2008/0061(NLE)

EC/Caribbean Forum of ACP, CARIFORUM States agreement: Economic Partnership Agreement EPA

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2008/0061(NLE) EC/Caribbean Forum of ACP, CARIFORUM States agreement: Economic Partnership Agreement EPA

Role	Committee	Rapporteur	Shadows
Opinion	DEVE	SCHRÖDER Jürgen (PPE-DE)
Lead	INTA	MARTIN David (PSE)

Lead committee dossier: INTA/6/61756
Legal Basis TFEU TFEU 218-p6a

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2009/12/02 Additional information
#2977
2009/11/23 Council Meeting
2009/03/25 Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
- T6-0183/2009 summary
  
  The European Parliament adopted by 460 votes to 82, with 43 abstentions, a legislative resolution and gave its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. It should be noted that this legislative resolution is linked to a joint resolution on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement EC-CARIFORUM (see RSP/2008/2671) which was adopted on the same day.
- Results of vote in Parliament
2009/03/23 Debate in Parliament
2009/03/04 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
- A6-0117/2009
- DEVE SCHRÖDER Jürgen PPE-DE
- INTA INTA/6/61756 MARTIN David PSE
2009/02/24 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
- DEVE SCHRÖDER Jürgen PPE-DE
- INTA INTA/6/61756 MARTIN David PSE
2009/02/19 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
- DEVE SCHRÖDER Jürgen PPE-DE
- INTA INTA/6/61756 MARTIN David PSE
#2922
2009/02/10 Council Meeting
2009/01/26 Legislative proposal
- 05211/2009 summary
  
  This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows:Antigua and Barbuda;the Commonwealth of the Bahamas;Barbados;Belize;the Commonwealth of Dominica;the Dominican Republic;Grenada;the Republic of Guyana;Haiti;Jamaica;Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis;Saint Lucia;Saint Vincent and the Grenadines;the Republic of Suriname;the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission’s initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial proposal dated 18 March 2008).The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force.Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law.The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament.
2009/01/26 Legislative proposal published
- 05211/2009 summary
  
  This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows:Antigua and Barbuda;the Commonwealth of the Bahamas;Barbados;Belize;the Commonwealth of Dominica;the Dominican Republic;Grenada;the Republic of Guyana;Haiti;Jamaica;Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis;Saint Lucia;Saint Vincent and the Grenadines;the Republic of Suriname;the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission’s initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial proposal dated 18 March 2008).The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force.Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law.The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament.
- DG {u'url': u'http://ec.europa.eu/trade/', u'title': u'Trade'}, DE GUCHT Karel
2008/12/19 Committee draft report
- PE416.606
2008/07/07 Document attached to the procedure
- 07507/2008
#2870
2008/05/26 Council Meeting
2008/03/18 Initial legislative proposal
- COM(2008)0156 summary
  
  PURPOSE: to propose the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States.PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.CONTENT: the CARIFORUM EPA was negotiated in accordance with the objectives for EPAs set out in the Cotonou Agreement (the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement was signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005) and the negotiating directives for the Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002.Trade Agreement: negotiations were concluded by the initialling of the EPA on 16 December 2007 before the expiry of the trade regime set out in Annex V of the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver covering that trade regime.As a result, all CARIFORUM States comprising: Antigua and Barbuda, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, The Dominican Republic, Grenada, The Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of the EPA Market Access Regulation adopted by Council on 20 December 2007 that have benefited from the Community market access offer made in the context of EPAs from 1 January 2008. Their inclusion on this list will become permanent following ratification of the EPA by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for all CARIFORUM States, including Haiti which is recognised as a Least Developed Country by the United Nations.Free Trade Area and other areas of cooperation: the Caribbean EPA is the first comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to be concluded. It includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994. It also includes a Title on Services, Investment and E-commerce and the related schedules of commitments, which are compatible with the provisions of Article V of the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services).The EPA also contains provisions on Customs and Trade Facilitation, Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Agriculture and Fisheries, Current Payment and Capital Movements, Competition, Innovation and Intellectual Property, transparency in Public Procurement, dialogue on finance issues, transparency and best practices in the area of tax policy, as well as Environmental and Social Aspects. Sustainable development is further promoted through the involvement of civil society and parliamentarians in joint committees, and special consultation mechanisms.Development Cooperation provisions: there are also Development Cooperation provisions setting out priority areas of action for the implementation of the EPA. Each individual substantive chapter of the Agreement includes specific areas of cooperation and a Development Cooperation declaration establishes the link with the EU Aid for Trade strategy and recalls the Commission's and Member States' intention to contribute to a regional development fund.Institutional and monitoring provisions: the institutional provisions include a Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council ("Joint Council") to supervise the implementation of the EPA. The Joint Council shall be composed of representatives of the CARIFORUM States as well as members of the Council and of the Commission. The Joint Council will be assisted by a CARIFORUM-EC Trade and Development Committee.The EPA includes provision to establish comprehensive monitoring of the impact of the EPA. This will be supported by the provision for a CARIFORUM-EC Parliamentary Committee to provide a forum for members of the European Parliament and the CARIFORUM States legislatures. A CARIFORUM-EC Consultative Committee will furthermore assist the Joint Council to promote dialogue and cooperation between civil society representatives.Provisional application: pending the entry into force of the EPA, the Agreement foresees the provisional application of the Agreement.It should also be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the EPA.
- COM(2008)0155 summary
  
  PURPOSE: to propose the provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States.PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.CONTENT: the content of the Agreement is identical to that of the general Agreement. For details, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial proposal dated 18/03/2008. To recall, this Agreement is essentially a trade and development cooperation agreement linking the Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States comprising:§ Antigua and Barbuda,§ The Commonwealth of the Bahamas,§ Barbados,§ Belize,§ The Commonwealth of Dominica,§ the Dominican Republic,§ Grenada, § The Republic of Guyana,§ Haiti,§ Jamaica,§ Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis,§ Saint Lucia,§ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,The Republic of Suriname,The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
- DG {u'url': u'http://ec.europa.eu/trade/', u'title': u'Trade'}, DE GUCHT Karel

Documents

Initial legislative proposal published: COM(2008)0156
Document attached to the procedure: COM(2008)0155
Document attached to the procedure: 07507/2008
Committee draft report: PE416.606
Legislative proposal: 05211/2009
Legislative proposal published: 05211/2009
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A6-0117/2009
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0183/2009
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament

Votes

David MARTIN report (A6-0117/2009) - legislative resolution

2009/03/25

Position	Total	ALDE	GUE/NGL	IND/DEM	NI	PPE-DE	PSE	UEN	Verts/ALE	correctional
For	460	71	0	7	8	204	142	28	0	1
Against	82	0	27	2	12	2	5	0	34	1
Abstain	43	4	0	3	0	2	33	0	0	1

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

2013-06-19

activities/0/docs/0/text/0	changed	Old PURPOSE: to propose the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the CARIFORUM EPA was negotiated in accordance with the objectives for EPAs set out in the Cotonou Agreement (the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement was signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005) and the negotiating directives for the Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002. Trade Agreement: negotiations were concluded by the initialling of the EPA on 16 December 2007 before the expiry of the trade regime set out in Annex V of the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver covering that trade regime. As a result, all CARIFORUM States comprising: Antigua and Barbuda, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, The Dominican Republic, Grenada, The Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of the EPA Market Access Regulation adopted by Council on 20 December 2007 that have benefited from the Community market access offer made in the context of EPAs from 1 January 2008. Their inclusion on this list will become permanent following ratification of the EPA by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for all CARIFORUM States, including Haiti which is recognised as a Least Developed Country by the United Nations. Free Trade Area and other areas of cooperation: the Caribbean EPA is the first comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to be concluded. It includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994. It also includes a Title on Services, Investment and E-commerce and the related schedules of commitments, which are compatible with the provisions of Article V of the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services). The EPA also contains provisions on Customs and Trade Facilitation, Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Agriculture and Fisheries, Current Payment and Capital Movements, Competition, Innovation and Intellectual Property, transparency in Public Procurement, dialogue on finance issues, transparency and best practices in the area of tax policy, as well as Environmental and Social Aspects. Sustainable development is further promoted through the involvement of civil society and parliamentarians in joint committees, and special consultation mechanisms. Development Cooperation provisions: there are also Development Cooperation provisions setting out priority areas of action for the implementation of the EPA. Each individual substantive chapter of the Agreement includes specific areas of cooperation and a Development Cooperation declaration establishes the link with the EU Aid for Trade strategy and recalls the Commission's and Member States' intention to contribute to a regional development fund. Institutional and monitoring provisions: the institutional provisions include a Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council ("Joint Council") to supervise the implementation of the EPA. The Joint Council shall be composed of representatives of the CARIFORUM States as well as members of the Council and of the Commission. The Joint Council will be assisted by a CARIFORUM-EC Trade and Development Committee. The EPA includes provision to establish comprehensive monitoring of the impact of the EPA. This will be supported by the provision for a CARIFORUM-EC Parliamentary Committee to provide a forum for members of the European Parliament and the CARIFORUM States legislatures. A CARIFORUM-EC Consultative Committee will furthermore assist the Joint Council to promote dialogue and cooperation between civil society representatives. Provisional application: pending the entry into force of the EPA, the Agreement foresees the provisional application of the Agreement. It should also be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the EPA. New PURPOSE: to propose the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the CARIFORUM EPA was negotiated in accordance with the objectives for EPAs set out in the Cotonou Agreement (the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement was signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005) and the negotiating directives for the Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002. Trade Agreement: negotiations were concluded by the initialling of the EPA on 16 December 2007 before the expiry of the trade regime set out in Annex V of the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver covering that trade regime. As a result, all CARIFORUM States comprising: Antigua and Barbuda, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, The Dominican Republic, Grenada, The Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of the EPA Market Access Regulation adopted by Council on 20 December 2007 that have benefited from the Community market access offer made in the context of EPAs from 1 January 2008. Their inclusion on this list will become permanent following ratification of the EPA by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for all CARIFORUM States, including Haiti which is recognised as a Least Developed Country by the United Nations. Free Trade Area and other areas of cooperation: the Caribbean EPA is the first comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to be concluded. It includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994. It also includes a Title on Services, Investment and E-commerce and the related schedules of commitments, which are compatible with the provisions of Article V of the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services). The EPA also contains provisions on Customs and Trade Facilitation, Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Agriculture and Fisheries, Current Payment and Capital Movements, Competition, Innovation and Intellectual Property, transparency in Public Procurement, dialogue on finance issues, transparency and best practices in the area of tax policy, as well as Environmental and Social Aspects. Sustainable development is further promoted through the involvement of civil society and parliamentarians in joint committees, and special consultation mechanisms. Development Cooperation provisions: there are also Development Cooperation provisions setting out priority areas of action for the implementation of the EPA. Each individual substantive chapter of the Agreement includes specific areas of cooperation and a Development Cooperation declaration establishes the link with the EU Aid for Trade strategy and recalls the Commission's and Member States' intention to contribute to a regional development fund. Institutional and monitoring provisions: the institutional provisions include a Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council ("Joint Council") to supervise the implementation of the EPA. The Joint Council shall be composed of representatives of the CARIFORUM States as well as members of the Council and of the Commission. The Joint Council will be assisted by a CARIFORUM-EC Trade and Development Committee. The EPA includes provision to establish comprehensive monitoring of the impact of the EPA. This will be supported by the provision for a CARIFORUM-EC Parliamentary Committee to provide a forum for members of the European Parliament and the CARIFORUM States legislatures. A CARIFORUM-EC Consultative Committee will furthermore assist the Joint Council to promote dialogue and cooperation between civil society representatives. Provisional application: pending the entry into force of the EPA, the Agreement foresees the provisional application of the Agreement. It should also be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the EPA.
activities/0/docs/1/text/0	changed	Old PURPOSE: to propose the provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the content of the Agreement is identical to that of the general Agreement. For details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18/03/2008. To recall, this Agreement is essentially a trade and development cooperation agreement linking the Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States comprising: § Antigua and Barbuda, § The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, § Barbados, § Belize, § The Commonwealth of Dominica, § the Dominican Republic, § Grenada, § The Republic of Guyana, § Haiti, § Jamaica, § Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, § Saint Lucia, § Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. New PURPOSE: to propose the provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the content of the Agreement is identical to that of the general Agreement. For details, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial proposal dated 18/03/2008. To recall, this Agreement is essentially a trade and development cooperation agreement linking the Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States comprising: § Antigua and Barbuda, § The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, § Barbados, § Belize, § The Commonwealth of Dominica, § the Dominican Republic, § Grenada, § The Republic of Guyana, § Haiti, § Jamaica, § Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, § Saint Lucia, § Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
activities/4/docs/0/text/0	changed	Old This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. New This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission’s initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament.
activities/5/docs/0/text/0	changed	Old This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. New This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission’s initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament.
activities/8/text/0	changed	Old The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drawn up by David MARTIN (PES, UK) recommending that the European Parliament give its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. MEPs draw attention to a certain number of issues on which they would like to receive a firm commitment from the Commission and the Council. Among these issues, MEPs insist on a mandatory comprehensive review of the Agreement to be undertaken not later than five years after the date of signature and at subsequent five-yearly intervals, in order to determine the impact of the Agreement, including the costs and consequences of implementation. They also call for : (i) an independent monitoring mechanism to be established within the CARIFORUM States endowed with the necessary resources to undertake the analysis necessary to determining the extent to which the EPA is achieving its objectives; (ii) clarifications on which funds are additional to the funding of the 10th EDF; (iii) the funds provided for an equitable share of the Aid for Trade resources to be considered as additional resources and not merely repackaging of EDF funding and their disbursement to be timely, predictable and in harmony with the execution schedules of national and regional strategic development plans; (iv) provisions regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights not be used to thwart legitimate competition from generic pharmaceutical suppliers, and/or to inhibit government purchasing entities from acquiring generic supplies. Lastly, MEPs call on the European Union to apply the most favoured nation principle (MFN) among all the ACP sub-regional groups of the ACP countries. They also call for the elimination of the application of MFN treatment to the European Union by CARIFORUM and other sub-regional groups. New The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drawn up by David MARTIN (PES, UK) recommending that the European Parliament give its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. MEPs draw attention to a certain number of issues on which they would like to receive a firm commitment from the Commission and the Council. Among these issues, MEPs insist on a mandatory comprehensive review of the Agreement to be undertaken not later than five years after the date of signature and at subsequent five-yearly intervals, in order to determine the impact of the Agreement, including the costs and consequences of implementation. They also call for : (i) an independent monitoring mechanism to be established within the CARIFORUM States endowed with the necessary resources to undertake the analysis necessary to determining the extent to which the EPA is achieving its objectives; (ii) clarifications on which funds are additional to the funding of the 10th EDF; (iii) the funds provided for an equitable share of the Aid for Trade resources to be considered as additional resources and not merely repackaging of EDF funding and their disbursement to be timely, predictable and in harmony with the execution schedules of national and regional strategic development plans; (iv) provisions regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights not be used to thwart legitimate competition from generic pharmaceutical suppliers, and/or to inhibit government purchasing entities from acquiring generic supplies. Lastly, MEPs call on the European Union to apply the most favoured nation principle (MFN) among all the ACP sub-regional groups of the ACP countries. They also call for the elimination of the application of MFN treatment to the European Union by CARIFORUM and other sub-regional groups.
activities/11/docs/0/text/0	changed	Old The European Parliament adopted by 460 votes to 82, with 43 abstentions, a legislative resolution and gave its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. It should be noted that this legislative resolution is linked to a joint resolution on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement EC-CARIFORUM (see RSP/2008/2671) which was adopted on the same day. New The European Parliament adopted by 460 votes to 82, with 43 abstentions, a legislative resolution and gave its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. It should be noted that this legislative resolution is linked to a joint resolution on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement EC-CARIFORUM (see RSP/2008/2671) which was adopted on the same day.
activities/13/text/0	changed	Old The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). These changes had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the articles of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis of all the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in accordance with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the Lisbon Treaty. In addition, some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of procedure. The Lisbon Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The old "codecision procedure" was extended to new areas and renamed the "ordinary legislative procedure". A new "consent procedure" replaced the old "assent procedure". New interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international agreements. The ongoing proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665). In the case of the proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts: · the old legal basis - Treaty/EC/Art.57(2), Art. 133(1) and (5), Art.181, Art.300 (3) first and 2nd paras. - became Art 64(2), Art.207 (4) first para, Art. 211, Art 218 (6)(a) of the TFEU. Please note that the numbering of the old legal basis corresponds to the consolidated version of the Treaty that was applicable immediately before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ from the references in the original Commission proposal; · the proposal, which had previously fallen under the old assent procedure (AVC), was classified as an interinstitutional non-legislative procedure (NLE). New The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). These changes had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the articles of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis of all the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in accordance with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the Lisbon Treaty. In addition, some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of procedure. The Lisbon Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The old "codecision procedure" was extended to new areas and renamed the "ordinary legislative procedure". A new "consent procedure" replaced the old "assent procedure". New interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international agreements. The ongoing proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665). In the case of the proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts: · the old legal basis – Treaty/EC/Art.57(2), Art. 133(1) and (5), Art.181, Art.300 (3) first and 2nd paras. - became Art 64(2), Art.207 (4) first para, Art. 211, Art 218 (6)(a) of the TFEU. Please note that the numbering of the old legal basis corresponds to the consolidated version of the Treaty that was applicable immediately before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ from the references in the original Commission proposal; · the proposal, which had previously fallen under the old assent procedure (AVC), was classified as an interinstitutional non-legislative procedure (NLE).

