# Official Journal L 343/2017

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 6022 December 2017 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 343

English edition

Legislation

Volume 6022 December 2017

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| | | INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS |
| | * | Council Decision (EU) 2017/2414 of 25 September 2017 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part | 1 |
| | | Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part | 3 |
| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2415 of 21 December 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, in view of the situation in Somalia | 33 |
| | * | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2416 of 20 October 2017 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 on supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund, regarding the definition of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission to Member States, and correcting that Delegated Regulation | 35 |
| | * | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2417 of 17 November 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments with regard to regulatory technical standards on the trading obligation for certain derivatives (
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  ) | 48 |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2418 of 19 December 2017 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Nürnberger Bratwürste/Nürnberger Rostbratwürste (PGI)) | 54 |
| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2419 of 21 December 2017 establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import rights lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 under the tariff quotas opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2078 for poultrymeat originating in Ukraine | 56 |
| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2420 of 21 December 2017 fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 in the sugar sector and suspending the submission of applications for such licences | 59 |
| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2421 of 21 December 2017 determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2018 under the tariff quotas opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077 for eggs, egg products and egg albumin originating in Ukraine | 62 |
| | | DECISIONS |
| | * | Council Decision (EU) 2017/2422 of 6 November 2017 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part with regard to the adoption of the EU-Georgia Association Agenda | 64 |
| | * | Council Decision (EU) 2017/2423 of 11 December 2017 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EU-Turkey Association Council as regards the amendment of Protocol 2 to Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on the trade regime for agricultural products | 67 |
| | * | Council Decision (EU) 2017/2424 of 18 December 2017 authorising Romania to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Chile, Iceland and the Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction | 70 |
| | * | Council Decision (EU) 2017/2425 of 18 December 2017 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the Association Committee meeting in Trade Configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other, concerning the comprehensive roadmap submitted by the Republic of Moldova in relation to the implementation of the Agreement in the area of public procurement | 73 |
| | * | Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2426 of 21 December 2017 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine | 77 |
| | * | Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2427 of 21 December 2017 amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia | 78 |

Contents

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

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Council Decision (EU) 2017/2414 of 25 September 2017 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part

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Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part

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REGULATIONS

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Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2415 of 21 December 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, in view of the situation in Somalia

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2416 of 20 October 2017 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 on supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund, regarding the definition of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission to Member States, and correcting that Delegated Regulation

35

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2417 of 17 November 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments with regard to regulatory technical standards on the trading obligation for certain derivatives (
  1
  )

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2418 of 19 December 2017 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Nürnberger Bratwürste/Nürnberger Rostbratwürste (PGI))

54

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2419 of 21 December 2017 establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import rights lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 under the tariff quotas opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2078 for poultrymeat originating in Ukraine

56

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2420 of 21 December 2017 fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 in the sugar sector and suspending the submission of applications for such licences

59

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2421 of 21 December 2017 determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2018 under the tariff quotas opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077 for eggs, egg products and egg albumin originating in Ukraine

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DECISIONS

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Council Decision (EU) 2017/2422 of 6 November 2017 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part with regard to the adoption of the EU-Georgia Association Agenda

64

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Council Decision (EU) 2017/2423 of 11 December 2017 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EU-Turkey Association Council as regards the amendment of Protocol 2 to Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on the trade regime for agricultural products

67

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Council Decision (EU) 2017/2424 of 18 December 2017 authorising Romania to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Chile, Iceland and the Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

70

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Council Decision (EU) 2017/2425 of 18 December 2017 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the Association Committee meeting in Trade Configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other, concerning the comprehensive roadmap submitted by the Republic of Moldova in relation to the implementation of the Agreement in the area of public procurement

73

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Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2426 of 21 December 2017 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

77

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Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2427 of 21 December 2017 amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia

78

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| EN | Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

| 22.12.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 343/1 |
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22.12.2017

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 343/1

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/2414

of 25 September 2017

on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 207 and 209, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

| (1) | In accordance with Council Decision 2012/272/EU (2), the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), was signed on 11 July 2012, subject to its conclusion. |
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In accordance with Council Decision 2012/272/EU (2), the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), was signed on 11 July 2012, subject to its conclusion.

| (2) | The Agreement should be approved, |
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(2)

The Agreement should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy shall chair the Joint Committee provided for in Article 48 of the Agreement.

The Union or, as the case may be, the Union and the Member States, shall be represented in the Joint Committee depending on the subject matter.

Article 3

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 57(1) of the Agreement. (3)

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 25 September 2017.

For the Council

The President

M. MAASIKAS

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(1)  Consent of 8 June 2016 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

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(2)  Council Decision 2012/272/EU of 14 May 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines of the other part (OJ L 134, 24.5.2012, p. 3).

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(3)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.

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FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT

on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, 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 ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

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,

Contracting Parties to the Treaty on European Union, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’,

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Philippines’,

of the other part,

Hereinafter jointly referred to as ‘the Parties’,

CONSIDERING the traditional links of friendship between the Parties and the close historical, political and economic ties which unite them,

WHEREAS the Parties attach particular importance to the comprehensive nature of their mutual relationship,

WHEREAS the Parties consider that this Agreement forms part of a wider relationship between them and through, among others, agreements to which both sides are parties together,

REAFFIRMING the attachment of the Parties to the respect of democratic principles and human rights as laid down in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments to which they are parties,

REAFFIRMING their attachment to the principles of the rule of law and of good governance, and their desire to promote economic and social progress for their peoples,

REAFFIRMING their desire to enhance cooperation on international stability, justice and security in order to promote sustainable social and economic development, the eradication of poverty and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals,

WHEREAS the Parties view terrorism as a threat to global security and wish to intensify their dialogue and cooperation in the fight against terrorism, taking fully into account the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and relevant UN Security Council (UNSC) instruments, particularly UNSC Resolutions 1373, 1267, 1822 and 1904,

EXPRESSING their full commitment to preventing and combating all forms of terrorism and to establishing effective international instruments to ensure its eradication,

WHEREAS the Parties reaffirm that effective counter-terrorism measures and the protection of human rights should be complementary and mutually reinforcing,

RECOGNISING the need to strengthen and enhance cooperation in combating illegal drug abuse and trafficking activities in view of the serious threats that they pose to international peace, security, stability and economic development,

RECOGNISING that the most serious crimes of international concern relating to international humanitarian law, genocide and other crimes against humanity should not go unpunished and that prosecution of these crimes should be ensured in order to enhance international peace and justice,

WHEREAS the Parties share the view that the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery pose a major threat to international security and wish to strengthen their dialogue and cooperation in this area. The adoption by consensus of UNSC Resolution 1540 underlies the commitment of the whole international community to fight against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,

RECOGNISING that the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, including their ammunition, poor management, inadequately secured stockpiles and uncontrolled spread continue to pose a serious threat to international peace, security and development,

RECOGNISING the importance of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and member countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations of 7 March 1980 and subsequent accession protocols,

RECOGNISING the importance of strengthening the existing relationship between the Parties with a view to enhancing cooperation between them, and their common will to consolidate, deepen and diversify their relations in areas of mutual interest on the basis of equality, non-discrimination, respect for the natural environment and mutual benefit,

RECOGNISING the importance of dialogue and cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union,

EXPRESSING their full commitment to promoting sustainable development, including environmental protection and effective cooperation to combat climate change,

UNDERLINING the importance of enhanced cooperation in the field of justice and security,

RECOGNISING their commitment to a comprehensive dialogue and to cooperation in promoting migration and development, as well as to the effective promotion and implementation of internationally recognised labour and social standards,

NOTING that the provisions of this Agreement that fall within the scope of Part III, Title V of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union bind the United Kingdom and Ireland as separate Contracting Parties, or alternatively, as part of the European Union, in accordance with the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The same applies to Denmark, in accordance with the Protocol annexed to those Treaties on the position of Denmark,

RECOGNISING the importance attached by the Parties to the principles and rules which govern international trade as contained in particular in the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) and to the need to apply them in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner,

CONFIRMING their desire to enhance, in full accordance with activities undertaken in a regional framework, the cooperation between the Parties based on shared values and mutual benefit,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

TITLE I

NATURE AND SCOPE

Article 1

General Principles

1.   Respect for democratic principles and human rights, as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and other relevant international human rights instruments to which the Parties are contracting parties, and for the principle of the rule of law, underpins the internal and international policies of both Parties and constitutes an essential element of this Agreement.

2.   The Parties confirm their shared values as expressed in the Charter of the United Nations.

3.   The Parties confirm their commitment to promoting sustainable development, cooperating to address the challenges of climate change and to contributing to the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Development Goals.

4.   The Parties reaffirm their attachment to the principle of good governance.

5.   The Parties agree that cooperation under this Agreement will be in accordance with their respective domestic laws, rules and regulations.

Article 2

Aims of Cooperation

With a view to strengthening their bilateral relationship, the Parties undertake to hold a comprehensive dialogue and promote further cooperation between them on all sectors of mutual interest as provided under this Agreement. Their efforts will, in particular, be aimed at:

| a) | establishing cooperation on political, social, and economic matters in all relevant regional and international fora and organisations; |
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establishing cooperation on political, social, and economic matters in all relevant regional and international fora and organisations;

| b) | establishing cooperation on combating terrorism and transnational crimes; |
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establishing cooperation on combating terrorism and transnational crimes;

| c) | establishing cooperation on human rights and dialogue on the fight against serious crimes of international concern; |
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establishing cooperation on human rights and dialogue on the fight against serious crimes of international concern;

| d) | establishing cooperation on countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, small arms and light weapons as well as promoting peace processes and conflict prevention; |
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establishing cooperation on countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, small arms and light weapons as well as promoting peace processes and conflict prevention;

| e) | establishing cooperation in all trade and investment areas of mutual interest, in order to facilitate trade and investment flows and to remove obstacles to trade and investment, in a manner consistent with the WTO principles and ongoing and future regional EU-ASEAN initiatives; |
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establishing cooperation in all trade and investment areas of mutual interest, in order to facilitate trade and investment flows and to remove obstacles to trade and investment, in a manner consistent with the WTO principles and ongoing and future regional EU-ASEAN initiatives;

| f) | establishing cooperation in the area of justice and security, including legal cooperation; illicit drugs; money laundering; combating organised crime and corruption; data protection and refugees and internally displaced persons; |
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establishing cooperation in the area of justice and security, including legal cooperation; illicit drugs; money laundering; combating organised crime and corruption; data protection and refugees and internally displaced persons;

| g) | establishing cooperation in the areas of migration and maritime labour; |
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establishing cooperation in the areas of migration and maritime labour;

| h) | establishing cooperation in all other sectors of mutual interest, notably employment and social affairs; development cooperation; economic policy; financial services; good governance in the tax area; industrial policy and SMEs; information and communication technology (ICT); audiovisual, media and multimedia; science and technology; transport; tourism; education, culture, intercultural and interfaith dialogue; energy; environment and natural resources including climate change; agriculture, fisheries and rural development; regional development; health; statistics; disaster risk management (DRM); and public administration; |
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h)

establishing cooperation in all other sectors of mutual interest, notably employment and social affairs; development cooperation; economic policy; financial services; good governance in the tax area; industrial policy and SMEs; information and communication technology (ICT); audiovisual, media and multimedia; science and technology; transport; tourism; education, culture, intercultural and interfaith dialogue; energy; environment and natural resources including climate change; agriculture, fisheries and rural development; regional development; health; statistics; disaster risk management (DRM); and public administration;

| i) | enhancing both Parties' participation in sub-regional and regional cooperation programmes open to the participation of the other Party; |
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enhancing both Parties' participation in sub-regional and regional cooperation programmes open to the participation of the other Party;

| j) | raising the roles and profiles of the Philippines and of the European Union; |
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raising the roles and profiles of the Philippines and of the European Union;

| k) | promoting people-to-people understanding and effective dialogue and interaction with organised civil society. |
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promoting people-to-people understanding and effective dialogue and interaction with organised civil society.

Article 3

Cooperation in Regional and International Organisations

The Parties will continue to exchange views and cooperate in regional and international fora and organisations such as the United Nations and relevant United Nations agencies and bodies, such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), the ASEAN-EU dialogue, the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), the WTO, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Article 4

Regional and Bilateral Cooperation

For each sector of dialogue and cooperation under this Agreement, and while giving emphasis to matters under EU-Philippine cooperation, both sides may also, upon mutual agreement, work together through activities at regional level or through a combination of both frameworks, taking into account the regional decision-making processes of the regional grouping concerned. In this regard, in choosing the appropriate framework, the Parties will seek to maximise the impact on, and reinforce the involvement of, all interested parties, while making the most efficient use of available resources, and ensuring coherence of other activities.

TITLE II

POLITICAL DIALOGUE AND COOPERATION

Article 5

Peace Process and Conflict Prevention

The Parties agree to continue collaborative efforts aimed at promoting prevention of conflict and a culture of peace, among others, through peace advocacy and peace education programmes.

Article 6

Cooperation in Human Rights

1.   The Parties agree to cooperate in the promotion and effective protection of all human rights including through international human rights instruments to which they are parties.

2.   Such cooperation will be through activities as mutually agreed upon by the Parties including, inter alia, the following:

| a) | supporting the development and implementation of national action plans on human rights; |
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supporting the development and implementation of national action plans on human rights;

| b) | promoting human rights awareness and education; |
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promoting human rights awareness and education;

| c) | strengthening national human rights-related institutions; |
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strengthening national human rights-related institutions;

| d) | as far as possible, helping to promote regional human rights-related institutions; |
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as far as possible, helping to promote regional human rights-related institutions;

| e) | establishing a meaningful human rights dialogue between the Parties; and |
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establishing a meaningful human rights dialogue between the Parties; and

| f) | cooperating within the human rights-related institutions of the United Nations. |
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cooperating within the human rights-related institutions of the United Nations.

Article 7

Serious Crimes of International Concern

1.   The Parties recognise that the most serious crimes of international concern relating to international humanitarian law, genocide and other crimes against humanity should not go unpunished and that prosecution of these crimes should be ensured by taking measures at either national or international level, as appropriate, including through the International Criminal Court, in accordance with the Parties' respective domestic laws.

2.   The Parties agree to conduct a beneficial dialogue on the universal adherence to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in accordance with their respective laws, including the provision of assistance for capacity-building.

Article 8

Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Means of Delivery

1.   The Parties consider that the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, to and by state and non-state actors, constitutes one of the most serious threats to international stability and security.

2.   The Parties therefore agree to cooperate and to contribute to countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery through full compliance with, and national implementation of, their existing obligations under international disarmament and non-proliferation treaties and agreements and other relevant international obligations such as UNSC Resolution 1540. The Parties agree that this provision constitutes an essential element of this Agreement.

3.   The Parties furthermore agree to:

| a) | take the appropriate steps towards signing and in full respect of the Parties' ratification procedures endeavouring to ratify, or accede to, as appropriate, and to implement the Parties' respective obligations that will arise from other relevant international instruments, including relevant UNSC Resolutions; |
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take the appropriate steps towards signing and in full respect of the Parties' ratification procedures endeavouring to ratify, or accede to, as appropriate, and to implement the Parties' respective obligations that will arise from other relevant international instruments, including relevant UNSC Resolutions;

| b) | establish an effective system of national export controls, controlling the export and transit of WMD-related goods, including a WMD end-use control on dual use technologies and containing effective sanctions for breaches of export controls. |
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establish an effective system of national export controls, controlling the export and transit of WMD-related goods, including a WMD end-use control on dual use technologies and containing effective sanctions for breaches of export controls.

The Parties recognise that implementation of export controls should not hamper international cooperation in materials, equipment and technology for peaceful purposes, while goals of peaceful utilisation should not be used as a cover for proliferation.

4.   The Parties agree to establish a regular political dialogue that will accompany and consolidate these elements. The Parties could also work towards having the dialogue at a regional level.

Article 9

Small Arms and Light Weapons

1.   The Parties recognise that the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons (SALW) including their ammunition, and their excessive accumulation, poor management, inadequately secured stockpiles and uncontrolled spread continue to pose a serious threat to peace and international security.

2.   The Parties agree to observe and fully implement their respective obligations to deal with the illicit trade in SALW in all its aspects, under existing international agreements and UNSC Resolutions, as well as their commitments within the framework of other international instruments applicable in this area, such as the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects.

3.   The Parties undertake to establish a regular political dialogue in order to exchange views and information and develop a common understanding of the issues and problems related to illicit trade in SALW and to strengthen the ability of the Parties to prevent, combat and eradicate such trade.

Article 10

Cooperation in Combating Terrorism

1.   The Parties reaffirm the importance of preventing and countering terrorism in accordance with their respective legislation and regulations, and with respect for the rule of law, international law, in particular the UN Charter and relevant UNSC Resolutions, human rights law, refugee law and international humanitarian law and international conventions to which they are parties, the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, contained in UN General Assembly Resolution 60/28 of 8 September 2006 as well as the EU-ASEAN Joint Declaration on Cooperation to Combat Terrorism of 28 January 2003.

2.   Toward this end, the Parties agree to cooperate as follows:

| a) | by promoting the implementation of relevant UNSC Resolutions, such as 1373, 1267, 1822 and 1904, and of relevant international conventions and instruments; |
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by promoting the implementation of relevant UNSC Resolutions, such as 1373, 1267, 1822 and 1904, and of relevant international conventions and instruments;

| b) | by promoting cooperation among UN Member States to effectively implement the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy; |
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by promoting cooperation among UN Member States to effectively implement the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy;

| c) | by exchanging information and strengthening law enforcement cooperation and coordination using the existing Interpol National Central Bureaus through the Interpol Global Police Communications System (I-24/7); |
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by exchanging information and strengthening law enforcement cooperation and coordination using the existing Interpol National Central Bureaus through the Interpol Global Police Communications System (I-24/7);

| d) | by exchanging information on terrorist groups and their support networks in accordance with international and national law; |
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by exchanging information on terrorist groups and their support networks in accordance with international and national law;

| e) | by exchanging views on means and methods used to counter terrorism, including in technical fields and training, and by sharing experiences in terrorism prevention and deradicalisation; |
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by exchanging views on means and methods used to counter terrorism, including in technical fields and training, and by sharing experiences in terrorism prevention and deradicalisation;

| f) | by cooperating so as to deepen the international consensus on the fight against terrorism and terrorist financing and by working towards an early agreement on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism so as to complement the existing UN counter-terrorism instruments; |
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by cooperating so as to deepen the international consensus on the fight against terrorism and terrorist financing and by working towards an early agreement on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism so as to complement the existing UN counter-terrorism instruments;

| g) | by exchanging best practices in the area of protection of human rights in the fight against terrorism; |
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by exchanging best practices in the area of protection of human rights in the fight against terrorism;

| h) | by promoting implementation and enhanced cooperation on counter-terrorism within the ASEM and EU-ASEAN context. |
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by promoting implementation and enhanced cooperation on counter-terrorism within the ASEM and EU-ASEAN context.

