text: Dieux // Ducs (Supreme des) Explorateur. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, εάν κατά τη διάρκεια ενός έτους ποσόστωσης οι ποσότητες που έχουν καθορισθεί για να εισαχθούν στην Κοινότητα ή/και στη Φινλανδία έχουν καλυφθεί, τα δύο μέρη αρχίζουν διαβουλεύσεις, μετά από αίτηση του ενός από αυτά, για να μελετήσουν το ενδεχόμενο της τροποποίησης των ποσοτήτων που είχαν καθορισθεί αρχικά. 5. Ο παρών διακανονισμός μπορεί να καταγγελθεί με έγγραφη προειδοποίηση ενός έτους. Σε περίπτωση που γίνεται προσφυγή στην παρούσα διάταξη, καθένα από τα δύο μέρη επιφυλλάσσεται των δικαιωμάτων που είχε πριν από τη σύναψη του διακανονισμού. 6. Ο παρών διακανονισμός αντικαθιστά τον προσωρινό διακανονισμό για την ανάληψη συντονισμένων ενεργειών μεταξύ της Δημοκρατίας της Φινλανδίας και της Ευρωπαϊκής Οικονομικής Κοινότητας όσον αφορά τις αμοιβαίες συναλλαγές τυριών, που υπογράφηκε στις 9 Δεκεμβρίου 1981 και τροποποιήθηκε τελευταία με ανταλλαγή επιστολών της 23ης Ιανουαρίου 1985. Βρυξέλλες, 20 Δεκεμβρίου 1985. 1.2 // Για την κυβέρνηση της Δημοκρατίας της Φινλανδίας // Εξ ονόματος του Συμβουλίου των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων R. KRIEPS ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Αμοιβαία πληροφόρηση Για να αποφευχθούν δυσχέρειες στην αγορά της χώρας εισαγωγής από τις τιμές που εφαρμόζουν οι εξαγωγείς καθιερώνονται οι ακόλουθοι μηχανισμοί πληροφόρησης και συνεργασίας: α) η Φινλανδία παρέχει στην Επιτροπή των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων τις ακόλουθες πληροφορίες για καθεμία από τις κατηγορίες τυριών που καλύπτει ο διακανονισμός: - δύο εβδομάδες, πριν από την έναρξη κάθε ημερολογιακού τριμήνου, τις προοπτικές εξαγωγών τις Φινλανδίας προς την Κοινότητα για το επόμενο τρίμηνο (προβλεπόμενες ποσότητες, προβλεπόμενες φινλανδικές τιμές «ελεύθερο στα σύνορα», προβλεπόμενες αγορές προορισμού), - δύο εβδομάδες, μετά το τέλος κάθε ημερολογιακού τριμήνου, τις φινλανδικές εξαγωγές που πράγματι έγιναν προς την Κοινότητα κατά το προηγούμενο τρίμηνο (ποσότητες που έχουν εξαχθεί, φινλανδικές τιμές «ελεύθερο στα σύνορα» που πράγματι εφαρμόσθηκαν, χώρες μέλη προορισμού της Κοινότητας)· β) η Επιτροπή των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων παρέχει σε τακτά χρονικά διαστήματα πληροφορίες για τις τιμές, καθώς και κάθε χρήσιμη πληροφορία σχετικά με την αγορά των εγχώριων και εισαγόμενων τυριών. Επιστολή αριθ. 1 Κύριε . . . . . ., Έχω την τιμή να αναφερθώ στο διακανονισμό μεταξύ της Ευρωπαϊκής Οικονομικής Κοινότητας και της Δημοκρατίας της Φινλανδίας για τις αμοιβαίες συναλλαγές τυριών και στις διαβουλεύσεις που πραγματοποιήθηκαν στις 25 Ιουλίου 1985 σχετικά με τους όρους παράτασής του. Σας διαβεβαιώνω ότι, λόγω της προσχώρησης της Ισπανίας και της Πορτογαλίας στην Κοινότητα, η τελευταία είναι έτοιμη να διεξάγει το συντομότερο δυνατό διαπραγματεύσεις για την προσαρμογή του διακανονισμού αυτού, ώστε να ληφθούν υπόψη οι διμερείς εμπορικές σχέσεις μεταξύ των χωρών που έχουν προσχωρήσει στην Κοινότητα και της Φινλανδίας. Θα σας ήμουν υπόχρεος, κύριε . . . . . ., αν θέλατε να μου γνωρίσετε τη λήψη της παρούσας επιστολής. Με τιμή, εξ ονόματος του Συμβουλίου των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων Επιστολή αριθ. 2 Κύριε . . . . . ., Λαμβάνω την τιμή να σας γνωρίσω τη λήψη της σημερινής επιστολής σας η οποία έχει ως εξής: «Έχω την τιμή να αναφερθώ στο διακανονισμό μεταξύ της Ευρωπαϊκής Οικονομικής Κοινότητας και της Δημοκρατίας της Φινλανδίας για τις αμοιβαίες συναλλαγές τυριών και στις διαβουλεύσεις που πραγματοποιήθηκαν στις 25 Ιουλίου 1985 σχετικά με τους όρους παράτασής του. Σας διαβεβαιώνω ότι,


text: λόγω της προσχώρησης της Ισπανίας και της Πορτογαλίας στην Κοινότητα, η τελευταία είναι έτοιμη να διεξάγει το συντομότερο δυνατό διαπραγματεύσεις για την προσαρμογή του διακανονισμού αυτού, ώστε να ληφθούν υπόψη οι διμερείς εμπορικές σχέσεις μεταξύ των χωρών που έχουν προσχωρήσει στην Κοινότητα και της Φινλανδίας. Θα σας ήμουν υπόχρεος, κύριε . . . . . ., αν θέλατε να μου γνωρίσετε τη λήψη της παρούσας επιστολής.» Με τιμή, για την κυβέρνηση της Δημοκρατίας της Φινλανδίας

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 Απόφαση της Μικτής Επιτροπής του ΕΟXαριθ. 48/2001της 30ής Μαρτίου 2001για την τροποποίηση του παραρτήματος ΧΙ (Υπηρεσίες τηλεπικοινωνιών) της συμφωνίας ΕΟΧΗ ΜΙΚΤΗ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ TOY ΕΟΧ,Έχοντας υπόψη:τη συμφωνία για τον Ευρωπαϊκό Οικονομικό Χώρο, μετά την τροποποίησή της με το πρωτόκολλο προσαρμογής της συμφωνίας για τον Ευρωπαϊκό Οικονομικό Χώρο, εφεξής "η συμφωνία" και, ιδίως, το άρθρο 98,Εκτιμώντας τα εξής:(1) Το παράρτημα XI της συμφωνίας τροποποιήθηκε με την απόφαση αριθ. 17/2001 της Μικτής Επιτροπής ΕΟΧ της 28ης Φεβρουαρίου 2001(1).(2) Πρέπει να ενσωματωθεί στη συμφωνία η απόφαση 2000/709/ΕΚ της Επιτροπής, της 6ης Νοεμβρίου 2000, για τα ελάχιστα όρια που πρέπει να λαμβάνουν υπόψη τα κράτη μέλη όταν ορίζουν φορείς σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 3 παράγραφος 4 της οδηγίας 1999/93/ΕΚ του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου σχετικά με το κοινοτικό πλαίσιο για ηλεκτρονικές υπογραφές(2),ΑΠΟΦΑΣΙΖΕΙ:Άρθρο 1Μετά το σημείο 5η (Οδηγία 1999/93/ΕΚ του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου) του παραρτήματος ΧΙ της συμφωνίας, παρεμβάλλεται το ακόλουθο σημείο: "5ηα. 32000 D 0709: Απόφαση 2000/709/ΕΚ της Επιτροπής, της 6ης Νοεμβρίου 2000, για τα ελάχιστα όρια που πρέπει να λαμβάνουν υπόψη τα κράτη μέλη όταν ορίζουν φορείς σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 3 παράγραφος 4 της οδηγίας 1999/93/ΕΚ του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου σχετικά με το κοινοτικό πλαίσιο για ηλεκτρονικές υπογραφές (ΕΕ L 289 της 16.11.2000, σ. 42)."Άρθρο 2Τα κείμενα της απόφασης 2000/709/ΕΚ της Επιτροπής στην ισλανδική και νορβηγική γλώσσα, τα οποία δημοσιεύονται στο συμπλήρωμα για τον ΕΟΧ της Επίσημης Εφημερίδας των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων, είναι αυθεντικά.Άρθρο 3Η παρούσα απόφαση τίθεται σε ισχύ την 31η Μαρτίου 2001, υπό την προϋπόθεση ότι έχουν πραγματοποιηθεί προς τη Μικτή Επιτροπή ΕΟΧ όλες οι κοινοποιήσεις που προβλέπονται στο άρθρο 103 παράγραφος 1 της συμφωνίας(3).Άρθρο 4Η παρούσα απόφαση δημοσιεύεται στο τμήμα για τον ΕΟΧ και στο συμπλήρωμα για τον ΕΟΧ της Επίσημης Εφημερίδας των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων.Βρυξέλλες, 30 Μαρτίου 2001.Για τη Μικτή Επιτροπή ΕΟΧΟ ΠρόεδροςP. Westerlund(1) ΕΕ L 117 της 26.4.2001, σ. 21.(2) ΕΕ L 289 της 16.11.2000, σ. 42.(3) Έχουν αναφερθεί συνταγματικές απαιτήσεις.


