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Council Decision of 21 April 2004 concerning the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part (2004/635/EC)

EU Decision 2004/635 · Adopted 21 April 2004 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision

of 21 April 2004

concerning the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part

(2004/635/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereoff1,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commissionf2,

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliamentf3,

Whereas:

(1)

The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, signed on behalf of the European Community, in Luxembourg on 25 June 2001, should be approved.

(2)

The provisions of this Agreement that fall within the scope of Part III, Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community bind the United Kingdom and Ireland as separate Contracting Parties, and not as part of the European Community, until the United Kingdom or Ireland (as the case may be) notifies the Arab Republic of Egypt that it has become bound as part of the European Community in accordance with the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community. The same applies to Denmark, in accordance with the Protocol annexed to those Treaties on the position of Denmark,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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Footnotes

f1

The European Community has taken over all rights and obligations of the European Coal and Steel Community following the latter's expiry on 23 July 2002 (OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 35).

f2

OJ C 304 E, 30.10.2001, p. 2.

f3

OJ C 153 E, 27.6.2002, p. 264.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Attachment
  6. 1Article 1
  7. 2Article 2
  8. Title I: POLITICAL DIALOGUE
  9. 3Article 3
  10. 4Article 4
  11. 5Article 5
  12. Title II: FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS
  13. 6Article 6
  14. Chapter 1: Industrial products
  15. 7Article 7
  16. 8Article 8
  17. 9Article 9
  18. 10Article 10
  19. 11Article 11
  20. Chapter 2: Agricultural, fisheries and processed agricultural products
  21. 12Article 12
  22. 13Article 13
  23. 14Article 14
  24. 15Article 15
  25. 16Article 16
  26. Chapter 3: Common provisions
  27. 17Article 17
  28. 18Article 18
  29. 19Article 19
  30. 20Article 20
  31. 21Article 21
  32. 22Article 22
  33. 23Article 23
  34. 24Article 24
  35. 25Article 25
  36. 26Article 26
  37. 27Article 27
  38. 28Article 28
  39. Title III: RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPLY OF SERVICES
  40. 29Article 29
  41. 30Article 30
  42. Title IV: CAPITAL MOVEMENTS AND OTHER ECONOMIC MATTERS
  43. Chapter 1: Payments and capital movements
  44. 31Article 31
  45. 32Article 32
  46. 33Article 33
  47. Chapter 2: Competition and other economic matters
  48. 34Article 34
  49. 35Article 35
  50. 36Article 36
  51. 37Article 37
  52. 38Article 38
  53. Title V: ECONOMIC COOPERATION
  54. 39Objectives
  55. 40Scope
  56. 41Methods and modalities
  57. 42Education and training
  58. 43Scientific and technological cooperation
  59. 44Environment
  60. 45Industrial cooperation
  61. 46Investments and promotion of investments
  62. 47Standardisation and conformity assessment
  63. 48Approximation of laws
  64. 49Financial services
  65. 50Agriculture and fisheries
  66. 51Transport
  67. 52Information society and telecommunications
  68. 53Energy
  69. 54Tourism
  70. 55Customs
  71. 56Cooperation on statistics
  72. 57Money laundering
  73. 58Fight against drugs
  74. 59Fight against terrorism
  75. 60Regional cooperation
  76. 61Consumer protection
  77. Title VI
  78. Chapter 1: Dialogue and cooperation on social matters
  79. 62Article 62
  80. 63Article 63
  81. 64Article 64
  82. 65Article 65
  83. 66Article 66
  84. 67Article 67
  85. Chapter 2: Cooperation for the prevention and control of illegal immigration and other consular issues
  86. 68Article 68
  87. 69Article 69
  88. 70Article 70
  89. Chapter 3: Cooperation in cultural matters, audiovisual media and information
  90. 71Article 71
  91. Title VII: FINANCIAL COOPERATION
  92. 72Article 72
  93. 73Article 73
  94. Title VIII: INSTITUTIONAL, GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
  95. 74Article 74
  96. 75Article 75
  97. 76Article 76
  98. 77Article 77
  99. 78Article 78
  100. 79Article 79
  101. 80Article 80
  102. 81Article 81
  103. 82Article 82
  104. 83Article 83
  105. 84Article 84
  106. 85Article 85
  107. 86Article 86
  108. 87Article 87
  109. 88Article 88
  110. 89Article 89
  111. 90Article 90
  112. 91Article 91
  113. 92Article 92
  114. Schedule ANNEX I
  115. Division
  116. Schedule ANNEX IILists of industrial products originating in the Community to which are applicable, on importation into Egypt, the schedules for tariff dismantling referred to in Article 9(1)
  117. Schedule ANNEX IIILists of industrial products originating in the Community to which are applicable, on importation into Egypt, the schedules for tariff dismantling referred to in Article 9(2)
  118. Schedule ANNEX IVLists of industrial products originating in the Community to which are applicable, on importation into Egypt, the schedules for tariff dismantling referred to in Article 9(3)
  119. Schedule ANNEX VList of industrial products originating in the Community referred to in Article 9(4)
  120. Schedule ANNEX VI: Intellectual property rights referred to in Article 37
  121. 1By the end of the fourth year after the entry into force of the Agreement, Egypt shall accede to the following multilateral conventions on intellectual property rights:
  122. 2The Parties confirm the importance they attach to the obligations arising from the following multilateral conventions:
  123. 3Division 3
  124. Protocol 1
  125. Attachment
  126. Attachment