Article 11

Cooperation in Public Administration

The Parties agree to cooperate with a view to enhancing capacity-building in the field of public administration. Cooperation in this area may include the exchange of views on best practices in management methods, service delivery, reinforcing institutional capacity and transparency issues.

TITLE III

TRADE AND INVESTMENT

Article 12

General Principles

1.   The Parties shall engage in a dialogue on bilateral and multilateral trade and trade-related issues with a view to strengthening bilateral trade relations and advancing the role of the multilateral trade system in promoting growth and development.

2.   The Parties undertake to promote the development and diversification of their reciprocal commercial exchanges to the highest possible level and to their mutual benefit. They undertake to achieve improved market access conditions by working towards removing obstacles to trade, in particular non-tariff barriers, and by taking measures to improve transparency, having regard to the work carried out by international organisations in this field.

3.   Recognising that trade plays an indispensable role in development, and that assistance in the form of trade preferences schemes assisted in the development of recipient developing countries, the Parties endeavour to strengthen their consultation on such assistance in full compliance with the WTO.

4.   The Parties shall keep each other informed concerning the development of trade and trade-related policies such as in agriculture, food safety, consumer protection, and the environment, including waste management.

5.   The Parties shall encourage dialogue and cooperation to develop their trade and investment relations and to work towards solving commercial problems, and to address other trade-related concerns in the areas referred to in Articles 13 to 19.

Article 13

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Issues

1.   The Parties shall cooperate on food safety and on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) issues to protect human, animal or plant life or health in the territory of the Parties.

2.   The Parties shall discuss and exchange information on their respective measures as defined in the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), such as legislation, rules and regulations, certification, inspection, and surveillance procedures, including the procedures to approve the establishment and implementation of zoning principles.

3.   The Parties agree to undertake capacity-building cooperation on SPS issues and, where it is requested, on animal welfare.

4.   The Parties shall establish a timely dialogue on SPS issues upon request of either Party to consider matters relating to SPS and other urgent related issues under this Article.

5.   The Parties shall designate contact points for communication on matters under this Article.

Article 14

Technical Barriers to Trade

1.   The Parties agree that cooperation on standards, technical regulations and conformity assessments is a key objective for the development of trade.

2.   The Parties shall promote the use of international standards and cooperate and exchange information on standards, conformity assessment procedures and technical regulations, especially within the framework of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT). To this end, the Parties agree to establish a timely dialogue on TBT issues upon request of either Party and designate contact points for communication on matters under this Article.

3.   Cooperation on TBT may be undertaken, inter alia, through dialogue, joint projects, technical assistance and capacity-building programmes.

Article 15

Customs and Trade Facilitation

1.   The Parties shall share experiences and examine possibilities for simplifying import, export and other customs procedures, ensure transparency of customs and trade regulations, develop customs cooperation and effective mutual administrative assistance mechanisms, and also seek convergence of views and joint action in the context of relevant international initiatives including trade facilitation. The Parties will pay special attention to increasing the security and safety dimension of international trade, to ensuring an effective and efficient customs enforcement of intellectual property rights, and to ensuring a balanced approach between trade facilitation, and the fight against fraud and irregularities.

2.   Without prejudice to other forms of cooperation provided for under this Agreement, the Parties state their interest in considering the conclusion of protocols on customs cooperation, and on mutual assistance, within the institutional framework laid down in this Agreement.

3.   The Parties shall continue to mobilise technical assistance resources to support the implementation of cooperation in customs matters and of trade facilitation under this Agreement, as mutually agreed.

Article 16

Investment

The Parties shall encourage a greater flow of investment by promoting an attractive and stable reciprocal investment climate through a consistent dialogue aimed at stable, transparent, open and non-discriminatory rules for investors, exploring administrative mechanisms to facilitate investment flows, in accordance with the Parties' domestic laws and regulations.

Article 17

Competition Policy

1.   The Parties shall promote the establishment and maintenance of competition rules and authorities to implement them. They shall promote the application of these rules in an effective, non-discriminatory and transparent way in order to foster legal certainty in their respective territories.

2.   To this end, the Parties will engage in capacity-building activities in the area of competition policy subject to the availability of funding for such activities under the Parties' cooperation instruments and programmes.

Article 18

Services

1.   The Parties agree to have a consistent dialogue notably aimed at exchanging information on their respective regulatory environments, promoting access to each other's markets, including e-commerce, promoting access to sources of capital and technology, and promoting trade in services between the Parties and in third country markets.

2.   Acknowledging the competitiveness of their respective services sector, the Parties shall undertake discussions on exploiting opportunities in trade in services of each others' markets.

Article 19

Intellectual Property Rights

1.   The Parties reaffirm the great importance they attach to the protection of intellectual property rights and undertake to establish appropriate measures with a view to ensuring the adequate and effective protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights while ensuring that such measures are in accordance with the best practices and international standards to which the Parties are committed.

2.   The Parties shall assist each other in identifying and implementing IP-related programmes that will contribute to the promotion of technological innovation and to the voluntary technology transfer and human resource training, and shall cooperate in the implementation of the Development Agenda of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

3.   The Parties agree to enhance cooperation on Geographical Indications, including on their protection, and in the area of protection of plant varieties, bearing in mind among others, and where appropriate, the role of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV).

4.   The Parties shall exchange information and experience on intellectual property practices, the prevention of infringements of IP rights — in particular the fight against counterfeiting and piracy — namely through customs cooperation and other appropriate forms of cooperation, and the establishment and strengthening of organisations for the control and protection of such rights.

TITLE IV

JUSTICE AND SECURITY COOPERATION

Article 20

Legal Cooperation

1.   The Parties recognise the particular importance of rule of law and the reinforcement of all relevant institutions.

2.   Cooperation between the Parties may also include mutual exchange of information concerning best practices on legal systems and legislation.

Article 21

Cooperation in Combating Illicit Drugs

1.   The Parties shall cooperate to ensure a balanced approach through effective coordination between the competent authorities including from the lead drug enforcement agency, health, justice, education, youth, social welfare, customs and interior sectors, and other relevant sectors and other affected stakeholders, with the aim of reducing the supply of and demand for illicit drugs, as well as their impact on drug users and their families and society at large, and to achieve more effective precursor control.

2.   The Parties shall agree on the means of cooperation to attain these objectives. Actions shall be based on commonly agreed principles along the lines of the relevant international conventions to which they are parties, the Political Declaration and the Declaration on the guiding principles of drug demand reduction, adopted by the 20th UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs in June 1998 and the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem adopted at the High Level Segment of the 52nd session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in March 2009.

3.   The cooperation between the Parties shall comprise technical and administrative assistance in particular in the following areas:

| a) | the drafting of national legislation and policies; |
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the drafting of national legislation and policies;

| b) | the establishment of national institutions and information centres; |
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b)

the establishment of national institutions and information centres;

| c) | support for civil society efforts in the area of drugs and efforts to reduce demand for, and the harm from drugs; |
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c)

support for civil society efforts in the area of drugs and efforts to reduce demand for, and the harm from drugs;

| d) | the training of personnel; |
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d)

the training of personnel;

| e) | the strengthening of enforcement and information exchange in accordance with domestic legislation; |
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e)

the strengthening of enforcement and information exchange in accordance with domestic legislation;

| f) | drug-related research; |
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f)

drug-related research;

| g) | drug profiling and the prevention of the manufacture of dangerous/narcotic drugs and the diversion of controlled precursors, in particular substances that are essential for illicit drug manufacture; |
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g)

drug profiling and the prevention of the manufacture of dangerous/narcotic drugs and the diversion of controlled precursors, in particular substances that are essential for illicit drug manufacture;

| h) | other areas as may be mutually agreed by the Parties. |
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h)

other areas as may be mutually agreed by the Parties.

Article 22

Cooperation in Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing

1.   The Parties agree on the need to work towards, and to cooperate in, the prevention of the laundering of proceeds from criminal activities such as drug trafficking and corruption.

2.   Both Parties agree to promote legal, technical and administrative assistance aimed at the development and implementation of regulations and the efficient functioning of mechanisms to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. In particular, cooperation shall allow exchanges of relevant information within the framework of respective legislations and the adoption of appropriate standards to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism equivalent to those adopted by the Union and the international bodies active in this area, such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

3.   Both Parties shall promote cooperation in combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism, e.g. through the conduct of capacity-building projects.

Article 23

Combating Organised Crime and Corruption

1.   The Parties agree to cooperate in combating organised crime and corruption as defined in the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its supplementary Protocols and the UN Convention against Corruption. Such cooperation aims to promote and implement these conventions and other applicable instruments to which they are party.

2.   Subject to available resources, this cooperation shall include capacity-building measures and projects.

3.   The Parties agree to cooperate among law enforcement authorities, agencies and services and to contribute to disrupting and dismantling transnational crime threats common to the Parties within the framework of their respective legislations. The cooperation among law enforcement authorities, agencies and services may take the form of mutual assistance in investigations, the sharing of investigational techniques, joint education and training of law enforcement personnel and any other type of joint activities and assistance, including the existing Interpol National Central Bureaus through the Interpol Global Police Communications System (I-24/7) or a similar system for information exchange, as may be mutually agreed by the Parties.

Article 24

Protection of Personal Data

1.   The Parties agree to cooperate in order to improve the level of protection of personal data to the highest international standards, such as those contained, inter alia, in the Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal Data Files adopted by UN General Assembly Resolution 45/95 of 14 December 1990.

2.   Strengthening data protection by intensifying cooperation on the protection of personal data may include, inter alia, technical assistance in the form of exchange of information and expertise which may include, but not be limited to the following:

| a) | the sharing and exchange of information, surveys, research, policies, procedures and best practices related to data protection; |
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the sharing and exchange of information, surveys, research, policies, procedures and best practices related to data protection;

| b) | the conduct and/or attendance to joint trainings and educational programmes, dialogues and conferences that will enhance the awareness on data protection of both Parties; |
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b)

the conduct and/or attendance to joint trainings and educational programmes, dialogues and conferences that will enhance the awareness on data protection of both Parties;

| c) | the exchange of professionals and experts that will study data protection policies. |
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c)

the exchange of professionals and experts that will study data protection policies.

Article 25

Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

The Parties endeavour to continue cooperating, where appropriate, on issues concerning the well-being of refugees and internally displaced persons, taking account of the work and assistance already provided, including the search for lasting solutions.

TITLE V

COOPERATION ON MIGRATION AND MARITIME LABOUR

Article 26

Cooperation on Migration and Development

1.   The Parties reaffirm the importance of the joint management of migratory flows between their territories. With a view to strengthening cooperation, the Parties shall establish a mechanism for comprehensive dialogue and consultation on all migration-related issues. Migration concerns shall be included in the national strategies/national development framework for economic and social development of countries of origin, transit and destination of migrants.

2.   Cooperation between the Parties shall be based on a specific needs-assessment conducted in mutual consultation and agreement between the Parties and be implemented in accordance with the relevant Union and national legislation in force. It will, in particular, focus on:

| a) | the push-pull factors of migration; |
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the push-pull factors of migration;

| b) | the development and implementation of national legislation and practices with regard to protection and rights of migrants, with a view to satisfying the provisions of applicable international instruments that guarantee respect for the rights of migrants; |
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b)

the development and implementation of national legislation and practices with regard to protection and rights of migrants, with a view to satisfying the provisions of applicable international instruments that guarantee respect for the rights of migrants;

| c) | the development and implementation of national legislation and practices with regard to international protection with a view to satisfying the provisions of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees signed on 28 July 1951 and the Protocol thereto, signed on 31 January 1967, and other relevant international instruments, and to ensure respect for the principle of non-refoulement; |
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c)

the development and implementation of national legislation and practices with regard to international protection with a view to satisfying the provisions of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees signed on 28 July 1951 and the Protocol thereto, signed on 31 January 1967, and other relevant international instruments, and to ensure respect for the principle of non-refoulement;

| d) | admission rules, as well as the rights and status of persons admitted, the provision of fair treatment and avenues for integration of lawfully residing non-nationals, education and training and measures against racism, discrimination, and xenophobia; |
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d)

admission rules, as well as the rights and status of persons admitted, the provision of fair treatment and avenues for integration of lawfully residing non-nationals, education and training and measures against racism, discrimination, and xenophobia;

| e) | the establishment of an effective and preventive policy to address the presence on their territory of a national of the other Party who does not fulfil, or no longer fulfils, the conditions of entry, stay or residence in the territory of the Party concerned; the smuggling of persons, and trafficking in human beings, including ways to combat networks of smugglers of persons and traffickers and to protect the victims of such activities; |
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e)

the establishment of an effective and preventive policy to address the presence on their territory of a national of the other Party who does not fulfil, or no longer fulfils, the conditions of entry, stay or residence in the territory of the Party concerned; the smuggling of persons, and trafficking in human beings, including ways to combat networks of smugglers of persons and traffickers and to protect the victims of such activities;

| f) | the return of persons as defined under paragraph 2, point (e) of this Article, under humane and dignified conditions, including the promotion of their voluntary and sustainable return to the countries of origin, and their admission/readmission in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article. The return of such persons shall be with due regard to the Parties' right to grant residence permits or authorisations to stay for compassionate and humanitarian reasons and the principle of non-refoulement; |
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f)

the return of persons as defined under paragraph 2, point (e) of this Article, under humane and dignified conditions, including the promotion of their voluntary and sustainable return to the countries of origin, and their admission/readmission in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article. The return of such persons shall be with due regard to the Parties' right to grant residence permits or authorisations to stay for compassionate and humanitarian reasons and the principle of non-refoulement;

| g) | issues identified as being of mutual interest in the field of visas and security of travel documents, as well as border management; |
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g)

issues identified as being of mutual interest in the field of visas and security of travel documents, as well as border management;

| h) | migration and development issues including human resources development, social protection, maximising benefits from migration, gender and development, ethical recruitment and circular migration, and the integration of migrants. |
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h)

migration and development issues including human resources development, social protection, maximising benefits from migration, gender and development, ethical recruitment and circular migration, and the integration of migrants.

3.   Within the framework of cooperation in this area and without prejudice to the need to protect victims of human trafficking, the Parties further agree that:

| a) | The Philippines shall admit back any of its nationals as defined under paragraph 2, point (e) of this Article present in the territory of a Member State upon request by the latter, without undue delay once nationality has been established and due process in the Member State carried out. |
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a)

The Philippines shall admit back any of its nationals as defined under paragraph 2, point (e) of this Article present in the territory of a Member State upon request by the latter, without undue delay once nationality has been established and due process in the Member State carried out.

| b) | Each Member State shall readmit any of its nationals as defined under paragraph 2, point (e) of this Article present in the territory of the Philippines upon request by the latter, without undue delay once nationality has been established and due process in the Philippines carried out. |
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b)

Each Member State shall readmit any of its nationals as defined under paragraph 2, point (e) of this Article present in the territory of the Philippines upon request by the latter, without undue delay once nationality has been established and due process in the Philippines carried out.

| c) | The Member States and the Philippines will provide their nationals with required documents for such purposes. Any request for admission or readmission shall be transmitted by the requesting state to the competent authority of the requested state. |
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c)

The Member States and the Philippines will provide their nationals with required documents for such purposes. Any request for admission or readmission shall be transmitted by the requesting state to the competent authority of the requested state.

Where the person concerned does not possess any appropriate identity documents or other proof of his/her nationality, the competent diplomatic or consular representation concerned shall be immediately requested by the Philippines or Member State to ascertain his/her nationality, if needed by means of an interview; and once ascertained to be a national of the Philippines or Member State, appropriate documents shall be issued by the competent Philippine or Member State authorities.

4.   The Parties agree to conclude as soon as possible an agreement for the admission/readmission of their nationals, including a provision on the readmission of nationals of other countries and stateless persons.

Article 27

Maritime Labour, Education and Training

1.   The Parties agree to cooperate in the field of maritime labour to promote and uphold decent living and working conditions for seafarers, seafarers' personal safety and protection, occupational safety and health policies and programmes.

2.   The Parties furthermore agree to cooperate in the field of maritime education, training and certification of seafarers in order to ensure safe and efficient maritime operations and prevention of damage to the environment; including upgrading crew competences to adapt to the changing requirements of the shipping industry and technological progress.

3.   The Parties shall respect and observe the principles and provisions stipulated in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea particularly referring to the duties and obligations of each Party with regard to labour conditions, crewing and social matters on ships that fly its flag; the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW Convention), as amended, with regard to seafarer training and competency requirements; and principles and provisions provided in relevant international instruments to which they are parties.

4.   Cooperation in this area shall be based on mutual consultation and dialogue between the Parties, with a focus, inter alia, on:

| a) | maritime education and training; |
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maritime education and training;

| b) | information sharing and support on maritime related activities; |
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b)

information sharing and support on maritime related activities;

| c) | applied learning methods and best practices on training; |
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c)

applied learning methods and best practices on training;

| d) | programmes to address piracy and terrorism at sea; |
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d)

programmes to address piracy and terrorism at sea;

| e) | seafarers' right to a safe and secure workplace; decent working and living conditions on board ship; and health protection, medical care, welfare measures and other forms of social protection. |
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e)

seafarers' right to a safe and secure workplace; decent working and living conditions on board ship; and health protection, medical care, welfare measures and other forms of social protection.

TITLE VI

ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, AND OTHER SECTORS

Article 28

Employment and Social Affairs

1.   The Parties agree to enhance cooperation in the field of employment and social affairs, including cooperation in regional and social cohesion, with reference to Article 26(2)(b), health and safety at the workplace, skills development, gender equality and decent work, with a view to strengthening the social dimension of globalisation.

2.   The Parties reaffirm the need to support the process of globalisation which is beneficial to all and to promote full and productive employment and decent work as a key element of sustainable development and poverty reduction, as endorsed by UN General Assembly Resolution 60/1 of 24 October 2005 (2005 World Summit Outcome) and the Ministerial Declaration of the high-level segment of the UN Economic and Social Council of July 2006 (UN Economic and Social Council E/2006/L.8 of 5 July 2006). The Parties shall take into account the respective characteristics and diverse nature of their economic and social situations.

3.   Reaffirming their commitments to respect, promote and realise internationally recognised labour and social standards, as referred to in particular in the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the ILO conventions to which they are party, the Parties agree to cooperate on specific technical assistance programmes and projects, as mutually agreed. The Parties likewise agree to undertake dialogue, cooperation and initiatives on topics of common interest at bilateral or multilateral level, such as at UN, IOM, ILO, ASEM and EU-ASEAN level.

Article 29

Development Cooperation

1.   The primary goal of development cooperation is to encourage sustainable development that will contribute to the reduction of poverty and to the attainment of internationally agreed development goals including the Millennium Development Goals. The Parties shall engage in regular dialogue on development cooperation in line with their respective priorities and areas of mutual interest.

2.   The development cooperation dialogue shall aim at, inter alia:

| a) | promoting human and social development; |
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promoting human and social development;

| b) | pursuing sustained inclusive economic growth; |
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b)

pursuing sustained inclusive economic growth;

| c) | promoting environmental sustainability and sound management of natural resources including promotion of best practices; |
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c)

promoting environmental sustainability and sound management of natural resources including promotion of best practices;

| d) | reducing the impact, and managing the consequences of, climate change; |
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d)

reducing the impact, and managing the consequences of, climate change;

| e) | enhancing capacity to implement deeper integration into the world economy and international trading system; |
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e)

enhancing capacity to implement deeper integration into the world economy and international trading system;

| f) | promoting public sector reform particularly in the area of public finance management to improve the delivery of social services; |
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f)

promoting public sector reform particularly in the area of public finance management to improve the delivery of social services;

| g) | establishing processes adhering to the principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda for Action, and other international commitments aimed at improving the delivery and effectiveness of aid. |
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establishing processes adhering to the principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda for Action, and other international commitments aimed at improving the delivery and effectiveness of aid.

Article 30

Economic Policy Dialogue

1.   The Parties agree to cooperate in promoting the exchange of information on their respective economic trends and policies, and the sharing of experience in coordinating economic policies in the context of regional economic cooperation and integration.

2.   The Parties endeavour to deepen the dialogue between their authorities on economic matters which, as agreed by the Parties, may include areas such as monetary policy, fiscal policy, including business taxation, public finance, and macroeconomic stabilisation and external debt.

Article 31

Civil Society

The Parties recognise the role and potential contribution of organised civil society in democratic governance and agree to promote effective dialogue and interaction with civil society, in accordance with the applicable domestic laws of the Parties.

Article 32

Disaster Risk Management

1.   The Parties agree to increase cooperation on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in the continuous development and implementation of measures to reduce the risk to communities and manage the consequences of natural disasters across all levels of society. Emphasis should be placed on preventive action and proactive approaches to deal with hazards and risks and to reduce risks or vulnerabilities to natural disasters.

2.   The Parties shall work together to make DRM an integral part of development plans and policy-making processes relative to natural disaster events.

3.   Cooperation in this area shall focus on the following programme elements:

| a) | disaster risk reduction or prevention and mitigation; |
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disaster risk reduction or prevention and mitigation;

| b) | knowledge management, innovation, research, and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels; |
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knowledge management, innovation, research, and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels;

| c) | disaster preparedness; |
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c)

disaster preparedness;

| d) | policy, institutional capacity and consensus building for disaster management; |
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d)

policy, institutional capacity and consensus building for disaster management;

| e) | disaster response; |
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e)

disaster response;

| f) | disaster risks assessment and monitoring; |
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f)

disaster risks assessment and monitoring;

| g) | post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation planning; |
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g)

post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation planning;

| h) | climate change adaptation and mitigation. |
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h)

climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Article 33

Energy

1.   The Parties shall endeavour to enhance cooperation in the energy sector with a view to:

| a) | creating favourable conditions for investment, notably in infrastructures and a level playing field for renewable energy; |
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creating favourable conditions for investment, notably in infrastructures and a level playing field for renewable energy;

| b) | diversifying energy supplies to enhance energy security including developing new, sustainable, innovative and renewable forms of energy, and supporting the institutionalisation of appropriate policy frameworks to create a level playing field for renewable energy and its integration into relevant policy areas; |
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b)

diversifying energy supplies to enhance energy security including developing new, sustainable, innovative and renewable forms of energy, and supporting the institutionalisation of appropriate policy frameworks to create a level playing field for renewable energy and its integration into relevant policy areas;

| c) | developing converging energy standards especially for biofuels and other alternative fuels, related facilities and practices; |
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c)

developing converging energy standards especially for biofuels and other alternative fuels, related facilities and practices;

| d) | achieving a rational use of energy by promoting energy efficiency and conservation in energy production, transportation, distribution and end-use; |
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d)

achieving a rational use of energy by promoting energy efficiency and conservation in energy production, transportation, distribution and end-use;

| e) | fostering the transfer of technology between the Parties' enterprises aimed at sustainable energy production and use. This could be done through appropriate cooperation especially in the areas of power sector reforms, energy resources development, downstream facilities and biofuels development; |
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e)

fostering the transfer of technology between the Parties' enterprises aimed at sustainable energy production and use. This could be done through appropriate cooperation especially in the areas of power sector reforms, energy resources development, downstream facilities and biofuels development;

| f) | enhancing capacity-building in all fields covered by this Article and promoting favourable and attractive reciprocal investments through a consistent dialogue aimed at stable, transparent, open and non-discriminatory rules for investors, exploring administrative mechanisms to facilitate investment flows, in accordance with the Parties' domestic laws and regulations. |
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f)

enhancing capacity-building in all fields covered by this Article and promoting favourable and attractive reciprocal investments through a consistent dialogue aimed at stable, transparent, open and non-discriminatory rules for investors, exploring administrative mechanisms to facilitate investment flows, in accordance with the Parties' domestic laws and regulations.

2.   To these ends, the Parties agree to promote contacts and joint research for the mutual benefit of the Parties, particularly through relevant regional and international frameworks. With reference to Article 34 and the conclusions of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), which took place in Johannesburg in 2002, the Parties underscore the need to address the links between affordable access to energy services and sustainable development. These activities can be promoted in cooperation with the European Union Energy Initiative, launched at the WSSD.

3.   The Parties, in keeping with their commitments as parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to address climate change, agree to promote technical cooperation and private-partnerships, in sustainable and renewable energy, fuel-switch and energy efficiency projects through flexible market-based mechanisms, such as the carbon market mechanism.

Article 34

Environment and Natural Resources

1.   The Parties agree that cooperation in this area shall promote the conservation and improvement of the environment in pursuit of sustainable development. The implementation of the outcome of the WSSD and of relevant multilateral environmental agreements to which they are parties shall be taken into account in all activities undertaken by the Parties under this Agreement.

2.   The Parties agree on the need to conserve and manage in a sustainable manner natural resources and biological diversity for the benefit of all generations taking into account their developmental needs.

3.   The Parties agree to cooperate with a view to enhancing the mutual support for trade and environment policies, and the integration of environmental considerations into all sectors of cooperation.

4.   The Parties endeavour to continue and strengthen their cooperation in regional programmes on protection of the environment, as regards:

| a) | enhancing environmental awareness and local participation in environmental protection and sustainable development efforts, including participation of indigenous cultural communities/indigenous peoples and local communities; |
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enhancing environmental awareness and local participation in environmental protection and sustainable development efforts, including participation of indigenous cultural communities/indigenous peoples and local communities;

| b) | capacity-building on climate change adaptation and mitigation and energy efficiency; |
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b)

capacity-building on climate change adaptation and mitigation and energy efficiency;

| c) | capacity-building for participating and implementing multilateral environment agreements including but not limited to biodiversity and biosafety; |
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c)

capacity-building for participating and implementing multilateral environment agreements including but not limited to biodiversity and biosafety;

| d) | promoting environmentally friendly technologies, products and services, including through the use of regulatory and market-based instruments; |
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d)

promoting environmentally friendly technologies, products and services, including through the use of regulatory and market-based instruments;

| e) | improving natural resources including forest governance and combating illegal logging and associated trade, and promoting sustainable natural resources including forest management; |
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e)

improving natural resources including forest governance and combating illegal logging and associated trade, and promoting sustainable natural resources including forest management;

| f) | effective management of national parks and protected areas and the designation and protection of areas of biodiversity and fragile ecosystems, with due regard for local and indigenous communities living in or near these areas; |
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f)

effective management of national parks and protected areas and the designation and protection of areas of biodiversity and fragile ecosystems, with due regard for local and indigenous communities living in or near these areas;

| g) | prevention of illegal transboundary movement of solid and hazardous wastes and other forms of wastes; |
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g)

prevention of illegal transboundary movement of solid and hazardous wastes and other forms of wastes;

| h) | protection of coastal and marine environment and effective water resources management; |
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h)

protection of coastal and marine environment and effective water resources management;

| i) | protection and conservation of soils and sustainable land management, including rehabilitation of mined-out/abandoned mines |
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i)

protection and conservation of soils and sustainable land management, including rehabilitation of mined-out/abandoned mines

| j) | promoting capacity building in disaster and risk management; |
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j)

promoting capacity building in disaster and risk management;

| k) | promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production patterns in their economies. |
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k)

promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production patterns in their economies.

5.   The Parties shall encourage mutual access to their programmes in this field, in accordance with the specific terms of such programmes.

Article 35

Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development

The Parties agree to encourage dialogue and promote cooperation towards sustainable development in agriculture, fisheries and rural development. Areas of dialogue may include:

| a) | agricultural policy and international agricultural outlook in general; |
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a)

agricultural policy and international agricultural outlook in general;

| b) | the possibilities for facilitating trade in plants, animals, aquatic animals and their products taking into account relevant international conventions such as IPPC and OIE, among others, to which they are parties; |
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b)

the possibilities for facilitating trade in plants, animals, aquatic animals and their products taking into account relevant international conventions such as IPPC and OIE, among others, to which they are parties;

| c) | animal welfare; |
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c)

animal welfare;

| d) | development policy in rural areas; |
| --- | --- |

d)

development policy in rural areas;

| e) | quality policy for plants, animal and aquatic products, and in particular Geographical Indications; |
| --- | --- |

e)

quality policy for plants, animal and aquatic products, and in particular Geographical Indications;

| f) | the development of sustainable and environmentally-friendly agriculture, agro-industry, biofuels, and the transfer of biotechnologies; |
| --- | --- |

f)

the development of sustainable and environmentally-friendly agriculture, agro-industry, biofuels, and the transfer of biotechnologies;

| g) | plant variety protection, seed technology, improving crop productivity, alternative crop technologies including agricultural biotechnology; |
| --- | --- |

g)

plant variety protection, seed technology, improving crop productivity, alternative crop technologies including agricultural biotechnology;

| h) | the development of databases on agriculture, fisheries and rural development; |
| --- | --- |

h)

the development of databases on agriculture, fisheries and rural development;

| i) | strengthening human resources in the area of agriculture, veterinary affairs and fisheries; |
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i)

strengthening human resources in the area of agriculture, veterinary affairs and fisheries;

| j) | supporting sustainable and responsible long-term marine and fisheries policy including fisheries technologies, conservation and management of coastal and high-seas marine resources; |
| --- | --- |

j)

supporting sustainable and responsible long-term marine and fisheries policy including fisheries technologies, conservation and management of coastal and high-seas marine resources;

| k) | promoting efforts to prevent and combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing practices and associated trade; |
| --- | --- |

k)

promoting efforts to prevent and combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing practices and associated trade;

| l) | measures relating to exchange of experience and partnerships, development of joint ventures and cooperation networks between local agents or economic operators including measures to improve access to finance in areas such as research and technology transfer; |
| --- | --- |

l)

measures relating to exchange of experience and partnerships, development of joint ventures and cooperation networks between local agents or economic operators including measures to improve access to finance in areas such as research and technology transfer;

| m) | strengthening producers associations and trade promotion activities. |
| --- | --- |

m)

strengthening producers associations and trade promotion activities.

Article 36

Regional Development and Cooperation

1.   The Parties shall promote mutual understanding and bilateral cooperation in the field of regional policy.

2.   The Parties shall encourage and strengthen the exchange of information and cooperation on regional policy, with special emphasis on the development of disadvantaged areas, urban-rural linkages and rural development.

3.   Cooperation in regional policy may take the following forms:

| a) | methods of formulation and implementation of regional policies; |
| --- | --- |

a)

methods of formulation and implementation of regional policies;

| b) | multi-level governance and partnership; |
| --- | --- |

b)

multi-level governance and partnership;

| c) | urban-rural relations; |
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c)

urban-rural relations;

| d) | rural development, including initiatives to improve access to finance and sustainable development; |
| --- | --- |

d)

rural development, including initiatives to improve access to finance and sustainable development;

| e) | statistics. |
| --- | --- |

e)

statistics.

Article 37

Industrial Policy and SME Cooperation

The Parties, taking into account their respective economic policies and objectives, agree to promote industrial policy cooperation in all fields deemed suitable, with a view to creating a climate conducive to economic development and improving the competitiveness of industries, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), inter alia, through:

| a) | promoting networking among economic operators, especially SMEs, with the aim of exchanging information and experiences, identifying opportunities in sectors of mutual interest, transfer of technology and boosting trade and investment; |
| --- | --- |

a)

promoting networking among economic operators, especially SMEs, with the aim of exchanging information and experiences, identifying opportunities in sectors of mutual interest, transfer of technology and boosting trade and investment;

| b) | exchanging information and experience on creating framework conditions leading to an environment for businesses, especially SMEs, to improve their competitiveness; |
| --- | --- |

b)

exchanging information and experience on creating framework conditions leading to an environment for businesses, especially SMEs, to improve their competitiveness;

| c) | promoting the participation of both Parties in pilot projects and in special programmes according to their specific terms; |
| --- | --- |

c)

promoting the participation of both Parties in pilot projects and in special programmes according to their specific terms;

| d) | promoting investments and joint ventures to stimulate transfer of technology, innovation, modernisation, diversification, and quality initiatives; |
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d)

promoting investments and joint ventures to stimulate transfer of technology, innovation, modernisation, diversification, and quality initiatives;

| e) | providing information and stimulating innovation and exchanging good practices on access to finance, particularly for small and micro-enterprises; |
| --- | --- |

e)

providing information and stimulating innovation and exchanging good practices on access to finance, particularly for small and micro-enterprises;

| f) | promoting corporate social responsibility and accountability and encouraging responsible business practices, including sustainable consumption and production; |
| --- | --- |

f)

promoting corporate social responsibility and accountability and encouraging responsible business practices, including sustainable consumption and production;

| g) | developing joint research projects in selected industrial areas and cooperating in capacity-building projects including in standards and conformity assessment procedures and technical regulations, as mutually agreed. |
| --- | --- |

g)

developing joint research projects in selected industrial areas and cooperating in capacity-building projects including in standards and conformity assessment procedures and technical regulations, as mutually agreed.

Article 38

Transport

1.   The Parties agree to cooperate in relevant areas of transport policy with a view to improving investment opportunities and the movement of goods and passengers, promoting maritime and aviation safety and security, addressing the environmental impact of transport and increasing the efficiency of their transport systems.

2.   Cooperation between the Parties in this area shall aim to promote:

| a) | the exchange of information on their respective transport policies, regulations and practices, especially regarding urban and rural transport, maritime transport, air transport, transport logistics, and the interconnection and interoperability of multimodal transport networks as well as the management of roads, railways, ports, and airports; |
| --- | --- |

a)

the exchange of information on their respective transport policies, regulations and practices, especially regarding urban and rural transport, maritime transport, air transport, transport logistics, and the interconnection and interoperability of multimodal transport networks as well as the management of roads, railways, ports, and airports;

| b) | the exchange of views on the European Satellite Navigation Systems (in particular Galileo) with a focus on regulatory, industrial, and market development issues of mutual benefit; |
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b)

the exchange of views on the European Satellite Navigation Systems (in particular Galileo) with a focus on regulatory, industrial, and market development issues of mutual benefit;

| c) | continuing the dialogue in the field of air transport services with a view to ensuring legal certainty without any undue delay to the existing bilateral air services agreements between individual Member States and the Philippines; |
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c)

continuing the dialogue in the field of air transport services with a view to ensuring legal certainty without any undue delay to the existing bilateral air services agreements between individual Member States and the Philippines;

| d) | continuing the dialogue on enhancing air transport infrastructure networks and operations for the fast, efficient, sustainable, safe and secure movement of people and goods, and promoting the application of competition law and economic regulation of the air industry, with a view to supporting regulatory convergence and enhancing doing business, and to examine possibilities for the further development of relations in the field of air transport. Air transport cooperation projects of mutual interest should be further promoted; |
| --- | --- |

d)

continuing the dialogue on enhancing air transport infrastructure networks and operations for the fast, efficient, sustainable, safe and secure movement of people and goods, and promoting the application of competition law and economic regulation of the air industry, with a view to supporting regulatory convergence and enhancing doing business, and to examine possibilities for the further development of relations in the field of air transport. Air transport cooperation projects of mutual interest should be further promoted;

| e) | dialogue in the field of maritime transport policy and services aiming in particular at promoting the development of the maritime transport industry including but not limited to:






  i) | the exchange of information on legislation and regulations concerning maritime transport and ports; |
| --- | --- | --- |

e)

dialogue in the field of maritime transport policy and services aiming in particular at promoting the development of the maritime transport industry including but not limited to:

i)

the exchange of information on legislation and regulations concerning maritime transport and ports;

| ii) | the promotion of unrestricted access to the international maritime markets and trades on a commercial basis, the abstention from introducing cargo sharing clauses, the granting of national treatment and Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clauses for vessels operated by nationals or companies of the other Party and relevant issues related to door-to-door transport services involving the sea leg, taking into account the domestic laws of the Parties; |
| --- | --- |

ii)

the promotion of unrestricted access to the international maritime markets and trades on a commercial basis, the abstention from introducing cargo sharing clauses, the granting of national treatment and Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clauses for vessels operated by nationals or companies of the other Party and relevant issues related to door-to-door transport services involving the sea leg, taking into account the domestic laws of the Parties;

| iii) | the effective administration of ports and the efficiency of maritime transport services; and |
| --- | --- |

iii)

the effective administration of ports and the efficiency of maritime transport services; and

| iv) | the promotion of maritime transport cooperation of mutual interest and of the area of maritime labour, education and training pursuant to Article 27. |
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iv)

the promotion of maritime transport cooperation of mutual interest and of the area of maritime labour, education and training pursuant to Article 27.

| f) | a dialogue on the effective implementation of transport security, safety and pollution prevention standards, notably as regards maritime transport, particularly including combating piracy, and air transport, in line with the relevant international conventions to which they are parties, and standards, including cooperation in the appropriate international fora aiming to ensure better enforcement of international regulations. To this end, the Parties will promote technical cooperation and assistance on issues related to transport safety, security and environmental consideration including but not limited to maritime and aviation education and training, search and rescue, and accidents and incidents investigation. The Parties will also focus on the promotion of environmentally-friendly modes of transport. |
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f)

a dialogue on the effective implementation of transport security, safety and pollution prevention standards, notably as regards maritime transport, particularly including combating piracy, and air transport, in line with the relevant international conventions to which they are parties, and standards, including cooperation in the appropriate international fora aiming to ensure better enforcement of international regulations. To this end, the Parties will promote technical cooperation and assistance on issues related to transport safety, security and environmental consideration including but not limited to maritime and aviation education and training, search and rescue, and accidents and incidents investigation. The Parties will also focus on the promotion of environmentally-friendly modes of transport.

