2
  • Article   27 Anti-circumvention Mechanism for Agricultural Products and Processed Agricultural Products 2
  • Article   28 Standstill 2
  • Article   29 Customs Duties on Exports 2
  • Article   30 Fees and other Charges 2
  • Section   3 Non-tariff Measures 2
  • Article   31 National Treatment 2
  • Article   32 Import and Export Restrictions 2
  • Section   4 Specific Provisions Related to Goods 2
  • Article   33 General Exceptions 2
  • Section   5 Administrative Cooperation and Coordination with other Countries 2
  • Article   34 Temporary Withdrawal of Preferences 2
  • Article   35 Management of Administrative Errors 2
  • Article   36 Agreements with other Countries 2
  • Chapter   2 Trade Remedies 2
  • Section   1 Global Safeguard Measures 2
  • Article   37 General Provisions 2
  • Article   38 Transparency 2
  • Article   39 Application of Measures 2
  • Section   2 Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures 2
  • Article   40 General Provisions 2
  • Article   41 Transparency 2
  • Article   42 Consideration of Public Interest 2
  • Article   43 Lesser Duty Rule 2
  • Chapter   3 Technical Barriers to Trade, Standardisation, Metrology, Accreditation and Conformity Assessment 2
  • Article   44 Scope and Definitions 2
  • Article   45 Affirmation of the TBT Agreement 2
  • Article   46 Technical Cooperation 2
  • Article   47 Approximation of Technical Regulations, Standards, and Conformity Assessment 3
  • Article   48 Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (ACAA) 3
  • Article   49 Marking and Labelling 3
  • Chapter   4 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 3
  • Article   50 Objective 3
  • Article   51 Multilateral Obligations 3
  • Article   52 Scope 3
  • Article   53 Definitions 3
  • Article   54 Competent Authorities 3
  • Article   55 Gradual Approximation 3
  • Article   56 Recognition for Trade Purposes of Animal Health and Pest Status and Regional Conditions 3
  • Article   57 Recognition of Equivalence 3
  • Article   58 Transparency and Exchange of Information 3
  • Article   59 Notification, Consultation and Facilitation of Communication 3
  • Article   60 Trade Conditions 3
  • Article   61 Certification Procedure 4
  • Article   62 Verification 4
  • Article   63 Import Checks and Inspection Fees 4
  • Article   64 Safeguard Measures 4
  • Article   65 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Sub-Committee 4
  • Chapter   5 Customs and Trade Facilitation 4
  • Article   66 Objectives 4
  • Article   67 Legislation and Procedures 4
  • Article   68 Relations with the Business Community 4
  • Article   69 Fees and Charges 4
  • Article   70 Customs Valuation 4
  • Article   71 Customs Cooperation 4
  • Article   72 Mutual Administrative Assistance In Customs Matters 4
  • Article   73 Technical Assistance and Capacity Building 4
  • Article   74 Customs Sub-committee 4
  • Article   75 Approximation of Customs Legislation 4
  • Chapter   6 Establishment, Trade In Services and Electronic Commerce 4
  • Section   1 General Provisions 4
  • Article   76 Objective, Scope and Coverage 4
  • Article   77 Definitions 4
  • Section   2 Establishment 5
  • Article   78 Scope 5
  • Article   79 National Treatment and Most Favoured Nation Treatment 5
  • Article   80 Review 5
  • Article   81 Other Agreements 5
  • Article   82 Standard of Treatment for Branches and Representative Offices 5
  • Section   3 Cross-border Supply of Services 5
  • Article   83 Scope 5
  • Article   84 Market Access 5
  • Article   85 National Treatment 5
  • Article   86 Lists of Commitments 5
  • Article   87 Review 5
  • Section   4 Temporary Presence of Natural Persons or Business Persons 5
