# Council Decision (EU) 2015/2289 of 3 December 2015 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee set up under the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union, with regard to the adoption of common guidelines for the implementation of the Agreement, Division 1.6: The Agreement and other bilateral agreements


Article 11 of the Agreement reads:
‘From its entry into force, this Agreement shall take precedence over the provisions of any bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements concluded between Member States and Cape Verde, in so far as the provisions of those agreements or arrangements relate to matters that are dealt with by this Agreement.’.
As from the date of entry into force of the Agreement, provisions of the bilateral agreements in force between Member States and Cape Verde on issues covered by the Agreement cease to apply. In accordance with Union law, Member States have to take the necessary measures to eliminate the incompatibilities between their bilateral agreements and the Agreement.
Should a Member State have concluded a bilateral agreement or arrangement with Cape Verde on issues not covered by the Agreement, that exemption would continue to apply after the entry into force of the Agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/2289/schedule/ANNEX/division/I./division/1.6. (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2289/schedule-ANNEX/division-I./division-1.6.
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