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13.6.2015
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Official Journal of the European Union
L 148/3
PROTOCOL
to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on the general principles for the participation of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria in Union programmes
THE EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Union’,
of the one part, and
THE PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA, hereinafter referred to as ‘Algeria’,
of the other part,
hereinafter jointly referred to as ‘the Parties’,
Whereas:
(1)
Algeria has concluded a Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Algeria, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’), which entered into force on 1 September 2005.
(2)
The Brussels European Council of 17 and 18 June 2004 welcomed the European Commission's proposals for a European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and endorsed the Council conclusions of 14 June 2004.
(3)
The Council has since adopted conclusions in favour of this policy on numerous occasions.
(4)
On 5 March 2007, the Council expressed support for the general and comprehensive approach outlined in the Commission's communication of 4 December 2006 to enable European Neighbourhood Policy partner countries to participate in Community agencies and Community programmes on their merits and where authorised by the legal bases.
(5)
Algeria has expressed its wish to participate in a number of Union programmes.
(6)
The specific terms and conditions, including the financial contribution and reporting and evaluation procedures, applicable to Algeria's participation in each particular Union programme should be determined in an agreement between the European Commission and the competent Algerian authorities,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Algeria shall be allowed to participate in all current and future programmes of the Union opened to the participation of Algeria in accordance with the relevant provisions adopting those programmes.
Article 2
Algeria shall contribute financially to the general budget of the European Union corresponding to the specific Union programmes in which Algeria participates.
Article 3
Algeria's representatives shall be allowed to take part, as observers and for those items which concern Algeria, in the management committees responsible for monitoring the Union programmes to which Algeria contributes financially.
Article 4
Projects and initiatives submitted by participants from Algeria shall, as far as possible, be subject to the same conditions, rules and procedures pertaining to the Union programmes concerned as applied to Member States.
Article 5
1.   The specific terms and conditions regarding the participation of Algeria in each particular Union programme, in particular the financial contribution payable and reporting and evaluation procedures, shall be determined in an agreement between the European Commission and the competent Algerian authorities on the basis of the criteria established in the programmes concerned.
2.   If Algeria applies for Union external assistance to participate in a given Union programme on the basis of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 232/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
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1
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 or pursuant to any similar regulation providing for Union external assistance to Algeria that may be adopted in the future, the conditions governing the use by Algeria of the Union assistance shall be determined in a financing agreement.
Article 6
1.   Each agreement concluded pursuant to Article 5 of this Protocol shall stipulate, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
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2
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, that financial control or audits or other verifications, including administrative investigations, will be carried out by, or under the authority of, the Commission, the European Anti-Fraud Office and the European Court of Auditors.
2.   Detailed provisions shall be adopted for financial controls and audits, administrative measures, penalties and recoveries that accord the European Commission, the European Anti-Fraud Office and the European Court of Auditors powers equivalent to their powers with regard to beneficiaries or contractors established in the Union.
Article 7
1.   This Protocol shall apply for the period during which the Agreement is in force.
2.   This Protocol shall be signed and approved by the Parties in accordance with their respective procedures.
3.   Either Party may denounce this Protocol by written notification to the other Contracting Party. This Protocol shall cease to apply six months after the date of such notification.
4.   The termination of this Protocol following denunciation by either of the Parties shall not affect the checks and controls to be carried out where necessary under Articles 5 and 6.
Article 8
No later than three years after the date of entry into force of this Protocol, and at three-year intervals thereafter, both Parties may review the implementation of this Protocol on the basis of the actual participation of Algeria in Union programmes.
Article 9
This Protocol shall apply to the territories governed by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union under the conditions laid down in that Treaty, on the one hand, and to the territory of Algeria, on the other.
Article 10
1.   Pending its entry into force, the Parties agree to provisionally apply this Protocol from the date of its signing, subject to completion of the procedures necessary for that purpose.
2.   This Protocol shall enter into force definitively on the first day of the month following the date on which the Parties notify each other through diplomatic channels of the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force.
Article 11
This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.
Article 12
This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Arabic languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.
Съставено в Брюксел на четвърти юни две хиляди и петнадесета година.
Hecho en Bruselas, el cuatro de junio de dos mil quince.
V Bruselu dne čtvrtého června dva tisíce patnáct.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den fjerde juni to tusind og femten.
Geschehen zu Brüssel am vierten Juni zweitausendfünfzehn.
