WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG100/R/B/1
G/L/368
28 April 2000
(00-1731)
Original:  French
COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
AND JORDAN
Biennial Report on the Operation of the Agreement
Communication from the European Community
The report below presents the information rece ived from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission, dated 21 March 2000.  It is organized in accordance with the standard format
(WT/REG/W/6).
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I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE AGREEMENT
1. Membership and dates of signature, ratification and entry into force
Since the last periodic report1, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic have
acceded to the European Communities (1986).  Subsequently, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of
Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden acceded to the European Union (1995).  Under the terms of
accession, all agreements signed by the European Communities are binding upon these new member
States, who thereby became contracting parties to the cooperation agreements with Jordan.  Protocols
to the cooperation agreement between the European Economic Community (EEC) and the EuropeanCoal and Steel Community (ECSC) and Jordan, incl uding adjustment and transitional measures, were
signed in Brussels on 9 July 1987 following the accession of Spain and Portugal.  Protocols of this
kind were not necessary for Austria, Finland and Sweden, which implemented the Cooperation
Agreement with Jordan without either a tr ansitional period or adjustment measures.
The Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreem ent between the European Union and Jordan
was signed on 24 November 1997, but it has not yet entered into force.  The European Parliament
ratified it in 1998.  On 15 September 1999, the Jordanian Parliament approved the Agreement, after
which it was approved by the Jordanian Senate and then ratified by the King.  It was published on
16 November 1999 in Jordan's Official Journal.  It is currently in the process of being ratified by themember States, a process which will probably be  completed in 2000.  The Association Agreement
will replace the Cooperation Agreement and aim to create a free-trade area between the EU and
Jordan in the year 2010.
4. Trade data
The development of trade between the parties and the relevant trade statistics, including those
for the rest of the world, appear in annex.
                                                     
1 L/5674 on the period 1979-81.WT/REG100/R/B/1
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II. TRADE PROVISIONS
1. Import restrictions, and
2. Export restrictions
The trade provisions of the cooperation agreem ent (EEC and ECSC) signed in Brussels on
18 January 1977, according to which industrial products  (other than those listed in Annex II to the
Treaty establishing the EEC) originating in Jo rdan may be imported into the Community without
quantitative restrictions or measures having an equivalent effect and with exemption from customs
duties or charges having an equivalent effect, remain unchanged.
The transitional measures provided for in the additional protocols signed between the EC
(EEC and ECSC) and Jordan following the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the EC expired on
1 January 1986.  The transitional measures provided for in the additional protocols signed in 1987
following the accession of Spain and Portugal to the EC and relating to imports into those two
countries of industrial and agricultural products from Jordan expired on 1 January 1996.
3. Rules of origin,
4. Standards,
5. Safeguards,
6. Anti-dumping and countervailing measures, and7. Subsidies and State aid
The Cooperation Agreement does not contain provisions relating to standards or State aid.
With regard to trade defence instruments and rules of origin, the provisions of the Agreement remain
unchanged.
8. Sector-specific provisions
The provisions of the Agreement relating to agriculture remain unchanged.
The Agreement does not cover fisheries.  No fisheries agreement has since been signed
between Jordan and the EC.
The Cooperation Agreement does not contain any specific measures relating to imports of
textile products originating in Jordan.
IV. OTHER
Financial aspects
From 1977 to 1996, Jordan benefited from four five-yearly financial protocols for a total of
Є 414 million consisting of Є 216 million in grants from the EC budget and Є 198 million in EIB
loans.
Areas related or complementary to trade liberalization
The Cooperation Agreement does not include provisions in these areas.  No specific
agreement has since been signed concerning the harmonization of legislation or the creation ofcommon regulatory structures or disciplines.WT/REG100/R/B/1
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However, the future Euro-Mediterranean Asso ciation Agreement between the EU and Jordan
contains provisions for an alignment of legislation in a number of areas (such as, for instance,
competition and intellectual property).
