# Council Decision (EU) 2020/13 of 19 December 2019 amending the negotiating directives for the negotiation of Economic Partnership Agreements with the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and regions, to the extent that they fall within the competence of the Union, Division 10: Final Provisions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

EPAs will include:
a chapter on dispute settlement and a clause on non-execution, including provisions corresponding to Articles 96 and 97 of the Cotonou Agreement and the relevant provisions of its successor agreement, once applicable. Dispute settlement provisions on trade or trade related matters will not affect the parties’ rights and obligations under WTO rules, in particular the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes;
a clause on future developments providing that EPAs may be extended, in particular through accession, or merged, in accordance with the progress made in regional integration;
a clause on their entry into force, the duration (unlimited), termination, notice required for denunciation and a territorial application clause.
For the purpose of EPAs, the parties on the ACP side shall mean the regional grouping or its Member States or the regional grouping and its Member States, in accordance with their respective spheres of competence. EPAs shall apply as well to measures taken by any state, regional or local authorities within the territories of the parties.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/13/annex/ADDENDUM/division/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-13/annex-ADDENDUM/division-10
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