Outermost Regions Sample Clauses

Outermost Regions. As part of the EU and its customs territory, the outermost regions are fully covered by the commitments taken by and towards the EC Party, promoting increased openness between the EU outermost regions and the CARIFORUM countries both in goods and services as well as investment. The Agreement includes a specific article on the outermost regions aimed at fostering links with CARIFORUM countries by facilitating cooperation in all areas covered by the Agreement, such as innovation. To take account of the special geographical and socioeconomic situation of the outermost regions, specific safeguards are foreseen. The outermost regions are the French overseas departments and the Spanish and Portuguese Islands of the Canaries, the Azores and Madeira.

Outermost Regions. 1. Where any product originating in New Zealand is being imported into the territory of one or several outermost regions of the EU in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious deterioration in the economic situation of the outermost region(s) concerned of the EU Party, the EU Party, after having examined alternative solutions, may exceptionally take safeguard measures limited to the territory of the region(s) concerned. 2. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 1, other rules laid down in this Sub- Section applicable to bilateral safeguards are also applicable to any safeguard adopted under this Article. 3. For the purpose of paragraph 1, serious deterioration shall mean major difficulties in a sector of the economy producing like or directly competitive products. The determination of deterioration shall be based on objective factors, including the following elements: (a) the increase in the volume of imports in absolute or relative terms to domestic production and to imports from other sources; and (b) the effect of such imports on the situation of the relevant industry or the economic sector concerned, including inter alia on the levels of sales, production, financial situation and employment.

Outermost Regions. 1. Where any product originating in New Zealand is being directly imported into the territory of one or several outermost regions0 of the Union in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious deterioration in the economic situation of the outermost region or regions concerned, the Union, after having examined alternative solutions, may exceptionally apply bilateral safeguard measures limited to the territory of the region or regions concerned. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the determination of serious deterioration shall be based on objective factors, including the following elements: (a) the increase in the volume of imports in absolute or relative terms to the domestic production and to the imports from other sources; and (b) the effect of such imports on the situation of the relevant industry or the economic sector concerned, including on the levels of sales, production, financial situation and employment;

Outermost Regions. Where any product originating in one or several of the Republics of the CA Party is being imported into the territory of one or several outermost regions of the EU Party in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious deterioration in the economic situation of the outermost region(s) concerned of the EU Party, the EU Party, after having examined alternative solutions, may exceptionally take safeguard measures limited to the territory of the region(s) concerned.

Outermost Regions. 1. Where any product originating in New Zealand is being directly imported into the territory of one or several outermost regions of the Union (1) in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause serious deterioration or the threat of serious deterioration in the economic situation of the outermost region or regions concerned, the Union, after having examined alternative solutions, may exceptionally apply bilateral safeguard measures limited to the territory of the outermost region or regions concerned. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the determination of serious deterioration shall be based on objective factors, including the following elements: (a) the increase in the volume of imports in absolute or relative terms to the domestic production and to the imports from other sources; and (b) the effect of such imports on the situation of the relevant industry or the economic sector concerned, including on the levels of sales, production, financial situation and employment.

Outermost Regions. 1. Where any product originating in one or several of the Republics of the CA Party is being imported into the territory of one or several outermost regions of the EU Party in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious deterioration in the economic situation of the outermost region(s) concerned of the EU Party, the EU Party, after having examined alternative solutions, may exceptionally take safeguard measures limited to the territory of the region(s) concerned. 2. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 1, other rules laid down in this Sub-Section applicable to bilateral safeguards are also applicable to any safeguard adopted under this Article. 3. The Association Council may discuss whether in cases of threat of, or serious deterioration in the economic situation of extremely underdeveloped regions of the Republics of the CA Party, this Article may also apply to those regions. Sub-Section B.4: Procedural Rules Applicable to Bilateral Safeguard Measures ARTICLE 110: APPLICABLE LAW For the application of bilateral safeguard measures, the competent investigating authority shall comply with the provisions of this Sub-Section and in cases not covered by this Sub-Section, the competent investigating authority shall apply the rules established under its domestic legislation.

Outermost Regions. 1. Article 3 shall not apply to the specific additional allocation for the outermost regions. This specific additional allocation for the outermost regions shall be used to offset the additional costs incurred in these regions as a result of one or several of the permanent restraints to their development listed in Article 349 of the TFEU. 2. The allocation referred to in paragraph 1 shall support: (a) the activities within the scope as set out in Article 4; (b) by way of derogation from Article 4, measures covering operating costs witha view to offsetting the additional costs incurred in the outermost regions as a result of one or several of the permanent restraints to their development listed in Article 349 of the TFEU. The allocation referred to in paragraph 1 may also support expenditure covering compensation granted for the provision of public service obligation and contracts in the outermost regions. 3. The allocation, referred to in paragraph 1, shall not support: (a) operations involving products listed in Annex I to the TFEU; (b) aid for the transport of persons authorised under point (a) of Article 107(2) of the TFEU; (c) tax exemptions and exemption of social charges (d) public services obligations not discharged by undertakings and where the State acts by exercising public power. 4. By way of derogation from point (c) of paragraph 1 of Article 4, the ERDF may support productive investments in enterprises in the outermost regions, irrespective of the size of those enterprises.

Outermost Regions. 1. Where any product originating in one or several of the Republics of the CA Party is being imported into the territory of one or several outermost regions of the EU Party in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious deterio­ ration in the economic situation of the outermost region(s) concerned of the EU Party, the EU Party, after having examined alternative solutions, may exceptionally take safeguard measures limited to the territory of the region(s) concerned. 2. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 1, other rules laid down in this Sub-Section applicable to bilateral safeguards are also applicable to any safeguard adopted under this Article. 3. The Association Council may discuss whether in cases of threat of, or serious deterioration in the economic situation of extremely underdeveloped regions of the Republics of the CA Party, this Article may also apply to those regions.