LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS. Subject: Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Colombia on the short stay visa waiver 12094/15 DGD 1 RD/DOS/vm EN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA ON THE SHORT-STAY VISA WAIVER THE EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referred to as “the Union” or “the EU”, and THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA, hereinafter referred to as “Colombia”, hereinafter referred to jointly as the “Contracting Parties”, WITH A VIEW TO further developing friendly relations between the Contracting Parties and desiring to facilitate travel by ensuring visa-free entry and short stay for their citizens, HAVING REGARD to Regulation (EU) No 509/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement1 by, inter alia, transferring 19 third countries, including Colombia, to the list of third countries whose nationals are exempt from the visa requirement for short stays in the Member States, BEARING IN MIND that Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 509/2014 states that for those 19 countries, the exemption from the visa requirement shall apply from the date of entry into force of an agreement on visa exemption to be concluded with the Union, DESIRING to safeguard the principle of equal treatment of all EU citizens, 1 OJEU L 149, 20.5.2014, p. 67. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT that persons travelling for the purpose of carrying out a paid activity during their short stay are not covered by this Agreement and therefore for that category the relevant rules of Union law and national law of the Member States and the national law of Colombia on the visa obligation or exemption and on the access to employment continue to apply, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice and the Protocol on the Schengen acquis integrated into the framework of the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and confirming that the provisions of this Agreement do not apply to the United Kingdom and Ireland, HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS. Subject: Agreement between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service 10093/11 DG H 2B CG/ks EN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND AUSTRALIA ON THE PROCESSING AND TRANSFER OF PASSENGER NAME RECORD (PNR) DATA BY AIR CARRIERS TO THE AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SERVICE THE EUROPEAN UNION, hereafter also referred to as the EU, of the one part, and AUSTRALIA, of the other part, Together hereinafter referred to as 'the Parties', DESIRING to prevent and combat terrorism and serious transnational crime effectively as a means of protecting their respective democratic societies and common values; SEEKING to enhance and encourage cooperation between the Parties in the spirit of the EU-Australian partnership; RECOGNISING that information sharing is a fundamental component of the fight against terrorism and serious transnational crime, and that in this context the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data is an essential tool; RECOGNISING the importance of preventing and combating terrorism and serious transnational crime, while respecting fundamental rights and freedoms, in particular, privacy and the protection of personal data; MINDFUL of Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union on respect for fundamental rights, the right to privacy with regard to the processing of personal data as stipulated in Article 16 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the principles of proportionality and necessity concerning the right to private and family life, the respect for privacy, and the protection of personal data under Article 8 of the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Council of Europe Convention No 108 for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data and its additional Protocol 181, Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to privacy; RECOGNISING that, in 2008, Australia and the EU signed the Agreement Between the European Union and Australia on the Processing and Transfer of European Union – Sourced Passenger Name Record (PNR) Data by Air Carriers to the Australian Customs Service which is applied provisionally from the time of signature but has not entered into force; NOTING that the European Parliament decided...
LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS. Subject: Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part EN STABILISATION AND ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, OF THE OTHER PART THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC, THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, IRELAND, THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC, THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND, THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and the Treaty on European Union hereinafter referred to as "Member States", and THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as the "Community", of the one part, and THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA hereinafter referred to as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", of the other part, CONSIDERING the strong links between the Parties and the values that they share, their desire to strengthen those links and establish a close and lasting relationship based on reciprocity and mutual interest, which should allow the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to further strengthen and extend the relations established previously, in particular through the Cooperation Agreement signed on 29 April 1997 by way of Exchange of Letters, which entered into force on 1 January 1998, CONSIDERING that the relationship between the Parties in the field of inland transport should continue to be governed by the Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the field of transport, signed on 29 June 1997, which entered into force on 28 November 1997, CONSIDERING the importance of this Agreement, in the framework of the Stabilisation and Association process with the countries of south-eastern Europe, to be further developed by an EU Common strategy for this region, in the establishment and consolidation of a stable European order based on cooperation, of which the European Union is a mainstay, as well as...
LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS. Subject: Partnership Agreement on relations and cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and New Zealand, of the other part 9787/16 DGC 1B VP/IC/sr EN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT ON RELATIONS AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS MEMBER STATES, OF THE ONE PART, AND NEW ZEALAND, OF THE OTHER PART The EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referred to as "the Union", and THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA, THE CZECH REPUBLIC, THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA, IRELAND, THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC, THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS, THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA, THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, HUNGARY, THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA, THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND, THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC, ROMANIA, THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA, THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC, THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND, THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, Member States of the European Union, hereinafter referred to as the "Member States", of the one part, and NEW ZEALAND, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as "the Parties", CONSIDERING their shared values and close historical, political, economic and cultural ties, WELCOMING the progress made in developing their mutually beneficial relationship since the adoption of the Joint Declaration on Relations and Cooperation between the European Union and New Zealand on 21 September2007, REAFFIRMING their commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations ("UN Charter") and to strengthening the role of the United Nations ("UN"), REAFFIRMING their commitment to democratic principles and human rights as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments as well as to the principles of the rule of law and good governance, ACKNOWLEDGING the New Zealand Government's particular commitment to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, EMPHASISING the comprehensive nature of their relationship and the importance of providing a coherent framework to promote the development of this relationship, EXPRESSING their common will to elevate their relations into a strengthened partnership, CONFIRMING their desire to intensify and develop their political dialogue and cooperation, DETERMINED to consolidate, deepen and divers...
LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS. Subject: Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles 5246/20 KAD/JGC/jk EN SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES EU/SC/en 1 EU/SC/en 2 THE EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referred to as "the Union", and THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES, hereinafter referred to as "Seychelles", both hereinafter referred to as the "Parties", CONSIDERING the close cooperation between the Union and Seychelles, particularly in the context of the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, as last amended1 ("the Cotonou Agreement"), and their mutual desire to intensify that relationship, HAVING REGARD TO the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (UNCLOS) and the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks of 1995, AWARE of the importance of the principles established by the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries adopted at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Conference in 1995 and of the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, and DETERMINED to take the necessary measures to implement them, 1 OJ EC L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3. EU/SC/en 3 DETERMINED to apply the resolutions and recommendations taken by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) and other relevant regional organisations, DETERMINED to cooperate, in their mutual interest, in promoting the introduction of responsible fisheries to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable exploitation of marine living resources, CONVINCED that such cooperation must take the form of initiatives and measures which, whether taken jointly or separately, are complementary, and ensure consistent policies and synergy of efforts, INTENDING, to those ends, to maintain a dialogue on the sectoral fisheries policy of Seychelles and to identify the appropriate means of ensuring that that policy is effectively implemented and that economic operators and civil society are involved in the process, DESIROUS of establishing terms and conditions governing the fishing activities of the Union fishing vessels...
LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS. Subject: Agreement on a Unified Patent Court 16351/12 DG G 3B LSG/en EN AGREEMENT ON A UNIFIED PATENT COURT AGREEMENT ON A UNIFIED PATENT COURT THE CONTRACTING MEMBER STATES, CONSIDERING that cooperation amongst the Member States of the European Union in the field of patents contributes significantly to the integration process in Europe, in particular to the establishment of an internal market within the European Union characterised by the free movement of goods and services and the creation of a system ensuring that competition in the internal market is not distorted; CONSIDERING that the fragmented market for patents and the significant variations between national court systems are detrimental for innovation, in particular for small and medium sized enterprises which have difficulties to enforce their patents and to defend themselves against unfounded claims and claims relating to patents which should be revoked; CONSIDERING that the European Patent Convention ("EPC") which has been ratified by all Member States of the European Union provides for a single procedure for granting European patents by the European Patent Office; CONSIDERING that by virtue of Regulation (EU) No 1257/20121, patent proprietors can request unitary effect of their European patents so as to obtain unitary patent protection in the Member States of the European Union participating in the enhanced cooperation; 1 Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council
LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS. Subject: AGREEMENT between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation COMMON GUIDELINES Consultation deadline for Croatia: 1.2.2013 14759/12 DG D1 FC/en,vm EN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE ON THE READMISSION OF PERSONS RESIDING WITHOUT AUTHORISATION THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES, THE EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referred to as "the Union", and THE REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE, hereinafter referred to as "Cape Verde", DETERMINED to strengthen their cooperation in order to combat illegal immigration more effectively, HAVING REGARD to the obligation to initiate the negotiations for a readmission agreement at the request of either Party, set out in Article 13(5)(c)(ii) of the Partnership Agreement between the Members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005, hereinafter referred to as "the Cotonou Agreement", DESIRING to facilitate the obligation for Parties to readmit their own nationals as confirmed by Article 13(5)(c)(i) of the Cotonou Agreement, HAVING REGARD to the Joint Declaration of 5 June 2008 on a Mobility Partnership between the European Union and Cape Verde, in accordance with which the Parties will take steps to develop a dialogue on the readmission of persons without authorisation with a view to ensuring effective cooperation for their return, DESIRING to establish, by means of this Agreement and on the basis of reciprocity, rapid and effective procedures for the identification and safe and orderly return of persons who do not, or no longer, fulfil the conditions for entry to, presence in, or residence on the territory of Cape Verde or of one of the Member States of the Union, and to facilitate the transit of such persons in a spirit of cooperation, EMPHASISING that this Agreement shall be without prejudice to the rights, obligations and responsibilities of the Union, of its Member States and of Cape Verde arising from international law and, in particular, from the Convention of 28 July 1951 on the Status of Refugees, CONSIDERING that in accordance with the Protocol (No 21) on the position of the United Kingdom and of Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Unio...
LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS. Subject: Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union 7169/21 IC/sr RELEX.1.A LIMITE EN AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XXVIII OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE (GATT) 1994 RELATING TO THE MODIFICATION OF CONCESSIONS ON ALL THE TARIFF RATE QUOTAS INCLUDED IN THE EU SCHEDULE CLXXV AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION
LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS. Subject: Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part DGC 2A UH/vm EN ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS MEMBER STATES, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN, OF THE OTHER PART TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PREAMBLE TITLE I GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND AIMS OF THIS AGREEMENT TITLE II POLITICAL DIALOGUE; COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY TITLE III TRADE AND BUSINESS CHAPTER 1 TRADE IN GOODS CHAPTER 2 CUSTOMS CHAPTER 3 TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE CHAPTER 4 SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MATTERS CHAPTER 5 TRADE IN SERVICES AND ESTABLISHMENT SECTION 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 2 ESTABLISHMENT AND CROSS-BORDER SUPPLY OF SERVICES SUBSECTION 1 ALL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES SUBSECTION 2 ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN SERVICES SECTION 3 TEMPORARY PRESENCE OF NATURAL PERSONS FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES SECTION 4 DOMESTIC REGULATION SECTION 5 SECTOR SPECIFIC PROVISIONS SECTION 6 EXCEPTIONS SECTION 7 INVESTMENT CHAPTER 6 CAPITAL MOVEMENTS AND PAYMENTS CHAPTER 7 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECTION 1 PRINCIPLES SECTION 2 STANDARDS CONCERNING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS SECTION 3 ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS SECTION 4 LIABILITY OF INTERMEDIARY SERVICE PROVIDERS CHAPTER 8 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 9 RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY CHAPTER 10 TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 11 COMPETITION CHAPTER 12 STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES, STATE-CONTROLLED ENTERPRISES AND ENTERPRISES GRANTED SPECIAL OR EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS OR PRIVILEGES CHAPTER 13 TRANSPARENCY CHAPTER 14 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT SECTION 1 OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE SECTION 2 CONSULTATIONS AND MEDIATION SECTION 3 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES SUBSECTION 1 ARBITRATION PROCEDURE SUBSECTION 2 COMPLIANCE SUBSECTION 3 COMMON PROVISIONS SECTION 4 GENERAL PROVISIONS TITLE IV COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF ECONOMIC AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1 ECONOMIC DIALOGUE CHAPTER 2 COOPERATION IN PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING PUBLIC AUDIT AND INTERNAL CONTROL CHAPTER 3 COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF TAXATION CHAPTER 4 COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF STATISTICS CHAPTER 5 COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF ENERGY CHAPTER 6 COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF TRANSPORT CHAPTER 7 COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER 8 COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF CLIMATE CHANGE CHAPTER 9 COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF INDUSTRY CHAPTER 10 COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES CHAP...
LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS. Subject: Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other 16396/11 ADD 9 DG C JPP/DOS/kst EN SAC code 2007 Description Base Rate CA Category Base Rate Notes Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua