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 Επίσημη Εφημερίδα αριθ. L 053 της 27/02/1988 σ. 0091 - 0095 Φινλανδική ειδική έκδοση: Κεφάλαιο 3 τόμος 26 σ. 0060 Σουηδική ειδική έκδοση: Κεφάλαιο 3 τόμος 26 σ. 0060
 ***** ΣΥΜΠΛΗΡΩΜΑΤΙΚΟ ΠΡΩΤΟΚΟΛΛΟ της συμφωνίας σύνδεσης της Ευρωπαϊκής Οικονομικής Κοινότητας και της Τουρκίας Η ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΗ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑ, αφενός, και Η ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑΣ, αφετέρου, Έχοντας υπόψη τη συμφωνία σύνδεσης μεταξύ της Ευρωπαϊκής Οικονομικής Κοινότητας και της Τουρκίας, που υπογράφηκε στην Άγκυρα στις 12 Σεπτεμβρίου 1963, και το πρόσθετο πρωτόκολλό της, που υπογράφηκε στις Βρυξέλλες στις 23 Νοεμβρίου 1970, η οποία στο εξής καλείται «συμφωνία», καθώς και την απόφαση αριθ. 1/80 της 19ης Σεπτεμβρίου 1980 του συμβουλίου συνδέσεως, Εκτιμώντας: ότι η Κοινότητα και η Τουρκία επιθυμούν να συσφίγξουν ακόμα περισσότερο τις σχέσεις τους, ώστε να ληφθεί υπόψη η νέα διάσταση που συνεπάγεται η προσχώρηση, την 1η Ιανουαρίου 1986, της Ισπανίας και της Πορτογαλίας στις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες, και ότι το πρόσθετο πρωτόκολλο προβλέπει, στο άρθρο 56, τη δυνατότητα να λαμβάνονται υπόψη, με την ευκαιρία αυτή, τα αμοιβαία συμφέροντα της Κοινότητας και της Τουρκίας όπως καθορίζονται από τη συμφωνία· ότι πρέπει να διατηρηθούν οι παραδοσιακές ροές των εξαγωγών από την Τουρκία προς την Κοινότητα και ότι, επομένως, είναι αναγκαίο να προβλεφθούν ορισμένες διατάξεις· αποφάσισαν, για το σκοπό αυτό, να συνάψουν πρωτόκολλο για τον προσδιορισμό των προσαρμογών που πρέπει να γίνουν σε ορισμένες διατάξεις της συμφωνίας, και όρισαν προς τούτο ως πληρεξούσιους: ΤΟ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟ ΤΩΝ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΩΝ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ: Jakob Esper LARSEN, Πρέσβυς, Μόνιμος Αντιπρόσωπος της Δανίας, Πρόεδρος της Επιτροπής των Μόνιμων Αντιπροσώπων· Jean DURIEUX, Ειδικός σύμβουλος στη Γενική Διεύθυνση Εξωτερικών Σχέσεων της Επιτροπής των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων· Η ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑΣ: Pulat TACAR, Πρέσβυς, Μόνιμος Αντιπρόσωπος στην Ευρωπαϊκή Οικονομική Κοινότητα, Αρχηγός της Αποστολής της Δημοκρατίας της Τουρκίας, οι οποίοι, μετά την ανταλλαγή των πληρεξουσίων εγγράφων τους, που βρέθηκαν εντάξει, ΣΥΜΦΩΝΗΣΑΝ ΣΤΙΣ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ: Άρθρο 1 1. Για την περίοδο εμπορίας 1990, καθώς και για όλες τις επόμενες περιόδους, με βάση τον ισολογισμό και τις αναλύσεις που αναφέρονται στην παράγραφο 2, η Κοινότητα αποφασίζει, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη τα στοιχεία που είναι αναγκαία για την επίτευξη του στόχου της διατήρησης των παραδοσιακών ροών εξαγωγής στο πλαίσιο της διεύρυνσης, εάν χρειάζεται να τροποποιήσει την τιμή εισόδου που προβλέπεται στον κανονισμό (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 1035/72 για τα νωπά λεμόνια της διάκρισης ex 08.02 Γ του κοινού δασμολογίου, καταγωγής Τουρκίας, εντός του ορίου μιας ποσότητας 12 000 τόνων ετησίως. 2. Από το 1987 και στο τέλος κάθε περιόδου εμπορίας, η Κοινότητα αναλύει, με βάση στατιστικό ισολογισμό, την κατάσταση που επικρατεί στις εξαγωγές λεμονιών, καταγωγής Τουρκίας, προς την Κοινότητα. Για το ίδιο αυτό προϊόν, από το 1989 και κάθε χρόνο, η Κοινότητα, μαζί με την Τουρκία, προβαίνει επίσης σε ανάλυση προβλέψεων που αφορούν την παραγωγή και την παράδοση. 3. Η ενδεχόμενη τροποποίηση που αναφέρεται στην παράγραφο 1, αφορά το ποσό που αφαιρείται ως δασμός από τις αντιπροσωπευτικές τιμές που διαπιστώθηκαν στην Κοινότητα για


text: τον υπολογισμό της τιμής εισόδου αυτού του προϊόντος, εντός των ορίων που προβλέπονται στο άρθρο 152 παράγραφος 2 στοιχείο γ) της πράξης προσχώρησης της Ισπανίας και της Πορτογαλίας. Άρθρο 2 Για τα νωπά επιτραπέζια σταφύλια της διάκρισης 08.04 Α Ι β) του κοινού δασμολογίου, καταγωγής Τουρκίας, που εισάγονται στην Κοινότητα, εφαρμόζονται, για την περίοδο από τις 18 μέχρι τις 31 Ιουλίου, οι ίδιοι όροι κατάργησης των δασμών με τους όρους που προβλέπονται γι' αυτό το προϊόν, για την περίοδο από τις 15 Ιουλίου μέχρι τις 17 Ιουλίου, από τις διατάξεις του άρθρου 3 της απόφασης αριθ. 1/80 του συμβουλίου συνδέσεως και της παραγράφου 1 της ανταλλαγής επιστολών μεταξύ της Ευρωπαϊκής Οικονομικής Κοινότητας και της Δημοκρατίας της Τουρκίας, της 6ης Φεβρουαρίου 1981, σχετικά με το άρθρο 3 παράγραφος 3 αυτής της απόφασης. Άρθρο 3 Το παρόν πρωτόκολλο αποτελεί αναπόσπαστο τμήμα της συμφωνίας σύνδεσης μεταξύ της Ευρωπαϊκής Οικονομικής Κοινότητας και της Τουρκίας. Άρθρο 4 1. Το παρόν πρωτόκολλο υπόκειται σε επικύρωση, αποδοχή ή έγκριση σύμφωνα με τις διαδικασίες των συμβαλλόμενων μερών, τα οποία γνωστοποιούν αμοιβαία την περάτωση των διαδικασιών που είναι απαραίτητες για το σκοπό αυτό. 2. Το παρόν πρωτόκολλο αρχίζει να ισχύει την πρώτη ημέρα του μήνα που ακολουθεί εκείνον κατά τη διάρκεια του οποίου πραγματοποιήθηκαν οι γνωστοποιήσεις που προβλέπονται στην παράγραφο 1. Άρθρο 5 Το παρόν πρωτόκολλο συντάσσεται σε δύο αντίτυπα, στην αγγλική, γαλλική, γερμανική, δανική, ελληνική, ισπανική, ιταλική, ολλανδική, πορτογαλική και τουρκική γλώσσα, και όλα τα κείμενα είναι εξίσου αυθεντικά. En fe de lo cual, los plenipotenciarios abajo firmantes suscriben el presente Protocolo. Til bekraeftelse heraf har undertegnede befuldmaegtigede underskrevet denne Protokol. Zu Urkund dessen haben die unterzeichneten Bevollmaechtigten ihre Unterschriften unter dieses Protokoll gesetzt. Εις πίστωσιν των ανωτέρω, οι υπογεγραμμένοι πληρεξούσιοι έθεσαν τις υπογραφές τους στο παρόν πρωτόκολλο. In witness whereof the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have signed this Protocol. En foi de quoi, les plenipotentiaires soussignes ont appose leurs signatures au bas du present protocole. In fede di che, i plenipotenziari sottoscritti hanno apposto le loro firme in calce al presente protocollo. Ten blijke waarvan de ondergetekende gevolmachtigden hun handtekening onder dit Protocol hebben gesteld. Em fe do que, os plenipotenciarios abaixo assinados apuseram as suas assinaturas no final do presente Protocolo. Bunun belgesi olarak, as agda adlar yazl tam yektili temsilciler bu protokoluen altna imzalarn atms lardr. Hecho en Bruselas, el ventitres de julio de mil novecientos ochenta y siete. Udfaerdiget i Bruxelles, den treogtyvende juli nitten hundrede og syvogfirs. Geschehen zu Bruessel am dreiundzwanzigsten Juli neunzehnhundertsiebenundachtzig. Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι τρεις Ιουλίου χίλια εννιακόσια ογδόντα επτά. Done at Brussels on the twenty-third day of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and eighty-seven. Fait a Bruxelles, le vingt-trois juillet mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-sept. Fatto a Bruxelles, addi ventitre luglio millenovecentottantasette. Gedaan te Brussel, de drieentwintigste juli negentienhonderd zevenentachtig. Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e tres de Julho de mil novecentos e oitente e sete. Brueksel'de, 23 Termuz bin dokuz yuez seksen yedi guenuende yaplms tr. Por el Consejo de las Comunidades Europeas For Raadet for


text: De Europaeiske Faellesskaber Fuer den Rat der Europaeischen Gemeinschaften Για το Συμβούλιο των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων For the Council of the European Communities Pour le Conseil des Communautes europeennes Per il Consiglio delle Comunita europee Voor de Raad van de Europese Gemeenschappen Pelo Conselho das Comunidades Europeias Avrupa Topluluklar Konsey adna Por el Gobierno de la Republica de Turquia Por regeringen for Republikken Tyrkiet Fuer die Regierung der Republik Tuerkei Για την κυβέρνηση της Δημοκρατίας της Τουρκίας For the Government of the Republic of Turkey Pour le gouvernement de la Republique turque Per il governo della Repubblica di Turchia Voor de Regering van de Republiek Turkije Pelo Governo da Republica da Turquia Tuerkiye Cumhuryet Huekuemet adna Κοινή δήλωση των συμβαλλόμενων μερών σχετικά με το άρθρο 1 του συμπληρωματικού πρωτοκόλλου Τα συμβαλλόμενα μέρη συμφωνούν ότι, στην περίπτωση που η ημερομηνία ενάρξεως ισχύος του συμπληρωματικού πρωτοκόλλου δεν συνέπιπτε με την αρχή του ημερολογιακού έτους, ή, κατά περίπτωση, την αρχή της περιόδου, τα ποσοτικά όρια που προβλέπονται στο άρθρο 1 θα εφαρμόζονταν κατά χρονική αναλογία ( pro rata temporis). Εξάλλου, τα συμβαλλόμενα μέρη συμφωνούν ότι ο υπολογισμός των ποσοτήτων των προϊόντων, καταγωγής Τουρκίας, τα οποία εισάγονται στην Κοινότητα και για τα οποία το συμπληρωματικό πρωτόκολλο καθορίζει ποσοτικούς περιορισμούς, θα αρχίζει την 1η Ιανουαρίου κάθε έτους. Δήλωση του αντιπροσώπου της Ομοσπονδιακής Δημοκρατίας της Γερμανίας περί του ορισμού των γερμανών υπηκόων Ως υπήκοοι της Ομοσπονδιακής Δημοκρατίας της Γερμανίας θεωρούνται όλοι οι γερμανοί, κατά την έννοια του θεμελιώδους νόμου της Ομοσπονδιακής Δημοκρατίας της Γερμανίας. Δήλωση του αντιπροσώπου της Ομοσπονδιακής Δημοκρατίας της Γερμανίας περί της εφαρμογής του συμπληρωματικού πρωτοκόλλου στο Βερολίνο Το συμπληρωματικό πρωτόκολλο ισχύει επίσης στο Land του Βερολίνου, εφόσον η κυβέρνηση της Ομοσπονδιακής Δημοκρατίας της Γερμανίας δεν προβεί σε αντίθετη δήλωση προς τα συμβαλλόμενα μέρη εντός τριών μηνών από της ενάρξεως ισχύος του πρωτοκόλλου.


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 Πράξεις περί προσχωρήσεως του Βασιλείου της Δανίας, της Ιρλανδίας, του Βασιλείου της Νορβηγίας και του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας και Βορείου Ιρλανδίας στις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες, Πρωτόκολλο αριθ. 29 περί της συμφωνίας με το Διεθνή Οργανισμό Ατομικής Ενεργείας
 Επίσημη Εφημερίδα αριθ. L 073 της 27/03/1972 σ. 0182
 Πρωτόκολλο αριθ. 29 - περί της συμφωνίας με το Διεθνή Οργανισμό Ατομικής Ενεργείας (1) - (1)Το κείμενο όπως τροποποιήθηκε από το άρθρο 47 της αποφάσεως προσαρμογής.(1) Επίσημη Εφημερίδα των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων αριθ. L 73 της 27ης Μαρτίου 1972.(2) Το Βασίλειο της Νορβηγίας δεν κατέθεσε τα έγγραφα προσχωρήσεως και κυρώσεως των πράξεων αυτών - Βλέπε απόφαση προσαρμογής (Επίσημη Εφημερίδα των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων αριθ. L 2 της 1ης Ιανουαρίου 1973).Το Βασίλειο της Δανίας και η Ιρλανδία αναλαμβάνουν την υποχρέωση να προσχωρήσουν, υπό τους όρους που θα προσδιορισθούν σ’αυτήν, στη συμφωνία μεταξύ, αφ’ ενός ορισμένων αρχικών Κρατών μελών από κοινού με την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα Ατομικής Ενεργείας και αφ’ ετέρου του Διεθνούς Οργανισμού Ατομικής Ενεργείας για την εφαρμογή στις επικράτειες ορισμένων Κρατών μελών της Κοινότητος των εγγυήσεων που προβλέπονται στη συνθήκη για τη μη διάδοση των πυρηνικών όπλων.