Services and intellectual property
The Cooperation Agreement does not cover the areas of services and intellectual property, nor
has any specific agreement since been signed in these areas.WT/REG100/R/B/1
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Table 1 – EU Imports from the World and Jordan 1980-1998
(Millions of ECU)
S I T C : 0 123 4 56789 T O T A L
1980 (EU 9)
      World 23,908 1,929 27,501 85,384 1,579 11,374 37,648 37,853 22,176 20,502 269,853
      Jordan 0- 7- - 0 1 6 2 5 2 1
1984 (EU 10)
       World 33,643 2,810 36,139 107,594 2,803 19,968 48,969 71,432 34,537 24,205 382,100
      Jordan 1 0 24 23 - 17 1 25 4 28 123
1988 (EU 12)
      World 32,221 2,152 35,752 47,393 1,499 25,067 59,078 106,689 49,968 27,937 387,757
      Jordan 2 0 14 0 0 45 2 30 11 16 121
1992 (EU 12)
      World 34,580 3,215 32,218 65,183 1,748 33,888 69,355 146,277 76,771 23,900 487,135
      Jordan 3 0 18 - 0 6 4 23 10 31 96
1996 (EU 15)
      World 41,305 3,599 34,829 75,910 2,423 44,328 75,479 189,056 93,962 20,131 581,065
      Jordan 7 1 50 - 0 34 8 28 25 11 167
1997 (EU 15)
      World 44,248 4,072 40,131 85,155 2,554 51,485 87,685 229,346 108,779 17,690 672,413
      Jordan 9 0 57 0 - 26 9 39 28 3 174
1998 (EU 15)
      World 45,198 4,458 39,370 64,843 2,891 55,290 94,672 264,153 116,092 22,676 709,643
      Jordan 15 0 40 0 0 28 12 34 26 3 159
                                                     
2 Source for all tables:  Eurostat (COMEXT).WT/REG100/R/B/1
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Page 5Table 2 – EU Exports to the World and Jordan 1980-1998
(Millions of ECU)
SITC: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL
1980 (EU 9)
      World 13,662 3,422 4,327 10,071 717 23,228 46, 455 84,154 21,333 13,716 221,084
      Jordan 92 6 7 8 2 58 132 291 67 27 687
1984 (EU 10)
      World 21,120 5,784 7,319 18,087 1,343 38,465 65,412 129,088 39,835 24,806 351,259
      Jordan 175 5 12 18 7 107 229 336 133 292 1,316
1988 (EU 12)
      World 19,588 6,205 7,602 8,232 1,158 44,449 65, 673 141,249 48,507 20,256 362,917
      Jordan 129 5 10 10 6 109 139 393 109 122 1,031
1992 (EU 12)
      World 24,887 8,778 8,068 10,552 1,491 54,200 71,091 180,838 59,247 16,939 436,091
      Jordan 121 9 16 2 20 127 113 278 78 28 791
1996 (EU 15)
      World 30,646 10,339 11,414 15,431 1,998 79,14 4 102,957 283,081 79,287 12,695 627,011
      Jordan 107 9 23 5 8 179 190 533 97 30 1,194
1997 (EU 15)
      World 33,504 12,374 13,084 17,109 2,575 93,04 6 114,927 331,113 88,686 13,717 721,109
      Jordan 124 10 29 2 8 234 177 486 103 5 1,200
1998 (EU 15)
      World 31,772 12,005 11,554 13,833 2,831 95,88 5 112,815 343,435 89,424 16,869 730,423
      Jordan 124 13 27 4 12 226 163 428 101 13 1,130WT/REG100/R/B/1