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activities/0/docs/1/text/0	changed	Old PURPOSE: to propose the provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the content of the Agreement is identical to that of the general Agreement. For details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18/03/2008. To recall, this Agreement is essentially a trade and development cooperation agreement linking the Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States comprising: § Antigua and Barbuda, § The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, § Barbados, § Belize, § The Commonwealth of Dominica, § the Dominican Republic, § Grenada, § The Republic of Guyana, § Haiti, § Jamaica, § Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, § Saint Lucia, § Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. New PURPOSE: to propose the provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the content of the Agreement is identical to that of the general Agreement. For details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18/03/2008. To recall, this Agreement is essentially a trade and development cooperation agreement linking the Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States comprising: § Antigua and Barbuda, § The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, § Barbados, § Belize, § The Commonwealth of Dominica, § the Dominican Republic, § Grenada, § The Republic of Guyana, § Haiti, § Jamaica, § Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, § Saint Lucia, § Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
activities/4/docs/0/text/0	changed	Old This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. New This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament.
activities/5/docs/0/text/0	changed	Old This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. New This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament.
activities/8/text/0	changed	Old The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drawn up by David MARTIN (PES, UK) recommending that the European Parliament give its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. MEPs draw attention to a certain number of issues on which they would like to receive a firm commitment from the Commission and the Council. Among these issues, MEPs insist on a mandatory comprehensive review of the Agreement to be undertaken not later than five years after the date of signature and at subsequent five-yearly intervals, in order to determine the impact of the Agreement, including the costs and consequences of implementation. They also call for : (i) an independent monitoring mechanism to be established within the CARIFORUM States endowed with the necessary resources to undertake the analysis necessary to determining the extent to which the EPA is achieving its objectives; (ii) clarifications on which funds are additional to the funding of the 10th EDF; (iii) the funds provided for an equitable share of the Aid for Trade resources to be considered as additional resources and not merely repackaging of EDF funding and their disbursement to be timely, predictable and in harmony with the execution schedules of national and regional strategic development plans; (iv) provisions regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights not be used to thwart legitimate competition from generic pharmaceutical suppliers, and/or to inhibit government purchasing entities from acquiring generic supplies. Lastly, MEPs call on the European Union to apply the most favoured nation principle (MFN) among all the ACP sub-regional groups of the ACP countries. They also call for the elimination of the application of MFN treatment to the European Union by CARIFORUM and other sub-regional groups. New The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drawn up by David MARTIN (PES, UK) recommending that the European Parliament give its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. MEPs draw attention to a certain number of issues on which they would like to receive a firm commitment from the Commission and the Council. Among these issues, MEPs insist on a mandatory comprehensive review of the Agreement to be undertaken not later than five years after the date of signature and at subsequent five-yearly intervals, in order to determine the impact of the Agreement, including the costs and consequences of implementation. They also call for : (i) an independent monitoring mechanism to be established within the CARIFORUM States endowed with the necessary resources to undertake the analysis necessary to determining the extent to which the EPA is achieving its objectives; (ii) clarifications on which funds are additional to the funding of the 10th EDF; (iii) the funds provided for an equitable share of the Aid for Trade resources to be considered as additional resources and not merely repackaging of EDF funding and their disbursement to be timely, predictable and in harmony with the execution schedules of national and regional strategic development plans; (iv) provisions regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights not be used to thwart legitimate competition from generic pharmaceutical suppliers, and/or to inhibit government purchasing entities from acquiring generic supplies. Lastly, MEPs call on the European Union to apply the most favoured nation principle (MFN) among all the ACP sub-regional groups of the ACP countries. They also call for the elimination of the application of MFN treatment to the European Union by CARIFORUM and other sub-regional groups.
activities/11/docs/0/text/0	changed	Old The European Parliament adopted by 460 votes to 82, with 43 abstentions, a legislative resolution and gave its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. It should be noted that this legislative resolution is linked to a joint resolution on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement EC-CARIFORUM (see RSP/2008/2671) which was adopted on the same day. New The European Parliament adopted by 460 votes to 82, with 43 abstentions, a legislative resolution and gave its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. It should be noted that this legislative resolution is linked to a joint resolution on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement EC-CARIFORUM (see RSP/2008/2671) which was adopted on the same day.
activities/13/text/0	changed	Old The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). These changes had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the articles of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis of all the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in accordance with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the Lisbon Treaty. In addition, some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of procedure. The Lisbon Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The old "codecision procedure" was extended to new areas and renamed the "ordinary legislative procedure". A new "consent procedure" replaced the old "assent procedure". New interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international agreements. The ongoing proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665). In the case of the proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts: · the old legal basis - Treaty/EC/Art.57(2), Art. 133(1) and (5), Art.181, Art.300 (3) first and 2nd paras. - became Art 64(2), Art.207 (4) first para, Art. 211, Art 218 (6)(a) of the TFEU. Please note that the numbering of the old legal basis corresponds to the consolidated version of the Treaty that was applicable immediately before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ from the references in the original Commission proposal; · the proposal, which had previously fallen under the old assent procedure (AVC), was classified as an interinstitutional non-legislative procedure (NLE). New The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). These changes had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the articles of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis of all the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in accordance with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the Lisbon Treaty. In addition, some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of procedure. The Lisbon Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The old "codecision procedure" was extended to new areas and renamed the "ordinary legislative procedure". A new "consent procedure" replaced the old "assent procedure". New interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international agreements. The ongoing proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665). In the case of the proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts: · the old legal basis - Treaty/EC/Art.57(2), Art. 133(1) and (5), Art.181, Art.300 (3) first and 2nd paras. - became Art 64(2), Art.207 (4) first para, Art. 211, Art 218 (6)(a) of the TFEU. Please note that the numbering of the old legal basis corresponds to the consolidated version of the Treaty that was applicable immediately before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ from the references in the original Commission proposal; · the proposal, which had previously fallen under the old assent procedure (AVC), was classified as an interinstitutional non-legislative procedure (NLE).