Article 39

Scientific and Technological Cooperation

1.   The Parties agree to cooperate in the field of science and technology taking into account their respective policy objectives.

2.   The aims of such cooperation shall be to:

| a) | encourage the exchange of information and sharing of know-how on science and technology, especially on the implementation of policies and programmes as well as intellectual property rights for research and development interventions; |
| --- | --- |

a)

encourage the exchange of information and sharing of know-how on science and technology, especially on the implementation of policies and programmes as well as intellectual property rights for research and development interventions;

| b) | promote enduring relations and research partnerships between the Parties' scientific communities, research centres, universities and industry; |
| --- | --- |

b)

promote enduring relations and research partnerships between the Parties' scientific communities, research centres, universities and industry;

| c) | promote human resources training and technological and research capacity building. |
| --- | --- |

c)

promote human resources training and technological and research capacity building.

3.   Cooperation shall take the form of joint research projects and exchanges, meetings and training of researchers through international training and mobility schemes and exchange programmes, providing for the maximum dissemination of the results of research, learning and best practices. Other modes of cooperation may be mutually agreed upon.

4.   These cooperation activities should be based on the principles of reciprocity, fair treatment and mutual benefits and ensure an adequate protection of intellectual property. Any intellectual property rights issues that may arise in the context of cooperation under this Agreement may, where necessary, be the subject of negotiations between the relevant agencies or groups involved prior to the commencement of cooperative activities and may include issues of copyright, trademark and patents in consideration of the Parties' respective laws and regulations.

5.   The Parties shall encourage the participation of their respective higher education institutions, research centres, and productive sectors including SMEs.

6.   The Parties agree to make all efforts to increase public awareness about possibilities offered by their respective programmes for science and technology cooperation.

Article 40

Cooperation on Information and Communication Technology

1.   Recognising that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a key element of modern life and of vital importance to economic and social development, the Parties endeavour to exchange views on their respective policies in this field with a view to promoting economic development.

2.   Cooperation in this area shall, inter alia, focus on:

| a) | participation in the comprehensive regional dialogue on the different aspects of the information society, in particular electronic communications policies and regulation including universal service, licensing and general authorisations, and the independence and efficiency of the regulatory authority, e-governance, research, and ICT-enabled services; |
| --- | --- |

a)

participation in the comprehensive regional dialogue on the different aspects of the information society, in particular electronic communications policies and regulation including universal service, licensing and general authorisations, and the independence and efficiency of the regulatory authority, e-governance, research, and ICT-enabled services;

| b) | interconnection and interoperability of the Parties' and Southeast Asian networks (such as TEIN) and services; |
| --- | --- |

b)

interconnection and interoperability of the Parties' and Southeast Asian networks (such as TEIN) and services;

| c) | standardisation and dissemination of new and emerging technologies in the field of ICT; |
| --- | --- |

c)

standardisation and dissemination of new and emerging technologies in the field of ICT;

| d) | promotion of research cooperation in the area of ICT on topics of mutual interest to the Parties; |
| --- | --- |

d)

promotion of research cooperation in the area of ICT on topics of mutual interest to the Parties;

| e) | the sharing of best practices in an effort to bridge the digital divide; |
| --- | --- |

e)

the sharing of best practices in an effort to bridge the digital divide;

| f) | development and implementation of strategies and mechanisms on security aspects of ICT and on fighting cyber crime; |
| --- | --- |

f)

development and implementation of strategies and mechanisms on security aspects of ICT and on fighting cyber crime;

| g) | the sharing of experiences on deployment of digital television, as well as on regulatory aspects, spectrum management and research; |
| --- | --- |

g)

the sharing of experiences on deployment of digital television, as well as on regulatory aspects, spectrum management and research;

| h) | promoting efforts and the sharing of experience on human resources development in the area of ICT. |
| --- | --- |

h)

promoting efforts and the sharing of experience on human resources development in the area of ICT.

Article 41

Audiovisual, Media and Multimedia

The Parties will encourage, support and facilitate exchanges, cooperation and dialogue between their relevant institutions and agents in the areas of audiovisual, media and multimedia. They agree to establish a regular policy dialogue in these areas.

Article 42

Cooperation on Tourism

1.   Guided by the World Tourism Organization's Global Code of Ethics for Tourism and by the sustainability principles which are at the basis of the Local Agenda 21 process, the Parties shall aim to improve the exchange of information and establish best practice in order to ensure a balanced and sustainable development of tourism.

2.   Both Parties agree to undertake a dialogue with the aim of facilitating cooperation, including technical assistance, in the areas of human resources training and development of new technology for destinations in accordance with sustainable tourism principles.

3.   The Parties agree to develop cooperation on safeguarding and maximising the potential of natural and cultural heritage, mitigating any adverse impact of tourism and enhancing the positive contribution of the tourism business to the sustainable development of local communities, inter alia, by developing eco-tourism, while respecting the integrity and interests of local and indigenous communities, and improving training in the tourism industry.

Article 43

Cooperation on Financial Services

1.   The Parties agree to strengthen cooperation with a view to achieving closer common rules and standards, and improving accounting, auditing, supervisory, and regulatory systems of banking, insurance, and other areas of the financial sector.

2.   The Parties recognise the importance of technical assistance and capacity-building measures to this end.

Article 44

Good Governance in the Tax Area

1.   With a view to strengthening and developing economic activities while taking into account the need to develop an appropriate regulatory framework, the Parties recognise and will implement the principles of good governance in the tax area. To that effect, and in accordance with their respective competences, the Parties will improve international cooperation in the tax area, facilitate the collection of legitimate tax revenues, and develop measures for the effective implementation of the abovementioned principles.

2.   The Parties agree that the implementation of these principles takes place notably within the framework of existing or future bilateral tax agreements between the Philippines and Member States.

Article 45

Health

1.   The Parties recognise and affirm the utmost importance of health. Therefore, the Parties agree to cooperate in the health sector covering areas such as health system reform, major communicable diseases and other health threats, non-communicable diseases, and international health agreements towards the improvement of health and the sustainable development of the health sector on the basis of mutual benefits.

2.   Cooperation shall take place through:

| a) | programmes covering the areas listed in paragraph 1 of this Article, including the improvement of health systems, health services delivery, reproductive health services of the poor and vulnerable women and communities, health governance including improved public finance management, health care financing, health infrastructure and information systems and health management; |
| --- | --- |

a)

programmes covering the areas listed in paragraph 1 of this Article, including the improvement of health systems, health services delivery, reproductive health services of the poor and vulnerable women and communities, health governance including improved public finance management, health care financing, health infrastructure and information systems and health management;

| b) | joint activities on epidemiology and surveillance, including the exchange of information as well as collaboration in the early prevention of health threats such as avian and pandemic influenza and other major communicable diseases; |
| --- | --- |

b)

joint activities on epidemiology and surveillance, including the exchange of information as well as collaboration in the early prevention of health threats such as avian and pandemic influenza and other major communicable diseases;

| c) | prevention and control of non-communicable diseases through the exchange of information and good practices, promoting a healthy lifestyle, addressing major health determinants such as nutrition, addiction to drugs, alcohol and tobacco and development of health-related research programmes, as foreseen in Article 39, and health promotion schemes; |
| --- | --- |

c)

prevention and control of non-communicable diseases through the exchange of information and good practices, promoting a healthy lifestyle, addressing major health determinants such as nutrition, addiction to drugs, alcohol and tobacco and development of health-related research programmes, as foreseen in Article 39, and health promotion schemes;

| d) | promoting the implementation of international agreements, such as the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the International Health Regulations, to which they are parties; |
| --- | --- |

d)

promoting the implementation of international agreements, such as the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the International Health Regulations, to which they are parties;

| e) | other programmes and projects to improve health services and strengthen human resources for health systems and health conditions, as mutually agreed. |
| --- | --- |

e)

other programmes and projects to improve health services and strengthen human resources for health systems and health conditions, as mutually agreed.

Article 46

Education, Culture, Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue

1.   The Parties agree to promote education, sports, cultural and interfaith cooperation that duly respects their diversity in order to increase mutual understanding and the knowledge of their respective cultures. To this end, the Parties will support and promote the activities of their cultural institutes.

2.   The Parties further agree to start a dialogue on matters of mutual interest relating to the modernisation of education systems, including matters pertaining to core competencies and development of assessment instruments benchmarked with European standards.

3.   The Parties endeavour to take appropriate measures to promote people-to-people contacts in the area of education, sports and cultural exchanges, and interfaith and intercultural dialogues and carry out joint initiatives in various socio-cultural spheres, including cooperation in heritage conservation with respect to cultural diversity. In this regard, the Parties also agree to continue supporting the activities of the Asia-Europe Foundation, as well as the ASEM Interfaith Dialogue.

4.   The Parties agree to consult and cooperate in relevant international fora or organisations, such as Unesco, in order to pursue common objectives and promote greater understanding and respect for cultural diversity. In this regard, the Parties also agree to promote the ratification and implementation of the Unesco Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions adopted on 20 October 2005.

5.   The Parties shall furthermore place emphasis on adopting measures designed to strengthen links between their respective relevant agencies promoting the exchange of information and know-how among experts, youth and youth workers (in and out-of-school), and taking advantage of their respective programmes such as Erasmus Mundus in the areas of education and culture as well as the experiences that both Parties have acquired in these areas.

Article 47

Statistics

The Parties agree to promote, in accordance with their existing activities of statistical cooperation between the European Union and ASEAN, statistical capacity-building, the harmonisation of statistical methods and practice including the gathering and dissemination of statistics, thus enabling them to use, on a mutually acceptable basis, statistics on, inter alia, national accounts, foreign direct investments, information communications and technology trade in goods and services and, more generally, on any other area covered by this Agreement which lends itself to statistical processing collection, analysis and dissemination.

TITLE VII

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

Article 48

Joint Committee

1.   The Parties agree to establish under this Agreement a Joint Committee, composed of representatives of both sides at senior official level, charged with:

| a) | the proper functioning and implementation of this Agreement; |
| --- | --- |

a)

the proper functioning and implementation of this Agreement;

| b) | the setting of priorities in relation to the aims of this Agreement; |
| --- | --- |

b)

the setting of priorities in relation to the aims of this Agreement;

| c) | making recommendations for promoting the objectives of this Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

c)

making recommendations for promoting the objectives of this Agreement.

2.   The Joint Committee shall normally meet not less than every two years in the Philippines and the European Union alternately on a date to be fixed by mutual agreement. Extraordinary meetings of the Joint Committee may also be convened by agreement between the Parties. The Joint Committee shall be chaired alternately by each of the Parties. The agenda for meetings of the Joint Committee shall be determined by agreement between the Parties.

3.   The Joint Committee shall establish specialised subcommittees to deal with all areas covered by this Agreement in order to assist it in the performance of its tasks. These subcommittees shall make detailed reports on their activities to the Joint Committee at each of its meetings.

4.   The Parties agree that it shall also be the task of the Joint Committee to oversee the proper functioning of any sectoral agreement or protocol concluded or to be concluded between the Parties.

5.   The Joint Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

TITLE VIII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 49

Future Developments Clause

1.   The Parties may, by mutual consent and on recommendation of the Joint Committee, expand this Agreement with a view to enhancing the level of cooperation, including by supplementing it by means of agreements or protocols on specific sectors or activities.

2.   With regard to the implementation of this Agreement, either of the Parties may put forward suggestions for widening the scope of cooperation, taking into account the experience gained in its application.

Article 50

Resources for Cooperation

1.   The Parties agree to make available the appropriate resources, including financial means, insofar as their respective resources and regulations allow, in order to fulfil the cooperation objectives set out in this Agreement.

2.   The Parties shall implement financial assistance in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and cooperate in the protection of their financial interests. The Parties shall take effective measures to prevent and fight fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, inter alia, by means of mutual assistance in the fields covered by this Agreement in accordance with their respective laws and regulations. Any further agreement or financing instrument to be concluded between the Parties shall provide for specific financial cooperation clauses covering on-the-spot checks, inspections, controls, and anti-fraud measures, including, inter alia, those conducted by the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) and the relevant Philippine investigative authorities.

3.   The Parties shall encourage the European Investment Bank (EIB) to continue its operations in the Philippines in accordance with its procedures and financing criteria, the framework agreement signed between the EIB and the Philippines and with Philippine domestic laws.

4.   The Parties may decide to extend financial support to cooperation activities in the areas covered by this Agreement or in relation to it in accordance with their respective financial procedures and resources. These cooperation activities may include, as appropriate, but not be limited to, capacity-building and technical cooperation initiatives, the exchange of experts, the conduct of studies, the establishment of legal, enforcement and regulatory frameworks that promote transparency and accountability, and other activities agreed by the Parties.

Article 51

Facilities

To facilitate cooperation in the framework of this Agreement, both Parties agree to grant necessary facilities to officials and experts involved in implementing cooperation for the performance of their functions in accordance with national/domestic law and the internal rules and regulations of both Parties.

Article 52

Other Agreements

1.   Without prejudice to the relevant provisions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, neither this Agreement nor action taken hereunder shall affect the powers of the Parties to undertake bilateral cooperation activities or to conclude, where appropriate, new partnership and cooperation agreements including between the Philippines and the individual Member States.

2.   This Agreement shall not affect the application or implementation of commitments undertaken or to be undertaken by the respective Parties in relations with third parties.

Article 53

Fulfilment of Obligations

1.   The Parties shall take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under this Agreement. They shall see to it that the objectives set out in the Agreement are attained.

2.   Each Party may refer to the Joint Committee any divergence in the application or interpretation of this Agreement.

3.   If either Party considers that the other Party has failed to fulfil any of its obligations under this Agreement, it may take appropriate measures. Before doing so, except in cases of special urgency in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Article, it shall present to the Joint Committee all the relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the Parties.

4.   In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. These measures shall be notified immediately to the other Party and shall be the subject of consultations within the Joint Committee if the other Party so requests.

5.   The Parties agree, for the purposes of the correct interpretation and practical application of this Agreement, that the term ‘cases of special urgency’ in paragraph 3 of this Article means a case of a material breach of this Agreement by one of the Parties. A material breach of this Agreement consists of:

| a) | repudiation of this Agreement not sanctioned by the general rules of international law; or |
| --- | --- |

a)

repudiation of this Agreement not sanctioned by the general rules of international law; or

| b) | violation of essential elements of this Agreement, namely Articles 1(1) and 8(2). |
| --- | --- |

b)

violation of essential elements of this Agreement, namely Articles 1(1) and 8(2).

Prior to the application of measures in the cases of special urgency, either Party may request that an urgent meeting be called to bring the Parties together. In the event of such a request and within 15 days, unless the Parties agree on another time period not exceeding 21 days, a meeting shall be held to examine thoroughly the situation with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the Parties.

Article 54

Definition of the Parties

For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘the Parties’ shall mean the Union or its Member States or the Union and its Member States, in accordance with their respective powers, on the one hand, and the Republic of the Philippines, on the other.

Article 55

Territorial Application

This Agreement shall apply to the territory in which the Treaty on European Union is applied under the conditions laid down in that Treaty, on the one hand, and to the territory of the Philippines, on the other.

Article 56

Notifications

Notifications made in accordance with Article 57 shall be made to the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union and the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, respectively, through diplomatic channels.

Article 57

Entry into Force and Duration

1.   This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date on which the last Party has notified the other of the completion of the legal procedures necessary for this purpose.

2.   This Agreement is valid for a period of five years. It shall be automatically extended for further successive periods of one year, unless either Party notifies the other Party in writing of its intention not to extend this Agreement six months prior to the end of any subsequent one-year period.

3.   Any amendments to this Agreement shall be made by agreement between the Parties. Any amendments shall enter into force according to paragraph 1 of this Article only after the last Party has notified the other that all necessary formalities have been completed.

4.   This Agreement may be terminated by one Party by written notice of its desire to terminate this Agreement given to the other Party. The termination shall take effect six months after receipt of notification by the other Party. Termination shall not affect agreed or ongoing projects commenced under this Agreement prior to termination.

Article 58

Authentic Text

1.   This Agreement shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish and Swedish languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

2.   The Agreement was negotiated in English. Any linguistic divergence in the texts shall be referred to the Joint Committee.

Съставено в Пном Пен на единадесети юли две хиляди и дванадесета година.

Hecho en Phnom Penh el día once de julio del año dos mil doce.

V Phnompenhu dne jedenáctého července dva tisíce dvanáct.

Udfærdiget i Phnom Penh, den ellevte juli to tusind og tolv.

Geschehen zu Phnom Penh am elften Juli zweitausendzwölf.

Kahe tuhande kaheteistkümnenda aasta juulikuu üheteistkümnendal päeval Phnom Penhis.

Έγινε στην Πνομ Πενχ την ενδεκάτη Ιουλίου του έτους δύο χιλιάδες δώδεκα.

Done at Phnom Penh on the eleventh day of July in the year two thousand and twelve.

Fait à Phnom Penh le onze juillet deux mille douze.

Fatto a Phnom Penh addì undici luglio duemiladodici.

Pnompeņā, divi tūkstoši divpadsmitā gada vienpadsmitajā jūlijā.

Priimta Pnompenyje du tūkstančiai dvyliktų metų liepos vienuoliktą dieną.

Kelt Phnom Penh-ben, a kétezer-tizenkettedik év július havának tizenegyedik napján.

Magħmul fi Phnom Penh fil-ħdax-il jum ta' Lulju fis-sena elfejn u tnax.

Gedaan te Phnom-Penh, elf juli tweeduizend twaalf.

Sporządzono w Phnom Penh dnia jedenastego lipca roku dwa tysiące dwunastego.