  • Article   88 Scope and Definitions 5
  • Article   89 Key Personnel and Graduate Trainees 5
  • Article   90 Business Sellers 5
  • Article   91 Contractual Service Suppliers 5
  • Article   92 Independent Professionals 5
  • Section   5 Regulatory Framework 5
  • Subsection   1 Domestic Regulation 5
  • Article   93 Scope and Definitions 5
  • Article   94 Conditions for Licencing and Qualification 5
  • Article   95 Licencing and Qualification Procedures 5
  • Subsection   2 Provisions of General Application 6
  • Article   96 Mutual Recognition 6
  • Article   97 Transparency and Disclosure of Confidential Information 6
  • Subsection   3 Computer Services 6
  • Article   98 Understanding on Computer Services 6
  • Subsection   4 Postal and Courier Services 6
  • Article   99 Scope and Definitions 6
  • Article   100 Universal Service 6
  • Article   101 Licences 6
  • Article   102 Independence of the Regulatory Body 6
  • Article   103 Gradual Approximation 6
  • Subsection   5 Electronic Communication Networks and Services 6
  • Article   104 Scope and Definitions 6
  • Article   105 Regulatory Authority 6
  • Article   106 Authorisation to Provide Electronic Communication Services 6
  • Article   107 Access and Interconnection 6
  • Article   108 Scarce Resources 6
  • Article   109 Universal Service 6
  • Article   110 Cross-border Provision of Electronic Communication Services 6
  • Article   111 Confidentiality of Information 6
  • Article   112 Disputes between Services Suppliers 6
  • Article   113 Gradual Approximation 6
  • Subsection   6 Financial Services 6
  • Article   114 Scope and Definitions 6
  • Article   115 Prudential Carve-out 7
  • Article   116 Effective and Transparent Regulation 7
  • Article   117 New Financial Services 7
  • Article   118 Data Processing 7
  • Article   119 Specific Exceptions 7
  • Article   120 Self-regulatory Organisations 7
  • Article   121 Clearing and Payment Systems 7
  • Article   122 Gradual Approximation 7
  • Subsection   7 Transport Services 7
  • Article   123 Scope 7
  • Article   124 International Maritime Transport 7
  • Article   125 Air Transport 7
  • Article   126 Gradual Approximation 7
  • Section   6 Electronic Commerce 7
  • Subsection   1 General Provisions 7
  • Article   127 Objective and Principles 7
  • Article   128 Cooperation In Electronic Commerce 7
  • Article   129 Use of Intermediaries' Services 7
  • Article   130 Liability of Intermediary Service Providers: ‘mere Conduit' 7
  • Article   131 Liability of Intermediary Service Providers: ‘caching' 7
  • Article   132 Liability of Intermediary Service Providers: ‘hosting' 7
  • Article   133 No General Obligation to Monitor 7
  • Section   7 Exceptions 7
  • Article   134 General Exceptions 7
  • Article   135 Taxation Measures 7
  • Article   136 Security Exceptions 7
  • Chapter   7 Current Payments and Movement of Capital 7
  • Article   137 Current Payments 7
  • Article   138 Capital Movements 7
  • Article   139 Safeguard Measures 7
  • Article   140 Facilitation and Evolution Provisions 7
  • Chapter   8 Public Procurement 7
  • Article   141 Objectives 7
  • Article   142 Scope 7
  • Article   143 Institutional Background 7
  • Article   144 Basic Standards Regulating the Award of Contracts 8
  • Article   145 Planning of Gradual Approximation 8
  • Article   146 Gradual Approximation 8
  • Article   147 Market Access 8
  • Article   148 Information 8
  • Article   149 Cooperation 8
  • Chapter   9 Intellectual Property Rights 8
  • Section   1 General Provisions 8
  • Article   150 Objectives 8
  • Article   151 Nature and Scope of Obligations 8