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 ΑΠΌΦΑΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΜΕΙΚΤΉΣ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΉΣ ΤΟΥ ΕΟΧ
 αριθ. 125/2016
 της 3ης Ιουνίου 2016
 για την τροποποίηση του παραρτήματος XIII (Μεταφορές) της συμφωνίας για τον ΕΟΧ [2017/2143]
 Η ΜΕΙΚΤΗ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ ΤΟΥ ΕΟΧ,
 Έχοντας υπόψη τη συμφωνία για τον Ευρωπαϊκό Οικονομικό Χώρο (εφεξής «η συμφωνία για τον ΕΟΧ»), και ιδίως το άρθρο 98,
 Εκτιμώντας τα ακόλουθα:
 (1)
 Ο κανονισμός (ΕΕ) 2015/340 της Επιτροπής, της 20ής Φεβρουαρίου 2015, για τον καθορισμό τεχνικών απαιτήσεων και διοικητικών διαδικασιών όσον αφορά τις άδειες και τα πιστοποιητικά ελεγκτών εναέριας κυκλοφορίας δυνάμει του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 216/2008 του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου, την τροποποίηση του εκτελεστικού κανονισμού (ΕΕ) αριθ. 923/2012 της Επιτροπής και την κατάργηση του κανονισμού (ΕΕ) αριθ. 805/2011 της Επιτροπής (1) πρέπει να ενσωματωθεί στη συμφωνία για τον ΕΟΧ.
 (2)
 Ο κανονισμός (ΕΕ) 2015/340 καταργεί τον κανονισμό (ΕΕ) αριθ. 805/2011 της Επιτροπής (2), ο οποίος έχει ενσωματωθεί στη συμφωνία για τον ΕΟΧ και πρέπει, συνεπώς, να διαγραφεί από τη συμφωνία για τον ΕΟΧ.
 (3)
 Το παράρτημα XIII της συμφωνίας για τον ΕΟΧ θα πρέπει, επομένως, να τροποποιηθεί αναλόγως,
 ΕΞΕΔΩΣΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ ΑΠΟΦΑΣΗ:
 Άρθρο 1
 Το παράρτημα XIII της συμφωνίας για τον ΕΟΧ τροποποιείται ως εξής:
 1.
 Μετά το σημείο 66ιδθ [κανονισμός (ΕΕ) 2015/640 της Επιτροπής], παρεμβάλλεται το ακόλουθο σημείο:
 «6ιδι
 2015 R 0340: Κανονισμός (ΕΕ) 2015/340 της Επιτροπής, της 20ής Φεβρουαρίου 2015, για τον καθορισμό τεχνικών απαιτήσεων και διοικητικών διαδικασιών όσον αφορά τις άδειες και τα πιστοποιητικά ελεγκτών εναέριας κυκλοφορίας δυνάμει του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 216/2008 του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου, την τροποποίηση του εκτελεστικού κανονισμού (ΕΕ) αριθ. 923/2012 της Επιτροπής και την κατάργηση του κανονισμού (ΕΕ) αριθ. 805/2011 της Επιτροπής (ΕΕ L 63 της 6.3.2015, σ. 1).».
 2.
 Στο σημείο 66κγια [Εκτελεστικός κανονισμός (ΕΕ) αριθ. 923/2012 της Επιτροπής] προστίθενται τα εξής:
 «, όπως τροποποιήθηκε με:
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 32015 R 0340: Κανονισμός (ΕΕ) 2015/340 της Επιτροπής της 20ής Φεβρουαρίου 2015 (ΕΕ L 63 της 6.3.2015, σ. 1).».
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 Το κείμενο του σημείου 66ιδδ (Κανονισμός (ΕΕ) αριθ. 805/2011 της Επιτροπής) διαγράφεται.
 Άρθρο 2
 Τα κείμενα του κανονισμού (ΕΕ) 2015/340 στην ισλανδική και τη νορβηγική γλώσσα, τα οποία δημοσιεύονται στο συμπλήρωμα ΕΟΧ της Επίσημης Εφημερίδας της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, είναι αυθεντικά.
 Άρθρο 3
 Η παρούσα απόφαση αρχίζει να ισχύει στις 4 Ιουνίου 2016, υπό την προϋπόθεση ότι έχουν πραγματοποιηθεί όλες οι κοινοποιήσεις που προβλέπονται στο άρθρο 103 παράγραφος 1 της συμφωνίας για τον ΕΟΧ (*1), ή την ημέρα έναρξης ισχύος της απόφασης της Μεικτής Επιτροπής του ΕΟΧ αριθ. 275/2015 της 30ής Οκτωβρίου 2015 (3), ανάλογα με το ποια ημερομηνία είναι μεταγενέστερη.
 Άρθρο 4
 Η παρούσα απόφαση δημοσιεύεται στο τμήμα για τον ΕΟΧ και στο συμπλήρωμα ΕΟΧ της Επίσημης Εφημερίδας της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης.
 Βρυξέλλες, 3 Ιουνίου 2016.
 Για τη Μεικτή Επιτροπή του ΕΟΧ
 Ο Πρόεδρος
 Claude MAERTEN
 (1) ΕΕ L 63 της 6.3.2015, σ. 1.
 (2) ΕΕ L 206 της 11.8.2011, σ. 21.
 (*1) Δεν έχουν αναφερθεί συνταγματικές απαιτήσεις.
 (3) ΕΕ L 161 της 22.6.2017, σ. 62.


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 Συμφωνία για το εμπόριο προϊόντων της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών - Εφαρμογή δήλωσης υπουργών για το εμπόριο προϊόντων της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών (ΠΟΕ)
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 ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑ για το εμπόριο προϊόντων της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριώνΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟΣ ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΕΜΠΟΡΙΟΥ 13 Δεκεμβρίου 1996ΥΠΟΥΡΓΙΚΗ ΔΙΑΣΚΕΨΗΣιγκαπούρη, 9-13 Δεκεμβρίου 1996ΔΗΛΩΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΕΜΠΟΡΙΟ ΠΡΟΪΟΝΤΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΩΝΣιγκαπούρη, 13 Δεκεμβρίου 1996ΟΙ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΙ,ΕΚΠΡΟΣΩΠΩΝΤΑΣ τα παρακάτω μέλη του Παγκόσμιου Οργανισμού Εμπορίου (ΠΟΕ) και τα κράτη ή τα χωριστά τελωνειακά εδάφη που προετοιμάζονται να προσχωρήσουν στον ΠΟΕ, τα οποία συμφώνησαν στη Σιγκαπούρη για την επέκταση του παγκόσμιου εμπορίου προϊόντων της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών και στα οποία αναλογεί περισσότερο από το 80 % του παγκόσμιου εμπορίου τέτοιων προϊόντων (αποκαλούμενα εφεξής «τα μέρη»):ΑυστραλίαΚαναδάςΕυρωπαϊκές ΚοινότητεςΧονγκ ΚονγκΙσλανδίαΙνδονησίαΙαπωνίαΚορέαΝορβηγίαΧωριστό τελωνειακό έδαφος Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen και MatsuΣιγκαπούρηΕλβετία (1)ΤουρκίαΗνωμένες ΠολιτείεςΕΚΤΙΜΩΝΤΑΣ την εξαιρετική σημασία του εμπορίου προϊόντων της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών για την ανάπτυξη των βιομηχανιών πληροφοριών και τη δυναμική επέκταση της παγκόσμιας οικονομίας,ΑΝΑΓΝΩΡΙΖΟΝΤΑΣ τους στόχους για βελτίωση του βιοτικού επιπέδου και επέκταση της παραγωγής και του εμπορίου αγαθών,ΕΠΙΘΥΜΩΝΤΑΣ την επίτευξη της μέγιστης δυνατής ελευθερίας του παγκόσμιου εμπορίου προϊόντων της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών,ΕΠΙΘΥΜΩΝΤΑΣ να προωθήσουν τη συνεχή τεχνολογική ανάπτυξη της βιομηχανίας πληροφοριών σε παγκόσμιο επίπεδο,ΦΡΟΝΤΙΖΟΝΤΑΣ για τη θετική συμβολή της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών στην παγκόσμια ανάπτυξη της οικονομίας και στην ευημερία,ΑΦΟΥ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΗΣΑΝ να υλοποιήσουν τα αποτελέσματα αυτών των διαπραγματεύσεων που περιλαμβάνουν παραχωρήσεις που υπερβαίνουν εκείνες που συμπεριλήφθηκαν στους πίνακες οι οποίοι επισυνάφθηκαν στο πρωτόκολλο του Μαρακές της Γενικής Συμφωνίας Δασμών και Εμπορίου του 1994, καιΑΝΑΓΝΩΡΙΖΟΝΤΑΣ ότι τα αποτελέσματα των εν λόγω διαπραγματεύσεων περιλαμβάνουν επίσης ορισμένες παραχωρήσεις, οι οποίες πρόκειται να συζητηθούν για την κατάρτιση πινάκων που θα επισυναφθούν στο πρωτόκολλο του Μαρακές,ΔΗΛΩΝΟΥΝ τα εξής:1. Το εμπορικό καθεστώς κάθε μέρους θα ήταν σκόπιμο να εξελίσσεται με τέτοιο τρόπο που να αυξάνει τις ευκαιρίες πρόσβασης στην αγορά για τα προϊόντα της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών.2. Σύμφωνα με τον τρόπο που αναφέρεται στο παράρτημα της παρούσας δήλωσης, κάθε συμβαλλόμενο μέρος θα παγιοποιήσει και θα καταργήσει τους δασμούς και άλλες επιβαρύνσεις οποιασδήποτε μορφής, κατά την έννοια του άρθρου II παράγραφος 1 στοιχείο β) της Γενικής Συμφωνίας Δασμών και Εμπορίου του 1994, όσον αφορά:α) όλα τα προϊόντα που κατατάσσονται (ή πρέπει να κατατάσσονται) στις κλάσεις του εναρμονισμένου συστήματος (1996) (ΕΣ) που απαριθμούνται στο προσάρτημα Α του παραρτήματος της παρούσας δήλωσης καιβ) όλα τα προϊόντα που καθορίζονται στο προσάρτημα Β του παραρτήματος της παρούσας δήλωσης, ανεξάρτητα από το αν περιέχονται ή όχι στο προσάρτημα Α,μέσω ισόποσων μειώσεων των δασμολογικών συντελεστών από το 1997 έως το 2000, αναγνωρίζοντας ότι είναι δυνατό να χρειαστεί, σε περιορισμένη έκταση, η παράταση του χρονοδιαγράμματος των μειώσεων και η αύξηση των καλυπτόμενων προϊόντων.3. Οι υπουργοί εκφράζουν την ικανοποίησή τους για το μεγάλο αριθμό καλυπτόμενων προϊόντων που απαριθμούνται στα προσαρτήματα του παραρτήματος της παρούσας δήλωσης. Ζητούν από τους αντίστοιχους υπαλλήλους τους να καταβάλουν καλόπιστες προσπάθειες για ολοκλήρωση των πλειομερών τεχνικών συζητήσεων στη Γενεύη βάσει του τρόπου αυτού και παραγγέλουν στους υπαλλήλους τους να περατώσουν τις εργασίες αυτές μέχρι τις 31 Ιανουαρίου 1997, έτσι ώστε να διασφαλιστεί η εφαρμογή της παρούσας δήλωσης από το μεγαλύτερο δυνατό αριθμό


