COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EU international cooperation frameworks and agreements relevant to the energy sector Accompanying the document Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee Implementation of the Communication on Security of Energy Supply and International Cooperation and of the Energy Council Conclusions of November 2011
Date: 2013-09-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: association agreement (EU), common foreign and security policy, energy cooperation, energy supply, renewable energy, third country













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COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EU international cooperation frameworks and agreements relevant to the energy sector Accompanying the document Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee Implementation of the Communication on Security of Energy Supply and International Cooperation and of the Energy Council Conclusions of November 2011 /* SWD/2013/0334 final */









COMMISSION
STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT
EU international cooperation frameworks
and agreements relevant to the energy sector
Accompanying the document
Report from the Commission to the
Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee
Implementation of the
Communication on Security of Energy Supply and International Cooperation and of
the Energy Council Conclusions of November 2011
1.         EU's existing international
instruments
     Country / groups of countries     || Political instruments || Bilateral legal instruments || Multilateral legal instruments 
 Energy dialogue || Memorandum of Understanding || ENP Action Plan / Roadmap / Association Agenda || Other || PCA/Association Agreement /SAA / Framework Agreement || FTA/ DCFTA /Non-preferential agreements /TA /EEA/Investment Agreement || Euratom agreements || Science and technology cooperation agreement || Energy Community || Energy Charter Treaty || WTO || Non-proliferation treaty || ITER agreement 
 Enlargement countries 
 Albania ||   ||   ||   || x1 || x || x ||   || x2 || x || x || x || x ||   
 Bosnia and Herzegovina ||   ||   ||   || x1 || (x)3 || x ||   || x2 || x || x ||   || x ||   
 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ||   ||   ||   ||   || x || x || x4 || x2 || x || x || x || x ||   
 Iceland ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || x ||   || x2 ||   || (x)3 || x || x ||   
 Montenegro ||   ||   ||   || x1 || x || x ||   || x2 || x ||   || (x)3 || x ||   
 Serbia ||   ||   ||   ||   || (x)3 || x ||   || x2 || x ||   || (x)3 || x ||   
 Turkey ||   ||   ||   || x1,5 || x || x ||   || x2 || (x)6 || x || x || x ||   
 Kosovo[1] ||   ||   ||   ||   || x ||   ||   ||   || x ||   ||   ||   ||   
 ENP - Eastern Partnership 
 Armenia ||   ||   || x || x5,7,8 || x9 || (x)3 ||   ||   || (x)6 || x || x || x ||   
 Azerbaijan || x || x || x || x5,7,8 || x9 || (x)3 ||   ||   ||   || x || (x)3 || x ||   
 Belarus[2] || x || x10 ||   || (x)11,3; x5,7,8 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || (x)3 || (x)3 || x ||   
 Georgia ||   ||   || x || x5,7,8 || x9 || (x)3 ||   ||   || (x)6 || x || x || x ||   
 Republic of Moldova || x ||   || x || x5,7,8 || x9 || (x)3 ||   ||   || x || x || x || x ||   
 Ukraine || x || x || x || x5,7,8 || x9 || (x)3 || x; x12,13 || x || x || x || x || x ||   
 ENP - Southern Neighbourhood 
 Algeria || x || x || (x)3 || x1,7 || x || x ||   ||   ||   || (x)6 || (x)3 || x ||   
 Egypt || x || x || x || x1,7 || x || x ||   || x ||   || (x)6 || x || x ||   
 Israel || x ||   || x || x1,7 || x || x ||   || x2 ||   ||   || x ||   ||   
 Jordan ||   ||   || x || x1,7 || x || x ||   || x ||   || (x)6 || x || x ||   
 Lebanon ||   ||   || x || x1,7 || x || x ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || x ||   
 Libya[3] ||   ||   ||   || x7 ||   || (x)3 ||   ||   ||   ||   || (x)3 || x ||   
 Morocco || x || x10 || x || x1,7 || x || x9 ||   || x ||   || (x)6 || x || x ||   
 Occupied Palestinian Territory ||   ||   || x || x1,7 || x || x ||   ||   ||   || (x)6 ||   ||   ||   
 Syria3 ||   ||   ||   || x1,7 || (x)3 || x ||   ||   ||   || (x)6 || (x)3 || x ||   
 Tunisia ||   ||   || x || x1,7 || x || x ||   || x ||   || (x)6 || x || x ||   
 Other key supplier and transit countries 
 Australia ||   ||   ||   || x14 ||   ||   || x || x ||   || (x)3 || x || x ||   
 Brazil || x ||   ||   || x15 || x || (x)3,16 ||  x13 || x ||   ||   || x || x ||   
 Canada || x ||   ||   || x17 || x9 || (x)3 || x9,18 || x ||   || (x)6 || x || x ||   
 Iran[4] || x ||   ||   ||   || (x)3 || x ||   ||   ||   || (x)6 ||   || x ||   
 Iraq || x || x ||   ||   || x || x ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || x ||   
 Kazakhstan || x || x ||   || x5 || x || x || x; x12,13 ||   ||   || x || (x)3 || x ||   
 Mozambique ||   ||   ||   || x19 ||   || x ||   ||   ||   ||   || x || x ||   