Feito em Pnom Pene, aos onze dias do mês de julho de dois mil e doze.

Întocmit la Phnom Penh la data de unsprezece iulie a anului două mii doisprezece.

V Phnom Penh jedenásteho júla dvetisícdvanásť.

V Phnom Penhu, enajstega julija leta dva tisoč dvanajst.

Tehty Phnom Penhissä yhdentenätoista päivänä heinäkuuta vuonna kaksituhattakaksitoista.

Utfärdat i Phnom Penh den elfte juli tjugohundratolv.

Voor het Koninkrijk België

Pour le Royaume de Belgique

Für das Königreich Belgien

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REGULATIONS

| 22.12.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 343/33 |
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22.12.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 343/33

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2017/2415

of 21 December 2017

amending Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, in view of the situation in Somalia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2427 of 21 December 2017 amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia (1),

Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 26 April 2010, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 (2), which imposes certain specific restrictive measures directed against the natural and legal persons, entities and bodies identified in Annex I to that Regulation, as provided for in United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1844 (2008), as subsequently amended. |
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(1)

On 26 April 2010, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 (2), which imposes certain specific restrictive measures directed against the natural and legal persons, entities and bodies identified in Annex I to that Regulation, as provided for in United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1844 (2008), as subsequently amended.

| (2) | On 14 November 2017, the United Nations Security Council adopted UNSCR 2385(2017). With regard to the exemption from the assets freeze and from the prohibition on making funds available in relation to the timely delivery of urgently needed humanitarian assistance in Somalia, UNSCR 2385(2017) maintained the reference to non-governmental organisations ‘participating in the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia’, which was introduced by UNSCR 2244 (2015), instead of the reference to non-governmental organisations ‘participating in the UN Consolidated Appeal for Somalia’. |
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(2)

On 14 November 2017, the United Nations Security Council adopted UNSCR 2385(2017). With regard to the exemption from the assets freeze and from the prohibition on making funds available in relation to the timely delivery of urgently needed humanitarian assistance in Somalia, UNSCR 2385(2017) maintained the reference to non-governmental organisations ‘participating in the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia’, which was introduced by UNSCR 2244 (2015), instead of the reference to non-governmental organisations ‘participating in the UN Consolidated Appeal for Somalia’.

| (3) | On 21 December 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/2427 in order to reflect the abovementioned change. |
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(3)

On 21 December 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/2427 in order to reflect the abovementioned change.

| (4) | This amendment falls within the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, notably with a view to ensuring its uniform application in all Member States, regulatory action at the level of the Union is necessary. |
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(4)

This amendment falls within the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, notably with a view to ensuring its uniform application in all Member States, regulatory action at the level of the Union is necessary.

| (5) | Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(5)

Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 is replaced by the following:

‘1.   Article 2(1) and (2) shall not apply to the making available of funds or economic resources necessary to ensure the timely delivery of urgently needed humanitarian assistance in Somalia by the United Nations, its specialised agencies or programmes, humanitarian organisations having observer status with the United Nations General Assembly that provide humanitarian assistance, and their implementing partners, including bilaterally or multilaterally funded NGOs participating in the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia.’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2017.

For the Council

The President

M. MAASIKAS

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(1)  See page 78 of this Official Journal.

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(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 of 26 April 2010 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, in view of the situation in Somalia (OJ L 105, 27.4.2010, p. 1).

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| 22.12.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 343/35 |
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22.12.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 343/35

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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2017/2416

of 20 October 2017

amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 on supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund, regarding the definition of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission to Member States, and correcting that Delegated Regulation

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 (1), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | With a view to simplifying the use of the European Social Fund ‘ESF’ and reducing the administrative burden for beneficiaries, it is appropriate to increase the scope of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums available for reimbursement to Member States. The standard scales of unit costs and lump sums for reimbursement to Member States should be established on the basis of data submitted by Member States or published by Eurostat and on the basis of methods commonly agreed, including the methods set out in Article 67(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and Article 14(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013. |
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(1)

With a view to simplifying the use of the European Social Fund ‘ESF’ and reducing the administrative burden for beneficiaries, it is appropriate to increase the scope of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums available for reimbursement to Member States. The standard scales of unit costs and lump sums for reimbursement to Member States should be established on the basis of data submitted by Member States or published by Eurostat and on the basis of methods commonly agreed, including the methods set out in Article 67(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and Article 14(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013.

| (2) | Taking into account the significant disparities between Member States regarding the level of costs for a particular type of operation, the definition and amounts of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums may differ according to the type of operation and the Member State concerned in order to reflect their specificities. |
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(2)

Taking into account the significant disparities between Member States regarding the level of costs for a particular type of operation, the definition and amounts of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums may differ according to the type of operation and the Member State concerned in order to reflect their specificities.

| (3) | Cyprus has submitted methods for defining standard scales of unit costs for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission. |
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(3)

Cyprus has submitted methods for defining standard scales of unit costs for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission.

| (4) | Germany has submitted methods for defining additional standard scales of unit costs for reimbursement by the Commission concerning types of operation not yet covered by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 (3). |
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(4)

Germany has submitted methods for defining additional standard scales of unit costs for reimbursement by the Commission concerning types of operation not yet covered by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 (3).

| (5) | France has submitted data for amending the standard scales of unit costs currently set out in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195. |
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(5)

France has submitted data for amending the standard scales of unit costs currently set out in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195.

| (6) | Sweden submitted data for amending the standard scales of unit costs currently set out in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195. The Commission accordingly amended the rates set out in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 for operations supported under priority axis 1 ‘Supply of skills’ of the Operational Programme (Nationellt socialfondsprogram för investering för tillväxt och sysselsättning 2014-2020) (CCI- 2014SE05M9OP001) in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2016 (4). However, the Commission erred by not also amending the rates set out for priority axes 2 and 3 of the same operational programme. The amounts for these priority axes should also be amended, and the amounts set out for Sweden should be applicable as of the date of entry into force of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2016. |
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(6)

Sweden submitted data for amending the standard scales of unit costs currently set out in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195. The Commission accordingly amended the rates set out in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 for operations supported under priority axis 1 ‘Supply of skills’ of the Operational Programme (Nationellt socialfondsprogram för investering för tillväxt och sysselsättning 2014-2020) (CCI- 2014SE05M9OP001) in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2016 (4). However, the Commission erred by not also amending the rates set out for priority axes 2 and 3 of the same operational programme. The amounts for these priority axes should also be amended, and the amounts set out for Sweden should be applicable as of the date of entry into force of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2016.

| (7) | Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 should therefore be amended and corrected accordingly, |
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(7)

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 should therefore be amended and corrected accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 is corrected and amended as follows:

| (1) | Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation; |
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(1)

Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation;

| (2) | Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation; |
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(2)

Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation;

| (3) | Annex VIII is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Regulation; |
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(3)

Annex VIII is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Regulation;

| (4) | Annex XV is added as set out in Annex IV to the Regulation. |
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(4)

Annex XV is added as set out in Annex IV to the Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 1(1) shall apply from 5 December 2017.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 October 2017.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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(1)  
  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 470.

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(2)  Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).

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(3)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 of 9 July 2015 on supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund, regarding the definition of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission to Member States (OJ L 313, 28.11.2015, p. 22).

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(4)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2016 of 29 August 2017 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 on supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund, regarding the definition of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission to Member States (OJ L 298, 15.11.2017, p. 1).

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX I

Conditions for reimbursement of expenditure on the basis of standard scales of unit costs to Sweden

1.   Definition of standard scales of unit costs

| Type of operations (1) | Indicator name | Category of costs | Measurement unit for the indicator | Amounts |
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| 1. | Operations supported under priority axis 1 “Supply of skills” of the Operational Programme (Nationellt socialfondsprogram för investering för tillväxt och sysselsättning 2014-2020) (CCI- 2014SE05M9OP001) |

Type of operations (1)

Indicator name

Category of costs

Measurement unit for the indicator

Amounts

1.

Operations supported under priority axis 1 “Supply of skills” of the Operational Programme (Nationellt socialfondsprogram för investering för tillväxt och sysselsättning 2014-2020) (CCI- 2014SE05M9OP001)

Hours worked

All categories of costs except wages for participants.

Number of hours worked (2)

Wage group (SSYK code (3))

Region: Stockholm (SE 11) (unit cost per hour — amount in SEK (4))

All regions except Stockholm (SE 12-33) (unit cost per hour — amount in SEK)

| 1 | (912 – 913 -919 -921) |
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1

(912 – 913 -919 -921)

321

328

| 2 | (414 – 415 – 421 – 422 -512 – 513 – 514 – 515 – 522 – 611 – 612 – 613 – 614 – 826) |
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2

(414 – 415 – 421 – 422 -512 – 513 – 514 – 515 – 522 – 611 – 612 – 613 – 614 – 826)

360

356

| 3 | (331 – 348 – 411 – 412 – 413 – 419 – 711 – 712 – 713 – 714 – 721 – 722 – 723 – 724 – 731 – 732 – 734 – 741 – 742 – 743 – 811 – 812 – 813 – 814 – 815 – 816 – 817 – 821 – 822 – 823 – 824 – 825 – 827 – 828 -829 – 831 – 832 – 833 – 834 – 914 – 915 – 931 – 932 – 933) |
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3

(331 – 348 – 411 – 412 – 413 – 419 – 711 – 712 – 713 – 714 – 721 – 722 – 723 – 724 – 731 – 732 – 734 – 741 – 742 – 743 – 811 – 812 – 813 – 814 – 815 – 816 – 817 – 821 – 822 – 823 – 824 – 825 – 827 – 828 -829 – 831 – 832 – 833 – 834 – 914 – 915 – 931 – 932 – 933)

416

395

| 4 | (223 – 232 – 233 – 234 – 235 – 243 – 249 – 313 – 322 – 323 – 324 – 332 – 342 – 343 – 344 – 345 – 346 – 347 – 511 – 011) |
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4

(223 – 232 – 233 – 234 – 235 – 243 – 249 – 313 – 322 – 323 – 324 – 332 – 342 – 343 – 344 – 345 – 346 – 347 – 511 – 011)

473

438

| 5 | (213 – 221 – 231 – 241 – 244 – 245 – 246 – 247 – 248 – 311 – 312 – 315 – 321 – 341) |
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5

(213 – 221 – 231 – 241 – 244 – 245 – 246 – 247 – 248 – 311 – 312 – 315 – 321 – 341)

587

512

| 6 | (211 – 212 – 214 – 222 – 242 – 314) |
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6

(211 – 212 – 214 – 222 – 242 – 314)

776

724

| 7 A | (121) |
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7 A

(121)

1 035

1 035

| 7 B | (111-123) |
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7 B

(111-123)

1 121

875

| 7 C | (131-122) |
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7 C

(131-122)

735

601

| 2. | Operations supported under priority axis 1 “Supply of skills” of the Operational Programme (Nationellt socialfondsprogram för investering för tillväxt och sysselsättning 2014-2020) (CCI-2014SE05M9OP001) |
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2.

Operations supported under priority axis 1 “Supply of skills” of the Operational Programme (Nationellt socialfondsprogram för investering för tillväxt och sysselsättning 2014-2020) (CCI-2014SE05M9OP001)

Hours participated in the operation

Participant's wage

Number of hours participated (2)

Region: Stockholm (SE 11) (unit cost per hour — amount in SEK)

All regions except Stockholm (SE 12-33) (unit cost per hour — amount in SEK)

229

234

| 3. | Operations supported under priority axis 2 “Increased transition to work” and priority axis 3 “Youth Employment Initiative” of Operational Programme (Nationellt socialfondsprogram för investering för tillväxt och sysselsättning 2014-2020) (CCI-2014SE05M9OP001) |
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3.

Operations supported under priority axis 2 “Increased transition to work” and priority axis 3 “Youth Employment Initiative” of Operational Programme (Nationellt socialfondsprogram för investering för tillväxt och sysselsättning 2014-2020) (CCI-2014SE05M9OP001)

Hours worked

All categories of costs except allowances for participants.

Number of hours worked (2)

Occupational category

Region: Stockholm (SE 11) (unit cost per hour — amount in SEK)

All regions except Stockholm (SE 12-33) (unit cost per hour – amount in SEK)

Project leader for operations where the total eligible expenditure as stated in the document setting out the conditions for support is above 20 million in SEK)

749

609

Project leader for operations where the total eligible expenditure as stated in the document setting out the conditions for support is below or equal to 20 million in SEK)/assistant project leader for operations where the total eligible expenditure as stated in the document setting out the conditions for support is above 20 million in SEK)

669

567

Project worker

463

420

Project economist

598

508

Administrator

416

378

| 4. | Operations supported under priority axis 2 “Increased transition to work” and priority axis 3 “Youth Employment Initiative” of Operational Programme (Nationellt socialfondsprogram för investering för tillväxt och sysselsättning 2014-2020) (CCI- 2014SE05M9OP001) |
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4.

Operations supported under priority axis 2 “Increased transition to work” and priority axis 3 “Youth Employment Initiative” of Operational Programme (Nationellt socialfondsprogram för investering för tillväxt och sysselsättning 2014-2020) (CCI- 2014SE05M9OP001)

Hours participated in the operation

Participant's allowance

Number of hours participated (2)

Financial assistance (unit cost per hour)

Age

(SEK)

18-24 years

32

25-29 years

40

30-64 years

46

Activity grant and development allowance (unit cost per hour)

Age

(SEK)

15-19 years

17

20-24 years

33

25-29 years

51

30-44 years

55

45-69 years

68

Social security and sickness benefit (unit cost per hour)

Age

(SEK)

19-29 years (social security benefit)

51

30-64 years (sickness benefit)

58

Sickness benefit, rehabilitation benefit, and work and professional injury benefit (unit cost per hour)

Age

(SEK)

– 19 years

48

20-64 years

68

2.   Adjustment of amounts

The unit costs in the table apply to the hours worked or participated in 2015. Except for the unit costs relating to participant's allowances, referred to in point 4 of the table, which will not be adjusted, these values will be increased automatically on 1 January each year as from 2016 until 2023 by 2 %.

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(1)  The amounts of standard scales of unit costs apply only to the parts of operations that cover the categories of costs set out in this Annex.

1

(2)  The total number of hours declared in a year must not be higher than the standard number of annual hours worked in Sweden, which is equal to 1 862 hours.

2

(3)  Professional code applicable in Sweden.

3

(4)  Currency in Sweden.

4

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX II

Conditions for reimbursement of expenditure on the basis of standard scales of unit costs to France

1.   Definition of standard scales of unit costs

| Type of operations | Indicator name | Category of costs | Measurement unit for the indicator | Amounts (in EUR) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| “Garantie Jeunes” supported under priority axis 1 “Accompagner les jeunes NEET vers et dans l'emploi” of the operational programme “PROGRAMME OPÉRATIONNEL NATIONAL POUR LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DE L'INITIATIVE POUR L'EMPLOI DES JEUNES EN METROPOLE ET OUTRE-MER” (CCI-2014FR05M9OP001) | Young NEET (1) with a positive result under “Garantie Jeunes” at the latest 12 months following the start of coaching | — | allowances paid to the participant; |

Type of operations

Indicator name

Category of costs

Measurement unit for the indicator

Amounts (in EUR)

“Garantie Jeunes” supported under priority axis 1 “Accompagner les jeunes NEET vers et dans l'emploi” of the operational programme “PROGRAMME OPÉRATIONNEL NATIONAL POUR LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DE L'INITIATIVE POUR L'EMPLOI DES JEUNES EN METROPOLE ET OUTRE-MER” (CCI-2014FR05M9OP001)

Young NEET (1) with a positive result under “Garantie Jeunes” at the latest 12 months following the start of coaching

—

allowances paid to the participant;

| — | activation costs incurred by the “missions locales” |
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—

activation costs incurred by the “missions locales”

Number of young NEETs who have one of the following results at the latest 12 months following the start of the coaching:

| — | entered vocational skills training leading to a certification, whether by:






  — | entering training in lifelong learning; or |
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—

entered vocational skills training leading to a certification, whether by:

—

entering training in lifelong learning; or

| — | entering basic training; or |
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—

entering basic training; or

| — | started a company; or |
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—

started a company; or

| — | found a job; or |
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—

found a job; or

| — | has spent at least 80 working days in a (paid or not) professional environment |
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—

has spent at least 80 working days in a (paid or not) professional environment

6 400

2.   Adjustment of amounts

The standard scale of unit cost in the table is based partly on a standard scale of unit cost funded entirely by France. Out of the 6 400 EUR, 1 600 EUR correspond to the standard scale of unit cost set out by the “instruction ministérielle du 11 octobre 2013 relative à l'expérimentation Garantie Jeunes prise pour l'application du décret 2013-80 du 1er octobre 2013 ainsi que par l'instruction ministérielle du 20 mars 2014
  ” to cover the costs borne by the Youth Public Employment Services “Missions Locales” to coach each NEET entering the “Garantie Jeunes”.

The standard scale of unit cost defined in section 1 shall be updated by the Member State in line with adjustments under national rules to the standard scale of unit cost of 1 600 EUR mentioned in paragraph 1 above that covers the costs borne by the Youth Public Employment Services.

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(1)  Young person not in employment, education or training that participates in an operation supported by the “PROGRAMME OPÉRATIONNEL NATIONAL POUR LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DE L'INITIATIVE POUR L'EMPLOI DES JEUNES EN METROPOLE ET OUTRE-MER”.

1

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ANNEX III

‘ANNEX VIII

Conditions for reimbursement of expenditure on the basis of standard scales of unit costs to Germany

1.   Definition of standard scales of unit costs

| Type of operations | Indicators name | Category of costs | Measurement unit for the indicators | Amounts
  (in EUR) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | Training in the field of inclusive school development:

  Further training for teachers with management responsibilities.

  Priority axis B
  OP 2014DE05SFOP009
  (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) |

Type of operations

Indicators name

Category of costs

Measurement unit for the indicators

Amounts

(in EUR)

1.

Training in the field of inclusive school development:

Further training for teachers with management responsibilities.

Priority axis B

OP 2014DE05SFOP009

(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Participants who successfully complete the training.

All eligible costs (personnel costs, other direct and indirect costs).

Number of participants who:

| — | have participated in at least 51 of the scheduled 60 hours (in events requiring attendance and in process support at the schools) and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated in at least 51 of the scheduled 60 hours (in events requiring attendance and in process support at the schools) and

| — | have received a certificate on this basis. |
| --- | --- |

—

have received a certificate on this basis.