text: συμμετεχόντων.4. Οι υπουργοί καλούν τους υπουργούς των λοιπών μελών του ΠΟΕ και των κρατών ή χωριστών τελωνειακών εδαφών που προετοιμάζονται να προσχωρήσουν στον ΠΟΕ να δώσουν παρόμοιες οδηγίες στους αντίστοιχους υπαλλήλους τους, ώστε αυτοί να συμμετάσχουν στις τεχνικές συζητήσεις που αναφέρονται στην παράγραφο 3 και να συμβάλουν πλήρως στην επέκταση του παγκόσμιου εμπορίου προϊόντων της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών.>ΘΕΣΗ ΠΗΝΑΚΑ>(1) Εξ ονόματος της τελωνειακής ένωσης Ελβετίας και Λιχτενστάιν.ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ ΤΡΟΠΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΕΔΙΟ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΗΣ Κάθε μέλος του Παγκόσμιου Οργανισμού Εμπορίου ή κράτος ή χωριστό τελωνειακό έδαφος που προετοιμάζεται να προσχωρήσει στον ΠΟΕ μπορεί να συμμετάσχει στην επέκταση του παγκόσμιου εμπορίου προϊόντων της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών σύμφωνα με τον παρακάτω τρόπο:1. Κάθε συμμετέχων θα συμπεριλάβει τα μέτρα που περιγράφονται στην παράγραφο 2 της δήλωσης στον πίνακα που έχει επισυνάψει στη Γενική Συμφωνία Δασμών και Εμπορίου του 1994, καθώς και στο δικό του επίσημο δασμολόγιο ή σε οποιαδήποτε άλλη δημοσιευμένη έκδοση του δασμολογίου που χρησιμοποιείται κανονικά από τους εισαγωγείς και τους εξαγωγείς, με αναφορά των αντίστοιχων κλάσεων του δικού του δασμολογίου είτε ενός από τους εξαψήφιους κωδικούς του εναρμονισμένου συστήματος (1996) (ΕΣ). Κάθε συμμετέχων που δεν αποτελεί μέλος του ΠΟΕ θα εφαρμόσει τα μέτρα αυτά σε αυτόνομη βάση, ενώ εκκρεμεί η ολοκλήρωση της προσχώρησής του στον ΠΟΕ, και θα συμπεριλάβει τα εν λόγω μέτρα στον πίνακα του ΠΟΕ που του αντιστοιχεί για την πρόσβαση στην αγορά.2. Για το σκοπό αυτό, κάθε συμμετέχων παρέχει, το ταχύτερο δυνατό σε όλους τους άλλους συμμετέχοντες και οπωσδήποτε μέχρι την 1η Μαρτίου 1997, έγγραφο που περιέχει α) διευκρινίσεις για την ακριβή εφαρμογή των δασμών στο πλαίσιο του πίνακα παραχωρήσεων που υποβάλλουν στον ΠΟΕ και β) κατάσταση με τις λεπτομερείς κλάσεις του ΕΣ στις οποίες υπάγονται τα προϊόντα που περιέχονται στο προσάρτημα Β. Τα έγγραφα αυτά εξετάζονται και εγκρίνονται με συναίνεση το αργότερο μέχρι την 1η Απριλίου 1997. Μόλις περατωθεί η συγκεκριμένη διαδικασία εξέτασης για κάθε τέτοιο έγγραφο, αυτό υποβάλλεται ως τροποποίηση του πίνακα από τον ενδιαφερόμενο συμμετέχοντα, σύμφωνα με την απόφαση της 26ης Μαρτίου 1980 για τις διαδικασίες τροποποίησης και διόρθωσης των πινάκων δασμολογικών παραχωρήσεων (BISD 27S/25).α) Οι παραχωρήσεις που πρόκειται να προταθούν από κάθε συμμετέχοντα ως τροποποιήσεις του πίνακά του θα παγιοποιούν και θα καταργούν όλους τους δασμούς και άλλες επιβαρύνσεις οποιασδήποτε μορφής για τα προϊόντα της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών ως εξής:i) η κατάργηση των εν λόγω δασμών πραγματοποιείται μέσω ισόποσων μειώσεων, εκτός αν οι συμμετέχοντες αποφασίσουν διαφορετικά. Κάθε συμμετέχων, εφόσον δεν αποφασιστεί άλλως, παγιοποιεί όλους τους δασμούς επί των ειδών που απαριθμούνται στα προσαρτήματα μέχρι την 1η Ιουλίου 1997 και προβαίνει στην πρώτη μείωση μέχρι την 1η Ιουλίου 1997, στη δεύτερη μείωση μέχρι την 1η Ιανουαρίου 1998 και στην τρίτη μείωση μέχρι την 1η Ιανουαρίου 1999 7 οι δασμοί καταργούνται ολοσχερώς μέχρι την 1η Ιανουαρίου 2000. Οι συμμετέχοντες συμφωνούν να ενθαρρύνουν την αυτόνομη κατάργηση δασμών πριν από τις εν λόγω ημερομηνίες. Ο μειωμένος δασμολογικός συντελεστής στρογγυλοποιείται, σε κάθε στάδιο, στο πρώτο δεκαδικό ψηφίο καιii) οι λοιπές επιβαρύνσεις οποιασδήποτε μορφής κατά την έννοια του άρθρου II παράγραφος 1 στοιχείο β) της Γενικής Συμφωνίας, καταργούνται ολοσχερώς μέχρι την 1η Ιουλίου 1997, εκτός αν


text: ορίζεται διαφορετικά στο έγγραφο που παρέχουν οι συμμετέχοντες μεταξύ τους προς εξέταση.β) Οι τροποποιήσεις του πίνακα που του αντιστοιχεί τις οποίες προτείνει κάποιος συμμετέχων στο πλαίσιο της παγιοποίησης και της κατάργησης των δασμών επί των προϊόντων της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών, επιτυγχάνουν το επιδιωκόμενο αποτέλεσμα:i) στην περίπτωση των κλάσεων ΕΣ που απαριθμούνται στο προσάρτημα Α, με την προσθήκη στο σχετικό πίνακα, όπου είναι εφικτό, υποδιαιρέσεων αντίστοιχων προς τις υποδιαιρέσεις του εθνικού του δασμολογίου καιii) στην περίπτωση των προϊόντων που ορίζονται στο προσάρτημα Β, με προσθήκη παραρτήματος στο σχετικό πίνακα που περιλαμβάνει για όλα τα προϊόντα του προσαρτήματος Α τις ακριβείς κλάσεις ΕΣ με αναφορά είτε των αντίστοιχων κλάσεων του εθνικού δασμολογίου του είτε των εξαψήφιων κωδικών του ΕΣ.Κάθε συμμετέχων τροποποιεί αμέσως τον εθνικό του πίνακα δασμολογικών παραχωρήσεων, ώστε να ανταποκρίνεται στις τροποποιήσεις που πρότεινε, μόλις αυτές τεθούν σε ισχύ.3. Οι συμμετέχοντες συναντώνται τακτικά υπό την αιγίδα του συμβουλίου εμπορικών συναλλαγών για να επανεξετάζουν τα προϊόντα που καλύπτονται σύμφωνα με τα προσαρτήματα, ώστε να αποφασίζουν με συναίνεση, αν στο πλαίσιο των τεχνολογικών εξελίξεων, της πείρας από την εφαρμογή των δασμολογικών παραχωρήσεων ή των αλλαγών της ονοματολογίας τους ΕΣ επιβάλλεται η τροποποίηση των προσαρτημάτων ώστε να συμπεριλάβουν και άλλα προϊόντα, καθώς και για να διενεργούν διαβουλεύσεις σχετικά με τους μη δασμολογικούς φραγμούς στο εμπόριο όσον αφορά προϊόντα της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών. Κατά τις διαβουλεύσεις αυτές, επιβάλλεται να διαφυλάσσονται τα δικαιώματα και οι υποχρεώσεις που απορρέουν από τη συμφωνία για τον ΠΟΕ.4. Οι συμμετέχοντες πρόκειται να συναντηθούν το ταχύτερο δυνατό και οπωσδήποτε πριν από την 1η Απριλίου 1997 για να εξετάσουν την έκταση αποδοχής των προτάσεων και να αξιολογήσουν τα συμπεράσματα που θα συναχθούν σχετικά. Οι δράσεις που προβλέπονται στη δήλωση θα αναληφθούν υπό την προϋπόθεση ότι οι συμμετέχοντες που εκπροσωπούν το 90 % περίπου του παγκόσμιου εμπορίου (1) στον τομέα των προϊόντων της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών θα έχουν κοινοποιήσει μέχρι τότε την αποδοχή των προτάσεων και υπό τον όρο ότι θα έχει αποφασιστεί, με ικανοποιητικό για τους συμμετέχοντες τρόπο, το σχετικό χρονοδιάγραμμα. Για να αποφασίσουν αν πρέπει να αναληφθούν ενέργειες που προβλέπονται στη δήλωση, σε περίπτωση που το ποσοστό του παγκόσμιου εμπορίου που αντιστοιχεί στους συμμετέχοντες βρίσκεται κάτω του 90 % του παγκόσμιου εμπορίου προϊόντων της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών, οι συμμετέχοντες έχουν τη δυνατότητα να λάβουν υπόψη το ποσοστό της συμμετοχής των κρατών ή των χωριστών τελωνειακών εδαφών, με τα οποία διατηρούν ουσιώδεις εμπορικές σχέσεις, όσον αφορά τα εν λόγω προϊόντα. Στην εν λόγω συνάντηση, οι συμμετέχοντες θα αποφανθούν αν πληρούνται τα συγκεκριμένα κριτήρια.5. Οι συμμετέχοντες συναντώνται με την απαιτούμενη συχνότητα και το αργότερο μέχρι τις 30 Σεπτεμβρίου 1997 για να εξετάσουν τις μεταξύ τους διαφορές, όσον αφορά την κατάταξη των προϊόντων της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών, αρχίζοντας από τα προϊόντα που περιλαμβάνονται στο προσάρτημα Β. Οι συμμετέχοντες συμφωνούν ότι κοινός στόχος πρέπει να είναι, όπου χρειάζεται, η κατάταξη των εν λόγω προϊόντων στην ισχύουσα ονοματολογία του ΕΣ, αφού εξεταστούν οι ερμηνείες και οι κανόνες του Συμβουλίου Τελωνειακής Συνεργασίας (γνωστού επίσης ως Παγκόσμιου Οργανισμού Τελωνείων ή ΠΟΤ). Σε κάθε περίπτωση όπου παραμένει διαφορά ως προς την κατάταξη, οι συμμετέχοντες