 Nigeria ||   ||   ||   || x20 ||   || x ||   ||   ||   || (x)6 || x || x ||   
 Norway || x ||   ||   || x ||   || x ||   || x2 || (x)6 || (x)3 || x || x ||   
 Republic of South Africa || x ||   ||   || x21 || x || x || (x)3 || x ||   ||   || x || x ||   
 Russian Federation || x || x ||   || x5,6; x11 || x9 || x9 || (x)3; x12,13 || x ||   || (x)22 || x || x || x 
 Switzerland ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || x || x4,13 || x2 ||   || x || x || x ||   
 Turkmenistan || x || x ||   || x5 || (x)3 ||   ||   ||   ||   || x ||   || x ||   
 Uzbekistan || x || x ||   ||   || x || x || x ||   ||   || x || (x)3 || x ||   
 Venezuela ||   ||   ||   || x ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || (x)6 || x || x ||   
 Industrialised countries and fast growing economies 
 Argentina ||   ||   ||   ||   || x || (x)3,16 || x || x ||   ||   || x || x ||   
 Chile ||   ||   ||   ||   || x || x ||   || x ||   ||   || x || x ||   
 China || x || x ||   || x23 || x9 ||   || x18 || x ||   || (x)6 || x || x || x 
 India || x ||   ||   || x24 || x || (x)3 || (x)18,3; x13 || x ||   ||   || x ||   || x 
 Japan || x ||   ||   || x25 || (x)3 || (x)3 || x; x26,13 || x ||   || x || x || x || x 
 Republic of South Korea ||   ||   ||   ||   || x || x || x13 || x ||   || (x)6 || x || x || x 
 US || x ||   ||   ||   ||   || (x)3 || x; x12,13 || x ||   || (x)6 || x || x || x 
 Regional groupings 
 African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) ||   ||   ||   || x27,28 ||   || x29 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 African Union || x ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Andean Community ||   ||   ||   || x30 ||   || x31 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) || x ||   ||   || x32 ||   || (x)31 ||   ||   ||   || (x)6 ||   ||   ||   
 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) || x ||   ||   ||   ||   || (x)3 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Southern Common Market (Mercosur) ||   ||   ||   ||   || (x)3,33 || (x)3 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
List of agreements referenced:
1              The Union for the Mediterranean
2              Associated to Framework Programme 7 (FP7)
3              Pending
4              ECURIE agreement
5              Baku Initiative
6              Observer
7              European Neighbourhood Policy
8              Eastern Partnership
9              New agreement replacing one under
negotiation/pending
10           Energy Declaration
11           Early Warning Mechanism
12           Agreement on nuclear safety
13           Agreements on fusion research
14           EU-Australia Partnership Framework
15           EU-Brazil Joint Action Plan
16           EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement
17           EU-Canada Partnership Agenda
18           Agreement on nuclear research
19           Brazil-Africa-EU Initiative on bio-energy
development in African countries
20           The EU-Nigeria Joint Way Forward
21           EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership Joint
Action Plan
22           Withdrew provisional application
23           EU-China Partnership on Climate Change
24           EU-India Strategic Partnership Joint Action
Plan
25           Action Plan for EU-Japan Cooperation
26           Broader approach agreement
27           Economic Partnership Agreement between the
EU-ACP states
28           Africa-EU Energy Partnership
29           Economic Partnership Agreements
30           Political Dialogue & Cooperation
Agreement (pending), The Rio Group (forum of political consultation)
31           FTAs with individual members
32           Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)
33           International Framework Cooperation
Agreement in place
List of
Acronyms:
DCFTA  Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement
EaP         Eastern Partnership
EC           European Commission
EEA        European Economic Area
ENP        European Neighbourhood Policy
EWM     Early Warning Mechanism
FTA        Free Trade Agreement
MoU       Memorandum of Understanding
PCA        Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
SAA       Stabilisation and Association Agreement
TCA       Trade and Cooperation Agreement
UN          United Nations
WTO      World Trade Organization
2.         International organisations
and initiatives relevant to the energy sector
   International organisations and initiatives   ||   Type of organisation / Initiative ||   Energy topics covered ||   Constituency ||   EU/EC involvement 
 Baku Initiative || Regional cooperation initiative || Energy efficiency, renewable energy, oil and gas transportation || Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Russian Federation as observer || EC participation at Ministerials; EC chairs bi-annual INOGATE meetings 
 Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) || International initiative || Energy efficiency, renewable energy, oil and gas transportation || Black Sea littoral countries, Greece, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Albania, Serbia || Involvement at Member State Level, EC as Observer 
 Black Sea Synergy || Regional cooperation initiative || Strengthening regional energy cooperation, energy infrastructure, energy security || Black Sea littoral states and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Greece || Involvement at Member State level 
 Baltic Sea Baltic Sea Energy Co-operation (BASREC) as a part of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) || Intergovernmental organisation, initiated by the EC and the Baltic Sea countries || Energy, infrastructure, energy efficiency, renewable energy, clean coal technologies || 11 Baltic Sea countries, EC, and 11 Observers, 15 Strategic Partners (incl. OECD) || Participation in Senior official meetings 
 Barents – Euro – Arctic Council Joint Energy Working Group (BEAC JEWG) || Intergovernmental and interregional cooperation initiative || Energy efficiency, renewable energy || Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, EC. || Participation in meetings of the Working Group. 
 Eastern Partnership Platform 3 on energy security || Regional cooperation initiative || Energy market convergence, sustainable energy, renewable energy, energy efficiency || Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine || EC chairs the Platform and organises seminars; participation at Member State level 
 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) || International initiative || Improved governance in resource-rich countries through the verification and full publication of company payments and government revenues from oil, gas and mining || Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA as supporting countries; Norway is EITI Compliant country || EC participates in the work of the EITI Board and the Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) Steering Committee; EU financial support to Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative through the Africa-EU Energy Partnership of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy and MDTF;12 EU Member States are donors and supporters of the initiative 
 Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) || International initiative || Carbon capture and storage || 25 members, including 24 countries and the European Commission. 8 EU Member States are members of the Forum || EC and Member States participation 
 Clean Energy Ministerial(CEM) || High level forum || Clean energy technology || Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, the European Commission, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States || EC and Member States participation 
 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) || International organization || Nuclear energy || 151 member countries, including all 27 EU Member States || EU Member States participate as full members; Euratom Community is an observer, represented by the EC 
 International Energy Agency (IEA) || International organization || Energy security, markets analysis, energy policy analysis, statistics, energy technology, global energy dialogue || 28 member countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Turkey, the US, and 19 of the EU Member States. Estonia and Chile are accession countries || Full participation of the EU in IEA activitie; involvement at Member State level 
 International Energy Forum (IEF) || International initiative || Global energy dialogue || Energy Ministers from 89 countries, accounting for around 90% of global oil and gas supply and demand || Participation of the EC in the Informal Support Group of the IEF; contribution by Eurostat to the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI);participation in Ministerial meetings 
 International Partnership for the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE) || International initiative || Hydrogen and fuel cells technological development || 18 members, including US, Japan, China, India, Brazil, the EC || Participation of the EC in steering committee (SC) 
 International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) || International initiative || Energy efficiency || Large developing and developed economies, including the EU, representing up to 75% of global GDP and energy-use || EU and 4 EU Member States are IPEEC members; EU is involved in the Executive Committee and Policy Committee, and in specific Task Groups 
 International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) || International organization || Promotion of renewable energy worldwide || 115 countries and the EU are members; 45 countries are signatories/ applicants for membership || EU participation as a member, alongside 24 Member States 
 International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) || International initiative || Proving the commercial viability of atomic fusion || EU, Japan, China, South Korea, Russia, India, the US || Participation in the ITER Council 