  • Article   152 Exhaustion 8
  • Section   2 Standards Concerning Intellectual Property Rights 8
  • Subsection   1 Copyright and Related Rights 8
  • Article   153 Protection Granted 8
  • Article   154 Authors 8
  • Article   155 Performers 8
  • Article   156 Producers of Phonograms 8
  • Article   157 Broadcasting Organisations 8
  • Article   158 Broadcasting and Communication to the Public 8
  • Article   159 Term of Protection 8
  • Article   160 Protection of Technological Measures 8
  • Article   161 Protection of Rights Management Information 8
  • Article   162 Exceptions and Limitations 8
  • Article   163 Artists' Resale Right In Works of Art 8
  • Article   164 Cooperation on Collective Management of Rights 8
  • Subsection   2 Trademarks 8
  • Article   165 International Agreements 8
  • Article   166 Registration Procedure 8
  • Article   167 Well-known Trademarks 8
  • Article   168 Exceptions to the Rights Conferred by a Trademark 8
  • Subsection   3 Geographical Indications 8
  • Article   169 Scope 8
  • Article   170 Established Geographical Indications 9
  • Article   171 Addition of New Geographical Indications 9
  • Article   172 Scope of Protection of Geographical Indications 9
  • Article   173 Protection of Transcription of Geographical Indications 9
  • Article   174 Right of Use of Geographical Indications 9
  • Article   175 Enforcement of Protection 9
  • Article   176 Relationship with Trademarks 9
  • Article   177 General Rules 9
  • Article   178 Cooperation and Transparency 9
  • Article   179 Geographical Indications Sub-committee 9
  • Subsection   4 Designs 9
  • Article   180 International Agreements 9
  • Article   181 Protection of Registered Designs 9
  • Article   182 Exceptions and Exclusions 9
  • Article   183 Relationship to Copyright 9
  • Subsection   5 Patents 9
  • Article   184 International Agreements 9
  • Article   185 Patents and Public Health 9
  • Article   186 Supplementary Protection Certificate 9
  • Article   187 Protection of Data Submitted to Obtain a Marketing Authorisation for Medicinal Products  (1) 9
  • Article   188 Protection of Data to Obtain a Marketing Authorisation for Plant Protection Products 9
  • Article   189 Plant Varieties 9
  • Article   190 General Obligations 9
  • Article   191 Entitled Applicants 9
  • Subsection   1 Civil Enforcement 9
  • Article   192 Measures for Preserving Evidence 9
  • Article   193 Right of Information 9
  • Article   194 Provisional Measures 9
  • Article   195 Measures Resulting from a Decision on the Merits of the Case 9
  • Article   196 Damages 9
  • Article   197 Legal Costs 9
  • Article   198 Publication of Judicial Decisions 9
  • Article   199 Presumption of Authorship or Ownership 9
  • Subsection   2 Other Provisions 9
  • Article   200 Border Measures 9
  • Article   201 Codes of Conduct 10
  • Article   202 Cooperation 10
  • Chapter   10 Competition 10
  • Article   203 Principles 10
  • Article   204 Antitrust and Mergers Legislation and Its Implementation 10
  • Article   205 State Monopolies, State Enterprises and Enterprises Entrusted with Special or Exclusive Rights 10
  • Article   206 Subsidies 10
  • Article   207 Dispute Settlement 10
  • Article   208 Relationship with the WTO 10
  • Article   209 Confidentiality 10
  • Chapter   11 Trade-related Energy Provisions 10
  • Article   210 Definitions 10
  • Article   211 Transit 10
  • Article   212 Unauthorised Taking of Goods In Transit 10
  • Article   213 Uninterrupted Transit 10
  • Article   214 Transit Obligation for Operators 10
  • Article   215 Regulatory Authorities 10
  • Article   216 Organisation of Markets 10
