the European Community. 2. If the Community decides to extend the application of the Brussels I Regulation to territories currently governed by the Brussels Convention, the Community and Denmark shall cooperate in order to ensure that such an application also extends to Denmark.
the European Community. 2. The Commission may admit as observers any inter-governmental organization or commission whose preoccupations are similar to its own.
the European Community. (first pillar) The Community’s task was to make the single market work and to promote, among other things, a harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of economic activities, a high level of employment and of social protection and equality between men and women. The Community pursued these objectives, acting within the limits of its powers, by establishing a common market and related measures set out in Article 3 of the EC Treaty and by initiating the economic and single monetary policy referred to in Article 4. Community activities had to respect the principle of proportionality and, in areas that did not fall within its exclusive competence, the principle of subsidiarity (Article 5 of the EC Treaty).
the European Community. Declaration by the European Community on Turkey The Community recalls that according to the customs union in force between the Community and Turkey, this country has the obligation, in relation to countries which are not members of the Community, to align itself on the Common Customs Tariff and, progressively, with the preferential customs regime of the Community, taking the necessary measures and negotiating agreements on mutually advantageous basis with the countries concerned. Consequently, the Community invites Lebanon to enter into negotiations with Turkey as soon as possible. Declaration by the European Community relating to Article 27 of the Interim Agreement (aa35)
the European Community and State X agree to cooperate in order to prevent and control illegal immigration. To this end: - State X agrees to readmit any of its nationals illegally present on the territory of a Member State of the European Union, upon request by the latter and without further formalities; - and each Member State of the European Union agrees to readmit any of its nationals, as defined for Community purposes, illegally present on the territory of State X, upon request by the latter and without further formalities. The Member States of the European Union and State X will also provide their nationals with appropriate identity documents for such purposes.7
the European Community. The Commission published a discussion paper in 1996 -the Green Paper- to promote dialogue and discussion on the subject. A Commission Communication was issued in October 1997, in which the major policy guidelines for future EC-ACP relations were set: - to provide the new partnership with a strong political dimension - to make poverty reduction the main co-operation aim - to open up co-operation to economic partnership 4 The SCR is the Joint Service for External Relations, established in 1998 to implement and evaluate the projects. - to manage financial and technical co-operation more selectively and rigorously. - to respect the unity of the ACP as a group but develop geographical differentiation. The Council, after analysing the proposal of the Commission for the negotiating mandate in an ad-hoc post-Lomé group and COREPER, issued the negotiating directives on 29 June 1998, under the British presidency. Most Member States accepted this mandate5. The negotiating mandate was structured around three main subjects: a) political dialogue, b) development co-operation and c) trade and economic co-operation. Concerning political dialogue, the EC insisted on strengthening dialogue in all matters of common interest, including human rights, democracy, the rule of law and good governance. Violations of these principles would lead to the suspension of co-operation (the non- execution clause). In the development co-operation field, the cornerstone of the proposal is the eradication of poverty. With trade and economic co-operation, the EU recognises that the Lomé system of non- reciprocal preferences has not been as beneficial as expected. Therefore it proposed the negotiation of co-operation and regional economic partnership agreements (REPAs) with groups of the ACPs, establishing free trade areas6. These agreements would be negotiated and the necessary reforms in the ACPs undertaken in the five years following the signature of the new agreement, coming into force in 2005. In the meantime another five-years waiver would be negotiated in the WTO. Besides this main option the EU proposed to open its market, almost completely, to all low-income developing countries (39 of the 71 ACP 5 The UK and the Netherlands were not so convinced on one of the main points of the mandate, the establishment of Regional Economic Partnership Agreements (REPAs). A Community co-ordination meeting had to be held on 29 July 1999 to discuss the topic.
the European Community. DECLARATION BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ON ARTICLE 11 When consultations are requested as provided for in the last paragraph of Article 11, the Community will be ready to hold consultations within 30 days of the exceptional measures being notified to the Association Committee by Egypt. The purpose of such consultations will be to ensure that the measures concerned are in accordance with the provisions of Article 11, and the Community will not oppose the adoption of the measures if these conditions are met. DECLARATION BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ON ARTICLE 19 The special provisions applied by the Community to the Canary Islands, referred to in Article 19 paragraph 2 are those provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) N° 1911/91 of 26 June 1991. DECLARATION BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ON ARTICLE 21 The Community is prepared to hold meetings at official level, at Egypt's request, to provide information on any modifications which may have been introduced in its trade relations with third countries. EU/EGYPT ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT O F F I C I A L T E X T O F T H E E U / E G Y P T A S S O C I A T I O N A G R E E M E N T DECLARATION BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ON ARTICLE 34 The Community declares that, until the adoption by the Association Council of the implementing rules on fair competition referred to in Article 34 paragraph 2, in the context of the interpretation of Article 34 paragraph 1, it will assess any practice contrary to that Article on the basis of the criteria resulting from the rules contained in Articles 81, 82 and 87 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, and, for products covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, by those contained in Articles 65 and 66 of that Treaty and the Community rules on State aids, including secondary legislation. The Community declares that, as regards the agricultural products referred to in Title II Chapter 3, the Community will assess any practice contrary to paragraph 1(i) of Article 34 according to the criteria established by the Community on the basis of Articles 36 and 37 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular those established in Council Regulation No. 26/62 as amended, and any practice contrary to paragraph 1(iii) of Article 34 according to the criteria established by the European Community on the basis of Articles 36 and 87 of the Treaty establishing the European Community. EU/EGYPT ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT O F F I C I A L T E X T O F T H E E U / E G...