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activities/0	added	date 2008-03-18 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0156/COM_COM(2008)0156_EN.pdf text PURPOSE: to propose the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the CARIFORUM EPA was negotiated in accordance with the objectives for EPAs set out in the Cotonou Agreement (the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement was signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005) and the negotiating directives for the Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002. Trade Agreement: negotiations were concluded by the initialling of the EPA on 16 December 2007 before the expiry of the trade regime set out in Annex V of the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver covering that trade regime. As a result, all CARIFORUM States comprising: Antigua and Barbuda, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, The Dominican Republic, Grenada, The Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of the EPA Market Access Regulation adopted by Council on 20 December 2007 that have benefited from the Community market access offer made in the context of EPAs from 1 January 2008. Their inclusion on this list will become permanent following ratification of the EPA by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for all CARIFORUM States, including Haiti which is recognised as a Least Developed Country by the United Nations. Free Trade Area and other areas of cooperation: the Caribbean EPA is the first comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to be concluded. It includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994. It also includes a Title on Services, Investment and E-commerce and the related schedules of commitments, which are compatible with the provisions of Article V of the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services). The EPA also contains provisions on Customs and Trade Facilitation, Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Agriculture and Fisheries, Current Payment and Capital Movements, Competition, Innovation and Intellectual Property, transparency in Public Procurement, dialogue on finance issues, transparency and best practices in the area of tax policy, as well as Environmental and Social Aspects. Sustainable development is further promoted through the involvement of civil society and parliamentarians in joint committees, and special consultation mechanisms. Development Cooperation provisions: there are also Development Cooperation provisions setting out priority areas of action for the implementation of the EPA. Each individual substantive chapter of the Agreement includes specific areas of cooperation and a Development Cooperation declaration establishes the link with the EU Aid for Trade strategy and recalls the Commission's and Member States' intention to contribute to a regional development fund. Institutional and monitoring provisions: the institutional provisions include a Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council ("Joint Council") to supervise the implementation of the EPA. The Joint Council shall be composed of representatives of the CARIFORUM States as well as members of the Council and of the Commission. The Joint Council will be assisted by a CARIFORUM-EC Trade and Development Committee. The EPA includes provision to establish comprehensive monitoring of the impact of the EPA. This will be supported by the provision for a CARIFORUM-EC Parliamentary Committee to provide a forum for members of the European Parliament and the CARIFORUM States legislatures. A CARIFORUM-EC Consultative Committee will furthermore assist the Joint Council to promote dialogue and cooperation between civil society representatives. Provisional application: pending the entry into force of the EPA, the Agreement foresees the provisional application of the Agreement. It should also be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the EPA. title COM(2008)0156 type Initial legislative proposal published celexid CELEX:52008PC0156:EN url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0155/COM_COM(2008)0155_EN.pdf text PURPOSE: to propose the provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the content of the Agreement is identical to that of the general Agreement. For details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18/03/2008. To recall, this Agreement is essentially a trade and development cooperation agreement linking the Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States comprising: § Antigua and Barbuda, § The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, § Barbados, § Belize, § The Commonwealth of Dominica, § the Dominican Republic, § Grenada, § The Republic of Guyana, § Haiti, § Jamaica, § Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, § Saint Lucia, § Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. celexid CELEX:52008PC0155:EN type Document attached to the procedure title COM(2008)0155 body EC commission DG url http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title Trade Commissioner DE GUCHT Karel type Initial legislative proposal
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activities/4/docs	added	url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=5211%2F09&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=100 text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal title 05211/2009
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activities/5	added	date 2009-01-26 docs url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=5211%2F09&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=100 text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal published title 05211/2009 body EC commission DG url http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title Trade Commissioner DE GUCHT Karel type Legislative proposal published
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activities/6/docs	deleted	url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=FR&reference=P6-TA-2009-183 text Le Parlement européen a donné son avis conforme par 460 voix pour, 82 voix contre et 43 abstentions sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique entre les États du CARIFORUM, d'une part, et la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'autre part. Á noter que la présente résolution législative est liée à la résolution commune adoptée parallèlement sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique CE/CARIFORUM (voir RSP/2008/2671). type Décision du Parlement, 1ère lecture/lecture unique title T6-0183/2009 url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16838&l=fr type Résultat du vote au parlement title Résultat du vote au parlement
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activities/7/docs	deleted	url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0156/COM_COM(2008)0156_FR.pdf text OBJECTIF : proposer conclusion d'un Accord de partenariat économique (APE) entre la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part, et les États du CARIFORUM. ACTE PROPOSÉ : Décision du Conseil. CONTENU : l'APE CARIFORUM a été négocié conformément aux objectifs fixés pour les APE dans l'accord de Cotonou (Accord de partenariat ACP-CE signé à Cotonou le 23 juin 2000, tel que révisé à Luxembourg le 25 juin 2005) et aux directives de négociation concernant les accords de partenariat économique avec les États ACP, adoptées par le Conseil le 12 juin 2002. Un accord essentiellement commercial : les négociations se sont conclues par le paraphe de l'APE le 16 décembre 2007, avant l'expiration du régime commercial défini à l'annexe V de l'accord de Cotonou, le 31 décembre 2007 et de la dérogation de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) concernant ce régime. En conséquence, tous les États du CARIFORUM, à savoir : Antigua-et-Barbuda, le Commonwealth des Bahamas, la Barbade, le Belize, le Commonwealth de Dominique, la République dominicaine, la Grenade, la République coopérative de Guyana, la République d'Haïti, la Jamaïque, Saint-Christophe-et-Nevis, Sainte-Lucie, Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines, le Suriname, Trinidad-et-Tobago ont été inclus dans la liste des pays visés à l'annexe I du règlement du 20 décembre 2007 sur l'application des régimes prévus dans les accords de partenariat économique (Accord général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce de 1994).et qui bénéficient depuis le 1^er janvier 2008 de l'offre d'accès au marché communautaire formulée dans le cadre des APE. Leur inclusion dans la liste deviendra définitive après ratification de l'APE par toutes les parties. Cette mesure garantira un régime commercial unique et harmonisé, facilitant l'accès de tous les États du CARIFORUM - y compris la République d'Haïti, reconnue par les Nations unies comme faisant partie des pays les moins développés - au marché de l'Union européenne. Zone de libre-échange et autres domaines de coopération : l'accord de partenariat économique «Caraïbes» est le premier APE global à être conclu. Il inclut toutes les mesures nécessaires à l'instauration d'une zone de libre-échange compatible avec les dispositions de l'article XXIV du GATT 1994. Il comprend également un titre sur les services, l'investissement et le commerce électronique, ainsi que la liste des engagements correspondants, qui sont compatibles avec les dispositions de l'article V du GATS (Accord général sur le commerce des services). L'APE contient en outre des dispositions concernant les questions douanières et la facilitation des échanges, des obstacles techniques au commerce, des mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires, l'agriculture et la pêche, les paiements courants et la circulation des capitaux, la concurrence, l'innovation et la propriété intellectuelle, la transparence des marchés publics, le dialogue sur les finances, la transparence et les meilleures pratiques dans le domaine de la politique fiscale, ainsi que des aspects environnementaux et sociaux. Le développement durable est soutenu par la participation de la société civile et de parlementaires aux travaux de comités mixtes et par des mécanismes spécifiques de consultation. Un volet coopération au développement : des dispositions en matière de coopération au développement établissent les domaines d'action prioritaires pour la mise en œuvre de l'APE. Chaque chapitre de l'accord porte sur des domaines spécifiques de coopération et une déclaration relative à la coopération au développement fait le lien avec la stratégie communautaire d'aide au commerce en rappelant l'intention de la Commission et des États membres de contribuer à un fonds de développement régional. Volet institutionnel et suivi : les dispositions institutionnelles prévoient la mise en place d'un conseil conjoint CARIFORUM-CE («conseil conjoint») chargé de superviser la mise en œuvre de l'APE. Ce conseil se composera de représentants des États du CARIFORUM et de membres du Conseil et de la Commission. Il sera assisté d'un comité CARIFORUM-CE «Commerce et développement». L'APE prévoit que son impact fera l'objet d'un suivi approfondi. À cet effet, une commission parlementaire CARIFORUM-CE, qui servira de forum aux membres du Parlement européen et des parlements des États du CARIFORUM, sera mise en place. Un comité consultatif CARIFORUM-CE assistera en outre le conseil conjoint en vue de promouvoir le dialogue et la coopération entre les représentants de la société civile. Application provisoire : l'APE prévoit l'application provisoire de l'accord en attendant son entrée en vigueur. Á noter que le Parlement européen sera invité à donner son avis conforme concernant la conclusion de l'APE. title COM(2008)0156 type Publication de la proposition législative initiale celexid CELEX:52008PC0156:EN
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activities/8/text/0	changed	Old Le traité de Lisbonne, entré en vigueur le 1^er décembre 2009, a modifié les deux traités fondamentaux de l'Union européenne, à savoir le traité sur l'Union européenne (TUE) et le traité instituant la Communauté européenne (TCE) - ce dernier ayant été renommé «traité sur le fonctionnement de l'Union européenne» (TFUE). Ces modifications ont eu différents types de conséquences sur de nombreuses procédures pendantes. En premier lieu, les articles du TUE et de l'ancien TCE qui constituaient la ou les bases juridiques de toutes les propositions fondées sur ces traités ont été renumérotés conformément aux tableaux de correspondance visés à l'article 5 du traité de Lisbonne. En outre, pour un nombre limité de propositions, l'entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne a entraîné un changement de leur base juridique allant au-delà d'une simple renumérotation des articles, impliquant un changement de type de procédure applicable. Le traité de Lisbonne a également introduit de nouveaux concepts de procédure décisionnelle : l'ancienne procédure dite de «codécision» a été étendue à de nouveaux domaines et rebaptisée «procédure législative ordinaire», une nouvelle «procédure d'approbation» est venue remplacer l'ancienne procédure dite de l' «avis conforme» et de nouvelles procédures interinstitutionnelles ont été instituées pour l'adoption d'actes non-législatifs, par exemple la conclusion de certains accords internationaux. Les propositions pendantes concernées par ces changements ont été formellement modifiéespar la Commission dans une communication publiée le 2 décembre 2009 (voir COM(2009)0665). Dans le cas de la proposition de décision du Conseil relative à la conclusion d'un accord de partenariat économique entre la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part, et les États du CARIFORUM, d'autre part, les conséquences de l'entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne sont les suivantes : l'ancienne base juridique - article 57, paragraphe 2 ; article 133, paragraphe 1 et 5 ; article 181 ; article 300, paragraphe 3, al. 1 et 2 du traité CE - devient article 64, paragraphe 2 ; article 207, paragraphe 4, al. 1 ; article 211 ; article 218, paragraphe 6, a) du TFUE. Il faut noter que la référence à l'ancienne base juridique correspond à la version consolidée du Traité qui était d'application immédiatement avant l'entrée en vigueur de Lisbonne, et qu'elle peut différer de la référence contenue dans la proposition initiale de la Commission ; la proposition, qui relevait de l'ancienne procédure dite de « l'avis conforme » (AVC), est désormais identifiée comme procédure interinstitutionnelle non-législative (NLE). New The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drawn up by David MARTIN (PES, UK) recommending that the European Parliament give its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. MEPs draw attention to a certain number of issues on which they would like to receive a firm commitment from the Commission and the Council. Among these issues, MEPs insist on a mandatory comprehensive review of the Agreement to be undertaken not later than five years after the date of signature and at subsequent five-yearly intervals, in order to determine the impact of the Agreement, including the costs and consequences of implementation. They also call for : (i) an independent monitoring mechanism to be established within the CARIFORUM States endowed with the necessary resources to undertake the analysis necessary to determining the extent to which the EPA is achieving its objectives; (ii) clarifications on which funds are additional to the funding of the 10th EDF; (iii) the funds provided for an equitable share of the Aid for Trade resources to be considered as additional resources and not merely repackaging of EDF funding and their disbursement to be timely, predictable and in harmony with the execution schedules of national and regional strategic development plans; (iv) provisions regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights not be used to thwart legitimate competition from generic pharmaceutical suppliers, and/or to inhibit government purchasing entities from acquiring generic supplies. Lastly, MEPs call on the European Union to apply the most favoured nation principle (MFN) among all the ACP sub-regional groups of the ACP countries. They also call for the elimination of the application of MFN treatment to the European Union by CARIFORUM and other sub-regional groups.
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activities/11/docs	added	url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2009-183 text The European Parliament adopted by 460 votes to 82, with 43 abstentions, a legislative resolution and gave its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. It should be noted that this legislative resolution is linked to a joint resolution on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement EC-CARIFORUM (see RSP/2008/2671) which was adopted on the same day. type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title T6-0183/2009 url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16838&l=en type Results of vote in Parliament title Results of vote in Parliament
activities/11/text	deleted	En adoptant le rapport de M. David MARTIN (PSE, RU), la commission du commerce international recommande au Parlement européen de donner son avis conforme sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique entre les États du CARIFORUM, d'une part, et la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'autre part. Les députés attirent toutefois l'attention sur un certain nombre de points sur lesquels ils aimeraient recevoir un engagement ferme de la Commission et du Conseil. Parmi ces points, les députés insistent pour que 5 ans au plus tard après la signature de l'accord, puis tous les 5 ans, l'accord soit obligatoirement soumis à une révision globale afin d'en évaluer l'impact, notamment sous l'angle du coût et de l'incidence de son application. Ils demandent également : i) un mécanisme de contrôle indépendant, doté des ressources suffisantes pour analyser si et dans quelle mesure l'accord a rempli ses objectifs; ii) des éclaircissements sur les crédits qui s'ajoutent à ceux du 10^ème FED dans le cadre de l'accord; iii) que les ressources octroyées dans le cadre de la stratégie d'aide au commerce soit considérés comme des ressources supplémentaires et non comme un simple renouvellement des fonds au titre du FED et que leur versement soit prévisible et intervienne en temps utile pour correspondre aux plans de développement stratégique nationaux et régionaux; iv) que les dispositions relatives à la protection des droits de propriété intellectuelle ne soient pas utilisées dans le but de déjouer la concurrence légitime représentée par les fournisseurs de médicaments génériques et/ou d'empêcher les organismes gouvernementaux d'acquérir ce type de médicaments. Enfin, les députés demandent à l'Union européenne d'appliquer la clause de la nation la plus favorisée à tous les groupes sous-régionaux de pays ACP et que les pays du CARIFORUM et les autres groupes sous-régionaux mettent un terme à l'application de la clause de la nation la plus favorisée à l'Union européenne.
activities/11/type	changed	Old Vote en commission, 1ère lecture/lecture unique New Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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activities/12/docs	deleted	url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=FR&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=5211%2F09&fc=REGAISFR&srm=25&md=100 text La présente proposition de décision constitue l'acte juridique par lequel la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part et les États du CARIFORUM, d'autre part, concluent un accord de partenariat économique. Pour rappel, le CARIFORUM rassemble les pays suivants : Antigua-et-Barbuda, le Commonwealth des Bahamas, la Barbade, le Belize, le Commonwealth de Dominique, la République dominicaine, la Grenade, la République de Guyana, la République d'Haïti, la Jamaïque, Saint-Christophe-et-Nevis, Sainte-Lucie, Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines, la République du Suriname, la République de Trinidad-et-Tobago. Le contenu de l'accord est conforme, dans ses grandes lignes, à la proposition initiale de la Commission (se reporter au résumé de l'ancienne proposition de base du 18 mars 2008). L'accord a été paraphé le 16 décembre 2007 et est appliqué à titre provisoire depuis le 29 décembre 2008 en attendant son entrée en vigueur. Conformément à l'article 243, paragraphe 4, de l'accord, certains éléments de l'accord ont été appliqués sur la base du règlement (CE) n° 1528/2007 appliquant aux produits originaires de certains États appartenant au groupe des États d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP), les régimes prévus dans les accords établissant ou conduisant à établir des accords de partenariats économiques. L'accord n'affectera pas le droit des investisseurs des États membres de l'Union de bénéficier d'un régime plus favorable qui serait prévu dans le cadre d'un accord en matière d'investissement liant un État membre et un État du CARIFORUM. Les États membres seront autorisés à maintenir ou à conclure de tels accords dès lors que ceux-ci seront conformes au droit communautaire Le texte de l'accord est joint à la proposition de décision et figure au doc. Conseil 7507/08. Pour entrer en vigueur, l'accord nécessitera l'avis conforme du Parlement européen. type Publication de la proposition législative title 05211/2009
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activities/13/text	added	The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). These changes had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the articles of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis of all the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in accordance with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the Lisbon Treaty. In addition, some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of procedure. The Lisbon Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The old "codecision procedure" was extended to new areas and renamed the "ordinary legislative procedure". A new "consent procedure" replaced the old "assent procedure". New interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international agreements. The ongoing proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665). In the case of the proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts: · the old legal basis - Treaty/EC/Art.57(2), Art. 133(1) and (5), Art.181, Art.300 (3) first and 2nd paras. - became Art 64(2), Art.207 (4) first para, Art. 211, Art 218 (6)(a) of the TFEU. Please note that the numbering of the old legal basis corresponds to the consolidated version of the Treaty that was applicable immediately before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ from the references in the original Commission proposal; · the proposal, which had previously fallen under the old assent procedure (AVC), was classified as an interinstitutional non-legislative procedure (NLE).
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2013-02-08