Kahe tuhande viieteistkümnenda aasta juunikuu neljandal päeval Brüsselis.
Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις τέσσερις Ιουνίου δύο χιλιάδες δεκαπέντε.
Done at Brussels on the fourth day of June in the year two thousand and fifteen.
Fait à Bruxelles, le quatre juin deux mille quinze.
Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu četvrtog lipnja dvije tisuće petnaeste.
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì quattro giugno duemilaquindici.
Briselē, divi tūkstoši piecpadsmitā gada ceturtajā jūnijā.
Priimta du tūkstančiai penkioliktų metų birželio ketvirtą dieną Briuselyje.
Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-tizenötödik év június havának negyedik napján.
Magħmul fi Brussell, fir-raba' jum ta' Ġunju tas-sena elfejn u ħmistax.
Gedaan te Brussel, de vierde juni tweeduizend vijftien.
Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia czwartego czerwca roku dwa tysiące piętnastego.
Feito em Bruxelas, em quatro de junho de dois mil e quinze.
Întocmit la Bruxelles la patru iunie două mii cincisprezece.
V Bruseli štvrtého júna dvetisícpätnásť.
V Bruslju, dne četrtega junija leta dva tisoč petnajst.
Tehty Brysselissä neljäntenä päivänä kesäkuuta vuonna kaksituhattaviisitoista.
Som skedde i Bryssel den fjärde juni tjugohundrafemton.
За Европейския съюз
Рог la Unión Europea
Za Evropskou unii
For Den Europæiske Union
Für die Europäische Union
Euroopa Liidu nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
For the European Union
Pour l'Union européenne
Za Europsku uniju
Per l'Unione europea
Eiropas Savienības vārdā —
Europos Sąjungos vardu
Az Európai Unió részéről
Għall-Unjoni Ewropea
Voor de Europese Unie
W imieniu Unii Europejskiej
Pela União Europeia
Pentru Uniunea Europeană
Za Európsku úniu
Za Evropsko unijo
Euroopan unionin puolesta
För Europeiska unionen
За Алжирската демократична народна република
Por la República Argelina Democrática y Popular
Za Alžírskou demokratickou a lidovou republiku
For Den Demokratiske Folkerepublik Algeriet
Für die Demokratische Volksrepublik Algerien
Alžeeria Demokraatliku Rahvavabariigi nimel
Για τη Λαϊκή Δημοκρατία της Αλγερίας
For the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Pour la République Algérienne Démocratique et Populaire
Za Alžirsku Narodnu Demokratsku Republiku
Per la Repubblica algerina democratica e popolare
Alžīrijas Tautas Demokrātiskās Republikas vārdā —
Alžyro Liaudies Demokratinės Respublikos vardu
Az Algériai Demokratikus és Népi Köztársaság részéről
Għar-Repubblika Demokratika Popolari tal-Alġerija
Voor de Democratische Volksrepubliek Algerije
W imieniu Algierskiej Republiki Ludowo-Demokratycznej
Pela República Argelina Democrática e Popular
Pentru Republica Algeriană Democratică și Populară
Za Alžírsku demokratickú ľudovú republiku
Za Ljudsko demokratično republiko Alžirijo
Algerian demokraattisen kansantasavallan puolesta
För Demokratiska folkrepubliken Algeriet
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  Regulation (EU) No 232/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument (
OJ L 77, 15.3.2014, p. 27
).
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  Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (
OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1
).

Summary:
Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Algeria
SUMMARY OF:
Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Algeria on scientific and technological cooperation
Decision 2012/184/EU – signing, on behalf of the EU, and provisional application, of the agreement between the EU and Algeria on scientific and technological cooperation
Decision 2012/645/EU – conclusion of the agreement between the EU and Algeria on scientific and technological cooperation
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the EU and Algeria on a framework agreement between the EU and Algeria on the general principles for Algeria’s participation in EU programmes
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE AGREEMENT, THE DECISIONS AND THE PROTOCOL?
The agreement establishes a formal framework and general rules for cooperation between the European Community, now the 
European Union
 (EU), and Algeria, aimed at encouraging, developing and facilitating activities in the fields of science and technology in areas of common interest.
By Decision 2012/184/EU, the 
Council of the European Union
 signed the agreement on behalf of the EU.
By Decision 2012/645/EU, the Council approved the conclusion of the agreement on behalf of the EU.