text: υποχρεούνται να εξετάσουν την περίπτωση υποβολής κοινής πρότασης στον ΠΟΤ για αναπροσαρμογή της ισχύουσας ονοματολογίας του ΕΣ ή για επίλυση της διαφοράς με ερμηνεία της ονοματολογίας του ΕΣ.6. Οι συμμετέχοντες γνωρίζουν ότι, σε περίπτωση που πλεονεκτήματα που απορρέουν αμέσως ή εμμέσως υπέρ ενός συμμετέχοντος μέλους του ΠΟΕ από την εφαρμογή της παρούσας δήλωσης, αναιρούνται μερικώς ή ολικώς λόγω της εφαρμογής από άλλο συμμετέχον μέλος του ΠΟΕ οποιουδήποτε μέτρου, εφαρμόζεται το άρθρο XXIII της Γενικής Συμφωνίας ανεξάρτητα από το αν το εν λόγω μέτρο έρχεται ή όχι σε σύγκρουση με τις διατάξεις της Γενικής Συμφωνίας.7. Κάθε συμμετέχων θα εξετάζει ευνοϊκά κάθε αίτημα για διαβουλεύσεις εκ μέρους άλλου συμμετέχοντος σχετικά με τις προαναφερθείσες υποχρεώσεις. Οι διαβουλεύσεις αυτές διενεργούνται με την επιφύλαξη των δικαιωμάτων και των υποχρεώσεων που απορρέουν από τη συμφωνία για τον ΠΟΕ.8. Οι συμμετέχοντες που ενεργούν υπό την αιγίδα του συμβουλίου εμπορευματικών συναλλαγών θα γνωστοποιούν στα λοιπά μέλη του ΠΟΕ και τα κράτη ή τα χωριστά τελωνειακά εδάφη που προετοιμάζονται να προσχωρήσουν στον ΠΟΕ τον τρόπο αυτό και θα αρχίζουν διαβουλεύσεις με σκοπό να διευκολύνουν τη συμμετοχή τους στην επέκταση του εμπορίου προϊόντων της τεχνολογίας πληροφοριών βάσει της παρούσας δήλωσης.9. Ως «συμμετέχοντες», στο παρόν κείμενο, νοούνται όλα τα μέλη του ΠΟΕ ή τα κράτη και χωριστά τελωνειακά εδάφη που προετοιμάζονται να προσχωρήσουν στον ΠΟΕ και τα οποία παρέχουν το έγγραφο που περιγράφεται στην παράγραφο 2 μέχρι την 1η Μαρτίου 1997.10. Το παρόν παράρτημα υποβάλλεται προς αποδοχή από όλα τα μέλη του ΠΟΕ και κάθε κράτος ή χωριστό τελωνειακό έδαφος που προετοιμάζεται να προσχωρήσει στον ΠΟΕ. Κάθε τέτοια αποδοχή κοινοποιείται γραπτώς στο γενικό διευθυντή, ο οποίος τη γνωστοποιεί σε όλους τους συμμετέχοντες.There are two Attachments to the Annex.Attachment A lists the HS headings or parts thereof to be covered.Attachment B lists specific products to be covered by an ITA wherever they are classified in the HS.(1) Το ποσοστό αυτό υπολογίζεται από τη γραμματεία του ΠΟΕ βάσει των πλέον πρόσφατων διαθέσιμων δεδομένων κατά τη στιγμή της συνάντησης.Attachment A, Section 1 >ΘΕΣΗ ΠΗΝΑΚΑ>Attachment A, Section 2 Semiconductor manufacturing and testing equipment and parts thereof >ΘΕΣΗ ΠΗΝΑΚΑ>Attachment B Positive list of specific products to be covered by this agreement wherever they are classified in the HS.Where parts are specified, they are to be covered in accordance with HS Notes 2 (b) to Section XVI and Chapter 90, respectively.- Computers: automatic data processing machines capable of (1) storing the processing program or programs and at least the data immediately necessary for the execution of the program; (2) being freely programmed in accordance with the requirements of the user; (3) performing arithmetical computations specified by the user; and (4) executing, without human intervention, a processing program which requires them to modify their execution, by logical decision during the processing run.The agreement covers such automatic data processing machines whether or not they are able to receive and process with the assistance of central processing unit telephony signals, television signals, or other analogue or digitally processed audio or video signals. Machines performing a specific function other than data


text: processing, or incorporating or working in conjunction with an automatic data processing machine, and not otherwise specified under Attachment A or B, are not covered by this agreement,- Electric amplifiers when used as repeaters in line telephony products falling within this agreement, and parts thereof,- Flat panel displays (including LCD, electro luminescence, plasma and other technologies) for products falling within this agreement, and parts thereof,- Network equipment: local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) apparatus, including those products dedicated for use solely or principally to permit the interconnection of automatic data processing machines and units thereof for a network that is used primarily for the sharing of resources such as central processor units, data storage devices and input or output - including adapters, hubs, in-line repeaters, converters, concentrators, bridges and routers and printed circuit assemblies for physical incorporation into automatic data processing machines and units thereof,- Monitors: display units of automatic data processing machines with a cathode ray tube with a dot screen pitch smaller than 0,4 mm not capable of receiving and processing television signals or other analogue or digitally processed audio or video signals without assistance of a central processing unit of a computer as defined in this agreement. The agreement does not, therefore, cover televisions, including high definition televisions (1),- Optical disc storage units, for automatic data processing machines (including CD drives and DVD-drives), whether or not having the capability of writing/recording as well as reading, whether or not in their own housings,- Paging alert devices, and parts thereof,- Plotters whether input or output units of HS heading No 8471 or drawing or drafting machines of HS heading No 9017,- Printed circuit assemblies for products falling within this agreement, including such assemblies for external connections such as cards that conform to the PCMCIA standard.Such printed circuit assemblies consist of one or more printed circuits of heading 8534 with one or more active elements assembled thereon, with or without passive elements 'Active elements` means diodes, transistors, and similar semiconductor devices, whether or not photosensitive, of heading 8541, and integrated circuits and micro assemblies of heading 8542,- Projection type flat panel display units used with automatic data processing machines which can display digital information generated by the central processing unit,- Proprietary format storage devices including media therefore for automatic data processing machines, with or without removable media and whether magnetic, optical or other technology, including Bernouilli Box, Syquest, or Zipdrive cartridge storage units,- Multimedia upgrade kits for automatic data processing machines, and units thereof, put up for retail sale, consisting of, at least, speakers and/or microphones as well as a printed circuit assembly that enables the ADP machines and units thereof to process audio signals (sound cards),- Set top boxes which have a communication function: a microprocessor-based device incorporating a modem for gaining access to the Internet, and having a function of interactive information exchange.(1) Participants will conduct a review of this product description in January 1999 under the consultation provisions of paragraph 3 of the Declaration.EC


text: - ITA - Schedule CXL >ΘΕΣΗ ΠΗΝΑΚΑ>EC-ITA - Schedule CXL - Attachment A, Section 2 >ΘΕΣΗ ΠΗΝΑΚΑ>EC-ITA - Schedule CXL - Attachment B >ΘΕΣΗ ΠΗΝΑΚΑ>WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 2 April 1997Council for Trade in Goods IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON TRADE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS The following communication was sent on 26 March 1997 to the Chairman of the Council for Trade in Goods with a request that it be circulated to all Members.The following Members of the World Trade Organization ('WTO`) and States or separate customs territories in the process of acceding to the WTO:AustraliaCanadaCzech RepublicCosta RicaEstoniaEuropean CommunitiesHong KongIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIsraelJapanKoreaMacauMalaysiaNew ZealandNorwayRomaniaSeparate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and MatsuSingaporeSlovak RepublicSwitzerland (1)ThailandTurkeyUnited States(hereinafter referred to as 'participants`) (2), having been parties to the Ministerial Declaration on Trade in Information Technology Products (3) (hereinafter referred to as 'Declaration`), or having agreed, in the period since the Declaration was circulated, to participate in the expansion of world trade in information technology products according to the modalities set forth in the Declaration, met on 26 March 1997 (4), took the decisions described below, as provided for in the Annex to the Declaration, and established the elements described below, concerning the further implementation of the Declaration, as reflected below.Agreement on actions foreseen in the Declaration 1. The participants accepted (5) the results of the review process described in paragraph 2 of the Annex to the Declaration, as reflected in the documents attached hereto, which were submitted by participants and have been reviewed and approved on a consensus basis.2. The participants agreed that the criteria established in paragraph 4 of the Annex to the Declaration have been met, and therefore, that participants shall implement (6) the actions foreseen in the Declaration.Establishment of the Committee of Participants 3. In order to carry out the provisions of paragraphs 3, 5, 6 and 7 of the Annex to the Declaration, the participants established a Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products (hereinafter referred to as 'Committee`). The Committee shall oversee the functioning of these elements and shall serve as the forum for meetings required under its procedures and collective consultations among the participants. All decisions of the Committee shall be taken by consensus.4. Membership in the Committee shall be open to representatives of all participants. The Committee shall elect a chairperson from among the representatives of the participants or as otherwise decided. The Committee may decide to invite, as appropriate, representatives of WTO Members and of observers to the Council for Trade in Goods that are not participants as of 26 March 1997 to attend meetings of the Committee as observers.5. The participants agreed that any WTO Member, or State or separate customs territory in the process of acceding to the WTO, that is not a participant as of 26 March 1997, and that notifies the Committee of its interest in binding and eliminating customs duties, and other duties and charges, on the importation of information technology products into its territory pursuant to these


text: elements, may become a participant on terms to be agreed between it and the participants at that time. Unless otherwise agreed, such WTO Member, or separate customs territory in the process of acceding to the WTO, shall, on the date that it becomes a participant, make effective all rate reductions it would have undertaken had it been a participant as of 26 March 1997.6. The participants agreed that the Committee shall hold regular meetings to review developments related to the implementation of the Declaration, and shall hold special meetings at the request of any participant or as otherwise necessary by invitation of the chairperson. The first regular meeting of the Committee shall be held no later than 30 September 1997. The Committee shall consider at that meeting the schedule of future regular meetings, taking account of the meetings provided for in paragraph 7 below.Process for monitoring implementation and consultations on and review of product coverage 7. The participants agreed that, in conducting the consultations and review described in paragraph 3 of the Annex to the Declaration (7), the Committee may also take into account changes in patterns in trade in information technology products. The participants expressed their intent to conduct the initial review and any consultations pursuant to paragraph 3 of the Annex to the Declaration according to the procedures attached hereto.8. The participants also agreed that, in conducting the consultations described in paragraph 5 of the Annex to the Declaration (8), the Committee may consider product classification divergences with a view to ensuring that the actions foreseen in the Declaration are implemented in a coherent fashion by all participants.GATT 1994 Article XXVIII 9. The participants agreed that any participant that is a WTO Member having recourse to the provisions of Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 with respect to the possible modification or withdrawal of a concession included in its WTO schedule of tariff concessions, as modified pursuant to these procedures, shall so notify the other participants at the time that it notifies the Director-General of the WTO. Upon the request of any participant, the Committee shall convene a meeting within 30 days of the circulation of the notification to consider the potential impact of the proposed modification or withdrawal of the concession on the trade of other participants in information technology products. Such deliberations shall be without prejudice to rights and obligations under the WTO Agreement.10. The participants agreed that, in light of the technical specificity of information technology products, participants may wish to consider, in the course of the review provided for in paragraph 3 of the Annex to the Declaration, additional procedures to address the concerns of small- and medium-sized exporting participants regarding their rights under Article XXVIII, bearing in mind that a review will be conducted by the Council for Trade in Goods five years from the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement pursuant to paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs


text: and Trade 1994.Incorporation of the Annex to the Declaration 11. The participants agreed that the modalities set forth in the Annex to the Declaration, including the Attachments to that Annex, are an integral part of these elements.Attachments:A. Ministerial Declaration on Trade in Information Technology Products, WT/MIN(96)/16, 13 December 1996.B. Approved Schedules of Participants (9).(1) On behalf of the customs union Switzerland and Liechtenstein.(2) Participants took note that Panama and Poland submitted documents after 1 March 1997 that could not be reviewed by 26 March 1997 and that others may submit documents on or before 1 April 1997. Participants agreed to meet again during the week of 14 April 1997 to complete the review process with respect to these documents. It was understood that, upon approval of these documents, the procedures set forth in the Annex to the Declaration would apply as if the documents had been approved at the meeting of 26 March 1997, and the States or separate customs territories referred to above would thenceforth be considered to be 'participants` for purposes of the further implementation of the Declaration.(3) WT/MIN(96)/16, 13 December 1996 (attached).(4) The WTO Secretariat shall maintain a set of the informal documents exchanged by participants in consultations that led to the decisions taken at that meeting. These documents shall be made available to participants for consultation upon request.(5) Subject to the completion of domestic procedural requirements.(6) The text of paragraph 3 is as follows: 'Participants shall meet periodically under the auspices of the Council on Trade in Goods to review the product coverage specified in the Attachments, with a view to agreeing, by consensus, whether in the light of technological developments, experience in applying the tariff concessions, or changes to the HS nomenclature, the Attachments should be modified to incorporate additional products, and to consult on non-tariff barriers to trade in information technology products. Such consultations shall be without prejudice to rights and obligations under the WTO Agreement.`(7) The text of paragraph 5 is as follows: 'Participants shall meet as often as necessary and no later than 30 September 1997 to consider any divergence among them in classifying information technology products, beginning with the products specified in Attachment B. Participants agree on the common objective of achieving, where appropriate, a common classification for these products within existing HS nomenclature, giving consideration to interpretations and rulings of the Customs Cooperation Council (also known as the World Customs Organization or 'WCO`). In any instance in which a divergence in classification remains, participants will consider whether a joint suggestion could be made to the WCO with regard to updating existing HS nomenclature or resolving divergence in interpretation of the HS nomenclature.`(8) Available for consultation by participants and WTO Members in the WTO Secretariat (Market Access Division).PROCEDURES FOR CONSULTATIONS ON AND REVIEW OF PRODUCT COVERAGE Pursuant to paragraph 7 above, it is the intention of the participants to conduct the initial review and any consultations pursuant to paragraph 3 of the Annex to the Declaration according to the following schedule:(a)