activities/0	deleted	date 2008-03-18 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0156/COM_COM(2008)0156_EN.pdf text PURPOSE: to propose the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the CARIFORUM EPA was negotiated in accordance with the objectives for EPAs set out in the Cotonou Agreement (the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement was signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005) and the negotiating directives for the Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002. Trade Agreement: negotiations were concluded by the initialling of the EPA on 16 December 2007 before the expiry of the trade regime set out in Annex V of the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver covering that trade regime. As a result, all CARIFORUM States comprising: Antigua and Barbuda, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, The Dominican Republic, Grenada, The Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of the EPA Market Access Regulation adopted by Council on 20 December 2007 that have benefited from the Community market access offer made in the context of EPAs from 1 January 2008. Their inclusion on this list will become permanent following ratification of the EPA by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for all CARIFORUM States, including Haiti which is recognised as a Least Developed Country by the United Nations. Free Trade Area and other areas of cooperation: the Caribbean EPA is the first comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to be concluded. It includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994. It also includes a Title on Services, Investment and E-commerce and the related schedules of commitments, which are compatible with the provisions of Article V of the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services). The EPA also contains provisions on Customs and Trade Facilitation, Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Agriculture and Fisheries, Current Payment and Capital Movements, Competition, Innovation and Intellectual Property, transparency in Public Procurement, dialogue on finance issues, transparency and best practices in the area of tax policy, as well as Environmental and Social Aspects. Sustainable development is further promoted through the involvement of civil society and parliamentarians in joint committees, and special consultation mechanisms. Development Cooperation provisions: there are also Development Cooperation provisions setting out priority areas of action for the implementation of the EPA. Each individual substantive chapter of the Agreement includes specific areas of cooperation and a Development Cooperation declaration establishes the link with the EU Aid for Trade strategy and recalls the Commission's and Member States' intention to contribute to a regional development fund. Institutional and monitoring provisions: the institutional provisions include a Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council ("Joint Council") to supervise the implementation of the EPA. The Joint Council shall be composed of representatives of the CARIFORUM States as well as members of the Council and of the Commission. The Joint Council will be assisted by a CARIFORUM-EC Trade and Development Committee. The EPA includes provision to establish comprehensive monitoring of the impact of the EPA. This will be supported by the provision for a CARIFORUM-EC Parliamentary Committee to provide a forum for members of the European Parliament and the CARIFORUM States legislatures. A CARIFORUM-EC Consultative Committee will furthermore assist the Joint Council to promote dialogue and cooperation between civil society representatives. Provisional application: pending the entry into force of the EPA, the Agreement foresees the provisional application of the Agreement. It should also be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the EPA. title COM(2008)0156 type Initial legislative proposal published celexid CELEX:52008PC0156:EN url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0155/COM_COM(2008)0155_EN.pdf text PURPOSE: to propose the provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the content of the Agreement is identical to that of the general Agreement. For details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18/03/2008. To recall, this Agreement is essentially a trade and development cooperation agreement linking the Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States comprising: § Antigua and Barbuda, § The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, § Barbados, § Belize, § The Commonwealth of Dominica, § the Dominican Republic, § Grenada, § The Republic of Guyana, § Haiti, § Jamaica, § Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, § Saint Lucia, § Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. celexid CELEX:52008PC0155:EN type Document attached to the procedure title COM(2008)0155 body EC type Initial legislative proposal commission DG url http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title Trade Commissioner DE GUCHT Karel
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activities/0/docs	added	url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0156/COM_COM(2008)0156_FR.pdf text OBJECTIF : proposer conclusion d'un Accord de partenariat économique (APE) entre la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part, et les États du CARIFORUM. ACTE PROPOSÉ : Décision du Conseil. CONTENU : l'APE CARIFORUM a été négocié conformément aux objectifs fixés pour les APE dans l'accord de Cotonou (Accord de partenariat ACP-CE signé à Cotonou le 23 juin 2000, tel que révisé à Luxembourg le 25 juin 2005) et aux directives de négociation concernant les accords de partenariat économique avec les États ACP, adoptées par le Conseil le 12 juin 2002. Un accord essentiellement commercial : les négociations se sont conclues par le paraphe de l'APE le 16 décembre 2007, avant l'expiration du régime commercial défini à l'annexe V de l'accord de Cotonou, le 31 décembre 2007 et de la dérogation de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) concernant ce régime. En conséquence, tous les États du CARIFORUM, à savoir : Antigua-et-Barbuda, le Commonwealth des Bahamas, la Barbade, le Belize, le Commonwealth de Dominique, la République dominicaine, la Grenade, la République coopérative de Guyana, la République d'Haïti, la Jamaïque, Saint-Christophe-et-Nevis, Sainte-Lucie, Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines, le Suriname, Trinidad-et-Tobago ont été inclus dans la liste des pays visés à l'annexe I du règlement du 20 décembre 2007 sur l'application des régimes prévus dans les accords de partenariat économique (Accord général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce de 1994).et qui bénéficient depuis le 1^er janvier 2008 de l'offre d'accès au marché communautaire formulée dans le cadre des APE. Leur inclusion dans la liste deviendra définitive après ratification de l'APE par toutes les parties. Cette mesure garantira un régime commercial unique et harmonisé, facilitant l'accès de tous les États du CARIFORUM - y compris la République d'Haïti, reconnue par les Nations unies comme faisant partie des pays les moins développés - au marché de l'Union européenne. Zone de libre-échange et autres domaines de coopération : l'accord de partenariat économique «Caraïbes» est le premier APE global à être conclu. Il inclut toutes les mesures nécessaires à l'instauration d'une zone de libre-échange compatible avec les dispositions de l'article XXIV du GATT 1994. Il comprend également un titre sur les services, l'investissement et le commerce électronique, ainsi que la liste des engagements correspondants, qui sont compatibles avec les dispositions de l'article V du GATS (Accord général sur le commerce des services). L'APE contient en outre des dispositions concernant les questions douanières et la facilitation des échanges, des obstacles techniques au commerce, des mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires, l'agriculture et la pêche, les paiements courants et la circulation des capitaux, la concurrence, l'innovation et la propriété intellectuelle, la transparence des marchés publics, le dialogue sur les finances, la transparence et les meilleures pratiques dans le domaine de la politique fiscale, ainsi que des aspects environnementaux et sociaux. Le développement durable est soutenu par la participation de la société civile et de parlementaires aux travaux de comités mixtes et par des mécanismes spécifiques de consultation. Un volet coopération au développement : des dispositions en matière de coopération au développement établissent les domaines d'action prioritaires pour la mise en œuvre de l'APE. Chaque chapitre de l'accord porte sur des domaines spécifiques de coopération et une déclaration relative à la coopération au développement fait le lien avec la stratégie communautaire d'aide au commerce en rappelant l'intention de la Commission et des États membres de contribuer à un fonds de développement régional. Volet institutionnel et suivi : les dispositions institutionnelles prévoient la mise en place d'un conseil conjoint CARIFORUM-CE («conseil conjoint») chargé de superviser la mise en œuvre de l'APE. Ce conseil se composera de représentants des États du CARIFORUM et de membres du Conseil et de la Commission. Il sera assisté d'un comité CARIFORUM-CE «Commerce et développement». L'APE prévoit que son impact fera l'objet d'un suivi approfondi. À cet effet, une commission parlementaire CARIFORUM-CE, qui servira de forum aux membres du Parlement européen et des parlements des États du CARIFORUM, sera mise en place. Un comité consultatif CARIFORUM-CE assistera en outre le conseil conjoint en vue de promouvoir le dialogue et la coopération entre les représentants de la société civile. Application provisoire : l'APE prévoit l'application provisoire de l'accord en attendant son entrée en vigueur. Á noter que le Parlement européen sera invité à donner son avis conforme concernant la conclusion de l'APE. title COM(2008)0156 type Publication de la proposition législative initiale celexid CELEX:52008PC0156:EN
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activities/2/docs/0/text/0	changed	Old This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. New La présente proposition de décision constitue l'acte juridique par lequel la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part et les États du CARIFORUM, d'autre part, concluent un accord de partenariat économique. Pour rappel, le CARIFORUM rassemble les pays suivants : Antigua-et-Barbuda, le Commonwealth des Bahamas, la Barbade, le Belize, le Commonwealth de Dominique, la République dominicaine, la Grenade, la République de Guyana, la République d'Haïti, la Jamaïque, Saint-Christophe-et-Nevis, Sainte-Lucie, Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines, la République du Suriname, la République de Trinidad-et-Tobago. Le contenu de l'accord est conforme, dans ses grandes lignes, à la proposition initiale de la Commission (se reporter au résumé de l'ancienne proposition de base du 18 mars 2008). L'accord a été paraphé le 16 décembre 2007 et est appliqué à titre provisoire depuis le 29 décembre 2008 en attendant son entrée en vigueur. Conformément à l'article 243, paragraphe 4, de l'accord, certains éléments de l'accord ont été appliqués sur la base du règlement (CE) n° 1528/2007 appliquant aux produits originaires de certains États appartenant au groupe des États d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP), les régimes prévus dans les accords établissant ou conduisant à établir des accords de partenariats économiques. L'accord n'affectera pas le droit des investisseurs des États membres de l'Union de bénéficier d'un régime plus favorable qui serait prévu dans le cadre d'un accord en matière d'investissement liant un État membre et un État du CARIFORUM. Les États membres seront autorisés à maintenir ou à conclure de tels accords dès lors que ceux-ci seront conformes au droit communautaire Le texte de l'accord est joint à la proposition de décision et figure au doc. Conseil 7507/08. Pour entrer en vigueur, l'accord nécessitera l'avis conforme du Parlement européen.
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activities/4/text/0	changed	Old The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drawn up by David MARTIN (PES, UK) recommending that the European Parliament give its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. MEPs draw attention to a certain number of issues on which they would like to receive a firm commitment from the Commission and the Council. Among these issues, MEPs insist on a mandatory comprehensive review of the Agreement to be undertaken not later than five years after the date of signature and at subsequent five-yearly intervals, in order to determine the impact of the Agreement, including the costs and consequences of implementation. They also call for : (i) an independent monitoring mechanism to be established within the CARIFORUM States endowed with the necessary resources to undertake the analysis necessary to determining the extent to which the EPA is achieving its objectives; (ii) clarifications on which funds are additional to the funding of the 10th EDF; (iii) the funds provided for an equitable share of the Aid for Trade resources to be considered as additional resources and not merely repackaging of EDF funding and their disbursement to be timely, predictable and in harmony with the execution schedules of national and regional strategic development plans; (iv) provisions regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights not be used to thwart legitimate competition from generic pharmaceutical suppliers, and/or to inhibit government purchasing entities from acquiring generic supplies. Lastly, MEPs call on the European Union to apply the most favoured nation principle (MFN) among all the ACP sub-regional groups of the ACP countries. They also call for the elimination of the application of MFN treatment to the European Union by CARIFORUM and other sub-regional groups. New En adoptant le rapport de M. David MARTIN (PSE, RU), la commission du commerce international recommande au Parlement européen de donner son avis conforme sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique entre les États du CARIFORUM, d'une part, et la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'autre part. Les députés attirent toutefois l'attention sur un certain nombre de points sur lesquels ils aimeraient recevoir un engagement ferme de la Commission et du Conseil. Parmi ces points, les députés insistent pour que 5 ans au plus tard après la signature de l'accord, puis tous les 5 ans, l'accord soit obligatoirement soumis à une révision globale afin d'en évaluer l'impact, notamment sous l'angle du coût et de l'incidence de son application. Ils demandent également : i) un mécanisme de contrôle indépendant, doté des ressources suffisantes pour analyser si et dans quelle mesure l'accord a rempli ses objectifs; ii) des éclaircissements sur les crédits qui s'ajoutent à ceux du 10^ème FED dans le cadre de l'accord; iii) que les ressources octroyées dans le cadre de la stratégie d'aide au commerce soit considérés comme des ressources supplémentaires et non comme un simple renouvellement des fonds au titre du FED et que leur versement soit prévisible et intervienne en temps utile pour correspondre aux plans de développement stratégique nationaux et régionaux; iv) que les dispositions relatives à la protection des droits de propriété intellectuelle ne soient pas utilisées dans le but de déjouer la concurrence légitime représentée par les fournisseurs de médicaments génériques et/ou d'empêcher les organismes gouvernementaux d'acquérir ce type de médicaments. Enfin, les députés demandent à l'Union européenne d'appliquer la clause de la nation la plus favorisée à tous les groupes sous-régionaux de pays ACP et que les pays du CARIFORUM et les autres groupes sous-régionaux mettent un terme à l'application de la clause de la nation la plus favorisée à l'Union européenne.
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activities/6/docs	deleted	url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=5211%2F09&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=100 text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal published title 05211/2009
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activities/7/docs	added	url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=FR&reference=P6-TA-2009-183 text Le Parlement européen a donné son avis conforme par 460 voix pour, 82 voix contre et 43 abstentions sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique entre les États du CARIFORUM, d'une part, et la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'autre part. Á noter que la présente résolution législative est liée à la résolution commune adoptée parallèlement sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique CE/CARIFORUM (voir RSP/2008/2671). type Décision du Parlement, 1ère lecture/lecture unique title T6-0183/2009 url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16838&l=fr type Résultat du vote au parlement title Résultat du vote au parlement
activities/7/text	deleted	The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). These changes had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the articles of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis of all the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in accordance with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the Lisbon Treaty. In addition, some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of procedure. The Lisbon Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The old "codecision procedure" was extended to new areas and renamed the "ordinary legislative procedure". A new "consent procedure" replaced the old "assent procedure". New interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international agreements. The ongoing proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665). In the case of the proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts: · the old legal basis - Treaty/EC/Art.57(2), Art. 133(1) and (5), Art.181, Art.300 (3) first and 2nd paras. - became Art 64(2), Art.207 (4) first para, Art. 211, Art 218 (6)(a) of the TFEU. Please note that the numbering of the old legal basis corresponds to the consolidated version of the Treaty that was applicable immediately before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ from the references in the original Commission proposal; · the proposal, which had previously fallen under the old assent procedure (AVC), was classified as an interinstitutional non-legislative procedure (NLE).
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activities/8/text	added	Le traité de Lisbonne, entré en vigueur le 1^er décembre 2009, a modifié les deux traités fondamentaux de l'Union européenne, à savoir le traité sur l'Union européenne (TUE) et le traité instituant la Communauté européenne (TCE) - ce dernier ayant été renommé «traité sur le fonctionnement de l'Union européenne» (TFUE). Ces modifications ont eu différents types de conséquences sur de nombreuses procédures pendantes. En premier lieu, les articles du TUE et de l'ancien TCE qui constituaient la ou les bases juridiques de toutes les propositions fondées sur ces traités ont été renumérotés conformément aux tableaux de correspondance visés à l'article 5 du traité de Lisbonne. En outre, pour un nombre limité de propositions, l'entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne a entraîné un changement de leur base juridique allant au-delà d'une simple renumérotation des articles, impliquant un changement de type de procédure applicable. Le traité de Lisbonne a également introduit de nouveaux concepts de procédure décisionnelle : l'ancienne procédure dite de «codécision» a été étendue à de nouveaux domaines et rebaptisée «procédure législative ordinaire», une nouvelle «procédure d'approbation» est venue remplacer l'ancienne procédure dite de l' «avis conforme» et de nouvelles procédures interinstitutionnelles ont été instituées pour l'adoption d'actes non-législatifs, par exemple la conclusion de certains accords internationaux. Les propositions pendantes concernées par ces changements ont été formellement modifiéespar la Commission dans une communication publiée le 2 décembre 2009 (voir COM(2009)0665). Dans le cas de la proposition de décision du Conseil relative à la conclusion d'un accord de partenariat économique entre la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part, et les États du CARIFORUM, d'autre part, les conséquences de l'entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne sont les suivantes : l'ancienne base juridique - article 57, paragraphe 2 ; article 133, paragraphe 1 et 5 ; article 181 ; article 300, paragraphe 3, al. 1 et 2 du traité CE - devient article 64, paragraphe 2 ; article 207, paragraphe 4, al. 1 ; article 211 ; article 218, paragraphe 6, a) du TFUE. Il faut noter que la référence à l'ancienne base juridique correspond à la version consolidée du Traité qui était d'application immédiatement avant l'entrée en vigueur de Lisbonne, et qu'elle peut différer de la référence contenue dans la proposition initiale de la Commission ; la proposition, qui relevait de l'ancienne procédure dite de « l'avis conforme » (AVC), est désormais identifiée comme procédure interinstitutionnelle non-législative (NLE).
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activities/11	deleted	date 2009-03-25 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2009-183 text The European Parliament adopted by 460 votes to 82, with 43 abstentions, a legislative resolution and gave its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. It should be noted that this legislative resolution is linked to a joint resolution on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement EC-CARIFORUM (see RSP/2008/2671) which was adopted on the same day. type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title T6-0183/2009 url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16838&l=en type Results of vote in Parliament title Results of vote in Parliament body EP type Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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activities/0	added	date 2008-03-18 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0156/COM_COM(2008)0156_EN.pdf text PURPOSE: to propose the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the CARIFORUM EPA was negotiated in accordance with the objectives for EPAs set out in the Cotonou Agreement (the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement was signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005) and the negotiating directives for the Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002. Trade Agreement: negotiations were concluded by the initialling of the EPA on 16 December 2007 before the expiry of the trade regime set out in Annex V of the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver covering that trade regime. As a result, all CARIFORUM States comprising: Antigua and Barbuda, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, The Dominican Republic, Grenada, The Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of the EPA Market Access Regulation adopted by Council on 20 December 2007 that have benefited from the Community market access offer made in the context of EPAs from 1 January 2008. Their inclusion on this list will become permanent following ratification of the EPA by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for all CARIFORUM States, including Haiti which is recognised as a Least Developed Country by the United Nations. Free Trade Area and other areas of cooperation: the Caribbean EPA is the first comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to be concluded. It includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994. It also includes a Title on Services, Investment and E-commerce and the related schedules of commitments, which are compatible with the provisions of Article V of the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services). The EPA also contains provisions on Customs and Trade Facilitation, Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Agriculture and Fisheries, Current Payment and Capital Movements, Competition, Innovation and Intellectual Property, transparency in Public Procurement, dialogue on finance issues, transparency and best practices in the area of tax policy, as well as Environmental and Social Aspects. Sustainable development is further promoted through the involvement of civil society and parliamentarians in joint committees, and special consultation mechanisms. Development Cooperation provisions: there are also Development Cooperation provisions setting out priority areas of action for the implementation of the EPA. Each individual substantive chapter of the Agreement includes specific areas of cooperation and a Development Cooperation declaration establishes the link with the EU Aid for Trade strategy and recalls the Commission's and Member States' intention to contribute to a regional development fund. Institutional and monitoring provisions: the institutional provisions include a Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council ("Joint Council") to supervise the implementation of the EPA. The Joint Council shall be composed of representatives of the CARIFORUM States as well as members of the Council and of the Commission. The Joint Council will be assisted by a CARIFORUM-EC Trade and Development Committee. The EPA includes provision to establish comprehensive monitoring of the impact of the EPA. This will be supported by the provision for a CARIFORUM-EC Parliamentary Committee to provide a forum for members of the European Parliament and the CARIFORUM States legislatures. A CARIFORUM-EC Consultative Committee will furthermore assist the Joint Council to promote dialogue and cooperation between civil society representatives. Provisional application: pending the entry into force of the EPA, the Agreement foresees the provisional application of the Agreement. It should also be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the EPA. title COM(2008)0156 type Initial legislative proposal published celexid CELEX:52008PC0156:EN url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0155/COM_COM(2008)0155_EN.pdf text PURPOSE: to propose the provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the content of the Agreement is identical to that of the general Agreement. For details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18/03/2008. To recall, this Agreement is essentially a trade and development cooperation agreement linking the Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States comprising: § Antigua and Barbuda, § The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, § Barbados, § Belize, § The Commonwealth of Dominica, § the Dominican Republic, § Grenada, § The Republic of Guyana, § Haiti, § Jamaica, § Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, § Saint Lucia, § Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. celexid CELEX:52008PC0155:EN type Document attached to the procedure title COM(2008)0155 body EC type Initial legislative proposal commission DG url http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title Trade Commissioner DE GUCHT Karel
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activities/3	added	date 2008-12-19 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE416.606 type Committee draft report title PE416.606 body EP type Committee draft report
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activities/4/docs	added	url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=5211%2F09&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=100 text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal title 05211/2009
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activities/5	added	date 2009-01-26 docs url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=5211%2F09&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=100 text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal published title 05211/2009 body EC type Legislative proposal published commission DG url http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title Trade Commissioner DE GUCHT Karel
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activities/6/docs	deleted	url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=FR&reference=P6-TA-2009-183 text Le Parlement européen a donné son avis conforme par 460 voix pour, 82 voix contre et 43 abstentions sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique entre les États du CARIFORUM, d'une part, et la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'autre part. Á noter que la présente résolution législative est liée à la résolution commune adoptée parallèlement sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique CE/CARIFORUM (voir RSP/2008/2671). type Décision du Parlement, 1ère lecture/lecture unique title T6-0183/2009 url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16838&l=fr type Résultat du vote au parlement title Résultat du vote au parlement
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activities/7/docs	deleted	url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0156/COM_COM(2008)0156_FR.pdf text OBJECTIF : proposer conclusion d'un Accord de partenariat économique (APE) entre la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part, et les États du CARIFORUM. ACTE PROPOSÉ : Décision du Conseil. CONTENU : l'APE CARIFORUM a été négocié conformément aux objectifs fixés pour les APE dans l'accord de Cotonou (Accord de partenariat ACP-CE signé à Cotonou le 23 juin 2000, tel que révisé à Luxembourg le 25 juin 2005) et aux directives de négociation concernant les accords de partenariat économique avec les États ACP, adoptées par le Conseil le 12 juin 2002. Un accord essentiellement commercial : les négociations se sont conclues par le paraphe de l'APE le 16 décembre 2007, avant l'expiration du régime commercial défini à l'annexe V de l'accord de Cotonou, le 31 décembre 2007 et de la dérogation de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) concernant ce régime. En conséquence, tous les États du CARIFORUM, à savoir : Antigua-et-Barbuda, le Commonwealth des Bahamas, la Barbade, le Belize, le Commonwealth de Dominique, la République dominicaine, la Grenade, la République coopérative de Guyana, la République d'Haïti, la Jamaïque, Saint-Christophe-et-Nevis, Sainte-Lucie, Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines, le Suriname, Trinidad-et-Tobago ont été inclus dans la liste des pays visés à l'annexe I du règlement du 20 décembre 2007 sur l'application des régimes prévus dans les accords de partenariat économique (Accord général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce de 1994).et qui bénéficient depuis le 1^er janvier 2008 de l'offre d'accès au marché communautaire formulée dans le cadre des APE. Leur inclusion dans la liste deviendra définitive après ratification de l'APE par toutes les parties. Cette mesure garantira un régime commercial unique et harmonisé, facilitant l'accès de tous les États du CARIFORUM - y compris la République d'Haïti, reconnue par les Nations unies comme faisant partie des pays les moins développés - au marché de l'Union européenne. Zone de libre-échange et autres domaines de coopération : l'accord de partenariat économique «Caraïbes» est le premier APE global à être conclu. Il inclut toutes les mesures nécessaires à l'instauration d'une zone de libre-échange compatible avec les dispositions de l'article XXIV du GATT 1994. Il comprend également un titre sur les services, l'investissement et le commerce électronique, ainsi que la liste des engagements correspondants, qui sont compatibles avec les dispositions de l'article V du GATS (Accord général sur le commerce des services). L'APE contient en outre des dispositions concernant les questions douanières et la facilitation des échanges, des obstacles techniques au commerce, des mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires, l'agriculture et la pêche, les paiements courants et la circulation des capitaux, la concurrence, l'innovation et la propriété intellectuelle, la transparence des marchés publics, le dialogue sur les finances, la transparence et les meilleures pratiques dans le domaine de la politique fiscale, ainsi que des aspects environnementaux et sociaux. Le développement durable est soutenu par la participation de la société civile et de parlementaires aux travaux de comités mixtes et par des mécanismes spécifiques de consultation. Un volet coopération au développement : des dispositions en matière de coopération au développement établissent les domaines d'action prioritaires pour la mise en œuvre de l'APE. Chaque chapitre de l'accord porte sur des domaines spécifiques de coopération et une déclaration relative à la coopération au développement fait le lien avec la stratégie communautaire d'aide au commerce en rappelant l'intention de la Commission et des États membres de contribuer à un fonds de développement régional. Volet institutionnel et suivi : les dispositions institutionnelles prévoient la mise en place d'un conseil conjoint CARIFORUM-CE («conseil conjoint») chargé de superviser la mise en œuvre de l'APE. Ce conseil se composera de représentants des États du CARIFORUM et de membres du Conseil et de la Commission. Il sera assisté d'un comité CARIFORUM-CE «Commerce et développement». L'APE prévoit que son impact fera l'objet d'un suivi approfondi. À cet effet, une commission parlementaire CARIFORUM-CE, qui servira de forum aux membres du Parlement européen et des parlements des États du CARIFORUM, sera mise en place. Un comité consultatif CARIFORUM-CE assistera en outre le conseil conjoint en vue de promouvoir le dialogue et la coopération entre les représentants de la société civile. Application provisoire : l'APE prévoit l'application provisoire de l'accord en attendant son entrée en vigueur. Á noter que le Parlement européen sera invité à donner son avis conforme concernant la conclusion de l'APE. title COM(2008)0156 type Publication de la proposition législative initiale celexid CELEX:52008PC0156:EN