4 702,60

| 2. | Training in the field of inclusive school development:

  Training for the assembly of teachers.
  Priority axis B
  OP 2014DE05SFOP009
  (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) |
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2.

Training in the field of inclusive school development:

Training for the assembly of teachers.

Priority axis B

OP 2014DE05SFOP009

(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Participants who attend the workshop on inclusive school development.

All eligible costs (personnel costs, other direct and indirect costs).

Number of participants who have participated in the eight-hour workshop and have received a certificate on this basis.

33,32

| 3. | Training in the field of inclusive school development:

  Further class teacher training.

  Priority axis B
  OP 2014DE05SFOP009
  (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) |
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3.

Training in the field of inclusive school development:

Further class teacher training.

Priority axis B

OP 2014DE05SFOP009

(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Participants who successfully complete the training.

All eligible costs (personnel costs, other direct and indirect costs).

Number of participants who:

| — | have participated in at least 153 of the scheduled 180 hours and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated in at least 153 of the scheduled 180 hours and

| — | have received a certificate on this basis. |
| --- | --- |

—

have received a certificate on this basis.

11 474,14

| 4. | Training in the field of inclusive school development:

  Further training in practical learning

  Priority axis B
  OP 2014DE05SFOP009
  (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) |
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4.

Training in the field of inclusive school development:

Further training in practical learning

Priority axis B

OP 2014DE05SFOP009

(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Participants who successfully complete the training.

All eligible costs (personnel costs, other direct and indirect costs).

Number of participants who:

| — | have participated in at least 26 of the scheduled 30 hours and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated in at least 26 of the scheduled 30 hours and

| — | have received a certificate on this basis. |
| --- | --- |

—

have received a certificate on this basis.

1 698,24

| 5. | Training in the field of inclusive school development:

  Further training for educators.

  Priority axis B
  OP 2014DE05SFOP009
  (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) |
| --- | --- |

5.

Training in the field of inclusive school development:

Further training for educators.

Priority axis B

OP 2014DE05SFOP009

(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Participants who successfully complete the training.

All eligible costs (personnel costs, other direct and indirect costs).

Number of participants who:

| — | have participated in at least 36 of the scheduled 42 hours (at input events and process support) and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated in at least 36 of the scheduled 42 hours (at input events and process support) and

| — | have received a certificate on this basis. |
| --- | --- |

—

have received a certificate on this basis.

246,20

| 6. | Training for teachers at vocational schools:

  Technical and special didactic training

  Priority axis B
  OP 2014DE05SFOP009
  (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) |
| --- | --- |

6.

Training for teachers at vocational schools:

Technical and special didactic training

Priority axis B

OP 2014DE05SFOP009

(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Participants who successfully complete the training.

All eligible costs (personnel costs, other direct and indirect costs).

Number of participants who:

| — | have participated in at least 104 of the scheduled 120 hours in the events that require attendance and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated in at least 104 of the scheduled 120 hours in the events that require attendance and

| — | have participated in at least 51 of the scheduled 60 hours of work in small groups and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated in at least 51 of the scheduled 60 hours of work in small groups and

| — | have successfully completed all of the scheduled tasks in the self-study curriculum and |
| --- | --- |

—

have successfully completed all of the scheduled tasks in the self-study curriculum and

| — | have received a certificate on the basis of fulfilling the three criteria set out above. |
| --- | --- |

—

have received a certificate on the basis of fulfilling the three criteria set out above.

14 678,40

| 7. | Training for teachers at vocational schools:

  Training in giving support to young people of immigrant background in acquiring the German language.

  Priority axis B
  OP 2014DE05SFOP009
  (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) |
| --- | --- |

7.

Training for teachers at vocational schools:

Training in giving support to young people of immigrant background in acquiring the German language.

Priority axis B

OP 2014DE05SFOP009

(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Participants who successfully complete the training.

All eligible costs (personnel costs, other direct and indirect costs).

Number of participants who:

| — | have participated in at least 80 of the scheduled 96 hours in the events that require attendance and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated in at least 80 of the scheduled 96 hours in the events that require attendance and

| — | have participated for six hours in individual advisory sessions and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated for six hours in individual advisory sessions and

| — | have successfully completed all of the scheduled tasks in the self-study curriculum and |
| --- | --- |

—

have successfully completed all of the scheduled tasks in the self-study curriculum and

| — | have received a certificate on the basis of fulfilling the three criteria set out above. |
| --- | --- |

—

have received a certificate on the basis of fulfilling the three criteria set out above.

7 268,34

| 8. | Training for teachers at vocational schools:

  Training for individual assistance to young people in strongly heterogeneous learning groups

  Priority axis B
  OP 2014DE05SFOP009
  (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) |
| --- | --- |

8.

Training for teachers at vocational schools:

Training for individual assistance to young people in strongly heterogeneous learning groups

Priority axis B

OP 2014DE05SFOP009

(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Participants who successfully complete the training.

All eligible costs (personnel costs, other direct and indirect costs).

Number of participants who:

| — | have participated in at least 104 of the scheduled 120 hours in the events that require attendance and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated in at least 104 of the scheduled 120 hours in the events that require attendance and

| — | have participated in at least 51 of the scheduled 60 hours of work in small groups and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated in at least 51 of the scheduled 60 hours of work in small groups and

| — | have successfully completed all of the scheduled tasks in the self-study curriculum and |
| --- | --- |

—

have successfully completed all of the scheduled tasks in the self-study curriculum and

| — | have received a certificate on the basis of fulfilling the three criteria set out above. |
| --- | --- |

—

have received a certificate on the basis of fulfilling the three criteria set out above.

14 105,51

| 9. | Training in the field of inclusive school development:

  Further training for teachers at regional schools and comprehensive schools in relation to general language and intercultural education

  Priority axis C
  OP 2014DE05SFOP009
  (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) |
| --- | --- |

9.

Training in the field of inclusive school development:

Further training for teachers at regional schools and comprehensive schools in relation to general language and intercultural education

Priority axis C

OP 2014DE05SFOP009

(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Participants who successfully complete the training.

All eligible costs (personnel costs, other direct and indirect costs).

Number of participants who:

| — | have participated in at least 153 of the scheduled 180 hours of training and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated in at least 153 of the scheduled 180 hours of training and

| — | have received a certificate on this basis. |
| --- | --- |

—

have received a certificate on this basis.

12 393,97

| 10. | Training in the field of inclusive school development:

  Further training for school management in vocational schools regarding the implementation of inclusive teaching and learning concepts.

  Priority axis C
  OP 2014DE05SFOP009
  (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) |
| --- | --- |

10.

Training in the field of inclusive school development:

Further training for school management in vocational schools regarding the implementation of inclusive teaching and learning concepts.

Priority axis C

OP 2014DE05SFOP009

(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Participants who successfully complete the training

All eligible costs (personnel costs, other direct and indirect costs).

Number of participants who:

| — | have participated in at least 72 of the scheduled 84 hours in the events that require attendance and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated in at least 72 of the scheduled 84 hours in the events that require attendance and

| — | have participated in at least 51 of the scheduled 60 hours of work in small groups and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated in at least 51 of the scheduled 60 hours of work in small groups and

| — | have successfully completed all of the scheduled tasks in the self-study curriculum and |
| --- | --- |

—

have successfully completed all of the scheduled tasks in the self-study curriculum and

| — | have received a certificate on the basis of fulfilling these three criteria. |
| --- | --- |

—

have received a certificate on the basis of fulfilling these three criteria.

12 588,14

| 11. | Training in the field of inclusive school development:

  Further training for teachers in vocational schools regarding inclusive concepts in lesson planning.

  Priority axis C
  OP 2014DE05SFOP009
  (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) |
| --- | --- |

11.

Training in the field of inclusive school development:

Further training for teachers in vocational schools regarding inclusive concepts in lesson planning.

Priority axis C

OP 2014DE05SFOP009

(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Participants who successfully complete the training.

All eligible costs (personnel costs, other direct and indirect costs).

Number of participants who:

| — | have participated in at least 104 of the scheduled 120 hours in the events that require attendance and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated in at least 104 of the scheduled 120 hours in the events that require attendance and

| — | have participated in at least 51 of the scheduled 60 hours of work in small groups and |
| --- | --- |

—

have participated in at least 51 of the scheduled 60 hours of work in small groups and

| — | have successfully completed all of the scheduled tasks in the self-study curriculum |
| --- | --- |

—

have successfully completed all of the scheduled tasks in the self-study curriculum

| — | and have received a certificate on the basis of fulfilling these three criteria. |
| --- | --- |

—

and have received a certificate on the basis of fulfilling these three criteria.

13 704,25

2.   Adjustment of amounts

Not applicable.

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ANNEX IV

‘ANNEX XV

Conditions for reimbursement of expenditure on the basis of standard scales of unit costs to Cyprus

1.   Definition of standard scales of unit costs

| Type of operations | Indicator name | Category of costs | Measurement unit for the indicators | Amounts
  (in EUR) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| “School and Social Inclusion Actions” under Priority Axis 3 of Operational Programme Employment, Human Resources and Social Cohesion (CCI 2014CY05M9OP001). | 1) | Rate for one period of 45 minutes for teachers hired on contract. |

Type of operations

Indicator name

Category of costs

Measurement unit for the indicators

Amounts

(in EUR)

“School and Social Inclusion Actions” under Priority Axis 3 of Operational Programme Employment, Human Resources and Social Cohesion (CCI 2014CY05M9OP001).

1)

Rate for one period of 45 minutes for teachers hired on contract.

| 2) | Daily rate for permanent and temporary teachers. |
| --- | --- |

2)

Daily rate for permanent and temporary teachers.

All costs including direct staff costs.

| 1) | Number of hours worked. |
| --- | --- |

1)

Number of hours worked.

| 2) | Number of days worked. |
| --- | --- |

2)

Number of days worked.

| 1) | 21 per 45-minute period |
| --- | --- |

1)

21 per 45-minute period

| 2) | 300 per day |
| --- | --- |

2)

300 per day

“Establishment and Functioning of a Central Administration of Welfare Benefits Service” under Priority Axis 3 of Operational Programme Employment, Human Resources and Social Cohesion (CCI 2014CY05M9OP001).

Monthly rate for permanent and temporary government employees.

All costs including direct staff costs.

Number of months worked differentiated by salary scale.

Salary Scales

Α1

1 794

A2

1 857

A3

2 007

A4

2 154

A5

2 606

A6

3 037

A7

3 404

A8

3 733

A9

4 365

A10

4 912

A11

5 823

A12

6 475

A13

7 120

2.   Adjustment of amounts

Not applicable.

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22.12.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 343/48

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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2017/2417

of 17 November 2017

supplementing Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments with regard to regulatory technical standards on the trading obligation for certain derivatives

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 provides for an obligation to trade on a regulated market, a multilateral trading facility, an organised trading facility or an equivalent third-country trading venue certain classes of derivatives, or relevant subsets thereof, which have been declared subject to the clearing obligation referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2). That trading obligation should only apply to derivatives that are sufficiently liquid and available for trading on at least one trading venue. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 provides for an obligation to trade on a regulated market, a multilateral trading facility, an organised trading facility or an equivalent third-country trading venue certain classes of derivatives, or relevant subsets thereof, which have been declared subject to the clearing obligation referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2). That trading obligation should only apply to derivatives that are sufficiently liquid and available for trading on at least one trading venue.

| (2) | For interest rate derivatives subject to the clearing obligation, liquidity is concentrated in derivative contracts which have the most standardised characteristics. Those characteristics should therefore be taken into consideration when establishing the classes of derivatives subject to the trading obligation. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

For interest rate derivatives subject to the clearing obligation, liquidity is concentrated in derivative contracts which have the most standardised characteristics. Those characteristics should therefore be taken into consideration when establishing the classes of derivatives subject to the trading obligation.

| (3) | Similarly, liquidity in interest rate derivatives subject to the clearing obligation is concentrated in derivative contracts having certain benchmark tenors. It is therefore appropriate to limit the trading obligation to the derivatives with those benchmark tenors. In order to distinguish derivative contracts starting immediately after the execution of the trade from derivative contracts starting at a predetermined date in the future, the tenor of a contract should be calculated based on the effective date at which the obligations under the contract come into effect. However, to adequately take into account the derivatives' liquidity pattern and to avoid circumvention of the trading obligation, it is important not to make use of benchmark tenors as strict thresholds but rather as points of reference for targeted intervals. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Similarly, liquidity in interest rate derivatives subject to the clearing obligation is concentrated in derivative contracts having certain benchmark tenors. It is therefore appropriate to limit the trading obligation to the derivatives with those benchmark tenors. In order to distinguish derivative contracts starting immediately after the execution of the trade from derivative contracts starting at a predetermined date in the future, the tenor of a contract should be calculated based on the effective date at which the obligations under the contract come into effect. However, to adequately take into account the derivatives' liquidity pattern and to avoid circumvention of the trading obligation, it is important not to make use of benchmark tenors as strict thresholds but rather as points of reference for targeted intervals.

| (4) | For credit derivatives, with respect to the two index credit default swaps that are subject to the clearing obligation, liquidity is concentrated in the current on-the-run series and the latest off-the-run series. It is therefore appropriate to limit the application of the trading obligation to derivatives belonging to those series only. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

For credit derivatives, with respect to the two index credit default swaps that are subject to the clearing obligation, liquidity is concentrated in the current on-the-run series and the latest off-the-run series. It is therefore appropriate to limit the application of the trading obligation to derivatives belonging to those series only.

| (5) | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2205 (3) (interest rate OTC derivatives) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/592 (4) (credit OTC derivatives) identify four categories of counterparty to which the clearing obligation applies. In order to accommodate the specific needs of each category of counterparty, a phased-in application of that clearing obligation has also been laid down in those Delegated Regulations. Given the link between the clearing obligation and the trading obligation, the trading obligation for each category of counterparty should only take effect once the clearing obligation for that category has already taken effect. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2205 (3) (interest rate OTC derivatives) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/592 (4) (credit OTC derivatives) identify four categories of counterparty to which the clearing obligation applies. In order to accommodate the specific needs of each category of counterparty, a phased-in application of that clearing obligation has also been laid down in those Delegated Regulations. Given the link between the clearing obligation and the trading obligation, the trading obligation for each category of counterparty should only take effect once the clearing obligation for that category has already taken effect.

| (6) | This Regulation is based on the draft regulatory technical standards submitted by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

This Regulation is based on the draft regulatory technical standards submitted by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to the Commission.

| (7) | This Regulation is adopted on the basis of the facts, and in particular the prevailing liquidity, at the time of its adoption and will be reviewed and amended as appropriate in accordance with market developments. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

This Regulation is adopted on the basis of the facts, and in particular the prevailing liquidity, at the time of its adoption and will be reviewed and amended as appropriate in accordance with market developments.

| (8) | ESMA has conducted open public consultations on the draft regulatory technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5). |
| --- | --- |

(8)

ESMA has conducted open public consultations on the draft regulatory technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5).

| (9) | In order to ensure the smooth functioning of the financial markets, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency and apply from the same date as the date of application of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014, |
| --- | --- |

(9)

In order to ensure the smooth functioning of the financial markets, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency and apply from the same date as the date of application of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Derivatives subject to the trading obligation

The derivatives set out in the Annex shall be subject to the trading obligation referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014.

A derivative referred to in Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3 of the Annex shall be deemed to have a tenor of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 20 or 30 years where the period of time between the date at which the obligations under that contract come into effect and the termination date of that contract equals one of those periods of time, plus or minus 5 days.

Article 2

Dates from which the trading obligation takes effect

The trading obligation referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 shall, for each category of counterparties referred to in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2205 and Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/592, take effect from the later of the following dates:

| (a) | 3 January 2018; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

3 January 2018;

| (b) | the date referred to in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2205 or Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/592 for that category of counterparties. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the date referred to in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2205 or Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/592 for that category of counterparties.

Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Official Journal of the European Union

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 November 2017.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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(1)  
  OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 84.

1

(2)  Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 201, 27.7.2012, p. 1).

2

(3)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2205 of 6 August 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on the clearing obligation (OJ L 314, 1.12.2015, p. 13).

3

(4)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/592 of 1 March 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of het Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on the clearing obligation (OJ L 103, 19.4.2016, p. 5).

4

(5)  Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/77/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 84).