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(Millions of ECU)
EXPORTS IMPORTS
SECTION 1988 1992 1996 1997 1998 SECTION 1988 1992 1996 1997 1998
TOTAL 1,031 791 1,194 1,200 1,130 TOTAL 121 96 167 174 159
I 3 15 55 0 6 2 5 5 I 0 0 1 1 2
II 16 26 21 19 14 II 2 2 3 4 10
III 6 20 7 8 11 III 0 0 0 0 0
IV 91 52 49 59 76 IV 0 2 5 5 5
V 10 4 9 5 8 V 7 15 40 52 36
VI 87 107 151 205 201 VI 46 6 34 26 28
V I I 4 63 75 1 5 2 4 9 V I I 1 2 3 2 2
VIII 1 1 1 1 1 VIII 0 1 7 3 1
IX 2 2 6 6 5 IX 0 0 0 0 0
X 1 92 03 7 4 6 4 3 X 1 0 0 3 6
XI 42 39 50 52 58 XI 1 4 13 21 16
XII 2 3 3 4 5 XII 0 0 0 0 0
XIII 15 16 18 20 20 XIII 0 0 0 0 0
XIV 8 11 10 6 6 XIV 6 17 4 1 0
XV 69 51 102 84 65 XV 7 3 3 4 6
XVI 216 197 396 352 305 XVI 28 17 26 34 25
XVII 177 79 130 130 118 XVII 2 5 2 6 9
XVIII 50 37 50 51 47 XVIII 8 6 13 9 9
XIX 6 0 0 1 1 XIX - 0 0 - 0
XX 15 7 11 14 17 XX 0 0 0 0 0
XXI 6 1 6 3 6 XXI 3 1 3 2 2WT/REG100/R/B/1
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Page 7Table 4 – EU Trade with the World by HS Section
(Millions of ECU)
EXPORTS IMPORTS
SECTION 1988 1992 1996 1997 1998 SECTION 1988 1992 1996 1997 1998
TOTAL 362,917 436,091 627,011 721,109 730,423 TOTAL 387,757 487,135 581,065 672,413 709,643
I 7,060 8,001 9,980 10,897 10,062 I 8, 349 10,300 10,897 12,227 13,296
II 6,372 8,511 8,819 9,757 9,145 II 17,55 5 17,353 23,130 25,437 24,992
III 1,341 1,673 2,286 2,977 3,156 III 1,542 1,781 2,250 2,390 2,693
IV 13,817 19,194 24,510 27,744 27,279 I V 13,638 15,595 18,511 19,019 19,518
V 9,723 12,152 17,487 19,630 16,711 V 55,920 73,081 84,793 95,737 75,508
VI 37,393 46,951 68,968 81,772 85,215 V I 22,179 29,303 39,774 46,234 49,432
VII 15,521 16,914 23,128 27,148 27,504 V II 10,125 13,862 17,132 19,323 21,043
VIII 4,119 4,084 7,159 7,375 6,435 VIII 6,121 5,701 7,590 8,498 8,224
IX 1,771 2,035 4,045 4,927 5,182 IX 9, 615 10,926 9,118 10,973 11,434
X 7,937 10,271 18,033 19,764 19,803 X 17,605 19,227 11,110 11,996 12,571
XI 20,244 25,208 31,611 34,724 35,221 X I 28,639 39,478 47,467 55,248 57,903
XII 3,440 4,526 5,922 6,313 6,043 XII 3,325 5,451 7,029 8,308 8,274
XIII 7,153 8,120 11,257 12,916 12, 894 XIII 2,593 3,883 4,386 5,090 5,648
XIV 13,026 12,425 16,992 19,285 17,990 X IV 17,526 15,037 21,620 23,890 26,981
XV 30,826 30,864 42,214 46,944 45,623 X V 26,101 29,345 33,661 40,312 44,472
XVI 93,666 120,842 193,730 226,482 234,539 XVI 81,389 106,397 146,298 173,122 195,378
XVII 46,674 59,351 89,086 104,705 110,049 XVII 25,240 40,386 42,797 56,275 68,476
XVIII 14,107 17,067 23,982 28,129 29,109 XVIII 14,869 19,652 24,343 27,814 29,926
XIX 402 388 1,097 1,326 1,656 XIX 118 194 466 603 510
XX 7,819 9,378 13,350 15,177 15,242 XX 6 ,655 12,072 14,394 17,529 19,046
XXI 8,204 5,727 13,354 13,115 11,565 XXI 5,733 5,511 14,298 12,387 14,318
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