 G8 || High level forum || Broad range of energy topics || Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK, USA, EU || Participation in Summits, Ministerial meetings and relevant working groups 
 G20 || High level forum. Infrastructure investment. Global protection of marine environment. || Price volatility and market transparency, green growth and energy efficiency, phasing-out fossil fuel subsidies, promoting investment in energy infrastructure and global marine environment protection || Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Republic of Korea, Turkey, UK, USA, EU || Participation in Summits, Ministerial meetings and relevant working groups 
 Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI) || International initiative || Carbon capture and storage || Government, industry, non-government bodies and research organisations in the field of CCS || EC participates as calloborating participant and several Member States (DE, FR, IT, NL, UK, RO, SE, BU, ES) participate as members; frequent participation in technical meetings on knowledge sharing and CCS demonstration 
 Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR) || International initiative || Gas flaring, carbon credits financing and related regulation || National oil/gas companies, the World Bank, the OPEC Secretariat and the EU || Participation in Steering Committee meetings and financial contribution 
 Global Bioenergy Partnership || International initiative || Biomass for energy, including sustainability, investments, R&D || Partners: 23 countries and 13 international organizations and institutions, including European Commission and 7EU Member States (FR,DE, IT, NL,ES,SE, UK) Observers: 22 countries and 11 international organizations and institutions, including 2 EU Member States (AT, DK) || EU participation as a Partner;iInvolvement in the work of the Steering Group, working groups and events 
 Major Economies Forum || International initiative || Climate change || 17 major economies: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, UK, and the US || EU participation as a member of the Forum; participation at Member State level 
 Methane to Market Partnership || International initiative || Cost-effective, near-term methane recovery and use as a clean energy source; reduction of global methane emissions to enhance economic growth; energy security; air quality and industrial safety || 38 member countries and the EC, representing over 60% of global methane emissions, mostly from North and South America, Asia and Oceania || EC involvement in Project Network, in the Coal Mines Subcommittee, and the Subcommittee on Oil and Gas 
 Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) || International organisation || Nuclear energy || 30 countries in Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific, including 20 EU Member States || EC takes part in the work of NEA (according to Supplementary Protocol No. 1 to the OECD Convention) 
 Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) || International energy organisation || Global oil markets || 12 oil exporting countries. || EU-OPEC high-level energy dialogue 
 Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) || International organisation || General crisis management and conflict prevention, including environmental aspects. || 56 states from North America, Europe and Asia || The EU participates in all proceedings and may speak on behalf of the Member States where the issue under discussion mainly falls under EU competence 
 United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development (UNCSD) || International organisation || Environmental and sustainable development. Reviewing progress of the implementation of Agenda 21 and the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development || 53 selected members of UN for a three-year term || Participation at EC level 
 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) || International organisation || Gas, energy efficiency, electricity production from coal and other fossil fuels, coal mine methane || 56 countries from Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and North America, including all EU Member States || EC participates to meetings of certain UNECE bodies; involvement at Member State level 
 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Kyoto Protocol || International agreement || Climate change || 195 Parties to the Convention, including the EU and its Member States || Full EU participation as a party 
[1]               This designation is without
prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the
ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence
[2]               EU sanctions/restrictive measures in place
[3]               EU sanctions/restrictive measures in place
[4]               EU sanctions/restrictive measures in place