5

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ANNEX

Derivatives subject to the trading obligation

Table 1

Fixed-to-float interest rate swaps denominated in EUR

| Fixed-to-Float single currency interest rate swaps – EUR EURIBOR 3 and 6M |
| --- |
| Settlement currency | EUR | EUR |
| Trade start type | Spot (T+2) | Spot (T+2) |
| Optionality | No | No |
| Tenor | 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,15,20,30Y | 2,3,4,5,6,7,10,15,20,30Y |
| Notional type | Constant Notional | Constant Notional |
| Fixed leg |
| Payment frequency | Annual or semi-annual | Annual or semi-annual |
| Day count convention | 30/360 or Actual/360 | 30/360 or Actual/360 |
| Floating leg |
| Reference index | EURIBOR 6M | EURIBOR 3M |
| Reset frequency | Semi-annual or quarterly | Quarterly |
| Day count convention | Actual/360 | Actual/360 |

Fixed-to-Float single currency interest rate swaps – EUR EURIBOR 3 and 6M

Settlement currency

EUR

EUR

Trade start type

Spot (T+2)

Spot (T+2)

Optionality

No

No

Tenor

2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,15,20,30Y

2,3,4,5,6,7,10,15,20,30Y

Notional type

Constant Notional

Constant Notional

Fixed leg

Payment frequency

Annual or semi-annual

Annual or semi-annual

Day count convention

30/360 or Actual/360

30/360 or Actual/360

Floating leg

Reference index

EURIBOR 6M

EURIBOR 3M

Reset frequency

Semi-annual or quarterly

Quarterly

Day count convention

Actual/360

Actual/360

Table 2

Fixed-to-float interest rate swaps denominated in USD

| Fixed-to-Float single currency interest rate swaps – USD LIBOR 3M |
| --- |
| Settlement currency | USD | USD |
| Trade start type | Spot (T+2) | IMM (next two IMM dates) |
| Optionality | No | No |
| Tenor | 2,3,4,5, 6,7,10,12,15,20,30Y | 2,3,4,5,6,7,10,12,15,20,30Y |
| Notional type | Constant Notional | Constant Notional |
| Fixed leg |
| Payment frequency | Annual or semi-annual | Annual or semi-annual |
| Day count convention | 30/360 or Actual/360 | 30/360 or Actual/360 |
| Floating leg |
| Reference index | USD LIBOR 3M | USD LIBOR 3M |
| Reset frequency | Quarterly | Quarterly |
| Day count convention | Actual/360 | Actual/360 |

Fixed-to-Float single currency interest rate swaps – USD LIBOR 3M

Settlement currency

USD

USD

Trade start type

Spot (T+2)

IMM (next two IMM dates)

Optionality

No

No

Tenor

2,3,4,5, 6,7,10,12,15,20,30Y

2,3,4,5,6,7,10,12,15,20,30Y

Notional type

Constant Notional

Constant Notional

Fixed leg

Payment frequency

Annual or semi-annual

Annual or semi-annual

Day count convention

30/360 or Actual/360

30/360 or Actual/360

Floating leg

Reference index

USD LIBOR 3M

USD LIBOR 3M

Reset frequency

Quarterly

Quarterly

Day count convention

Actual/360

Actual/360

| Fixed-to-Float single currency interest rate swaps – USD LIBOR 6M |
| --- |
| Settlement currency | USD | USD |
| Trade start type | Spot (T+2) | IMM (next two IMM dates) |
| Optionality | No | No |
| Tenor | 2,3,4,5, 6,7,10,12,15,20,30Y | 2,3,4,5,6,7,10,12,15,20,30Y |
| Notional type | Constant Notional | Constant Notional |
| Fixed leg |
| Payment frequency | Annual or semi-annual | Annual or semi-annual |
| Day count convention | 30/360 or Actual/360 | 30/360 or Actual/360 |
| Floating leg |
| Reference index | USD LIBOR 6M | USD LIBOR 6M |
| Reset frequency | Quarterly or semi-annual | Quarterly or semi-annual |
| Day count convention | Actual/360 | Actual/360 |

Fixed-to-Float single currency interest rate swaps – USD LIBOR 6M

Settlement currency

USD

USD

Trade start type

Spot (T+2)

IMM (next two IMM dates)

Optionality

No

No

Tenor

2,3,4,5, 6,7,10,12,15,20,30Y

2,3,4,5,6,7,10,12,15,20,30Y

Notional type

Constant Notional

Constant Notional

Fixed leg

Payment frequency

Annual or semi-annual

Annual or semi-annual

Day count convention

30/360 or Actual/360

30/360 or Actual/360

Floating leg

Reference index

USD LIBOR 6M

USD LIBOR 6M

Reset frequency

Quarterly or semi-annual

Quarterly or semi-annual

Day count convention

Actual/360

Actual/360

Table 3

Fixed-to-float interest rate swaps denominated in GBP

| Fixed-to-Float single currency interest rate swaps – GBP LIBOR 3 and 6M |
| --- |
| Settlement currency | GBP | GBP |
| Trade start type | Spot (T+0) | Spot (T+0) |
| Optionality | No | No |
| Tenor | 2,3,4,5,6,7,10,15,20,30Y | 2,3,4,5,6,7,10,15,20,30Y |
| Notional type | Constant Notional | Constant Notional |
| Fixed leg |
| Payment frequency | Quarterly or semi-annual | Quarterly or semi-annual |
| Day count convention | Actual/365F | Actual/365F |
| Floating leg |
| Reference index | GBP LIBOR 6M | GBP LIBOR 3M |
| Reset frequency | Semi-annual or quarterly | Quarterly |
| Day count convention | Actual/365F | Actual/365F |

Fixed-to-Float single currency interest rate swaps – GBP LIBOR 3 and 6M

Settlement currency

GBP

GBP

Trade start type

Spot (T+0)

Spot (T+0)

Optionality

No

No

Tenor

2,3,4,5,6,7,10,15,20,30Y

2,3,4,5,6,7,10,15,20,30Y

Notional type

Constant Notional

Constant Notional

Fixed leg

Payment frequency

Quarterly or semi-annual

Quarterly or semi-annual

Day count convention

Actual/365F

Actual/365F

Floating leg

Reference index

GBP LIBOR 6M

GBP LIBOR 3M

Reset frequency

Semi-annual or quarterly

Quarterly

Day count convention

Actual/365F

Actual/365F

Table 4

Index CDS

| Type | Sub-type | Geographical zone | Reference index | Settlement Currency | Series | Tenor |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Index CDS | Untranched index | Europe | iTraxx Europe Main | EUR | on-the-run series
  first off-the-run series | 5y |
| Index CDS | Untranched index | Europe | iTraxx Europe Crossover | EUR | on-the-run series
  first off-the-run series | 5y |

Type

Sub-type

Geographical zone

Reference index

Settlement Currency

Series

Tenor

Index CDS

Untranched index

Europe

iTraxx Europe Main

EUR

on-the-run series

first off-the-run series

5y

Index CDS

Untranched index

Europe

iTraxx Europe Crossover

EUR

on-the-run series

first off-the-run series

5y

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22.12.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 343/54

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/2418

of 19 December 2017

approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ (PGI))

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Germany's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1257/2003 (2), as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 973/2013 (3). |
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(1)

By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Germany's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1257/2003 (2), as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 973/2013 (3).

| (2) | Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation. |
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(2)

Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.

| (3) | As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved, |
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(3)

As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ (PGI) are hereby approved.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2017.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

1

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1257/2003 of 15 July 2003 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Molise, Alto Crotonese, Welsh Lamb, Nürnberger Bratwürste or Nürnberger Rostbratwürste) (OJ L 177, 16.7.2003, p. 3).

2

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 973/2013 of 10 October 2013 approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Nürnberger Bratwürste/Nürnberger Rostbratwürste (PGI)) (OJ L 272, 12.10.2013, p. 5).

3

(4)  
  OJ C 292, 2.9.2017, p. 12.

4

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 343/56

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/2419

of 21 December 2017

establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import rights lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 under the tariff quotas opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2078 for poultrymeat originating in Ukraine

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188(1) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2078 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products originating in Ukraine. |
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(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2078 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products originating in Ukraine.

| (2) | The quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2018 exceed those available. The extent to which import rights may be allocated should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for, calculated in accordance with Article 6(3) in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3). |
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(2)

The quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2018 exceed those available. The extent to which import rights may be allocated should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for, calculated in accordance with Article 6(3) in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3).

| (3) | In order to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, |
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(3)

In order to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities covered by the applications for import rights lodged under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2078 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2018 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2017.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA

Director-General

Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

1

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2078 of 18 November 2015 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for poultrymeat originating in Ukraine (OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 63).

2

(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13).

3

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ANNEX

| Order No | Allocation coefficient — applications lodged for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2018
  (%) |
| --- | --- |
| 09.4273 | 2,644683 |
| 09.4274 | 23,716742 |

Order No

Allocation coefficient — applications lodged for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2018

(%)

09.4273

2,644683

09.4274

23,716742

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22.12.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 343/59

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/2420

of 21 December 2017

fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 in the sugar sector and suspending the submission of applications for such licences

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188(1) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of sugar products. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of sugar products.

| (2) | The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 for the subperiod from 1 to 31 December 2017 are, for order number 09.4321, greater than those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested, calculated in accordance with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3). The submission of further applications for import licences under that order number should be suspended until the end of the quota period. |
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(2)

The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 for the subperiod from 1 to 31 December 2017 are, for order number 09.4321, greater than those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested, calculated in accordance with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3). The submission of further applications for import licences under that order number should be suspended until the end of the quota period.

| (3) | In order to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, |
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(3)

In order to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.   The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged under Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 from 1 to 7 December 2017 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

2.   The submission of further applications for import licences under the order numbers indicated in the Annex shall be suspended until the end of the 2017/2018 quota period.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2017.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA

Director-General

Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

1

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 of 25 September 2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (OJ L 254, 26.9.2009, p. 82).

2

(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13).

3

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ANNEX

| ‘CXL concessions sugar’
  2017/2018 Quota period
  Applications lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 |
| --- |
| Order No | Country | Allocation coefficient
  (%) | Further applications |
| 09.4317 | Australia | — | |
| 09.4318 | Brazil | — | |
| 09.4319 | Cuba | — | |
| 09.4320 | Any third country | — | |
| 09.4321 | India | 25,000213 | Suspended |
| 09.4329 | Brazil | — | |
| 09.4330 | Brazil | Available in 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 |

‘CXL concessions sugar’

2017/2018 Quota period

Applications lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017

Order No

Country

Allocation coefficient

(%)

Further applications

09.4317

Australia

—

09.4318

Brazil

—

09.4319

Cuba

—

09.4320

Any third country

—

09.4321

India

25,000213

Suspended

09.4329

Brazil

—

09.4330

Brazil

Available in 2022/2023 and 2023/2024

| ‘Balkans sugar’
  2017/2018 Quota period
  Applications lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 |
| --- |
| Order No | Country | Allocation coefficient
  (%) | Further applications |
| 09.4324 | Albania | — | |
| 09.4325 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | |
| 09.4326 | Serbia | — | |
| 09.4327 | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | — | |

‘Balkans sugar’

2017/2018 Quota period

Applications lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017

Order No

Country

Allocation coefficient

(%)

Further applications

09.4324

Albania

—

09.4325

Bosnia and Herzegovina

—

09.4326

Serbia

—

09.4327

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

—

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 343/62

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/2421

of 21 December 2017

determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2018 under the tariff quotas opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077 for eggs, egg products and egg albumin originating in Ukraine

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188(2) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of eggs and egg albumin originating in Ukraine. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of eggs and egg albumin originating in Ukraine.

| (2) | The quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2018 are less than those available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the next quota subperiod. |
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(2)

The quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2018 are less than those available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the next quota subperiod.

| (3) | In order to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, |
| --- | --- |

(3)

In order to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077, to be added to the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2018, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2017.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA

Director-General

Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

1

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077 of 18 November 2015 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for eggs, egg products and albumins originating in Ukraine (OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 57).

2

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ANNEX

| Order No | Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantities available for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2018
  (shell egg equivalent weight in kg) |
| --- | --- |
| 09.4275 | 279 202 |
| 09.4276 | 375 000 |

Order No

Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantities available for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2018

(shell egg equivalent weight in kg)

09.4275

279 202

09.4276

375 000

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DECISIONS

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L 343/64

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/2422

of 6 November 2017

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part with regard to the adoption of the EU-Georgia Association Agenda

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 27 June 2014 and entered into force on 1 July 2016. |
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(1)

The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 27 June 2014 and entered into force on 1 July 2016.

| (2) | In accordance with Article 406(1) of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to adopt recommendations, for the purposes of attaining the objectives of the Agreement. |
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(2)

In accordance with Article 406(1) of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to adopt recommendations, for the purposes of attaining the objectives of the Agreement.

| (3) | To facilitate the application of the Agreement, the Parties have agreed to establish an Association Agenda with a view to providing a list of priorities for their joint work on a sector-by-sector basis. |
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(3)

To facilitate the application of the Agreement, the Parties have agreed to establish an Association Agenda with a view to providing a list of priorities for their joint work on a sector-by-sector basis.

| (4) | The Parties have agreed on an Association Agenda, which will prepare and facilitate the implementation of the Agreement. The Association Agenda will have to be adopted by the Association Council set up under the Agreement. |
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(4)

The Parties have agreed on an Association Agenda, which will prepare and facilitate the implementation of the Agreement. The Association Agenda will have to be adopted by the Association Council set up under the Agreement.

| (5) | The Union position to be taken in the Association Council on the adoption of the EU-Georgia Association Agenda is to be adopted by the Council, |
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(5)

The Union position to be taken in the Association Council on the adoption of the EU-Georgia Association Agenda is to be adopted by the Council,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Association Council established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of the EU-Georgia Association Agenda, shall be based on the draft Recommendation of the Association Council attached to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 6 November 2017.

For the Council

The President

T. TAMM

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(1)  
  OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4.

1

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RECOMMENDATION No .../2017 OF THE EU- GEORGIA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of

on the EU-Georgia Association Agenda

THE EU-GEORGIA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (1), (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 27 June 2014 and entered into force on 1 July 2016. |
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(1)

The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (1), (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 27 June 2014 and entered into force on 1 July 2016.

| (2) | In accordance with Article 406(1) of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to adopt recommendations for the purposes of attaining the objectives of the Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

In accordance with Article 406(1) of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to adopt recommendations for the purposes of attaining the objectives of the Agreement.

| (3) | Pursuant to Article 420(1) of the Agreement, the Parties are to take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under the Agreement and are to ensure that the objectives set out in the Agreement are attained. |
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(3)

Pursuant to Article 420(1) of the Agreement, the Parties are to take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under the Agreement and are to ensure that the objectives set out in the Agreement are attained.

| (4) | The review of the European Neighbourhood Policy proposed a new phase of engagement with partners, allowing a greater sense of ownership by both sides. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

The review of the European Neighbourhood Policy proposed a new phase of engagement with partners, allowing a greater sense of ownership by both sides.

| (5) | The Union and Georgia wish to consolidate their partnership by agreeing on a set of priorities for the period 2017-2020 with the aim of supporting and strengthening the resilience and stability of Georgia while seeking closer political association and deeper economic integration. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

The Union and Georgia wish to consolidate their partnership by agreeing on a set of priorities for the period 2017-2020 with the aim of supporting and strengthening the resilience and stability of Georgia while seeking closer political association and deeper economic integration.

| (6) | The Parties to the Agreement have therefore agreed on the text of the EU-Georgia Association Agenda, which will support the implementation of the Agreement, focusing cooperation on commonly identified shared interests, |
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(6)

The Parties to the Agreement have therefore agreed on the text of the EU-Georgia Association Agenda, which will support the implementation of the Agreement, focusing cooperation on commonly identified shared interests,

HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION:

Article 1

The Association Council recommends that the Parties implement the EU-Georgia Association Agenda, as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

The EU-Georgia Association Agenda 2017-2020, as set out in the Annex, shall replace the EU-Georgia Association Agenda 2014-2016 which was adopted on 26 June 2014.

Article 3

This Recommendation shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, [day month 2017].

For the Association Council

The Chair

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(1)  
  OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4.

1

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L 343/67

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/2423

of 11 December 2017

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EU-Turkey Association Council as regards the amendment of Protocol 2 to Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on the trade regime for agricultural products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey (1) (‘the Agreement’) aims to promote the continuous and balanced strengthening of trade and economic relations between the Union and Turkey, and establishes an Association Council to ensure the implementation and the progressive development of the Association. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

The Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey (1) (‘the Agreement’) aims to promote the continuous and balanced strengthening of trade and economic relations between the Union and Turkey, and establishes an Association Council to ensure the implementation and the progressive development of the Association.

| (2) | Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (2) establishes the trade regime for agricultural products. Protocol 2 to that Decision contains details of the preferential regime applicable to the importation into Turkey of agricultural products originating in the Union, including a preferential regime for the importation of frozen bovine meat. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (2) establishes the trade regime for agricultural products. Protocol 2 to that Decision contains details of the preferential regime applicable to the importation into Turkey of agricultural products originating in the Union, including a preferential regime for the importation of frozen bovine meat.

| (3) | The Union and Turkey have held consultations and have agreed to amend the preferential regime applicable to the importation into Turkey of bovine meat originating in the Union, and to extend the scope of the existing tariff quota, set out in the Annex to Protocol 2 to Decision No 1/98, to fresh and chilled bovine meat. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

The Union and Turkey have held consultations and have agreed to amend the preferential regime applicable to the importation into Turkey of bovine meat originating in the Union, and to extend the scope of the existing tariff quota, set out in the Annex to Protocol 2 to Decision No 1/98, to fresh and chilled bovine meat.

| (4) | Pursuant to Article 35 of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement (3), the scope of the preferential treatment granted to each other by the Union and Turkey may be amended by a Decision of the Association Council. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Pursuant to Article 35 of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement (3), the scope of the preferential treatment granted to each other by the Union and Turkey may be amended by a Decision of the Association Council.

| (5) | The position of the Union within the EU-Turkey Association Council should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision, |
| --- | --- |

(5)

The position of the Union within the EU-Turkey Association Council should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be adopted on the Union's behalf in the EU-Turkey Association Council as regards the amendment to Protocol 2 to Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on the trade regime for agricultural products shall be based on the draft Decision of the EU-Turkey Association Council attached to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 11 December 2017.

For the Council

The President

S. KIISLER

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(1)  Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey, signed at Ankara on 12 September 1963 (OJ L 361, 31.12.1977, p. 29).

1

(2)  Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 25 February 1998 on the trade regime for agricultural products (98/223/EC) (OJ L 86, 20.3.1998, p. 1).

2

(3)  Additional Protocol signed on 23 November 1970, annexed to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey (OJ L 361, 31.12.1977, p. 60).

3

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DRAFT

DECISION No ... OF THE EU-TURKEY ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of ...

amending Protocol 2 to Decision No 1/98 on the trade regime for agricultural products

THE EU-TURKEY ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey (1),

Having regard to the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey (2), and in particular Article 35 thereof,

Whereas,

| (1) | Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (3) establishes the preferential regime applicable to trade in agricultural products between the Union and Turkey. Protocol 2 to that Decision contains details of the preferential regime applicable to the importation into Turkey of agricultural products originating in the Union, including a preferential regime for the importation of frozen bovine meat. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (3) establishes the preferential regime applicable to trade in agricultural products between the Union and Turkey. Protocol 2 to that Decision contains details of the preferential regime applicable to the importation into Turkey of agricultural products originating in the Union, including a preferential regime for the importation of frozen bovine meat.

| (2) | The Union and Turkey have held consultations and have agreed to amend the preferential regime applicable to the importation into Turkey of bovine meat originating in the Union, and to extend the scope of the existing tariff quota, set out in the Annex to Protocol 2 to Decision No 1/98, to fresh and chilled bovine meat. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

The Union and Turkey have held consultations and have agreed to amend the preferential regime applicable to the importation into Turkey of bovine meat originating in the Union, and to extend the scope of the existing tariff quota, set out in the Annex to Protocol 2 to Decision No 1/98, to fresh and chilled bovine meat.

| (3) | Protocol 2 to Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Protocol 2 to Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Annex to Protocol 2 to Decision No 1/98 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at ...,

For the EU-Turkey Association Council

The President

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(1)  
  OJ EU L 361, 31.12.1977, p. 29.

1

(2)  
  OJ EU L 361, 31.12.1977, p. 60.

2

(3)  Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 25 February 1998 on the trade regime for agricultural products (98/223/EC) (OJ EU L 86, 20.3.1998, p. 1).