text: Beginning 1 October 1997 and no later than 31 December 1997, participants may submit to the Committee lists of additional information technology products for possible additional tariff concessions, including supporting technical documentation to facilitate consideration by the Committee, taking into account paragraph 5 of the Annex to the Declaration regarding classification issues. Such lists shall be circulated to all participants.(b) Beginning 1 January 1998 and no later than 31 March 1998, participants that have submitted the documentation described in paragraph (a) above shall consult upon request with interested participants to clarify information and exchange views on the documentation submitted, including technical specifications of the products covered in such documentation.(c) No later than 30 June 1998, the Committee shall meet to decide whether to revise Attachment A or B to the Annex to the Declaration, and if so, to establish a revised list of products with respect to which participants would bind and eliminate customs duties and other duties and charges. Such list would replace Attachment A or B.(d) If the Committee decides to establish a revised list pursuant to paragraph (c), then each participant shall submit no later than 1 September 1998 a document similar to that required under paragraph 2 of the Annex to the Declaration.(e) The Committee shall meet no later than 15 September 1998 to conduct a review of these documents in a manner similar to that conducted pursuant to paragraph 2 of the Annex to the Declaration, and shall conclude its review no later than 30 September 1998. At that meeting participants shall also consider the possibility and procedures for further reviews.(f) Upon successful completion of the Committee review, the participants shall submit to the Secretariat the documents incorporating the results of the review as proposed modifications to their WTO schedules of tariff concessions, pursuant to the Decision of 26 March 1980 on Procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedules of Tariff Concessions (BISD, 27S/25), with a view to the entry into force of the revised schedules, and incorporation in their domestic tariff schedules, no later than 1 January 1999 bearing in mind the need of each participant to fulfil its domestic procedural requirements. Each participant that is not a Member of the WTO shall implement these measures on an autonomous basis, pending completion of its WTO accession, and shall incorporate these measures into its WTO schedule on goods.


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 United Nations Convention against transnational organised crime - Declarations
 Επίσημη Εφημερίδα αριθ. L 261 της 06/08/2004 σ. 0070 - 0115
 United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime
 Article 1
 Statement of purpose
 The purpose of this Convention is to promote cooperation to prevent and combat transnational organised crime more effectively.
 Article 2
 Use of terms
 For the purposes of this Convention:
 (a) «organised criminal group» shall mean a structured group of three or more persons, existing for a period of time and acting in concert with the aim of committing one or more serious crimes or offences established in accordance with this Convention, in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit;
 (b) «serious crime» shall mean conduct constituting an offence punishable by a maximum deprivation of liberty of at least four years or a more serious penalty;
 (c) «structured group» shall mean a group that is not randomly formed for the immediate commission of an offence and that does not need to have formally defined roles for its members, continuity of its membership or a developed structure;
 (d) «property» shall mean assets of every kind, whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, and legal documents or instruments evidencing title to, or interest in, such assets;
 (e) «proceeds of crime» shall mean any property derived from or obtained, directly or indirectly, through the commission of an offence;
 (f) «freezing» or «seizure» shall mean temporarily prohibiting the transfer, conversion, disposition or movement of property or temporarily assuming custody or control of property on the basis of an order issued by a court or other competent authority;
 (g) «confiscation» , which includes forfeiture where applicable, shall mean the permanent deprivation of property by order of a court or other competent authority;
 (h) «predicate offence» shall mean any offence as a result of which proceeds have been generated that may become the subject of an offence as defined in article 6 of this Convention;
 (i) «controlled delivery» shall mean the technique of allowing illicit or suspect consignments to pass out of, through or into the territory of one or more States, with the knowledge and under the supervision of their competent authorities, with a view to the investigation of an offence and the identification of persons involved in the commission of the offence;
 (j) «regional economic integration organisation» shall mean an organisation constituted by sovereign States of a given region, to which its member States have transferred competence in respect of matters governed by this Convention and which has been duly authorised, in accordance with its internal procedures, to sign, ratify, accept, approve or accede to it; references to «States Parties» under this Convention shall apply to such organisations within the limits of their competence.
 Article 3
 Scope of application
 1. This Convention shall apply, except as otherwise stated herein, to the prevention, investigation and prosecution of:
 (a) the offences established in accordance with Articles 5, 6, 8 and 23


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 (b) serious crime as defined in article 2 of this Convention;
 where the offence is transnational in nature and involves an organised criminal group.
 2. For the purpose of paragraph 1 of this Article, an offence is transnational in nature if:
 (a) it is committed in more than one State;
 (b) it is committed in one State but a substantial part of its preparation, planning, direction or control takes place in another State;
 (c) it is committed in one State but involves an organised criminal group that engages in criminal activities in more than one State; or
 (d) it is committed in one State but has substantial effects in another State.
 Article 4
 Protection of sovereignty
 1. States Parties shall carry out their obligations under this Convention in a manner consistent with the principles of sovereign equality and territorial integrity of States and that of non-intervention in the domestic affairs of other States.
 2. Nothing in this Convention entitles a State Party to undertake in the territory of another State the exercise of jurisdiction and performance of functions that are reserved exclusively for the authorities of that other State by its domestic law.
 Article 5
 Criminalisation of participation in an organised criminal group
 1. Each State Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences, when committed intentionally:
 (a) either or both of the following as criminal offences distinct from those involving the attempt or completion of the criminal activity:
 (i) agreeing with one or more other persons to commit a serious crime for a purpose relating directly or indirectly to the obtaining of a financial or other material benefit and, where required by domestic law, involving an act undertaken by one of the participants in furtherance of the agreement or involving an organised criminal group;
 (ii) conduct by a person who, with knowledge of either the aim and general criminal activity of an organised criminal group or its intention to commit the crimes in question, takes an active part in:
 a. criminal activities of the organised criminal group;
 b. other activities of the organised criminal group in the knowledge that his or her participation will contribute to the achievement of the above-described criminal aim;
 (b) organising, directing, aiding, abetting, facilitating or counselling the commission of serious crime involving an organised criminal group.
 2. The knowledge, intent, aim, purpose or agreement referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be inferred from objective factual circumstances.
 3. States Parties whose domestic law requires involvement of an organised criminal group for purposes of the offences established in accordance with paragraph 1(a)(i) of this article shall ensure that their domestic law covers all serious crimes involving organised criminal groups. Such States Parties, as well as States Parties whose domestic law requires an act in furtherance of the agreement for purposes of the offences established in accordance with paragraph 1(a) (i) of this article, shall so inform the Secretary-General of the


