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AGREEMENT
Renewing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European
Community and the Government of the United States of America
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (hereinafter the Community),
of the one part, and
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
of the other part,
hereinafter referred to as the ‘Parties ’,
CONSIDERING the importance of science and technology for their economic and social development,
RECOGNISING that the Community and the United States of America are pursuing research and techno-
logical activities in a number of areas of common interest, and that participation in each other's researchand development activities on a basis of reciprocity will provide mutual benefits,
HAVING REGARD to the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European
Community and the Government of the United States of America, which was signed in Washington on5 December 1997 and which will expire on 13 October 2003,
DESIRING to pursue their cooperation in science and technology in the formal framework established by the
Agreement,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation
between the European Community and the Government ofthe United States of America, which was signed in Washingtonon 5 December 1997 and will expire on 13 October 2003, ishereby renewed for an additional period of five years.
Article 2
This Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which the
Parties have notified each other in writing that their respective
internal procedures necessary for its entry into force have been
completed.Article 3
This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch,
English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese,Spanish and Swedish languages, each of these texts beingequally authentic.
For the European Community For the Government
of the United States
of AmericaEN 11.11.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 335/7
AGREEMENT
in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Uruguay relating to the
modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, theRepublic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, theRepublic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the
course of accession to the European Community
A. Letter from the European Community
Geneva,
Sir,Following the initiation of negotiations between the European Community (EC) and Uruguay under Article
XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 for the modification of concessions in the schedules of CzechRepublic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania,the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and theSlovak Republic in the course of their accession to the EC, the following is agreed between the EC and Uruguaywith a view to close the negotiations opened following the EC's notification of 19 January 2004 pursuant toArticle XXIV:6 (GATT):
The EC shall incorporate in its schedule CLX, for the customs territory of EC 25, the concessions that were
included in its previous schedule.
The EC shall adjust the definition of EC tariff rate quota of 4 000 tonnes for ‘high quality meat of bovine
animals, fresh, chilled or frozen’ as allocated to Uruguay.
This agreement shall enter into force on the date of signature, following the approval by the parties in
accordance with their own procedures.
On behalf of the European Community
30.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 406/11
B. Letter from Uruguay
Geneva,
Sir,Reference is made to your letter saying:‘Following the initiation of negotiations between the European Communities (EC) and Uruguay under Article
XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 for the modification of concessions in the schedules of CzechRepublic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania,
the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the
Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the EC, the following is agreed between the EC and Uruguaywith a view to close the negotiations opened following the EC's notification of 19 January 2004 pursuant toArticle XXIV:6 (GATT):
The EC shall incorporate in its schedule CLX, for the customs territory of EC 25, the concessions that were
included in its previous schedule.
The EC shall adjust the definition of EC tariff rate quota of 4 000 tonnes for “high quality meat of bovine
animals, fresh, chilled or frozen” as allocated to Uruguay.
This agreement shall enter into force on the date of signature, following the approval by the parties in
accordance with their own procedures.’.
I hereby have the honour to express my government's agreement.
On behalf of Uruguay
L 406/12 EN Official Journal of the European Union 30.12.2006
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 208/16

Corrigendum to Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and Brunei on the participation of Brunei in the European Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh MonitoringMission — AMM)

( Official Journal of the European Union L 183 of 13 July 2007 )

On page 57, ‘B. Letter from Brunei’, adoption date and place:

for:

‘Jakarta, 9 February 2006’,

read:
Agreed minutes

between the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand

Negotiations under Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to poultry provided for in EC Schedule CXL annexed to GATT 1994.

In the negotiations between the European Community (hereinafter "EC") and the Kingdom of Thailand (hereinafter "Thailand") under Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 for the modification of concessions with respect to poultry provided for in EC Schedule CXL annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), the Delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and Thailand reached the Agreement outlined below.

1. Bound Rates of Duty: the bound rate of duty for items 02109020 (currently 02109939) and 16023219 shall be EUR 1300/tonne and EUR 1024/tonne respectively.

2. Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs): the EC shall open the following annual TRQs:

(a) for item 02109020 (salted) a quota of 264245 tonnes, of which 92610 tonnes shall be allocated to Thailand. The in-quota rate shall be 15,4 % ad valorem;

(b) for item 16023219 (cooked) a quota of 250953 tonnes, of which 160033 tonnes shall be allocated to Thailand. The in-quota rate shall be 8 % ad valorem.

3. Imports under the TRQs referred to in paragraph 2 shall take place on the basis of certificates of origin issued in a non-discriminatory way by the competent authorities in Thailand.

4. The concessions contained in the present Agreement shall be subject to the modalities eventually agreed to in the DDA of WTO.

5. The quota volumes allocated among the countries with principal supplying interest and substantial interest shall follow the general principles of GATT Article XIII. The concessions that may result from the application of such principles shall not be less favourable than those negotiated under the present Agreement.

6. The two Parties commit themselves to implement the provisions of this Agreement as soon as possible in accordance to their internal procedures.

7. At the request of either Party to the present Agreement, consultations shall take place in relation to the implementation of the present Agreement.

Done at Brussels on the twenty-ninth day of May in the year two thousand and seven.

For the European Community

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For the Kingdom of Thailand

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Council Decision

of 16 June 2008

concerning the signing and conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part

(2008/474/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300(2), first subparagraph, and Article 300(3), first sentence thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Pending the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, signed in Luxembourg on 16 June 2008, it is necessary to approve the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement).

(2) The commercial provisions contained in the Agreement are of an exceptional nature, connected with the policy implemented within the framework of the Stabilisation and Association Process and will not constitute, for the European Union, any precedent in the commercial policy of the Community with regard to third countries other than those of the Western Balkans.

(3) The Agreement should therefore be signed and approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, the Annexes and Protocols annexed thereto, and the joint declaration and the declaration by the Community attached to the Final Act, are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The texts referred to in the first paragraph are attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered, on behalf of the Community, to sign the Agreement and to deposit the instrument of approval provided for in Article 58 of the Agreement.

Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2008.

For the Council

The President

D. Rupel

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Protocol

amending Annexes I and II to the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,

of the one part, and

THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO,

of the other part,

hereinafter referred to as "the Parties",

Having regard to the Agreements between Bulgaria and Romania and the Kingdom of Morocco, signed on 14 October 1966 at Rabat and 6 December 1971 at Bucharest respectively,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Morocco on certain aspects of air services, signed at Brussels on 12 December 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the horizontal Agreement),

Having regard to the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union and hence to the Community on 1 January 2007,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following provisions shall be added to Annex 1(a) of the horizontal Agreement:

- "— Aviation Agreement between the People’s Republic of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Morocco signed at Rabat on 14 October 1966 (hereinafter referred to as the Morocco-Bulgaria Agreement);

- — Civil Aviation Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Romania and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco signed at Bucharest on 6 December 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the Morocco-Romania Agreement),

as amended by the Memorandum of Understanding signed at Rabat on 29 February 1996."

Article 2

The following provisions shall be added to Annex II of the horizontal Agreement:

in point (a) (Designation by a Member State):

- "— Article 3 of the Morocco-Romania Agreement.";

in point (b) (Refusal, revocation, suspension or limitation of authorisations or permissions):

- "— Article 7 of the Morocco-Bulgaria Agreement;

- — Article 3 and 4 of the Morocco-Romania Agreement.";

in point (c) (Regulatory control):

- "— Article 8 of the Morocco-Bulgaria Agreement.";

in point (d) (Taxation of aviation fuel):

- "— Article 3 of the Morocco-Bulgaria Agreement;

- — Article 8 of the Morocco-Romania Agreement.";

in point (e) (Tariffs for carriage within the European Community):

- "— Article 16 of the Morocco-Bulgaria Agreement;

- — Article 7 of the Morocco-Romania Agreement."