3

ANNEX

The entries for CN code 0202 20 in the Annex to Protocol 2 to Decision No 1/98 are replaced by the following:

| ‘CN code | Description | Reduction of the MFN duty (%) | Tariff quota (tonnes net weight) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 0201 20
  0202 20 | Other cuts of bovine meat, with bone in, fresh or chilled, or frozen | 50 % reduction with maximum duty of 30 % | 5 000 |
| 0201 20
  0202 20 | Other cuts of bovine meat, with bone in, fresh or chilled, or frozen | 30 % reduction with maximum duty of 43 % | 14 100 ’. |

‘CN code

Description

Reduction of the MFN duty (%)

Tariff quota (tonnes net weight)

0201 20

0202 20

Other cuts of bovine meat, with bone in, fresh or chilled, or frozen

50 % reduction with maximum duty of 30 %

5 000

0201 20

0202 20

Other cuts of bovine meat, with bone in, fresh or chilled, or frozen

30 % reduction with maximum duty of 43 %

14 100 ’.

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/2424

of 18 December 2017

authorising Romania to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Chile, Iceland and the Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 81(3) in conjunction with Article 218 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

| (1) | The European Union has set as one of its aims the promotion of the protection of the rights of the child, as stated in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Measures for the protection of children against wrongful removal or retention are an essential part of that policy. |
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(1)

The European Union has set as one of its aims the promotion of the protection of the rights of the child, as stated in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Measures for the protection of children against wrongful removal or retention are an essential part of that policy.

| (2) | The Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 (2) (‘Brussels IIa Regulation’), which aims to protect children from the harmful effects of wrongful removal or retention and to establish procedures to ensure their prompt return to the state of their habitual residence, as well as to secure the protection of rights of access and rights of custody. |
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(2)

The Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 (2) (‘Brussels IIa Regulation’), which aims to protect children from the harmful effects of wrongful removal or retention and to establish procedures to ensure their prompt return to the state of their habitual residence, as well as to secure the protection of rights of access and rights of custody.

| (3) | The Brussels IIa Regulation complements and reinforces the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (‘the 1980 Hague Convention’) which establishes, at international level, a system of obligations and cooperation among contracting states and between central authorities and aims at ensuring the prompt return of wrongfully removed or retained children. |
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(3)

The Brussels IIa Regulation complements and reinforces the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (‘the 1980 Hague Convention’) which establishes, at international level, a system of obligations and cooperation among contracting states and between central authorities and aims at ensuring the prompt return of wrongfully removed or retained children.

| (4) | All Member States of the Union are party to the 1980 Hague Convention. |
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(4)

All Member States of the Union are party to the 1980 Hague Convention.

| (5) | The Union encourages third states to accede to the 1980 Hague Convention and supports the correct implementation of the 1980 Hague Convention by participating, along with the Member States, inter alia, in the special commissions organised on a regular basis by the Hague Conference on private international law. |
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(5)

The Union encourages third states to accede to the 1980 Hague Convention and supports the correct implementation of the 1980 Hague Convention by participating, along with the Member States, inter alia, in the special commissions organised on a regular basis by the Hague Conference on private international law.

| (6) | A common legal framework applicable between Member States of the Union and third states could be the best solution for sensitive cases of international child abduction. |
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(6)

A common legal framework applicable between Member States of the Union and third states could be the best solution for sensitive cases of international child abduction.

| (7) | The 1980 Hague Convention stipulates that it applies between the acceding state and such contracting states as have declared their acceptance of the accession. |
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(7)

The 1980 Hague Convention stipulates that it applies between the acceding state and such contracting states as have declared their acceptance of the accession.

| (8) | The 1980 Hague Convention does not allow regional economic integration organisations such as the Union to become party to it. Therefore, the Union cannot accede to that Convention, nor can it deposit a declaration of acceptance of an acceding state. |
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(8)

The 1980 Hague Convention does not allow regional economic integration organisations such as the Union to become party to it. Therefore, the Union cannot accede to that Convention, nor can it deposit a declaration of acceptance of an acceding state.

| (9) | Pursuant to Opinion 1/13 of the Court of Justice of the European Union (3), declarations of acceptance under the 1980 Hague Convention fall within the exclusive external competence of the Union. |
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(9)

Pursuant to Opinion 1/13 of the Court of Justice of the European Union (3), declarations of acceptance under the 1980 Hague Convention fall within the exclusive external competence of the Union.

| (10) | Chile deposited its instrument of accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on 23 February 1994. The 1980 Hague Convention entered into force for Chile on 1 May 1994. |
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(10)

Chile deposited its instrument of accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on 23 February 1994. The 1980 Hague Convention entered into force for Chile on 1 May 1994.

| (11) | All Member States concerned, with the exception of Romania, have already accepted the accession of Chile to the 1980 Hague Convention. Chile has accepted the accession of Cyprus, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta to the 1980 Hague Convention. An assessment of the situation in Chile has led to the conclusion that Romania is in a position to accept, in the interest of the Union, the accession of Chile under the terms of the 1980 Hague Convention. |
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(11)

All Member States concerned, with the exception of Romania, have already accepted the accession of Chile to the 1980 Hague Convention. Chile has accepted the accession of Cyprus, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta to the 1980 Hague Convention. An assessment of the situation in Chile has led to the conclusion that Romania is in a position to accept, in the interest of the Union, the accession of Chile under the terms of the 1980 Hague Convention.

| (12) | Iceland deposited its instrument of accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on 14 August 1996. The 1980 Hague Convention entered into force for Iceland on 1 September 1996. |
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(12)

Iceland deposited its instrument of accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on 14 August 1996. The 1980 Hague Convention entered into force for Iceland on 1 September 1996.

| (13) | All Member States concerned, with the exception of Romania, have already accepted the accession of Iceland to the 1980 Hague Convention. Iceland has accepted the accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta to the 1980 Hague Convention. An assessment of the situation in Iceland has led to the conclusion that Romania is in a position to accept, in the interest of the Union, the accession of Iceland under the terms of the 1980 Hague Convention. |
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(13)

All Member States concerned, with the exception of Romania, have already accepted the accession of Iceland to the 1980 Hague Convention. Iceland has accepted the accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta to the 1980 Hague Convention. An assessment of the situation in Iceland has led to the conclusion that Romania is in a position to accept, in the interest of the Union, the accession of Iceland under the terms of the 1980 Hague Convention.

| (14) | The Bahamas deposited its instrument of accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on 1 October 1993. The 1980 Hague Convention entered into force for the Bahamas on 1 January 1994. |
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(14)

The Bahamas deposited its instrument of accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on 1 October 1993. The 1980 Hague Convention entered into force for the Bahamas on 1 January 1994.

| (15) | All Member States concerned, with the exception of Romania, have already accepted the accession of the Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention. The Bahamas has accepted the accession of Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Slovenia to the 1980 Hague Convention. An assessment of the situation in the Bahamas has led to the conclusion that Romania is in a position to accept, in the interest of the Union, the accession of the Bahamas under the terms of the 1980 Hague Convention. |
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(15)

All Member States concerned, with the exception of Romania, have already accepted the accession of the Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention. The Bahamas has accepted the accession of Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Slovenia to the 1980 Hague Convention. An assessment of the situation in the Bahamas has led to the conclusion that Romania is in a position to accept, in the interest of the Union, the accession of the Bahamas under the terms of the 1980 Hague Convention.

| (16) | Romania should therefore be authorised to deposit its declaration of acceptance of the accession of Chile, Iceland and the Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention in the interest of the Union in accordance with the terms set out in this Decision. The other Member States of the Union which have already accepted the accession of Chile, Iceland and the Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention should not deposit new declarations of acceptance as the existing declarations remain valid under public international law. |
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(16)

Romania should therefore be authorised to deposit its declaration of acceptance of the accession of Chile, Iceland and the Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention in the interest of the Union in accordance with the terms set out in this Decision. The other Member States of the Union which have already accepted the accession of Chile, Iceland and the Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention should not deposit new declarations of acceptance as the existing declarations remain valid under public international law.

| (17) | The United Kingdom and Ireland are bound by the Brussels IIa Regulation and are taking part in the adoption and application of this Decision. |
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(17)

The United Kingdom and Ireland are bound by the Brussels IIa Regulation and are taking part in the adoption and application of this Decision.

| (18) | In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application, |
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(18)

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.   Romania is hereby authorised to accept the accession of Chile, Iceland and the Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention in the interest of the Union.

2.   Romania shall, no later than 19 December 2018, deposit a declaration of acceptance of the accession of Chile, Iceland and the Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention in the interest of the Union, to be worded as follows:

‘[Full name of MEMBER STATE] declares that it accepts the accession of Chile, Iceland and the Bahamas to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2017/2424.’.

3.   Romania shall inform the Council and the Commission of the deposit of its declaration of acceptance of the accession of Chile, Iceland and the Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention and shall communicate the text of that declaration within two months of its deposit to the Commission.

Article 2

Those Member States which deposited their declarations of acceptance of the accession of Chile, Iceland and the Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention prior to the date of adoption of this Decision shall not deposit new declarations.

Article 3

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to Romania.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2017.

For the Council

The President

K. SIMSON

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(1)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 30 November 2017 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

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(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 (OJ L 338, 23.12.2003, p. 1).

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(3)  ECLI:EU:C:2014:2303.

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/2425

of 18 December 2017

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the Association Committee meeting in Trade Configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other, concerning the comprehensive roadmap submitted by the Republic of Moldova in relation to the implementation of the Agreement in the area of public procurement

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and their Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2016/839 (1) and entered into force on 1 July 2016. |
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(1)

The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and their Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2016/839 (1) and entered into force on 1 July 2016.

| (2) | Pursuant to Article 272(1) and (2) of the Agreement, the Republic of Moldova shall submit to the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 438(4) of that Agreement, a comprehensive roadmap for the implementation of the public procurement chapter with time schedules and milestones which shall include all reforms in terms of approximation to the Union acquis and institutional capacity building. |
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(2)

Pursuant to Article 272(1) and (2) of the Agreement, the Republic of Moldova shall submit to the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 438(4) of that Agreement, a comprehensive roadmap for the implementation of the public procurement chapter with time schedules and milestones which shall include all reforms in terms of approximation to the Union acquis and institutional capacity building.

| (3) | Article 272(3) of the Agreement provides that following a favourable opinion by the Association Committee in Trade configuration, the roadmap shall be considered as the reference document for the implementation of Chapter 8 of Title V of the Agreement. The Union shall make its best efforts in assisting the Republic of Moldova in the implementation of the roadmap. |
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(3)

Article 272(3) of the Agreement provides that following a favourable opinion by the Association Committee in Trade configuration, the roadmap shall be considered as the reference document for the implementation of Chapter 8 of Title V of the Agreement. The Union shall make its best efforts in assisting the Republic of Moldova in the implementation of the roadmap.

| (4) | The Association Committee meeting in Trade Configuration is to adopt a decision for the purposes of giving a favourable opinion on the comprehensive roadmap submitted by the Republic of Moldova in relation to the implementation of the Agreement in the area of public procurement. Pursuant to Article 438(3) of the Agreement, the decision of the said Committee shall be binding upon the Parties, which shall take appropriate measures to implement it. |
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(4)

The Association Committee meeting in Trade Configuration is to adopt a decision for the purposes of giving a favourable opinion on the comprehensive roadmap submitted by the Republic of Moldova in relation to the implementation of the Agreement in the area of public procurement. Pursuant to Article 438(3) of the Agreement, the decision of the said Committee shall be binding upon the Parties, which shall take appropriate measures to implement it.

| (5) | It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on behalf of the Union in the Association Committee meeting in Trade Configuration, as the roadmap submitted by the Republic of Moldova complies with the requirements set out in Article 272(1) and (2) of the Agreement, |
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(5)

It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on behalf of the Union in the Association Committee meeting in Trade Configuration, as the roadmap submitted by the Republic of Moldova complies with the requirements set out in Article 272(1) and (2) of the Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, shall be based on the draft Decision of the Association Committee meeting in Trade Configuration attached to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Commission.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2017.

For the Council

The President

K. SIMSON

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(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2016/839 of 23 May 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 28).

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DRAFT

DECISION No .../... OF THE EU-MOLDOVA ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE MEETING IN TRADE CONFIGURATION

of ...

giving a favourable opinion regarding the comprehensive roadmap on public procurement

THE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE IN TRADE CONFIGURATION,

Having regard to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 27 June 2014, and in particular Article 272(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2016/839 (1) and entered into force on 1 July 2016. |
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(1)

The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2016/839 (1) and entered into force on 1 July 2016.

| (2) | Article 272(1) and (2) of the Agreement stipulates that the Republic of Moldova shall submit to the Association Committee in Trade configuration a comprehensive roadmap for the implementation of the legislation related to public procurement with time schedules and milestones which should include all reforms in terms of legislative approximation to the Union acquis and institutional capacity building. |
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(2)

Article 272(1) and (2) of the Agreement stipulates that the Republic of Moldova shall submit to the Association Committee in Trade configuration a comprehensive roadmap for the implementation of the legislation related to public procurement with time schedules and milestones which should include all reforms in terms of legislative approximation to the Union acquis and institutional capacity building.

| (3) | Article 272(3) specifies that a favourable opinion by the Association Committee in Trade configuration is needed in order for the comprehensive roadmap to become a reference document for the process of implementation, i.e. for the legislative approximation of the legislation of the Republic of Moldova related to public procurement to the Union acquis. |
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(3)

Article 272(3) specifies that a favourable opinion by the Association Committee in Trade configuration is needed in order for the comprehensive roadmap to become a reference document for the process of implementation, i.e. for the legislative approximation of the legislation of the Republic of Moldova related to public procurement to the Union acquis.

| (4) | Pursuant to Article 438(3) of the Agreement, the Association Committee shall have the power to adopt decisions in the cases provided for in the Agreement. Those decisions shall be binding upon the Parties, which shall take appropriate measures to implement them. The Association Committee shall adopt its decisions by agreement between the Parties. |
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(4)

Pursuant to Article 438(3) of the Agreement, the Association Committee shall have the power to adopt decisions in the cases provided for in the Agreement. Those decisions shall be binding upon the Parties, which shall take appropriate measures to implement them. The Association Committee shall adopt its decisions by agreement between the Parties.

| (5) | According to Article 438(4) of the Agreement, the Association Committee shall meet in Trade configuration to address all trade and trade-related matters pursuant to Title V of the Agreement. |
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(5)

According to Article 438(4) of the Agreement, the Association Committee shall meet in Trade configuration to address all trade and trade-related matters pursuant to Title V of the Agreement.

| (6) | The roadmap on public procurement submitted by the Republic of Moldova complies with the requirements set out in Article 272(1) and (2) of the Agreement. |
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(6)

The roadmap on public procurement submitted by the Republic of Moldova complies with the requirements set out in Article 272(1) and (2) of the Agreement.

| (7) | It is therefore appropriate for the Association Committee meeting in Trade configuration to adopt a decision giving a favourable opinion regarding the comprehensive roadmap on public procurement submitted by the Republic of Moldova, |
| --- | --- |

(7)

It is therefore appropriate for the Association Committee meeting in Trade configuration to adopt a decision giving a favourable opinion regarding the comprehensive roadmap on public procurement submitted by the Republic of Moldova,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

A favourable opinion is given regarding the National Strategy for Public Procurement for the period of 2016-2020 and the action plan for its implementation adopted by the Government of the Republic of Moldova by Government Decision No 1332 of 14 December 2016.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at ...,

For the Association Committee in Trade Configuration

The Chair

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(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2016/839 of 23 May 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 28).

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2017/2426

of 21 December 2017

amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 31 July 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/512/CFSP (1). |
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(1)

On 31 July 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/512/CFSP (1).

| (2) | On 19 March 2015, the European Council agreed that the necessary measures would be taken to clearly link the duration of the restrictive measures to the complete implementation of the Minsk agreements, bearing in mind that the complete implementation was foreseen for 31 December 2015. |
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(2)

On 19 March 2015, the European Council agreed that the necessary measures would be taken to clearly link the duration of the restrictive measures to the complete implementation of the Minsk agreements, bearing in mind that the complete implementation was foreseen for 31 December 2015.

| (3) | On 28 June 2017, the Council renewed Decision 2014/512/CFSP until 31 January 2018 in order to enable it to further assess the implementation of the Minsk agreements. |
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(3)

On 28 June 2017, the Council renewed Decision 2014/512/CFSP until 31 January 2018 in order to enable it to further assess the implementation of the Minsk agreements.

| (4) | Having assessed the implementation of the Minsk agreements, Decision 2014/512/CFSP should be renewed for a further six months in order to enable the Council to further assess their implementation. |
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(4)

Having assessed the implementation of the Minsk agreements, Decision 2014/512/CFSP should be renewed for a further six months in order to enable the Council to further assess their implementation.

| (5) | Decision 2014/512/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(5)

Decision 2014/512/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Decision 2014/512/CFSP is replaced by the following:

‘1.   This Decision shall apply until 31 July 2018.’.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2017.

For the Council

The President

M. MAASIKAS

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(1)  Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 13).

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2017/2427

of 21 December 2017

amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP of 26 April 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Somalia and repealing Common Position 2009/138/CFSP (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 26 April 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/231/CFSP. |
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(1)

On 26 April 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/231/CFSP.

| (2) | On 14 November 2017, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2385 (2017). That Resolution provides for an exemption from the assets freeze and from the prohibition on making funds, other financial assets and economic resources available for urgently needed humanitarian assistance in Somalia, by the United Nations, its specialized agencies or programmes, humanitarian organizations having observer status with the United Nations General Assembly that provide humanitarian assistance, and their implementing partners including bilaterally or multilaterally funded non-governmental organizations participating in the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

On 14 November 2017, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2385 (2017). That Resolution provides for an exemption from the assets freeze and from the prohibition on making funds, other financial assets and economic resources available for urgently needed humanitarian assistance in Somalia, by the United Nations, its specialized agencies or programmes, humanitarian organizations having observer status with the United Nations General Assembly that provide humanitarian assistance, and their implementing partners including bilaterally or multilaterally funded non-governmental organizations participating in the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia.

| (3) | Decision 2010/231/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Decision 2010/231/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 6(6) of Decision 2010/231/CFSP is replaced by the following:

‘6.   Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the payment of funds, other financial assets or economic resources necessary to ensure the timely delivery of urgently needed humanitarian assistance in Somalia, by the United Nations, its specialised agencies or programmes, humanitarian organisations having observer status with the United Nations General Assembly that provide humanitarian assistance, and their implementing partners, including bilaterally or multilaterally funded non-governmental organizations participating in the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia.’.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2017.

For the Council

The President

M. MAASIKAS

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(1)  
  OJ L 105, 27.4.2010, p. 17.

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