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activities/8/text/0	changed	Old Le traité de Lisbonne, entré en vigueur le 1^er décembre 2009, a modifié les deux traités fondamentaux de l'Union européenne, à savoir le traité sur l'Union européenne (TUE) et le traité instituant la Communauté européenne (TCE) - ce dernier ayant été renommé «traité sur le fonctionnement de l'Union européenne» (TFUE). Ces modifications ont eu différents types de conséquences sur de nombreuses procédures pendantes. En premier lieu, les articles du TUE et de l'ancien TCE qui constituaient la ou les bases juridiques de toutes les propositions fondées sur ces traités ont été renumérotés conformément aux tableaux de correspondance visés à l'article 5 du traité de Lisbonne. En outre, pour un nombre limité de propositions, l'entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne a entraîné un changement de leur base juridique allant au-delà d'une simple renumérotation des articles, impliquant un changement de type de procédure applicable. Le traité de Lisbonne a également introduit de nouveaux concepts de procédure décisionnelle : l'ancienne procédure dite de «codécision» a été étendue à de nouveaux domaines et rebaptisée «procédure législative ordinaire», une nouvelle «procédure d'approbation» est venue remplacer l'ancienne procédure dite de l' «avis conforme» et de nouvelles procédures interinstitutionnelles ont été instituées pour l'adoption d'actes non-législatifs, par exemple la conclusion de certains accords internationaux. Les propositions pendantes concernées par ces changements ont été formellement modifiéespar la Commission dans une communication publiée le 2 décembre 2009 (voir COM(2009)0665). Dans le cas de la proposition de décision du Conseil relative à la conclusion d'un accord de partenariat économique entre la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part, et les États du CARIFORUM, d'autre part, les conséquences de l'entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne sont les suivantes : l'ancienne base juridique - article 57, paragraphe 2 ; article 133, paragraphe 1 et 5 ; article 181 ; article 300, paragraphe 3, al. 1 et 2 du traité CE - devient article 64, paragraphe 2 ; article 207, paragraphe 4, al. 1 ; article 211 ; article 218, paragraphe 6, a) du TFUE. Il faut noter que la référence à l'ancienne base juridique correspond à la version consolidée du Traité qui était d'application immédiatement avant l'entrée en vigueur de Lisbonne, et qu'elle peut différer de la référence contenue dans la proposition initiale de la Commission ; la proposition, qui relevait de l'ancienne procédure dite de « l'avis conforme » (AVC), est désormais identifiée comme procédure interinstitutionnelle non-législative (NLE). New The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drawn up by David MARTIN (PES, UK) recommending that the European Parliament give its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. MEPs draw attention to a certain number of issues on which they would like to receive a firm commitment from the Commission and the Council. Among these issues, MEPs insist on a mandatory comprehensive review of the Agreement to be undertaken not later than five years after the date of signature and at subsequent five-yearly intervals, in order to determine the impact of the Agreement, including the costs and consequences of implementation. They also call for : (i) an independent monitoring mechanism to be established within the CARIFORUM States endowed with the necessary resources to undertake the analysis necessary to determining the extent to which the EPA is achieving its objectives; (ii) clarifications on which funds are additional to the funding of the 10th EDF; (iii) the funds provided for an equitable share of the Aid for Trade resources to be considered as additional resources and not merely repackaging of EDF funding and their disbursement to be timely, predictable and in harmony with the execution schedules of national and regional strategic development plans; (iv) provisions regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights not be used to thwart legitimate competition from generic pharmaceutical suppliers, and/or to inhibit government purchasing entities from acquiring generic supplies. Lastly, MEPs call on the European Union to apply the most favoured nation principle (MFN) among all the ACP sub-regional groups of the ACP countries. They also call for the elimination of the application of MFN treatment to the European Union by CARIFORUM and other sub-regional groups.
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activities/11/docs	added	url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2009-183 text The European Parliament adopted by 460 votes to 82, with 43 abstentions, a legislative resolution and gave its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. It should be noted that this legislative resolution is linked to a joint resolution on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement EC-CARIFORUM (see RSP/2008/2671) which was adopted on the same day. type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title T6-0183/2009 url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16838&l=en type Results of vote in Parliament title Results of vote in Parliament
activities/11/text	deleted	En adoptant le rapport de M. David MARTIN (PSE, RU), la commission du commerce international recommande au Parlement européen de donner son avis conforme sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique entre les États du CARIFORUM, d'une part, et la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'autre part. Les députés attirent toutefois l'attention sur un certain nombre de points sur lesquels ils aimeraient recevoir un engagement ferme de la Commission et du Conseil. Parmi ces points, les députés insistent pour que 5 ans au plus tard après la signature de l'accord, puis tous les 5 ans, l'accord soit obligatoirement soumis à une révision globale afin d'en évaluer l'impact, notamment sous l'angle du coût et de l'incidence de son application. Ils demandent également : i) un mécanisme de contrôle indépendant, doté des ressources suffisantes pour analyser si et dans quelle mesure l'accord a rempli ses objectifs; ii) des éclaircissements sur les crédits qui s'ajoutent à ceux du 10^ème FED dans le cadre de l'accord; iii) que les ressources octroyées dans le cadre de la stratégie d'aide au commerce soit considérés comme des ressources supplémentaires et non comme un simple renouvellement des fonds au titre du FED et que leur versement soit prévisible et intervienne en temps utile pour correspondre aux plans de développement stratégique nationaux et régionaux; iv) que les dispositions relatives à la protection des droits de propriété intellectuelle ne soient pas utilisées dans le but de déjouer la concurrence légitime représentée par les fournisseurs de médicaments génériques et/ou d'empêcher les organismes gouvernementaux d'acquérir ce type de médicaments. Enfin, les députés demandent à l'Union européenne d'appliquer la clause de la nation la plus favorisée à tous les groupes sous-régionaux de pays ACP et que les pays du CARIFORUM et les autres groupes sous-régionaux mettent un terme à l'application de la clause de la nation la plus favorisée à l'Union européenne.
activities/11/type	changed	Old Vote en commission, 1ère lecture/lecture unique New Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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activities/12/docs	deleted	url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=FR&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=5211%2F09&fc=REGAISFR&srm=25&md=100 text La présente proposition de décision constitue l'acte juridique par lequel la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part et les États du CARIFORUM, d'autre part, concluent un accord de partenariat économique. Pour rappel, le CARIFORUM rassemble les pays suivants : Antigua-et-Barbuda, le Commonwealth des Bahamas, la Barbade, le Belize, le Commonwealth de Dominique, la République dominicaine, la Grenade, la République de Guyana, la République d'Haïti, la Jamaïque, Saint-Christophe-et-Nevis, Sainte-Lucie, Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines, la République du Suriname, la République de Trinidad-et-Tobago. Le contenu de l'accord est conforme, dans ses grandes lignes, à la proposition initiale de la Commission (se reporter au résumé de l'ancienne proposition de base du 18 mars 2008). L'accord a été paraphé le 16 décembre 2007 et est appliqué à titre provisoire depuis le 29 décembre 2008 en attendant son entrée en vigueur. Conformément à l'article 243, paragraphe 4, de l'accord, certains éléments de l'accord ont été appliqués sur la base du règlement (CE) n° 1528/2007 appliquant aux produits originaires de certains États appartenant au groupe des États d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP), les régimes prévus dans les accords établissant ou conduisant à établir des accords de partenariats économiques. L'accord n'affectera pas le droit des investisseurs des États membres de l'Union de bénéficier d'un régime plus favorable qui serait prévu dans le cadre d'un accord en matière d'investissement liant un État membre et un État du CARIFORUM. Les États membres seront autorisés à maintenir ou à conclure de tels accords dès lors que ceux-ci seront conformes au droit communautaire Le texte de l'accord est joint à la proposition de décision et figure au doc. Conseil 7507/08. Pour entrer en vigueur, l'accord nécessitera l'avis conforme du Parlement européen. type Publication de la proposition législative title 05211/2009
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activities/13/text	added	The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). These changes had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the articles of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis of all the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in accordance with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the Lisbon Treaty. In addition, some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of procedure. The Lisbon Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The old "codecision procedure" was extended to new areas and renamed the "ordinary legislative procedure". A new "consent procedure" replaced the old "assent procedure". New interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international agreements. The ongoing proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665). In the case of the proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts: · the old legal basis - Treaty/EC/Art.57(2), Art. 133(1) and (5), Art.181, Art.300 (3) first and 2nd paras. - became Art 64(2), Art.207 (4) first para, Art. 211, Art 218 (6)(a) of the TFEU. Please note that the numbering of the old legal basis corresponds to the consolidated version of the Treaty that was applicable immediately before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ from the references in the original Commission proposal; · the proposal, which had previously fallen under the old assent procedure (AVC), was classified as an interinstitutional non-legislative procedure (NLE).
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activities/0	deleted	date 2008-03-18 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0156/COM_COM(2008)0156_EN.pdf text PURPOSE: to propose the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the CARIFORUM EPA was negotiated in accordance with the objectives for EPAs set out in the Cotonou Agreement (the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement was signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005) and the negotiating directives for the Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002. Trade Agreement: negotiations were concluded by the initialling of the EPA on 16 December 2007 before the expiry of the trade regime set out in Annex V of the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver covering that trade regime. As a result, all CARIFORUM States comprising: Antigua and Barbuda, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, The Dominican Republic, Grenada, The Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of the EPA Market Access Regulation adopted by Council on 20 December 2007 that have benefited from the Community market access offer made in the context of EPAs from 1 January 2008. Their inclusion on this list will become permanent following ratification of the EPA by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for all CARIFORUM States, including Haiti which is recognised as a Least Developed Country by the United Nations. Free Trade Area and other areas of cooperation: the Caribbean EPA is the first comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to be concluded. It includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994. It also includes a Title on Services, Investment and E-commerce and the related schedules of commitments, which are compatible with the provisions of Article V of the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services). The EPA also contains provisions on Customs and Trade Facilitation, Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Agriculture and Fisheries, Current Payment and Capital Movements, Competition, Innovation and Intellectual Property, transparency in Public Procurement, dialogue on finance issues, transparency and best practices in the area of tax policy, as well as Environmental and Social Aspects. Sustainable development is further promoted through the involvement of civil society and parliamentarians in joint committees, and special consultation mechanisms. Development Cooperation provisions: there are also Development Cooperation provisions setting out priority areas of action for the implementation of the EPA. Each individual substantive chapter of the Agreement includes specific areas of cooperation and a Development Cooperation declaration establishes the link with the EU Aid for Trade strategy and recalls the Commission's and Member States' intention to contribute to a regional development fund. Institutional and monitoring provisions: the institutional provisions include a Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council ("Joint Council") to supervise the implementation of the EPA. The Joint Council shall be composed of representatives of the CARIFORUM States as well as members of the Council and of the Commission. The Joint Council will be assisted by a CARIFORUM-EC Trade and Development Committee. The EPA includes provision to establish comprehensive monitoring of the impact of the EPA. This will be supported by the provision for a CARIFORUM-EC Parliamentary Committee to provide a forum for members of the European Parliament and the CARIFORUM States legislatures. A CARIFORUM-EC Consultative Committee will furthermore assist the Joint Council to promote dialogue and cooperation between civil society representatives. Provisional application: pending the entry into force of the EPA, the Agreement foresees the provisional application of the Agreement. It should also be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the EPA. title COM(2008)0156 type Initial legislative proposal published celexid CELEX:52008PC0156:EN url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0155/COM_COM(2008)0155_EN.pdf text PURPOSE: to propose the provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the content of the Agreement is identical to that of the general Agreement. For details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18/03/2008. To recall, this Agreement is essentially a trade and development cooperation agreement linking the Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States comprising: § Antigua and Barbuda, § The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, § Barbados, § Belize, § The Commonwealth of Dominica, § the Dominican Republic, § Grenada, § The Republic of Guyana, § Haiti, § Jamaica, § Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, § Saint Lucia, § Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. celexid CELEX:52008PC0155:EN type Document attached to the procedure title COM(2008)0155 type Initial legislative proposal body EC commission DG url http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title Trade Commissioner DE GUCHT Karel
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activities/0/docs	added	url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0156/COM_COM(2008)0156_FR.pdf text OBJECTIF : proposer conclusion d'un Accord de partenariat économique (APE) entre la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part, et les États du CARIFORUM. ACTE PROPOSÉ : Décision du Conseil. CONTENU : l'APE CARIFORUM a été négocié conformément aux objectifs fixés pour les APE dans l'accord de Cotonou (Accord de partenariat ACP-CE signé à Cotonou le 23 juin 2000, tel que révisé à Luxembourg le 25 juin 2005) et aux directives de négociation concernant les accords de partenariat économique avec les États ACP, adoptées par le Conseil le 12 juin 2002. Un accord essentiellement commercial : les négociations se sont conclues par le paraphe de l'APE le 16 décembre 2007, avant l'expiration du régime commercial défini à l'annexe V de l'accord de Cotonou, le 31 décembre 2007 et de la dérogation de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) concernant ce régime. En conséquence, tous les États du CARIFORUM, à savoir : Antigua-et-Barbuda, le Commonwealth des Bahamas, la Barbade, le Belize, le Commonwealth de Dominique, la République dominicaine, la Grenade, la République coopérative de Guyana, la République d'Haïti, la Jamaïque, Saint-Christophe-et-Nevis, Sainte-Lucie, Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines, le Suriname, Trinidad-et-Tobago ont été inclus dans la liste des pays visés à l'annexe I du règlement du 20 décembre 2007 sur l'application des régimes prévus dans les accords de partenariat économique (Accord général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce de 1994).et qui bénéficient depuis le 1^er janvier 2008 de l'offre d'accès au marché communautaire formulée dans le cadre des APE. Leur inclusion dans la liste deviendra définitive après ratification de l'APE par toutes les parties. Cette mesure garantira un régime commercial unique et harmonisé, facilitant l'accès de tous les États du CARIFORUM - y compris la République d'Haïti, reconnue par les Nations unies comme faisant partie des pays les moins développés - au marché de l'Union européenne. Zone de libre-échange et autres domaines de coopération : l'accord de partenariat économique «Caraïbes» est le premier APE global à être conclu. Il inclut toutes les mesures nécessaires à l'instauration d'une zone de libre-échange compatible avec les dispositions de l'article XXIV du GATT 1994. Il comprend également un titre sur les services, l'investissement et le commerce électronique, ainsi que la liste des engagements correspondants, qui sont compatibles avec les dispositions de l'article V du GATS (Accord général sur le commerce des services). L'APE contient en outre des dispositions concernant les questions douanières et la facilitation des échanges, des obstacles techniques au commerce, des mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires, l'agriculture et la pêche, les paiements courants et la circulation des capitaux, la concurrence, l'innovation et la propriété intellectuelle, la transparence des marchés publics, le dialogue sur les finances, la transparence et les meilleures pratiques dans le domaine de la politique fiscale, ainsi que des aspects environnementaux et sociaux. Le développement durable est soutenu par la participation de la société civile et de parlementaires aux travaux de comités mixtes et par des mécanismes spécifiques de consultation. Un volet coopération au développement : des dispositions en matière de coopération au développement établissent les domaines d'action prioritaires pour la mise en œuvre de l'APE. Chaque chapitre de l'accord porte sur des domaines spécifiques de coopération et une déclaration relative à la coopération au développement fait le lien avec la stratégie communautaire d'aide au commerce en rappelant l'intention de la Commission et des États membres de contribuer à un fonds de développement régional. Volet institutionnel et suivi : les dispositions institutionnelles prévoient la mise en place d'un conseil conjoint CARIFORUM-CE («conseil conjoint») chargé de superviser la mise en œuvre de l'APE. Ce conseil se composera de représentants des États du CARIFORUM et de membres du Conseil et de la Commission. Il sera assisté d'un comité CARIFORUM-CE «Commerce et développement». L'APE prévoit que son impact fera l'objet d'un suivi approfondi. À cet effet, une commission parlementaire CARIFORUM-CE, qui servira de forum aux membres du Parlement européen et des parlements des États du CARIFORUM, sera mise en place. Un comité consultatif CARIFORUM-CE assistera en outre le conseil conjoint en vue de promouvoir le dialogue et la coopération entre les représentants de la société civile. Application provisoire : l'APE prévoit l'application provisoire de l'accord en attendant son entrée en vigueur. Á noter que le Parlement européen sera invité à donner son avis conforme concernant la conclusion de l'APE. title COM(2008)0156 type Publication de la proposition législative initiale celexid CELEX:52008PC0156:EN
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activities/2/docs/0/text/0	changed	Old This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. New La présente proposition de décision constitue l'acte juridique par lequel la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part et les États du CARIFORUM, d'autre part, concluent un accord de partenariat économique. Pour rappel, le CARIFORUM rassemble les pays suivants : Antigua-et-Barbuda, le Commonwealth des Bahamas, la Barbade, le Belize, le Commonwealth de Dominique, la République dominicaine, la Grenade, la République de Guyana, la République d'Haïti, la Jamaïque, Saint-Christophe-et-Nevis, Sainte-Lucie, Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines, la République du Suriname, la République de Trinidad-et-Tobago. Le contenu de l'accord est conforme, dans ses grandes lignes, à la proposition initiale de la Commission (se reporter au résumé de l'ancienne proposition de base du 18 mars 2008). L'accord a été paraphé le 16 décembre 2007 et est appliqué à titre provisoire depuis le 29 décembre 2008 en attendant son entrée en vigueur. Conformément à l'article 243, paragraphe 4, de l'accord, certains éléments de l'accord ont été appliqués sur la base du règlement (CE) n° 1528/2007 appliquant aux produits originaires de certains États appartenant au groupe des États d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP), les régimes prévus dans les accords établissant ou conduisant à établir des accords de partenariats économiques. L'accord n'affectera pas le droit des investisseurs des États membres de l'Union de bénéficier d'un régime plus favorable qui serait prévu dans le cadre d'un accord en matière d'investissement liant un État membre et un État du CARIFORUM. Les États membres seront autorisés à maintenir ou à conclure de tels accords dès lors que ceux-ci seront conformes au droit communautaire Le texte de l'accord est joint à la proposition de décision et figure au doc. Conseil 7507/08. Pour entrer en vigueur, l'accord nécessitera l'avis conforme du Parlement européen.
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activities/4/text/0	changed	Old The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drawn up by David MARTIN (PES, UK) recommending that the European Parliament give its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. MEPs draw attention to a certain number of issues on which they would like to receive a firm commitment from the Commission and the Council. Among these issues, MEPs insist on a mandatory comprehensive review of the Agreement to be undertaken not later than five years after the date of signature and at subsequent five-yearly intervals, in order to determine the impact of the Agreement, including the costs and consequences of implementation. They also call for : (i) an independent monitoring mechanism to be established within the CARIFORUM States endowed with the necessary resources to undertake the analysis necessary to determining the extent to which the EPA is achieving its objectives; (ii) clarifications on which funds are additional to the funding of the 10th EDF; (iii) the funds provided for an equitable share of the Aid for Trade resources to be considered as additional resources and not merely repackaging of EDF funding and their disbursement to be timely, predictable and in harmony with the execution schedules of national and regional strategic development plans; (iv) provisions regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights not be used to thwart legitimate competition from generic pharmaceutical suppliers, and/or to inhibit government purchasing entities from acquiring generic supplies. Lastly, MEPs call on the European Union to apply the most favoured nation principle (MFN) among all the ACP sub-regional groups of the ACP countries. They also call for the elimination of the application of MFN treatment to the European Union by CARIFORUM and other sub-regional groups. New En adoptant le rapport de M. David MARTIN (PSE, RU), la commission du commerce international recommande au Parlement européen de donner son avis conforme sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique entre les États du CARIFORUM, d'une part, et la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'autre part. Les députés attirent toutefois l'attention sur un certain nombre de points sur lesquels ils aimeraient recevoir un engagement ferme de la Commission et du Conseil. Parmi ces points, les députés insistent pour que 5 ans au plus tard après la signature de l'accord, puis tous les 5 ans, l'accord soit obligatoirement soumis à une révision globale afin d'en évaluer l'impact, notamment sous l'angle du coût et de l'incidence de son application. Ils demandent également : i) un mécanisme de contrôle indépendant, doté des ressources suffisantes pour analyser si et dans quelle mesure l'accord a rempli ses objectifs; ii) des éclaircissements sur les crédits qui s'ajoutent à ceux du 10^ème FED dans le cadre de l'accord; iii) que les ressources octroyées dans le cadre de la stratégie d'aide au commerce soit considérés comme des ressources supplémentaires et non comme un simple renouvellement des fonds au titre du FED et que leur versement soit prévisible et intervienne en temps utile pour correspondre aux plans de développement stratégique nationaux et régionaux; iv) que les dispositions relatives à la protection des droits de propriété intellectuelle ne soient pas utilisées dans le but de déjouer la concurrence légitime représentée par les fournisseurs de médicaments génériques et/ou d'empêcher les organismes gouvernementaux d'acquérir ce type de médicaments. Enfin, les députés demandent à l'Union européenne d'appliquer la clause de la nation la plus favorisée à tous les groupes sous-régionaux de pays ACP et que les pays du CARIFORUM et les autres groupes sous-régionaux mettent un terme à l'application de la clause de la nation la plus favorisée à l'Union européenne.
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activities/6/docs	deleted	url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=5211%2F09&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=100 text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal published title 05211/2009
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activities/7/docs	added	url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=FR&reference=P6-TA-2009-183 text Le Parlement européen a donné son avis conforme par 460 voix pour, 82 voix contre et 43 abstentions sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique entre les États du CARIFORUM, d'une part, et la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'autre part. Á noter que la présente résolution législative est liée à la résolution commune adoptée parallèlement sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique CE/CARIFORUM (voir RSP/2008/2671). type Décision du Parlement, 1ère lecture/lecture unique title T6-0183/2009 url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16838&l=fr type Résultat du vote au parlement title Résultat du vote au parlement
activities/7/text	deleted	The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). These changes had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the articles of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis of all the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in accordance with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the Lisbon Treaty. In addition, some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of procedure. The Lisbon Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The old "codecision procedure" was extended to new areas and renamed the "ordinary legislative procedure". A new "consent procedure" replaced the old "assent procedure". New interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international agreements. The ongoing proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665). In the case of the proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts: · the old legal basis - Treaty/EC/Art.57(2), Art. 133(1) and (5), Art.181, Art.300 (3) first and 2nd paras. - became Art 64(2), Art.207 (4) first para, Art. 211, Art 218 (6)(a) of the TFEU. Please note that the numbering of the old legal basis corresponds to the consolidated version of the Treaty that was applicable immediately before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ from the references in the original Commission proposal; · the proposal, which had previously fallen under the old assent procedure (AVC), was classified as an interinstitutional non-legislative procedure (NLE).
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activities/8/text	added	Le traité de Lisbonne, entré en vigueur le 1^er décembre 2009, a modifié les deux traités fondamentaux de l'Union européenne, à savoir le traité sur l'Union européenne (TUE) et le traité instituant la Communauté européenne (TCE) - ce dernier ayant été renommé «traité sur le fonctionnement de l'Union européenne» (TFUE). Ces modifications ont eu différents types de conséquences sur de nombreuses procédures pendantes. En premier lieu, les articles du TUE et de l'ancien TCE qui constituaient la ou les bases juridiques de toutes les propositions fondées sur ces traités ont été renumérotés conformément aux tableaux de correspondance visés à l'article 5 du traité de Lisbonne. En outre, pour un nombre limité de propositions, l'entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne a entraîné un changement de leur base juridique allant au-delà d'une simple renumérotation des articles, impliquant un changement de type de procédure applicable. Le traité de Lisbonne a également introduit de nouveaux concepts de procédure décisionnelle : l'ancienne procédure dite de «codécision» a été étendue à de nouveaux domaines et rebaptisée «procédure législative ordinaire», une nouvelle «procédure d'approbation» est venue remplacer l'ancienne procédure dite de l' «avis conforme» et de nouvelles procédures interinstitutionnelles ont été instituées pour l'adoption d'actes non-législatifs, par exemple la conclusion de certains accords internationaux. Les propositions pendantes concernées par ces changements ont été formellement modifiéespar la Commission dans une communication publiée le 2 décembre 2009 (voir COM(2009)0665). Dans le cas de la proposition de décision du Conseil relative à la conclusion d'un accord de partenariat économique entre la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part, et les États du CARIFORUM, d'autre part, les conséquences de l'entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne sont les suivantes : l'ancienne base juridique - article 57, paragraphe 2 ; article 133, paragraphe 1 et 5 ; article 181 ; article 300, paragraphe 3, al. 1 et 2 du traité CE - devient article 64, paragraphe 2 ; article 207, paragraphe 4, al. 1 ; article 211 ; article 218, paragraphe 6, a) du TFUE. Il faut noter que la référence à l'ancienne base juridique correspond à la version consolidée du Traité qui était d'application immédiatement avant l'entrée en vigueur de Lisbonne, et qu'elle peut différer de la référence contenue dans la proposition initiale de la Commission ; la proposition, qui relevait de l'ancienne procédure dite de « l'avis conforme » (AVC), est désormais identifiée comme procédure interinstitutionnelle non-législative (NLE).
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activities/11	deleted	date 2009-03-25 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2009-183 text The European Parliament adopted by 460 votes to 82, with 43 abstentions, a legislative resolution and gave its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. It should be noted that this legislative resolution is linked to a joint resolution on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement EC-CARIFORUM (see RSP/2008/2671) which was adopted on the same day. type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title T6-0183/2009 url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16838&l=en type Results of vote in Parliament title Results of vote in Parliament body EP type Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2012-11-15