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United Nations at the time of their signature or of deposit of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of or accession to this Convention.
 Article 6
 Criminalisation of the laundering of proceeds of crime
 1. Each State Party shall adopt, in accordance with fundamental principles of its domestic law, such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences, when committed intentionally:
 (a) (i) the conversion or transfer of property, knowing that such property is the proceeds of crime, for the purpose of concealing or disguising the illicit origin of the property or of helping any person who is involved in the commission of the predicate offence to evade the legal consequences of his or her action;
 (ii) the concealment or disguise of the true nature, source, location, disposition, movement or ownership of or rights with respect to property, knowing that such property is the proceeds of crime;
 (b) subject to the basic concepts of its legal system:
 (i) the acquisition, possession or use of property, knowing, at the time of receipt, that such property is the proceeds of crime;
 (ii) participation in, association with or conspiracy to commit, attempts to commit and aiding, abetting, facilitating and counselling the commission of any of the offences established in accordance with this Article.
 2. For purposes of implementing or applying paragraph 1 of this Article:
 (a) each State Party shall seek to apply paragraph 1 of this Article to the widest range of predicate offences;
 (b) each State Party shall include as predicate offences all serious crime as defined in Article 2 of this Convention and the offences established in accordance with Articles 5, 8 and 23 of this Convention. In the case of States Parties whose legislation sets out a list of specific predicate offences, they shall, at a minimum, include in such list a comprehensive range of offences associated with organised criminal groups;
 (c) for the purposes of subparagraph (b), predicate offences shall include offences committed both within and outside the jurisdiction of the State Party in question. However, offences committed outside the jurisdiction of a State Party shall constitute predicate offences only when the relevant conduct is a criminal offence under the domestic law of the State where it is committed and would be a criminal offence under the domestic law of the State Party implementing or applying this Article had it been committed there;
 (d) each State Party shall furnish copies of its laws that give effect to this Article and of any subsequent changes to such laws or a description thereof to the Secretary-General of the United Nations;
 (e) if required by fundamental principles of the domestic law of a State Party, it may be provided that the offences set forth in paragraph 1 of this Article do not apply to the persons who committed the predicate offence;
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 Article 7
 Measures to combat money-laundering
 1. Each State Party:
 (a) shall institute a comprehensive domestic regulatory and supervisory regime for banks and non-bank financial institutions and, where appropriate, other bodies particularly susceptible to money-laundering, within its competence, in order to deter and detect all forms of money-laundering, which regime shall emphasise requirements for customer identification, record-keeping and the reporting of suspicious transactions;
 (b) shall, without prejudice to Articles 18 and 27 of this Convention, ensure that administrative, regulatory, law enforcement and other authorities dedicated to combating money-laundering (including, where appropriate under domestic law, judicial authorities) have the ability to cooperate and exchange information at the national and international levels within the conditions prescribed by its domestic law and, to that end, shall consider the establishment of a financial intelligence unit to serve as a national centre for the collection, analysis and dissemination of information regarding potential money-laundering.
 2. States Parties shall consider implementing feasible measures to detect and monitor the movement of cash and appropriate negotiable instruments across their borders, subject to safeguards to ensure proper use of information and without impeding in any way the movement of legitimate capital. Such measures may include a requirement that individuals and businesses report the cross-border transfer of substantial quantities of cash and appropriate negotiable instruments.
 3. In establishing a domestic regulatory and supervisory regime under the terms of this Article, and without prejudice to any other Article of this Convention, States Parties are called upon to use as a guideline the relevant initiatives of regional, interregional and multilateral organisations against money-laundering.
 4. States Parties shall endeavour to develop and promote global, regional, subregional and bilateral cooperation among judicial, law enforcement and financial regulatory authorities in order to combat money-laundering.
 Article 8
 Criminalisation of corruption
 1. Each State Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences, when committed intentionally:
 (a) the promise, offering or giving to a public official, directly or indirectly, of an undue advantage, for the official himself or herself or another person or entity, in order that the official act or refrain from acting in the exercise of his or her official duties;
 (b) t he solicitation or acceptance by a public official, directly or indirectly, of an undue advantage, for the official himself or herself or another person or entity, in order that the official act or refrain from acting in the exercise of his or her official duties.
 2. Each State Party shall consider adopting such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences conduct referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article involving a foreign public official or international civil servant. Likewise, each State Party shall consider establishing as criminal offences other forms of corruption.
 3. Each State Party shall also adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish as a criminal offence participation as an accomplice in an offence established in accordance with this Article.
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the purposes of paragraph 1 of this Article and Article 9 of this Convention, «public official» shall mean a public official or a person who provides a public service as defined in the domestic law and as applied in the criminal law of the State Party in which the person in question performs that function.
 Article 9
 Measures against corruption
 1. In addition to the measures set forth in Article 8 of this Convention, each State Party shall, to the extent appropriate and consistent with its legal system, adopt legislative, administrative or other effective measures to promote integrity and to prevent, detect and punish the corruption of public officials.
 2. Each State Party shall take measures to ensure effective action by its authorities in the prevention, detection and punishment of the corruption of public officials, including providing such authorities with adequate independence to deter the exertion of inappropriate influence on their actions.
 Article 10
 Liability of legal persons
 1. Each State Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary, consistent with its legal principles, to establish the liability of legal persons for participation in serious crimes involving an organised criminal group and for the offences established in accordance with Articles 5, 6, 8 and 23 of this Convention.
 2. Subject to the legal principles of the State Party, the liability of legal persons may be criminal, civil or administrative.
 3. Such liability shall be without prejudice to the criminal liability of the natural persons who have committed the offences.
 4. Each State Party shall, in particular, ensure that legal persons held liable in accordance with this Article are subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal or non-criminal sanctions, including monetary sanctions.
 Article 11
 Prosecution, adjudication and sanctions
 1. Each State Party shall make the commission of an offence established in accordance with Articles 5, 6, 8 and 23 of this Convention liable to sanctions that take into account the gravity of that offence.
 2. Each State Party shall endeavour to ensure that any discretionary legal powers under its domestic law relating to the prosecution of persons for offences covered by this Convention are exercised to maximise the effectiveness of law enforcement measures in respect of those offences and with due regard to the need to deter the commission of such offences.
 3. In the case of offences established in accordance with Articles 5, 6, 8 and 23 of this Convention, each State Party shall take appropriate measures, in accordance with its domestic law and with due regard to the rights of the defence, to seek to ensure that conditions imposed in connection with decisions on release pending trial or appeal take into consideration the need to ensure the presence of the defendant at subsequent criminal proceedings.
 4. Each State Party shall ensure that its courts or other competent authorities bear in mind the grave nature of the offences covered by this Convention when considering the eventuality of early release or parole of persons convicted of such offences.
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State Party shall, where appropriate, establish under its domestic law a long statute of limitations period in which to commence proceedings for any offence covered by this Convention and a longer period where the alleged offender has evaded the administration of justice.
 6. Nothing contained in this Convention shall affect the principle that the description of the offences established in accordance with this Convention and of the applicable legal defences or other legal principles controlling the lawfulness of conduct is reserved to the domestic law of a State Party and that such offences shall be prosecuted and punished in accordance with that law.
 Article 12
 Confiscation and seizure
 1. States Parties shall adopt, to the greatest extent possible within their domestic legal systems, such measures as may be necessary to enable confiscation of:
 (a) proceeds of crime derived from offences covered by this Convention or property the value of which corresponds to that of such proceeds;
 (b) property, equipment or other instrumentalities used in or destined for use in offences covered by this Convention.
 2. States Parties shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to enable the identification, tracing, freezing or seizure of any item referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article for the purpose of eventual confiscation.
 3. If proceeds of crime have been transformed or converted, in part or in full, into other property, such property shall be liable to the measures referred to in this Article instead of the proceeds.
 4. If proceeds of crime have been intermingled with property acquired from legitimate sources, such property shall, without prejudice to any powers relating to freezing or seizure, be liable to confiscation up to the assessed value of the intermingled proceeds.
 5. Income or other benefits derived from proceeds of crime, from property into which proceeds of crime have been transformed or converted or from property with which proceeds of crime have been intermingled shall also be liable to the measures referred to in this Article, in the same manner and to the same extent as proceeds of crime.
 6. For the purposes of this Article and Article 13 of this Convention, each State Party shall empower its courts or other competent authorities to order that bank, financial or commercial records be made available or be seized. States Parties shall not decline to act under the provisions of this paragraph on the ground of bank secrecy.
 7. States Parties may consider the possibility of requiring that an offender demonstrate the lawful origin of alleged proceeds of crime or other property liable to confiscation, to the extent that such a requirement is consistent with the principles of their domestic law and with the nature of the judicial and other proceedings.
 8. The provisions of this Article shall not be construed to prejudice the rights of bona fide third parties.
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 Article 13
 International cooperation for purposes of confiscation
 1. A State Party that has received a request from another State Party having jurisdiction over an offence covered by this Convention for confiscation of proceeds of crime, property, equipment or other instrumentalities referred to in Article 12(1), of this Convention situated in its territory shall, to the greatest extent possible within its domestic legal system:
 (a) submit the request to its competent authorities for the purpose of obtaining an order of confiscation and, if such an order is granted, give effect to it; or
 (b) submit to its competent authorities, with a view to giving effect to it to the extent requested, an order of confiscation issued by a court in the territory of the requesting State Party in accordance with Article 12(1), of this Convention insofar as it relates to proceeds of crime, property, equipment or other instrumentalities referred to in Article 12(1), situated in the territory of the requested State Party.
 2. Following a request made by another State Party having jurisdiction over an offence covered by this Convention, the requested State Party shall take measures to identify, trace and freeze or seize proceeds of crime, property, equipment or other instrumentalities referred to in Article 12(1), of this Convention for the purpose of eventual confiscation to be ordered either by the requesting State Party or, pursuant to a request under paragraph 1 of this Article, by the requested State Party.
 3. The provisions of Article 18 of this Convention are applicable, mutatis mutandis, to this Article. In addition to the information specified in Article 18(15), requests made pursuant to this Article shall contain:
 (a) in the case of a request pertaining to paragraph 1(a) of this Article, a description of the property to be confiscated and a statement of the facts relied upon by the requesting State Party sufficient to enable the requested State Party to seek the order under its domestic law;
 (b) in the case of a request pertaining to paragraph 1(b) of this Article, a legally admissible copy of an order of confiscation upon which the request is based issued by the requesting State Party, a statement of the facts and information as to the extent to which execution of the order is requested;
 (c) in the case of a request pertaining to paragraph 2 of this Article, a statement of the facts relied upon by the requesting State Party and a description of the actions requested.
 4. The decisions or actions provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be taken by the requested State Party in accordance with and subject to the provisions of its domestic law and its procedural rules or any bilateral or multilateral treaty, agreement or arrangement to which it may be bound in relation to the requesting State Party.
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 6. If a State Party elects to make the taking of the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article conditional on the existence of a relevant treaty, that State Party shall consider this Convention the necessary and sufficient treaty basis.
 7. Cooperation under this Article may be refused by a State Party if the offence to which the request relates is not an offence covered by this Convention.
 8. The provisions of this Article shall not be construed to prejudice the rights of bona fide third parties.
 9. States Parties shall consider concluding bilateral or multilateral treaties, agreements or arrangements to enhance the effectiveness of international cooperation undertaken pursuant to this Article.
 Article 14
 Disposal of confiscated proceeds of crime or property
 1. Proceeds of crime or property confiscated by a State Party pursuant to Articles 12 or 13(1), of this Convention shall be disposed of by that State Party in accordance with its domestic law and administrative procedures.
 2. When acting on the request made by another State Party in accordance with Article 13 of this Convention, States Parties shall, to the extent permitted by domestic law and if so requested, give priority consideration to returning the confiscated proceeds of crime or property to the requesting State Party so that it can give compensation to the victims of the crime or return such proceeds of crime or property to their legitimate owners.
 3. When acting on the request made by another State Party in accordance with Articles 12 and 13 of this Convention, a State Party may give special consideration to concluding agreements or arrangements on:
 (a) contributing the value of such proceeds of crime or property or funds derived from the sale of such proceeds of crime or property or a part thereof to the account designated in accordance with Article 30(2)(c), of this Convention and to intergovernmental bodies specialising in the fight against organised crime;
 (b) sharing with other States Parties, on a regular or case-by-case basis, such proceeds of crime or property, or funds derived from the sale of such proceeds of crime or property, in accordance with its domestic law or administrative procedures.
 Article 15
 Jurisdiction
 1. Each State Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences established in accordance with Articles 5, 6, 8 and 23 of this Convention when:
 (a) The offence is committed in the territory of that State Party; or
 (b) The offence is committed on board a vessel that is flying the flag of that State Party or an aircraft that is registered under the laws of that State Party at the time that the offence is committed.
 2. Subject to Article 4 of this Convention, a State Party may also establish its jurisdiction over any such offence when:
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 (b) the offence is committed by a national of that State Party or a stateless person who has his or her habitual residence in its territory; or
 (c) the offence is:
 (i) one of those established in accordance with Article 5(1), of this Convention and is committed outside its territory with a view to the commission of a serious crime within its territory;
 (ii) one of those established in accordance with Article 6(1)(b)(ii), of this Convention and is committed outside its territory with a view to the commission of an offence established in accordance with Article 6(1)(a)(i) or (ii) or (b) (i), of this Convention within its territory.
 3. For the purposes of Article 16(10), of this Convention, each State Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences covered by this Convention when the alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite such person solely on the ground that he or she is one of its nationals.
 4. Each State Party may also adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences covered by this Convention when the alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite him or her.
 5. If a State Party exercising its jurisdiction under paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article has been notified, or has otherwise learned, that one or more other States Parties are conducting an investigation, prosecution or judicial proceeding in respect of the same conduct, the competent authorities of those States Parties shall, as appropriate, consult one another with a view to coordinating their actions.
 6. Without prejudice to norms of general international law, this Convention does not exclude the exercise of any criminal jurisdiction established by a State Party in accordance with its domestic law.
 Article 16
 Extradition
 1. This Article shall apply to the offences covered by this Convention or in cases where an offence referred to in Article 3(1)(a) or (b), involves an organised criminal group and the person who is the subject of the request for extradition is located in the territory of the requested State Party, provided that the offence for which extradition is sought is punishable under the domestic law of both the requesting State Party and the requested State Party.
 2. If the request for extradition includes several separate serious crimes, some of which are not covered by this Article, the requested State Party may apply this Article also in respect of the latter offences.
 3. Each of the offences to which this Article applies shall be deemed to be included as an extraditable offence in any extradition treaty existing between States Parties. States Parties undertake to include such offences as extraditable offences in every extradition treaty to be concluded between them.
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no extradition treaty, it may consider this Convention the legal basis for extradition in respect of any offence to which this Article applies.
 5. States Parties that make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty shall:
 (a) at the time of deposit of their instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval of or accession to this Convention, inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations whether they will take this Convention as the legal basis for cooperation on extradition with other States Parties to this Convention; and
 (b) if they do not take this Convention as the legal basis for cooperation on extradition, seek, where appropriate, to conclude treaties on extradition with other States Parties to this Convention in order to implement this Article.
 6. States Parties that do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty shall recognise offences to which this Article applies as extraditable offences between themselves.
 7. Extradition shall be subject to the conditions provided for by the domestic law of the requested State Party or by applicable extradition treaties, including, inter alia , conditions in relation to the minimum penalty requirement for extradition and the grounds upon which the requested State Party may refuse extradition.
 8. States Parties shall, subject to their domestic law, endeavour to expedite extradition procedures and to simplify evidentiary requirements relating thereto in respect of any offence to which this Article applies.
 9. Subject to the provisions of its domestic law and its extradition treaties, the requested State Party may, upon being satisfied that the circumstances so warrant and are urgent and at the request of the requesting State Party, take a person whose extradition is sought and who is present in its territory into custody or take other appropriate measures to ensure his or her presence at extradition proceedings.
 10. A State Party in whose territory an alleged offender is found, if it does not extradite such person in respect of an offence to which this Article applies solely on the ground that he or she is one of its nationals, shall, at the request of the State Party seeking extradition, be obliged to submit the case without undue delay to its competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution. Those authorities shall take their decision and conduct their proceedings in the same manner as in the case of any other offence of a grave nature under the domestic law of that State Party. The States Parties concerned shall cooperate with each other, in particular on procedural and evidentiary aspects, to ensure the efficiency of such prosecution.
 11. Whenever a State Party is permitted under its domestic law to extradite or otherwise surrender one of its nationals only upon the condition that the person will be returned to that State Party to serve the sentence imposed as a result of the trial or proceedings for which the extradition or surrender of the person was sought and that State Party and the State Party seeking the extradition of the person agree with