Article 3

This Protocol shall enter into force on the date on which the Parties notify each other of the completion of their respective internal approval procedures to that end.

Article 4

This Protocol shall be drawn up in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Arabic languages, each text being equally authentic.

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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/4

FINAL ACT

between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, as regards the Association Agreement

The Representatives of

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

IRELAND,

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

HUNGARY,

THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,

THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

ROMANIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,

THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,

THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

THE EUROPEAN UNION,

THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,

of the one part, and

UKRAINE,

of the other part,

(hereinafter jointly referred to as ‘the Signatories’),

meeting in Brussels on the twenty-seventh of June in the year two thousand and fourteen,

for the signature of those parts of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) that were not signed on 21 March 2014,

recall that, at the Summit held in Brussels on 21 March 2014, they have signed the text of the following political provisions of the Agreement:

1. Preamble

2. Article 1

3. Titles I, II and VII

The Signatories have proceeded with the signature of the following provisions of the Agreement:

— Titles III, IV, V and VI, and the related Annexes and Protocols,

and confirm that the Agreement constitutes a single instrument.

The Signatories agree that paragraph 4 of Article 486 of the Agreement relating to the provisional application is applicable to the corresponding parts of the Agreement pursuant to this Final Act.

The Signatories agree that the Agreement shall apply to the entire territory of Ukraine as recognised under international law and shall engage in consultations with a view to determine the effects of the Agreement with regard to the illegally annexed territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and of the City of Sevastopol in which the Ukrainian Government currently does not exercise effective control.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 131/34

AGREEMENT

in the form of an Exchange of Diplomatic Notes with Japan in accordance with Article 15(3)(b) of the Agreement on Mutual Recognition (MRA) in order to amend Part B of the Sectoral Annex on Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for medicinal products

Brussels, April 22, 2016

Sir,

I have the honour to propose, on behalf of the Government of Japan, that Sections I and II of Part B of the Sectoral Annex on Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for Medicinal Products of the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between Japan and the European Community, done at Brussels on April 4, 2001 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’) be replaced by the Sections I and II of Part B attached to this Note, in accordance with subparagraph 3(b) of Article 15 of the Agreement.

I have further the honour to propose that, if the above proposal is acceptable to the European Union, it is suggested that this Note and your reply to that effect shall be regarded as constituting an agreement between the Government of Japan and the European Union on this matter which shall enter into force on the date of your reply.

I avail myself of this opportunity to extend to you the assurance of my high consideration.

Keiichi KATAKAMI Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the European Union

Mr Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General Directorate-General for Trade European Commission

Brussels, April 22, 2016

Excellency,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's Note of today's date, which reads as follows.

‘I have the honour to propose, on behalf of the Government of Japan, that Sections I and II of Part B of the Sectoral Annex on Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for Medicinal Products of the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between Japan and the European Community, done at Brussels on April 4, 2001 (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) be replaced by the Sections I and II of Part B attached to this Note, in accordance with subparagraph 3(b) of Article 15 of the Agreement. I have further the honour to propose that, if the above proposal is acceptable to the European Union, it is suggested that this Note and your reply to that effect shall be regarded as constituting an agreement between the Government of Japan and the European Union on this matter which shall enter into force on the date of your reply.’

I have the honour to inform Your Excellency, on behalf of the European Union, that the European Union accepts the above proposal of the Government of Japan and to confirm that Your Excellency's Note and this reply shall be regarded as constituting an agreement between the European Union and the Government of Japan on this matter which shall enter into force on the date of this reply.

I avail myself of this opportunity to extend to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration.

Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General Directorate-General for Trade European Commission

His Excellency Mr Keiichi KATAKAMI Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the European Union
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 11/3

AMENDMENT 1

to the Agreement on cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety between the European Community and the United States of America

Article 1

General

Pursuant to the terms of Article 19.B of the Agreement on Cooperation in the Regulation of Civil Aviation Safety (the ‘Agreement’) between the United States of America (‘United States’) and the European Community (collectively, ‘the Parties’, and individually, a ‘Party’), the Parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:

(a) Article 2.B shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: ‘The scope of cooperation under this Agreement includes the following areas: (1) Airworthiness approvals and monitoring of civil aeronautical products; (2) Environmental testing and approvals of civil aeronautical products; (3) Approvals and monitoring of maintenance facilities; (4) Personnel licensing and training; (5) Operation of aircraft; and (6) Air-traffic services and air-traffic management.’

(b) Article 5 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: ‘Article 5 Annexes For matters within the scope of this Agreement, the Parties or their representatives on the Board shall develop Annexes describing the terms and conditions for reciprocal acceptance of findings of compliance and approvals, when they agree that each Party's civil aviation standards, rules, practices and procedures are sufficiently compatible to permit acceptance of approvals and findings of compliance with agreed upon standards made by one Party on behalf of the other. The Parties also agree that technical differences between their civil aviation systems shall be addressed in the Annexes.’

Article 2

Provisional application

Pending its entry into force, the Parties agree to provisionally apply this amendment from the date of signature.

Article 3

Entry into force

This amendment shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of the last note of the exchange of diplomatic notes between the Parties confirming that all necessary procedures for entry into force of this Agreement have been completed.
Amendments to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention 1975)

According to UN Depositary Notification C.N.557.2018.TREATIES — XI.A.16 the following amendments to the TIR Convention enter into force on 3 February 2019 for all Contracting Parties

Article 1, paragraph (q) After ‘customs authorities’ add ‘or other competent authorities’.

Article 3, paragraph (b) For ‘approved’ read ‘authorized’.

Article 6, paragraph 2 For ‘approved’ read ‘authorized’.

Article 11, paragraph 3 For ‘three months’ read ‘one month’.
NoL224/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.8.74
ANNEX
DECISIONNo1/74OFTHEJOINTCOMMITTEE
supplementing andamendingProtocolNo3concerningthedefinitionoftheconcept
of'originatingproducts'andmethodsofadministrative cooperation
THEJOINTCOMMITTEE ,
HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicof
Austriasignedon22July1972inBrussels;
HavingregardtoProtocolNo3concerningthe
definitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'and
methodsofadministrative cooperation ,andin
particularArticle28thereof;HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
SoleArticle
1.Thefollowingnewparagraphshallbeaddedto
Article8ofProtocolNo3:
'4.Accessories,sparepartsandtools
dispatchedwithapieceofequipment,machine,
apparatusorvehiclewhicharepartofthe
normalequipmentandincludedintheprice
thereoforarenotseparatelyinvoicedare
regardedasonewiththepieceofequipment,
machine,apparatusorvehicleinquestion.'
2.Theformerparagraph4ofArticle8ofProtocol
No3shallbere-numberedparagraph5.
3.Inthesixthandseventhlinesofthefirst
paragraphofArticle16ofProtocolNo3,the
reference'Article8(4)'isreplacedbythereference
'Article8(5)'.
4.InthefirstandsecondlinesofNote9referring
toArticles16and22ofAnnexItoProtocolNo3,
thereference'Article8(2)or(4)'isreplacedbythe
reference'Article8(2)or(5)'.WhereasDecisionNo10/73oftheJointCommittee
supplemented andamendedcertainprovisionsof
ProtocolNo3,andinparticularArticle8thereof;
Whereasitisnecessarytolaydowntheprocedurefor
theissueofthemovementcertificatewhenitrefersto
accessories,sparepartsandtoolsdispatchedwitha
pieceofequipment,machine,apparatusorvehicle,
DoneatBrussels,11June1974.
FortheJointCommittee
ThePresident
R.REITERER
i
TheSecretaries
H.MICHITSCH A.SLINGERLAND