# 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 5: Current Payments and Capital Movements

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

EPAs will reconfirm the commitments undertaken in the framework of Article 12 of Annex II to the Cotonou Agreement and the relevant provisions of its successor agreement, once applicable.
EPAs should aim for full liberalisation of current payments and capital movements related to transactions covered under the EPAs. They should include all safeguard and carve-out provisions (e.g. concerning the Union's economic and monetary union and balance of payments), which should be in accordance with the provisions of the TFEU on the free movement of capital.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/13/annex/ADDENDUM/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-13/annex-ADDENDUM/division-5
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