activities/0/docs/0/text/0	changed	Old PURPOSE: to propose the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the CARIFORUM EPA was negotiated in accordance with the objectives for EPAs set out in the Cotonou Agreement (the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement was signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005) and the negotiating directives for the Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002. Trade Agreement: negotiations were concluded by the initialling of the EPA on 16 December 2007 before the expiry of the trade regime set out in Annex V of the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver covering that trade regime. As a result, all CARIFORUM States comprising: Antigua and Barbuda, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, The Dominican Republic, Grenada, The Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of the EPA Market Access Regulation adopted by Council on 20 December 2007 that have benefited from the Community market access offer made in the context of EPAs from 1 January 2008. Their inclusion on this list will become permanent following ratification of the EPA by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for all CARIFORUM States, including Haiti which is recognised as a Least Developed Country by the United Nations. Free Trade Area and other areas of cooperation: the Caribbean EPA is the first comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to be concluded. It includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994. It also includes a Title on Services, Investment and E-commerce and the related schedules of commitments, which are compatible with the provisions of Article V of the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services). The EPA also contains provisions on Customs and Trade Facilitation, Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Agriculture and Fisheries, Current Payment and Capital Movements, Competition, Innovation and Intellectual Property, transparency in Public Procurement, dialogue on finance issues, transparency and best practices in the area of tax policy, as well as Environmental and Social Aspects. Sustainable development is further promoted through the involvement of civil society and parliamentarians in joint committees, and special consultation mechanisms. Development Cooperation provisions: there are also Development Cooperation provisions setting out priority areas of action for the implementation of the EPA. Each individual substantive chapter of the Agreement includes specific areas of cooperation and a Development Cooperation declaration establishes the link with the EU Aid for Trade strategy and recalls the Commission's and Member States' intention to contribute to a regional development fund. Institutional and monitoring provisions: the institutional provisions include a Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council ("Joint Council") to supervise the implementation of the EPA. The Joint Council shall be composed of representatives of the CARIFORUM States as well as members of the Council and of the Commission. The Joint Council will be assisted by a CARIFORUM-EC Trade and Development Committee. The EPA includes provision to establish comprehensive monitoring of the impact of the EPA. This will be supported by the provision for a CARIFORUM-EC Parliamentary Committee to provide a forum for members of the European Parliament and the CARIFORUM States legislatures. A CARIFORUM-EC Consultative Committee will furthermore assist the Joint Council to promote dialogue and cooperation between civil society representatives. Provisional application: pending the entry into force of the EPA, the Agreement foresees the provisional application of the Agreement. It should also be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the EPA. New PURPOSE: to propose the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the CARIFORUM EPA was negotiated in accordance with the objectives for EPAs set out in the Cotonou Agreement (the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement was signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005) and the negotiating directives for the Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002. Trade Agreement: negotiations were concluded by the initialling of the EPA on 16 December 2007 before the expiry of the trade regime set out in Annex V of the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver covering that trade regime. As a result, all CARIFORUM States comprising: Antigua and Barbuda, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, The Dominican Republic, Grenada, The Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of the EPA Market Access Regulation adopted by Council on 20 December 2007 that have benefited from the Community market access offer made in the context of EPAs from 1 January 2008. Their inclusion on this list will become permanent following ratification of the EPA by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for all CARIFORUM States, including Haiti which is recognised as a Least Developed Country by the United Nations. Free Trade Area and other areas of cooperation: the Caribbean EPA is the first comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to be concluded. It includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994. It also includes a Title on Services, Investment and E-commerce and the related schedules of commitments, which are compatible with the provisions of Article V of the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services). The EPA also contains provisions on Customs and Trade Facilitation, Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Agriculture and Fisheries, Current Payment and Capital Movements, Competition, Innovation and Intellectual Property, transparency in Public Procurement, dialogue on finance issues, transparency and best practices in the area of tax policy, as well as Environmental and Social Aspects. Sustainable development is further promoted through the involvement of civil society and parliamentarians in joint committees, and special consultation mechanisms. Development Cooperation provisions: there are also Development Cooperation provisions setting out priority areas of action for the implementation of the EPA. Each individual substantive chapter of the Agreement includes specific areas of cooperation and a Development Cooperation declaration establishes the link with the EU Aid for Trade strategy and recalls the Commission's and Member States' intention to contribute to a regional development fund. Institutional and monitoring provisions: the institutional provisions include a Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council ("Joint Council") to supervise the implementation of the EPA. The Joint Council shall be composed of representatives of the CARIFORUM States as well as members of the Council and of the Commission. The Joint Council will be assisted by a CARIFORUM-EC Trade and Development Committee. The EPA includes provision to establish comprehensive monitoring of the impact of the EPA. This will be supported by the provision for a CARIFORUM-EC Parliamentary Committee to provide a forum for members of the European Parliament and the CARIFORUM States legislatures. A CARIFORUM-EC Consultative Committee will furthermore assist the Joint Council to promote dialogue and cooperation between civil society representatives. Provisional application: pending the entry into force of the EPA, the Agreement foresees the provisional application of the Agreement. It should also be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the EPA.
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2012-07-06