  • Article   217 Access to Energy Transport Facilities 10
  • Article   218 Relationship with the Energy Community Treaty  (1) 10
  • Chapter   12 Transparency 10
  • Article   219 Definitions 10
  • Article   220 Objective 10
  • Article   221 Publication 10
  • Article   222 Enquiries and Contact Points 10
  • Article   223 Administration of Measures of General Application 10
  • Article   224 Review and Appeal 10
  • Article   225 Regulatory Quality and Performance and Good Administrative Behaviour 10
  • Article   226 Specific Rules 10
  • Chapter   13 Trade and Sustainable Development 10
  • Article   227 Context and Objectives 10
  • Article   228 Right to Regulate and Levels of Protection 10
  • Article   229 Multilateral Labour Standards and Agreements 10
  • Article   230 Multilateral Environmental Governance and Agreements 10
  • Article   231 Trade and Investment Promoting Sustainable Development 10
  • Article   232 Biological Diversity 10
  • Article   233 Sustainable Management of Forests and Trade In Forest Products 11
  • Article   234 Trade In Fish Products 11
  • Article   235 Upholding Levels of Protection 11
  • Article   236 Scientific Information 11
  • Article   237 Transparency 11
  • Article   238 Review of Sustainability Impacts 11
  • Article   239 Working Together on Trade and Sustainable Development 11
  • Article   240 Institutional Set-up and Overseeing Mechanisms 11
  • Article   241 Joint Civil Society Dialogue Forum 11
  • Article   242 Government Consultations 11
  • Article   243 Panel of Experts 11
  • Chapter   14 Dispute Settlement 11
  • Section   1 Objective and Scope 11
  • Article   244 Objective 11
  • Article   245 Scope of Application 11
  • Section   2 Consultations and Mediation 11
  • Article   246 Consultations 11
  • Article   247 Mediation 11
  • Section   3 Dispute Settlement Procedures 11
  • Subsection   1 Arbitration Procedure 11
  • Article   248 Initiation of the Arbitration Procedure 11
  • Article   249 Establishment of the Arbitration Panel 11
  • Article   250 Preliminary Ruling on Urgency 11
  • Article   251 Arbitration Panel Report 11
  • Article   252 Conciliation for Urgent Energy Disputes 11
  • Article   253 Notification of the Ruling of the Arbitration Panel 11
  • Subsection   2 Compliance 11
  • Article   254 Compliance with the Arbitration Panel Ruling 11
  • Article   255 Reasonable Period of Time for Compliance 11
  • Article   256 Review of Any Measure Taken to Comply with the Arbitration Panel Ruling 11
  • Article   257 Temporary Remedies In Case of Non-compliance 11
  • Article   258 Remedies for Urgent Energy Disputes 11
  • Article   259 Review of Any Measure Taken to Comply after the Adoption of Temporary Remedies for Non-compliance 11
  • Article   260 Replacement of Arbitrators 11
  • Article   261 Suspension and Termination of Arbitration and Compliance Procedures 11
  • Article   262 Mutually Agreed Solution 11
  • Article   263 Rules of Procedure 12
  • Article   264 Information and Technical Advice 12
  • Article   265 Rules of Interpretation 12
  • Article   266 Decisions and Rulings of the Arbitration Panel 12
  • Article   267 Referrals to the Court of Justice of the European Union 12
  • Section   4 General Provisions 12
  • Article   268 Lists of Arbitrators 12
  • Article   269 Relation with Wto Obligations 12
  • Article   270 Time-limits 12
  • Chapter   15 General Provisions on Approximation Under Title IV 12
  • Article   271 Progress In Approximation In Trade-related Areas 12
  • Article   272 Repeal of Inconsistent Domestic Law 12
  • Article   273 Assessment of Approximation In Trade-related Areas 12