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this option and other terms that they may deem appropriate, such conditional extradition or surrender shall be sufficient to discharge the obligation set forth in paragraph 10 of this Article.
 12. If extradition, sought for purposes of enforcing a sentence, is refused because the person sought is a national of the requested State Party, the requested Party shall, if its domestic law so permits and in conformity with the requirements of such law, upon application of the requesting Party, consider the enforcement of the sentence that has been imposed under the domestic law of the requesting Party or the remainder thereof.
 13. Any person regarding whom proceedings are being carried out in connection with any of the offences to which this Article applies shall be guaranteed fair treatment at all stages of the proceedings, including enjoyment of all the rights and guarantees provided by the domestic law of the State Party in the territory of which that person is present.
 14. Nothing in this Convention shall be interpreted as imposing an obligation to extradite if the requested State Party has substantial grounds for believing that the request has been made for the purpose of prosecuting or punishing a person on account of that person's sex, race, religion, nationality, ethnic origin or political opinions or that compliance with the request would cause prejudice to that person's position for any one of these reasons.
 15. States Parties may not refuse a request for extradition on the sole ground that the offence is also considered to involve fiscal matters.
 16. Before refusing extradition, the requested State Party shall, where appropriate, consult with the requesting State Party to provide it with ample opportunity to present its opinions and to provide information relevant to its allegation.
 17. States Parties shall seek to conclude bilateral and multilateral agreements or arrangements to carry out or to enhance the effectiveness of extradition.
 Article 17
 Transfer of sentenced persons
 States Parties may consider entering into bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements on the transfer to their territory of persons sentenced to imprisonment or other forms of deprivation of liberty for offences covered by this Convention, in order that they may complete their sentences there.
 Article 18
 Mutual legal assistance
 1. States Parties shall afford one another the widest measure of mutual legal assistance in investigations, prosecutions and judicial proceedings in relation to the offences covered by this Convention as provided for in Article 3 and shall reciprocally extend to one another similar assistance where the requesting State Party has reasonable grounds to suspect that the offence referred to in Article 3(1)(a) or (b), is transnational in nature, including that victims, witnesses, proceeds, instrumentalities or evidence of such offences are located in the requested State Party and that the offence involves an organised criminal group.
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the offences for which a legal person may be held liable in accordance with Article 10 of this Convention in the requesting State Party.
 3. Mutual legal assistance to be afforded in accordance with this Article may be requested for any of the following purposes:
 (a) taking evidence or statements from persons;
 (b) effecting service of judicial documents;
 (c) executing searches and seizures, and freezing;
 (d) examining objects and sites;
 (e) providing information, evidentiary items and expert evaluations;
 (f) providing originals or certified copies of relevant documents and records, including government, bank, financial, corporate or business records;
 (g) identifying or tracing proceeds of crime, property, instrumentalities or other things for evidentiary purposes;
 (h) facilitating the voluntary appearance of persons in the requesting State Party;
 (i) any other type of assistance that is not contrary to the domestic law of the requested State Party.
 4. Without prejudice to domestic law, the competent authorities of a State Party may, without prior request, transmit information relating to criminal matters to a competent authority in another State Party where they believe that such information could assist the authority in undertaking or successfully concluding inquiries and criminal proceedings or could result in a request formulated by the latter State Party pursuant to this Convention.
 5. The transmission of information pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article shall be without prejudice to inquiries and criminal proceedings in the State of the competent authorities providing the information. The competent authorities receiving the information shall comply with a request that said information remain confidential, even temporarily, or with restrictions on its use. However, this shall not prevent the receiving State Party from disclosing in its proceedings information that is exculpatory to an accused person. In such a case, the receiving State Party shall notify the transmitting State Party prior to the disclosure and, if so requested, consult with the transmitting State Party. If, in an exceptional case, advance notice is not possible, the receiving State Party shall inform the transmitting State Party of the disclosure without delay.
 6. The provisions of this Article shall not affect the obligations under any other treaty, bilateral or multilateral, that governs or will govern, in whole or in part, mutual legal assistance.
 7. Paragraphs 9 to 29 of this Article shall apply to requests made pursuant to this Article if the States Parties in question are not bound by a treaty of mutual legal assistance. If those States Parties are bound by such a treaty, the corresponding provisions of that treaty shall apply unless the States Parties agree to apply paragraphs 9 to 29 of this Article in lieu thereof. States Parties are strongly encouraged to apply these paragraphs if they facilitate cooperation.
 8. States Parties shall not decline to render mutual legal assistance pursuant to this Article on the ground of bank secrecy.
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 10. A person who is being detained or is serving a sentence in the territory of one State Party whose presence in another State Party is requested for purposes of identification, testimony or otherwise providing assistance in obtaining evidence for investigations, prosecutions or judicial proceedings in relation to offences covered by this Convention may be transferred if the following conditions are met:
 (a) the person freely gives his or her informed consent;
 (b) the competent authorities of both States Parties agree, subject to such conditions as those States Parties may deem appropriate.
 11. For the purposes of paragraph 10 of this Article:
 (a) the State Party to which the person is transferred shall have the authority and obligation to keep the person transferred in custody, unless otherwise requested or authorised by the State Party from which the person was transferred;
 (b) the State Party to which the person is transferred shall without delay implement its obligation to return the person to the custody of the State Party from which the person was transferred as agreed beforehand, or as otherwise agreed, by the competent authorities of both States Parties;
 (c) the State Party to which the person is transferred shall not require the State Party from which the person was transferred to initiate extradition proceedings for the return of the person;
 (d) the person transferred shall receive credit for service of the sentence being served in the State from which he or she was transferred for time spent in the custody of the State Party to which he or she was transferred.
 12. Unless the State Party from which a person is to be transferred in accordance with paragraphs 10 and 11 of this Article so agrees, that person, whatever his or her nationality, shall not be prosecuted, detained, punished or subjected to any other restriction of his or her personal liberty in the territory of the State to which that person is transferred in respect of acts, omissions or convictions prior to his or her departure from the territory of the State from which he or she was transferred.
 13. Each State Party shall designate a central authority that shall have the responsibility and power to receive requests for mutual legal assistance and either to execute them or to transmit them to the competent authorities for execution. Where a State Party has a special region or territory with a separate system of mutual legal assistance, it may designate a distinct central authority that shall have the same function for that region or territory. Central authorities shall ensure the speedy and proper execution or transmission of the requests received. Where the central authority transmits the request to a competent authority for execution, it shall encourage the speedy and proper execution of the request by the competent authority. The Secretary-General


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of the United Nations shall be notified of the central authority designated for this purpose at the time each State Party deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of or accession to this Convention. Requests for mutual legal assistance and any communication related thereto shall be transmitted to the central authorities designated by the States Parties. This requirement shall be without prejudice to the right of a State Party to require that such requests and communications be addressed to it through diplomatic channels and, in urgent circumstances, where the States Parties agree, through the International Criminal Police Organisation, if possible.
 14. Requests shall be made in writing or, where possible, by any means capable of producing a written record, in a language acceptable to the requested State Party, under conditions allowing that State Party to establish authenticity. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be notified of the language or languages acceptable to each State Party at the time it deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of or accession to this Convention. In urgent circumstances and where agreed by the States Parties, requests may be made orally, but shall be confirmed in writing forthwith.
 15. A request for mutual legal assistance shall contain:
 (a) the identity of the authority making the request;
 (b) the subject matter and nature of the investigation, prosecution or judicial proceeding to which the request relates and the name and functions of the authority conducting the investigation, prosecution or judicial proceeding;
 (c) a summary of the relevant facts, except in relation to requests for the purpose of service of judicial documents;
 (d) a description of the assistance sought and details of any particular procedure that the requesting State Party wishes to be followed;
 (e) where possible, the identity, location and nationality of any person concerned; and
 (f) the purpose for which the evidence, information or action is sought.
 16. The requested State Party may request additional information when it appears necessary for the execution of the request in accordance with its domestic law or when it can facilitate such execution.
 17. A request shall be executed in accordance with the domestic law of the requested State Party and, to the extent not contrary to the domestic law of the requested State Party and where possible, in accordance with the procedures specified in the request.
 18. Wherever possible and consistent with fundamental principles of domestic law, when an individual is in the territory of a State Party and has to be heard as a witness or expert by the judicial authorities of another State Party, the first State Party may, at the request of the other, permit the hearing to take place by video conference if it is not possible or desirable for the individual in question to appear in person in the territory of the requesting State Party. States Parties may agree that the hearing shall be conducted by a judicial authority of the requesting State Party and attended by a judicial authority


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 19. The requesting State Party shall not transmit or use information or evidence furnished by the requested State Party for investigations, prosecutions or judicial proceedings other than those stated in the request without the prior consent of the requested State Party. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the requesting State Party from disclosing in its proceedings information or evidence that is exculpatory to an accused person. In the latter case, the requesting State Party shall notify the requested State Party prior to the disclosure and, if so requested, consult with the requested State Party. If, in an exceptional case, advance notice is not possible, the requesting State Party shall inform the requested State Party of the disclosure without delay.
 20. The requesting State Party may require that the requested State Party keep confidential the fact and substance of the request, except to the extent necessary to execute the request. If the requested State Party cannot comply with the requirement of confidentiality, it shall promptly inform the requesting State Party.
 21. Mutual legal assistance may be refused:
 (a) if the request is not made in conformity with the provisions of this Article;
 (b) if the requested State Party considers that execution of the request is likely to prejudice its sovereignty, security, public order or other essential interests;
 (c) if the authorities of the requested State Party would be prohibited by its domestic law from carrying out the action requested with regard to any similar offence, had it been subject to investigation, prosecution or judicial proceedings under their own jurisdiction;
 (d) if it would be contrary to the legal system of the requested State Party relating to mutual legal assistance for the request to be granted.
 22. States Parties may not refuse a request for mutual legal assistance on the sole ground that the offence is also considered to involve fiscal matters.
 23. Reasons shall be given for any refusal of mutual legal assistance.
 24. The requested State Party shall execute the request for mutual legal assistance as soon as possible and shall take as full account as possible of any deadlines suggested by the requesting State Party and for which reasons are given, preferably in the request. The requested State Party shall respond to reasonable requests by the requesting State Party on progress of its handling of the request. The requesting State Party shall promptly inform the requested State Party when the assistance sought is no longer required.
 25. Mutual legal assistance may be postponed by the requested State Party on the ground that it interferes with an ongoing investigation, prosecution or judicial proceeding.
 26. Before refusing a request pursuant to paragraph 21 of this Article or postponing its execution pursuant to paragraph 25 of this Article, the requested State Party shall consult with the requesting State Party to consider whether assistance may be granted subject to such terms and conditions as it deems necessary. If the requesting State Party accepts assistance subject to those conditions,