In view of the Council’s support for the 
European Commission
’s approach to enable 
European neighbourhood policy
 partner countries to participate in 
EU agencies
 and programmes on their merits, and where authorised by the relevant legal bases, the protocol sets out specific terms and conditions, including the financial contribution and reporting and evaluation procedures, applicable to Algeria’s participation in each particular EU programme.
KEY POINTS
Activities conducted under the agreement are based on the following principles:
promotion of a knowledge-based economy;
mutual benefit;
reciprocal access to the activities of research programmes and technological developments undertaken by each party;
timely exchange of information;
exchange and protection of 
intellectual property
 rights;
participation and funding in compliance with the laws of the parties.
Cooperation
Algerian legal entities
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 can take part in indirect cooperative activities of the EU’s framework programmes for research and technological development and demonstration activities under conditions set out in Annexes I and II to the agreement.
Legal entities established in EU 
Member States
 can take part in Algerian research programmes and projects covering similar areas to those of the framework programmes under the same conditions referred to in Annexes I and II.
Activities
Cooperative activities may indicatively include:
regular discussions on the guidelines and priorities for research policies and planning in Algeria and the EU;
discussions on cooperation, developments and future prospects;
timely provision of information concerning the implementation of respective programmes and research projects;
joint meetings;
visits and exchanges of research workers, engineers and technicians, including for training purposes;
exchanges and sharing of equipment, materials and testing services;
contacts between programme or project managers from Algeria and the EU;
participation of experts in seminars, symposia and workshops;
exchanges of information on practices, laws, regulations and programmes relevant to cooperation under this agreement;
research and technological development training;
other activities as may be decided on by the Joint Science and Technology Cooperation Committee set up under this agreement.
The EU and Algeria agree to enable the free movement and residence of research workers in their respective territories, and the movement of goods intended for use in these activities, under their applicable legislation.
Under the 
protocol
, Algeria must contribute financially to the EU’s 
general budget
 corresponding to the specific programmes in which it participates. A memorandum of understanding between the Commission and the Algerian authorities sets out the specific terms and conditions, in particular the financial contribution and reporting and evaluation procedures, regarding Algeria’s participation in each programme.
Algeria participates in the 
Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) initiative
, set up under Decision (EU) 
2017/1324
 (see 
summary
). PRIMA aims to pool the knowledge and financial resources of the EU and the participating countries to build research and innovation capacities and develop knowledge and joint innovative solutions for water and agri-food systems in the Mediterranean area. The EU will provide up to €220 million from the Horizon 2020 programme to PRIMA.
DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE
The agreement entered into force on 
11 June 2013
 for an indefinite period. It may be terminated at any time by either party with 6 months’ written notice.
BACKGROUND
Algeria is one of the countries covered by the European neighbourhood policy.
In 2005, the 
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
 entered into force, establishing an association between the European Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Algeria, of the other part.
For further information, see:
Algeria and the EU
 (European External Action Service)
European Neighbourhood policy – 
Algeria
 (European Commission).
For further information about research and development cooperation with Algeria, see:
International R&D cooperation with Algeria
 (European Commission).
KEY TERMS
Legal entities.
 Any natural person or any legal person created under the national law of its place of establishment or under EU law or international law having legal personality and being entitled to have rights and obligations of any kind in its own name.
MAIN DOCUMENTS
Agreement
 between the European Union and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria on scientific and technological cooperation (OJ L 99, 
5.4.2012
, 
pp. 2–8
).
Council Decision 
2012/184/EU
 of 
19 December 2011
 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application, of the Agreement between the European Union and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria on scientific and technological cooperation (OJ L 99, 
5.4.2012
, 
p. 1
).
Council Decision 
2012/645/EU
 of 
10 October 2012
 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria on scientific and technological cooperation (OJ L 287, 
18.10.2012
, 
p. 3
).
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
 establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria on the general principles for the participation of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in Union programmes (OJ L 148, 
13.6.2015
, 
pp. 3–6
).
RELATED DOCUMENTS
Decision (EU) 
2017/1324
 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
4 July 2017
 on the participation of the Union in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) jointly undertaken by several Member States (OJ L 185, 
18.7.2017
, 
pp. 1–15
).
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
 establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part – Annexes – Protocols – Final Act – Declarations (OJ L 265, 
10.10.2005
, 
pp. 2–228
).
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