  • Article   274 Developments Relevant to Approximation 12
  • Article   275 Exchange of Information 12
  • Article   276 General Provision 12
  • Title   V ECONOMIC COOPERATION 12
  • Chapter   1 Economic Dialogue 12
  • Article   277 12
  • Article   278 12
  • Chapter   2 Management of Public Finances and Financial Control 12
  • Article   279 12
  • Chapter   3 Taxation 12
  • Article   280 12
  • Article   281 12
  • Article   282 12
  • Article   283 12
  • Article   284 12
  • Article   285 12
  • Chapter   4 Statistics 12
  • Article   286 12
  • Article   287 12
  • Article   288 12
  • Article   289 12
  • Article   290 12
  • Article   291 12
  • Title   VI OTHER COOPERATION POLICIES 12
  • Chapter   1 Transport 12
  • Article   292 12
  • Article   293 12
  • Article   294 12
  • Article   295 12
  • Article   296 12
  • Chapter   2 Energy Cooperation 12
  • Article   297 12
  • Article   298 12
  • Article   299 13
  • Article   300 13
  • Chapter   3 Environment 13
  • Article   301 13
  • Article   302 13
  • Article   303 13
  • Article   304 13
  • Article   305 13
  • Article   306 13
  • Chapter   4 Climate Action 13
  • Article   307 13
  • Article   308 13
  • Article   309 13
  • Article   310 13
  • Article   311 13
  • Article   312 13
  • Chapter   5 Industrial and Enterprise Policy and Mining 13
  • Article   313 13
  • Article   314 13
  • Article   315 13
  • Chapter   6 Company Law, Accounting and Auditing and Corporate Governance 13
  • Article   316 13
  • Article   317 13
  • Article   318 13
  • Article   319 13
  • Chapter   7 Financial Services 13
  • Article   320 13
  • Article   321 13
  • Article   322 13
  • Article   323 13
  • Chapter   8 Cooperation In the Field of Information Society 13
  • Article   324 13
  • Article   325 13
  • Article   326 13
  • Article   327 13
  • Chapter   9 Tourism 13
  • Article   328 13
  • Article   329 13
  • Article   330 13
  • Article   331 13
  • Chapter   10 Agriculture and Rural Development 13
  • Article   332 13
  • Article   333 13
  • Article   334 13
  • Chapter   11 Fisheries and Maritime Governance 13
  • Article   335 13
  • Article   336 13
  • Article   337 14
  • Article   338 14
  • Article   339 14
  • Article   340 14
  • Article   341 14
  • Chapter   12 Cooperation In Research, Technological Development and Demonstration 14
  • Article   342 14
  • Article   343 14
  • Article   344 14
  • Chapter   13 Consumer Policy 14
  • Article   345 14
  • Article   346 14
  • Article   347 14
  • Chapter   14 Employment, Social Policy and Equal Opportunities 14
  • Article   348 14
  • Article   349 14
  • Article   350 14
  • Article   351 14
  • Article   352 14
  • Article   353 14
  • Article   354 14
  • Chapter   15 Public Health 14
  • Article   355 14
  • Article   356 14
  • Article   357 14
  • Chapter   16 Education, Training and Youth 14
  • Article   358 14
  • Article   359 14
  • Article   360 14
  • Article   361 14
  • Chapter   17 Cooperation In the Cultural Field 14
  • Article   362 14
  • Article   363 14
  • Chapter   18 Cooperation In the Audiovisual and Media Fields 14
  • Article   364 14
  • Article   365 14
  • Article   366 14
  • Article   367 14
  • Chapter   19 Cooperation In the Field of Sport and Physical Activity 14
  • Article   368 14
  • Chapter   20 Civil Society Cooperation 14
  • Article   369 14
  • Article   370 14
  • Article   371 14
  • Chapter   21 Regional Development, Cross-border and Regional Level Cooperation 14
  • Article   372 14
  • Article   373 15
  • Article   374 15
  • Article   375 15
  • Chapter   22 Civil Protection 15
  • Article   376 15
  • Article   377 15
  • Article   378 15
  • Article   379 15