2012-06-27

2012-05-08

activities/0	added	date 2008-03-18 docs url http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2008&nu_doc=156 text PURPOSE: to propose the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the CARIFORUM EPA was negotiated in accordance with the objectives for EPAs set out in the Cotonou Agreement (the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement was signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005) and the negotiating directives for the Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002. Trade Agreement: negotiations were concluded by the initialling of the EPA on 16 December 2007 before the expiry of the trade regime set out in Annex V of the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver covering that trade regime. As a result, all CARIFORUM States comprising: Antigua and Barbuda, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, The Dominican Republic, Grenada, The Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of the EPA Market Access Regulation adopted by Council on 20 December 2007 that have benefited from the Community market access offer made in the context of EPAs from 1 January 2008. Their inclusion on this list will become permanent following ratification of the EPA by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for all CARIFORUM States, including Haiti which is recognised as a Least Developed Country by the United Nations. Free Trade Area and other areas of cooperation: the Caribbean EPA is the first comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to be concluded. It includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994. It also includes a Title on Services, Investment and E-commerce and the related schedules of commitments, which are compatible with the provisions of Article V of the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services). The EPA also contains provisions on Customs and Trade Facilitation, Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Agriculture and Fisheries, Current Payment and Capital Movements, Competition, Innovation and Intellectual Property, transparency in Public Procurement, dialogue on finance issues, transparency and best practices in the area of tax policy, as well as Environmental and Social Aspects. Sustainable development is further promoted through the involvement of civil society and parliamentarians in joint committees, and special consultation mechanisms. Development Cooperation provisions: there are also Development Cooperation provisions setting out priority areas of action for the implementation of the EPA. Each individual substantive chapter of the Agreement includes specific areas of cooperation and a Development Cooperation declaration establishes the link with the EU Aid for Trade strategy and recalls the Commission's and Member States' intention to contribute to a regional development fund. Institutional and monitoring provisions: the institutional provisions include a Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council ("Joint Council") to supervise the implementation of the EPA. The Joint Council shall be composed of representatives of the CARIFORUM States as well as members of the Council and of the Commission. The Joint Council will be assisted by a CARIFORUM-EC Trade and Development Committee. The EPA includes provision to establish comprehensive monitoring of the impact of the EPA. This will be supported by the provision for a CARIFORUM-EC Parliamentary Committee to provide a forum for members of the European Parliament and the CARIFORUM States legislatures. A CARIFORUM-EC Consultative Committee will furthermore assist the Joint Council to promote dialogue and cooperation between civil society representatives. Provisional application: pending the entry into force of the EPA, the Agreement foresees the provisional application of the Agreement. It should also be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the EPA. title COM(2008)0156 type Initial legislative proposal published celexid CELEX:52008PC0156:EN url http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2008&nu_doc=155 text PURPOSE: to propose the provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the content of the Agreement is identical to that of the general Agreement. For details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18/03/2008. To recall, this Agreement is essentially a trade and development cooperation agreement linking the Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States comprising: § Antigua and Barbuda, § The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, § Barbados, § Belize, § The Commonwealth of Dominica, § the Dominican Republic, § Grenada, § The Republic of Guyana, § Haiti, § Jamaica, § Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, § Saint Lucia, § Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. celexid CELEX:52008PC0155:EN type Document attached to the procedure title COM(2008)0155 body EC type Initial legislative proposal commission DG url http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title Trade Commissioner DE GUCHT Karel
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activities/3	added	date 2008-12-19 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE416.606 type Committee draft report title PE416.606 body EP type Committee draft report
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activities/4/docs	added	url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=5211%2F09&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=100 text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal title 05211/2009
activities/4/text	deleted	En adoptant le rapport de M. David MARTIN (PSE, RU), la commission du commerce international recommande au Parlement européen de donner son avis conforme sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique entre les États du CARIFORUM, d'une part, et la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'autre part. Les députés attirent toutefois l'attention sur un certain nombre de points sur lesquels ils aimeraient recevoir un engagement ferme de la Commission et du Conseil. Parmi ces points, les députés insistent pour que 5 ans au plus tard après la signature de l'accord, puis tous les 5 ans, l'accord soit obligatoirement soumis à une révision globale afin d'en évaluer l'impact, notamment sous l'angle du coût et de l'incidence de son application. Ils demandent également : i) un mécanisme de contrôle indépendant, doté des ressources suffisantes pour analyser si et dans quelle mesure l'accord a rempli ses objectifs; ii) des éclaircissements sur les crédits qui s'ajoutent à ceux du 10^ème FED dans le cadre de l'accord; iii) que les ressources octroyées dans le cadre de la stratégie d'aide au commerce soit considérés comme des ressources supplémentaires et non comme un simple renouvellement des fonds au titre du FED et que leur versement soit prévisible et intervienne en temps utile pour correspondre aux plans de développement stratégique nationaux et régionaux; iv) que les dispositions relatives à la protection des droits de propriété intellectuelle ne soient pas utilisées dans le but de déjouer la concurrence légitime représentée par les fournisseurs de médicaments génériques et/ou d'empêcher les organismes gouvernementaux d'acquérir ce type de médicaments. Enfin, les députés demandent à l'Union européenne d'appliquer la clause de la nation la plus favorisée à tous les groupes sous-régionaux de pays ACP et que les pays du CARIFORUM et les autres groupes sous-régionaux mettent un terme à l'application de la clause de la nation la plus favorisée à l'Union européenne.
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activities/5/docs/0/text/0	changed	Old La présente proposition de décision constitue l'acte juridique par lequel la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part et les États du CARIFORUM, d'autre part, concluent un accord de partenariat économique. Pour rappel, le CARIFORUM rassemble les pays suivants : Antigua-et-Barbuda, le Commonwealth des Bahamas, la Barbade, le Belize, le Commonwealth de Dominique, la République dominicaine, la Grenade, la République de Guyana, la République d'Haïti, la Jamaïque, Saint-Christophe-et-Nevis, Sainte-Lucie, Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines, la République du Suriname, la République de Trinidad-et-Tobago. Le contenu de l'accord est conforme, dans ses grandes lignes, à la proposition initiale de la Commission (se reporter au résumé de l'ancienne proposition de base du 18 mars 2008). L'accord a été paraphé le 16 décembre 2007 et est appliqué à titre provisoire depuis le 29 décembre 2008 en attendant son entrée en vigueur. Conformément à l'article 243, paragraphe 4, de l'accord, certains éléments de l'accord ont été appliqués sur la base du règlement (CE) n° 1528/2007 appliquant aux produits originaires de certains États appartenant au groupe des États d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP), les régimes prévus dans les accords établissant ou conduisant à établir des accords de partenariats économiques. L'accord n'affectera pas le droit des investisseurs des États membres de l'Union de bénéficier d'un régime plus favorable qui serait prévu dans le cadre d'un accord en matière d'investissement liant un État membre et un État du CARIFORUM. Les États membres seront autorisés à maintenir ou à conclure de tels accords dès lors que ceux-ci seront conformes au droit communautaire Le texte de l'accord est joint à la proposition de décision et figure au doc. Conseil 7507/08. Pour entrer en vigueur, l'accord nécessitera l'avis conforme du Parlement européen. New This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament.
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activities/6/docs	deleted	url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=FR&reference=P6-TA-2009-183 text Le Parlement européen a donné son avis conforme par 460 voix pour, 82 voix contre et 43 abstentions sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique entre les États du CARIFORUM, d'une part, et la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'autre part. Á noter que la présente résolution législative est liée à la résolution commune adoptée parallèlement sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique CE/CARIFORUM (voir RSP/2008/2671). type Décision du Parlement, 1ère lecture/lecture unique title T6-0183/2009 url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16838&l=fr type Résultat du vote au parlement title Résultat du vote au parlement
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activities/8/text/0	changed	Old Le traité de Lisbonne, entré en vigueur le 1^er décembre 2009, a modifié les deux traités fondamentaux de l'Union européenne, à savoir le traité sur l'Union européenne (TUE) et le traité instituant la Communauté européenne (TCE) - ce dernier ayant été renommé «traité sur le fonctionnement de l'Union européenne» (TFUE). Ces modifications ont eu différents types de conséquences sur de nombreuses procédures pendantes. En premier lieu, les articles du TUE et de l'ancien TCE qui constituaient la ou les bases juridiques de toutes les propositions fondées sur ces traités ont été renumérotés conformément aux tableaux de correspondance visés à l'article 5 du traité de Lisbonne. En outre, pour un nombre limité de propositions, l'entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne a entraîné un changement de leur base juridique allant au-delà d'une simple renumérotation des articles, impliquant un changement de type de procédure applicable. Le traité de Lisbonne a également introduit de nouveaux concepts de procédure décisionnelle : l'ancienne procédure dite de «codécision» a été étendue à de nouveaux domaines et rebaptisée «procédure législative ordinaire», une nouvelle «procédure d'approbation» est venue remplacer l'ancienne procédure dite de l' «avis conforme» et de nouvelles procédures interinstitutionnelles ont été instituées pour l'adoption d'actes non-législatifs, par exemple la conclusion de certains accords internationaux. Les propositions pendantes concernées par ces changements ont été formellement modifiéespar la Commission dans une communication publiée le 2 décembre 2009 (voir COM(2009)0665). Dans le cas de la proposition de décision du Conseil relative à la conclusion d'un accord de partenariat économique entre la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part, et les États du CARIFORUM, d'autre part, les conséquences de l'entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne sont les suivantes : l'ancienne base juridique - article 57, paragraphe 2 ; article 133, paragraphe 1 et 5 ; article 181 ; article 300, paragraphe 3, al. 1 et 2 du traité CE - devient article 64, paragraphe 2 ; article 207, paragraphe 4, al. 1 ; article 211 ; article 218, paragraphe 6, a) du TFUE. Il faut noter que la référence à l'ancienne base juridique correspond à la version consolidée du Traité qui était d'application immédiatement avant l'entrée en vigueur de Lisbonne, et qu'elle peut différer de la référence contenue dans la proposition initiale de la Commission ; la proposition, qui relevait de l'ancienne procédure dite de « l'avis conforme » (AVC), est désormais identifiée comme procédure interinstitutionnelle non-législative (NLE). New The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drawn up by David MARTIN (PES, UK) recommending that the European Parliament give its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. MEPs draw attention to a certain number of issues on which they would like to receive a firm commitment from the Commission and the Council. Among these issues, MEPs insist on a mandatory comprehensive review of the Agreement to be undertaken not later than five years after the date of signature and at subsequent five-yearly intervals, in order to determine the impact of the Agreement, including the costs and consequences of implementation. They also call for : (i) an independent monitoring mechanism to be established within the CARIFORUM States endowed with the necessary resources to undertake the analysis necessary to determining the extent to which the EPA is achieving its objectives; (ii) clarifications on which funds are additional to the funding of the 10th EDF; (iii) the funds provided for an equitable share of the Aid for Trade resources to be considered as additional resources and not merely repackaging of EDF funding and their disbursement to be timely, predictable and in harmony with the execution schedules of national and regional strategic development plans; (iv) provisions regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights not be used to thwart legitimate competition from generic pharmaceutical suppliers, and/or to inhibit government purchasing entities from acquiring generic supplies. Lastly, MEPs call on the European Union to apply the most favoured nation principle (MFN) among all the ACP sub-regional groups of the ACP countries. They also call for the elimination of the application of MFN treatment to the European Union by CARIFORUM and other sub-regional groups.
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activities/11	added	date 2009-03-25 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2009-183 text The European Parliament adopted by 460 votes to 82, with 43 abstentions, a legislative resolution and gave its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. It should be noted that this legislative resolution is linked to a joint resolution on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement EC-CARIFORUM (see RSP/2008/2671) which was adopted on the same day. type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title T6-0183/2009 url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16838&l=en type Results of vote in Parliament title Results of vote in Parliament body EP type Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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activities/12/docs	deleted	url http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=FR&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2008&nu_doc=156 text OBJECTIF : proposer conclusion d'un Accord de partenariat économique (APE) entre la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part, et les États du CARIFORUM. ACTE PROPOSÉ : Décision du Conseil. CONTENU : l'APE CARIFORUM a été négocié conformément aux objectifs fixés pour les APE dans l'accord de Cotonou (Accord de partenariat ACP-CE signé à Cotonou le 23 juin 2000, tel que révisé à Luxembourg le 25 juin 2005) et aux directives de négociation concernant les accords de partenariat économique avec les États ACP, adoptées par le Conseil le 12 juin 2002. Un accord essentiellement commercial : les négociations se sont conclues par le paraphe de l'APE le 16 décembre 2007, avant l'expiration du régime commercial défini à l'annexe V de l'accord de Cotonou, le 31 décembre 2007 et de la dérogation de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) concernant ce régime. En conséquence, tous les États du CARIFORUM, à savoir : Antigua-et-Barbuda, le Commonwealth des Bahamas, la Barbade, le Belize, le Commonwealth de Dominique, la République dominicaine, la Grenade, la République coopérative de Guyana, la République d'Haïti, la Jamaïque, Saint-Christophe-et-Nevis, Sainte-Lucie, Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines, le Suriname, Trinidad-et-Tobago ont été inclus dans la liste des pays visés à l'annexe I du règlement du 20 décembre 2007 sur l'application des régimes prévus dans les accords de partenariat économique (Accord général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce de 1994).et qui bénéficient depuis le 1^er janvier 2008 de l'offre d'accès au marché communautaire formulée dans le cadre des APE. Leur inclusion dans la liste deviendra définitive après ratification de l'APE par toutes les parties. Cette mesure garantira un régime commercial unique et harmonisé, facilitant l'accès de tous les États du CARIFORUM - y compris la République d'Haïti, reconnue par les Nations unies comme faisant partie des pays les moins développés - au marché de l'Union européenne. Zone de libre-échange et autres domaines de coopération : l'accord de partenariat économique «Caraïbes» est le premier APE global à être conclu. Il inclut toutes les mesures nécessaires à l'instauration d'une zone de libre-échange compatible avec les dispositions de l'article XXIV du GATT 1994. Il comprend également un titre sur les services, l'investissement et le commerce électronique, ainsi que la liste des engagements correspondants, qui sont compatibles avec les dispositions de l'article V du GATS (Accord général sur le commerce des services). L'APE contient en outre des dispositions concernant les questions douanières et la facilitation des échanges, des obstacles techniques au commerce, des mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires, l'agriculture et la pêche, les paiements courants et la circulation des capitaux, la concurrence, l'innovation et la propriété intellectuelle, la transparence des marchés publics, le dialogue sur les finances, la transparence et les meilleures pratiques dans le domaine de la politique fiscale, ainsi que des aspects environnementaux et sociaux. Le développement durable est soutenu par la participation de la société civile et de parlementaires aux travaux de comités mixtes et par des mécanismes spécifiques de consultation. Un volet coopération au développement : des dispositions en matière de coopération au développement établissent les domaines d'action prioritaires pour la mise en œuvre de l'APE. Chaque chapitre de l'accord porte sur des domaines spécifiques de coopération et une déclaration relative à la coopération au développement fait le lien avec la stratégie communautaire d'aide au commerce en rappelant l'intention de la Commission et des États membres de contribuer à un fonds de développement régional. Volet institutionnel et suivi : les dispositions institutionnelles prévoient la mise en place d'un conseil conjoint CARIFORUM-CE («conseil conjoint») chargé de superviser la mise en œuvre de l'APE. Ce conseil se composera de représentants des États du CARIFORUM et de membres du Conseil et de la Commission. Il sera assisté d'un comité CARIFORUM-CE «Commerce et développement». L'APE prévoit que son impact fera l'objet d'un suivi approfondi. À cet effet, une commission parlementaire CARIFORUM-CE, qui servira de forum aux membres du Parlement européen et des parlements des États du CARIFORUM, sera mise en place. Un comité consultatif CARIFORUM-CE assistera en outre le conseil conjoint en vue de promouvoir le dialogue et la coopération entre les représentants de la société civile. Application provisoire : l'APE prévoit l'application provisoire de l'accord en attendant son entrée en vigueur. Á noter que le Parlement européen sera invité à donner son avis conforme concernant la conclusion de l'APE. title COM(2008)0156 type Publication de la proposition législative initiale celexid CELEX:52008PC0156:EN
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activities/13/text	added	The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). These changes had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the articles of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis of all the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in accordance with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the Lisbon Treaty. In addition, some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of procedure. The Lisbon Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The old "codecision procedure" was extended to new areas and renamed the "ordinary legislative procedure". A new "consent procedure" replaced the old "assent procedure". New interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international agreements. The ongoing proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665). In the case of the proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts: · the old legal basis - Treaty/EC/Art.57(2), Art. 133(1) and (5), Art.181, Art.300 (3) first and 2nd paras. - became Art 64(2), Art.207 (4) first para, Art. 211, Art 218 (6)(a) of the TFEU. Please note that the numbering of the old legal basis corresponds to the consolidated version of the Treaty that was applicable immediately before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ from the references in the original Commission proposal; · the proposal, which had previously fallen under the old assent procedure (AVC), was classified as an interinstitutional non-legislative procedure (NLE).
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procedure/title	changed	Old Accord CE/États du CARIFORUM: accord de partenariat économique APE New EC/Caribbean Forum of ACP, CARIFORUM States agreement: Economic Partnership Agreement EPA
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2012-05-08