  • Chapter   23 Participation In European Union Agencies and Programmes 15
  • Article   380 15
  • Article   381 15
  • Article   382 15
  • Title   VII FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND ANTI-FRAUD AND CONTROL PROVISIONS 15
  • Chapter   1 Financial Assistance 15
  • Article   383 15
  • Article   384 15
  • Article   385 15
  • Article   386 15
  • Article   387 15
  • Article   388 15
  • Article   389 15
  • Chapter   2 Anti-fraud and Control Provisions 15
  • Article   390 Definitions 15
  • Article   391 Scope 15
  • Article   392 Measures to Prevent and Fight Fraud, Corruption and Any other Illegal Activities 15
  • Article   393 Exchange of Information and Further Cooperation at Operational Level 15
  • Article   394 Prevention of Fraud, Corruption and Irregularities 15
  • Article   395 Legal Proceedings, Investigation and Prosecution 15
  • Article   396 Communication of Fraud, Corruption and Irregularities 15
  • Article   397 Audits 15
  • Article   398 On-the-spot Checks 15
  • Article   399 Administrative Measures and Penalties 15
  • Article   400 Recovery 15
  • Article   401 Confidentiality 15
  • Article   402 Approximation of Legislation 15
  • Title   VIII INSTITUTIONAL, GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 15
  • Chapter   1 Institutional Framework 15
  • Article   403 15
  • Article   404 15
  • Article   405 15
  • Article   406 15
  • Article   407 Association Committee 15
  • Article   408 15
  • Article   409 Special Committees, Sub-committees and Bodies 15
  • Article   410 Parliamentary Association Committee 15
  • Article   411 16
  • Article   412 Civil Society Platform 16
  • Article   413 16
  • Chapter   2 General and Final Provisions 16
  • Article   414 Access to Courts and Administrative Organs 16
  • Article   415 Security Exceptions 16
  • Article   416 Non-discrimination 16
  • Article   417 Gradual Approximation 16
  • Article   418 Dynamic Approximation 16
  • Article   419 Monitoring of Approximation 16
  • Article   420 Fulfilment of Obligations 16
  • Article   421 Dispute Settlement 16
  • Article   422 Appropriate Measures In Case of Non-fulfilment of Obligations 16
  • Article   423 Relation to other Agreements 16
  • Article   424 16
  • Article   425 16
  • Article   426 Annexes and Protocols 16
  • Article   427 Duration 16
  • Article   428 Definition of the Parties 16
  • Article   429 Territorial Application 16
  • Article   430 Depositary of this Agreement 16
  • Article   431 Entry Into Force and Provisional Application 16
  • Article   432 Authentic Texts 16
  • ANNEX XIV  LIST OF RESERVATIONS ON ESTABLISHMENT; LIST OF COMMITMENTS ON CROSS-BORDER SUPPLY OF SERVICES; LIST OF RESERVATIONS ON KEY PERSONNEL, GRADUATE TRAINEES AND BUSINESS SELLERS; LIST OF RESERVATIONS ON CONTRACTUAL SERVICES SUPPLIERS AND INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONALS 16
  • ANNEX XIV-A  LIST OF RESERVATIONS ON ESTABLISHMENT (UNION) 17
  • ANNEX XIV-E  LIST OF RESERVATIONS ON ESTABLISHMENT (GEORGIA)  (1) 18
  • ANNEX XIX  MEDIATION MECHANISM 19
  • 1 Objective 19
  • Section   1 PROCEDURE UNDER THE MEDIATION MECHANISM 19
  • 2 Request for Information 19
  • 3 Initiation of the Procedure 19
  • 4 Selection of the Mediator 19
  • 5 Rules of the Mediation Procedure 19
  • Section   2 IMPLEMENTATION 19
  • 6 Implementation of a Mutually Agreed Solution 19
  • Section   3 GENERAL PROVISIONS 19
  • 7 Confidentiality and Relationship to Dispute Settlement 19
  • 8 Time-limits 19
  • 9 Costs 19
  • ANNEX XX  RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 19
  • ANNEX XXI  CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS 20