activities/0	deleted	date 2008-03-18 docs url http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2008&nu_doc=156 text PURPOSE: to propose the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the CARIFORUM EPA was negotiated in accordance with the objectives for EPAs set out in the Cotonou Agreement (the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement was signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005) and the negotiating directives for the Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002. Trade Agreement: negotiations were concluded by the initialling of the EPA on 16 December 2007 before the expiry of the trade regime set out in Annex V of the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver covering that trade regime. As a result, all CARIFORUM States comprising: Antigua and Barbuda, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, The Dominican Republic, Grenada, The Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of the EPA Market Access Regulation adopted by Council on 20 December 2007 that have benefited from the Community market access offer made in the context of EPAs from 1 January 2008. Their inclusion on this list will become permanent following ratification of the EPA by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for all CARIFORUM States, including Haiti which is recognised as a Least Developed Country by the United Nations. Free Trade Area and other areas of cooperation: the Caribbean EPA is the first comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to be concluded. It includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994. It also includes a Title on Services, Investment and E-commerce and the related schedules of commitments, which are compatible with the provisions of Article V of the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services). The EPA also contains provisions on Customs and Trade Facilitation, Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Agriculture and Fisheries, Current Payment and Capital Movements, Competition, Innovation and Intellectual Property, transparency in Public Procurement, dialogue on finance issues, transparency and best practices in the area of tax policy, as well as Environmental and Social Aspects. Sustainable development is further promoted through the involvement of civil society and parliamentarians in joint committees, and special consultation mechanisms. Development Cooperation provisions: there are also Development Cooperation provisions setting out priority areas of action for the implementation of the EPA. Each individual substantive chapter of the Agreement includes specific areas of cooperation and a Development Cooperation declaration establishes the link with the EU Aid for Trade strategy and recalls the Commission's and Member States' intention to contribute to a regional development fund. Institutional and monitoring provisions: the institutional provisions include a Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council ("Joint Council") to supervise the implementation of the EPA. The Joint Council shall be composed of representatives of the CARIFORUM States as well as members of the Council and of the Commission. The Joint Council will be assisted by a CARIFORUM-EC Trade and Development Committee. The EPA includes provision to establish comprehensive monitoring of the impact of the EPA. This will be supported by the provision for a CARIFORUM-EC Parliamentary Committee to provide a forum for members of the European Parliament and the CARIFORUM States legislatures. A CARIFORUM-EC Consultative Committee will furthermore assist the Joint Council to promote dialogue and cooperation between civil society representatives. Provisional application: pending the entry into force of the EPA, the Agreement foresees the provisional application of the Agreement. It should also be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the EPA. title COM(2008)0156 type Initial legislative proposal published celexid CELEX:52008PC0156:EN url http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2008&nu_doc=155 text PURPOSE: to propose the provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the content of the Agreement is identical to that of the general Agreement. For details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18/03/2008. To recall, this Agreement is essentially a trade and development cooperation agreement linking the Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States comprising: § Antigua and Barbuda, § The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, § Barbados, § Belize, § The Commonwealth of Dominica, § the Dominican Republic, § Grenada, § The Republic of Guyana, § Haiti, § Jamaica, § Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, § Saint Lucia, § Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. celexid CELEX:52008PC0155:EN type Document attached to the procedure title COM(2008)0155 body EC commission DG url http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title Trade Commissioner DE GUCHT Karel type Initial legislative proposal
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activities/0/council	deleted	Economic and Financial Affairs ECOFIN
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activities/0/docs	added	url http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=FR&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2008&nu_doc=156 text OBJECTIF : proposer conclusion d'un Accord de partenariat économique (APE) entre la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part, et les États du CARIFORUM. ACTE PROPOSÉ : Décision du Conseil. CONTENU : l'APE CARIFORUM a été négocié conformément aux objectifs fixés pour les APE dans l'accord de Cotonou (Accord de partenariat ACP-CE signé à Cotonou le 23 juin 2000, tel que révisé à Luxembourg le 25 juin 2005) et aux directives de négociation concernant les accords de partenariat économique avec les États ACP, adoptées par le Conseil le 12 juin 2002. Un accord essentiellement commercial : les négociations se sont conclues par le paraphe de l'APE le 16 décembre 2007, avant l'expiration du régime commercial défini à l'annexe V de l'accord de Cotonou, le 31 décembre 2007 et de la dérogation de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) concernant ce régime. En conséquence, tous les États du CARIFORUM, à savoir : Antigua-et-Barbuda, le Commonwealth des Bahamas, la Barbade, le Belize, le Commonwealth de Dominique, la République dominicaine, la Grenade, la République coopérative de Guyana, la République d'Haïti, la Jamaïque, Saint-Christophe-et-Nevis, Sainte-Lucie, Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines, le Suriname, Trinidad-et-Tobago ont été inclus dans la liste des pays visés à l'annexe I du règlement du 20 décembre 2007 sur l'application des régimes prévus dans les accords de partenariat économique (Accord général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce de 1994).et qui bénéficient depuis le 1^er janvier 2008 de l'offre d'accès au marché communautaire formulée dans le cadre des APE. Leur inclusion dans la liste deviendra définitive après ratification de l'APE par toutes les parties. Cette mesure garantira un régime commercial unique et harmonisé, facilitant l'accès de tous les États du CARIFORUM - y compris la République d'Haïti, reconnue par les Nations unies comme faisant partie des pays les moins développés - au marché de l'Union européenne. Zone de libre-échange et autres domaines de coopération : l'accord de partenariat économique «Caraïbes» est le premier APE global à être conclu. Il inclut toutes les mesures nécessaires à l'instauration d'une zone de libre-échange compatible avec les dispositions de l'article XXIV du GATT 1994. Il comprend également un titre sur les services, l'investissement et le commerce électronique, ainsi que la liste des engagements correspondants, qui sont compatibles avec les dispositions de l'article V du GATS (Accord général sur le commerce des services). L'APE contient en outre des dispositions concernant les questions douanières et la facilitation des échanges, des obstacles techniques au commerce, des mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires, l'agriculture et la pêche, les paiements courants et la circulation des capitaux, la concurrence, l'innovation et la propriété intellectuelle, la transparence des marchés publics, le dialogue sur les finances, la transparence et les meilleures pratiques dans le domaine de la politique fiscale, ainsi que des aspects environnementaux et sociaux. Le développement durable est soutenu par la participation de la société civile et de parlementaires aux travaux de comités mixtes et par des mécanismes spécifiques de consultation. Un volet coopération au développement : des dispositions en matière de coopération au développement établissent les domaines d'action prioritaires pour la mise en œuvre de l'APE. Chaque chapitre de l'accord porte sur des domaines spécifiques de coopération et une déclaration relative à la coopération au développement fait le lien avec la stratégie communautaire d'aide au commerce en rappelant l'intention de la Commission et des États membres de contribuer à un fonds de développement régional. Volet institutionnel et suivi : les dispositions institutionnelles prévoient la mise en place d'un conseil conjoint CARIFORUM-CE («conseil conjoint») chargé de superviser la mise en œuvre de l'APE. Ce conseil se composera de représentants des États du CARIFORUM et de membres du Conseil et de la Commission. Il sera assisté d'un comité CARIFORUM-CE «Commerce et développement». L'APE prévoit que son impact fera l'objet d'un suivi approfondi. À cet effet, une commission parlementaire CARIFORUM-CE, qui servira de forum aux membres du Parlement européen et des parlements des États du CARIFORUM, sera mise en place. Un comité consultatif CARIFORUM-CE assistera en outre le conseil conjoint en vue de promouvoir le dialogue et la coopération entre les représentants de la société civile. Application provisoire : l'APE prévoit l'application provisoire de l'accord en attendant son entrée en vigueur. Á noter que le Parlement européen sera invité à donner son avis conforme concernant la conclusion de l'APE. title COM(2008)0156 type Publication de la proposition législative initiale celexid CELEX:52008PC0156:EN
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activities/2	deleted	date 2008-07-07 docs url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=7507%2F08&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=100 type Document attached to the procedure title 07507/2008 body CSL type Document attached to the procedure
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activities/2/docs/0/text/0	changed	Old This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. New La présente proposition de décision constitue l'acte juridique par lequel la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part et les États du CARIFORUM, d'autre part, concluent un accord de partenariat économique. Pour rappel, le CARIFORUM rassemble les pays suivants : Antigua-et-Barbuda, le Commonwealth des Bahamas, la Barbade, le Belize, le Commonwealth de Dominique, la République dominicaine, la Grenade, la République de Guyana, la République d'Haïti, la Jamaïque, Saint-Christophe-et-Nevis, Sainte-Lucie, Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines, la République du Suriname, la République de Trinidad-et-Tobago. Le contenu de l'accord est conforme, dans ses grandes lignes, à la proposition initiale de la Commission (se reporter au résumé de l'ancienne proposition de base du 18 mars 2008). L'accord a été paraphé le 16 décembre 2007 et est appliqué à titre provisoire depuis le 29 décembre 2008 en attendant son entrée en vigueur. Conformément à l'article 243, paragraphe 4, de l'accord, certains éléments de l'accord ont été appliqués sur la base du règlement (CE) n° 1528/2007 appliquant aux produits originaires de certains États appartenant au groupe des États d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP), les régimes prévus dans les accords établissant ou conduisant à établir des accords de partenariats économiques. L'accord n'affectera pas le droit des investisseurs des États membres de l'Union de bénéficier d'un régime plus favorable qui serait prévu dans le cadre d'un accord en matière d'investissement liant un État membre et un État du CARIFORUM. Les États membres seront autorisés à maintenir ou à conclure de tels accords dès lors que ceux-ci seront conformes au droit communautaire Le texte de l'accord est joint à la proposition de décision et figure au doc. Conseil 7507/08. Pour entrer en vigueur, l'accord nécessitera l'avis conforme du Parlement européen.
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activities/4/text/0	changed	Old The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drawn up by David MARTIN (PES, UK) recommending that the European Parliament give its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. MEPs draw attention to a certain number of issues on which they would like to receive a firm commitment from the Commission and the Council. Among these issues, MEPs insist on a mandatory comprehensive review of the Agreement to be undertaken not later than five years after the date of signature and at subsequent five-yearly intervals, in order to determine the impact of the Agreement, including the costs and consequences of implementation. They also call for : (i) an independent monitoring mechanism to be established within the CARIFORUM States endowed with the necessary resources to undertake the analysis necessary to determining the extent to which the EPA is achieving its objectives; (ii) clarifications on which funds are additional to the funding of the 10th EDF; (iii) the funds provided for an equitable share of the Aid for Trade resources to be considered as additional resources and not merely repackaging of EDF funding and their disbursement to be timely, predictable and in harmony with the execution schedules of national and regional strategic development plans; (iv) provisions regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights not be used to thwart legitimate competition from generic pharmaceutical suppliers, and/or to inhibit government purchasing entities from acquiring generic supplies. Lastly, MEPs call on the European Union to apply the most favoured nation principle (MFN) among all the ACP sub-regional groups of the ACP countries. They also call for the elimination of the application of MFN treatment to the European Union by CARIFORUM and other sub-regional groups. New En adoptant le rapport de M. David MARTIN (PSE, RU), la commission du commerce international recommande au Parlement européen de donner son avis conforme sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique entre les États du CARIFORUM, d'une part, et la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'autre part. Les députés attirent toutefois l'attention sur un certain nombre de points sur lesquels ils aimeraient recevoir un engagement ferme de la Commission et du Conseil. Parmi ces points, les députés insistent pour que 5 ans au plus tard après la signature de l'accord, puis tous les 5 ans, l'accord soit obligatoirement soumis à une révision globale afin d'en évaluer l'impact, notamment sous l'angle du coût et de l'incidence de son application. Ils demandent également : i) un mécanisme de contrôle indépendant, doté des ressources suffisantes pour analyser si et dans quelle mesure l'accord a rempli ses objectifs; ii) des éclaircissements sur les crédits qui s'ajoutent à ceux du 10^ème FED dans le cadre de l'accord; iii) que les ressources octroyées dans le cadre de la stratégie d'aide au commerce soit considérés comme des ressources supplémentaires et non comme un simple renouvellement des fonds au titre du FED et que leur versement soit prévisible et intervienne en temps utile pour correspondre aux plans de développement stratégique nationaux et régionaux; iv) que les dispositions relatives à la protection des droits de propriété intellectuelle ne soient pas utilisées dans le but de déjouer la concurrence légitime représentée par les fournisseurs de médicaments génériques et/ou d'empêcher les organismes gouvernementaux d'acquérir ce type de médicaments. Enfin, les députés demandent à l'Union européenne d'appliquer la clause de la nation la plus favorisée à tous les groupes sous-régionaux de pays ACP et que les pays du CARIFORUM et les autres groupes sous-régionaux mettent un terme à l'application de la clause de la nation la plus favorisée à l'Union européenne.
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activities/5/docs/0/type	changed	Old Committee draft report New Dépôt du rapport de la commission, 1ère lecture/lecture unique
activities/5/docs/0/url	changed	Old http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE416.606 New http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2009-117&language=FR
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activities/6/commission	deleted	DG url http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title Trade Commissioner DE GUCHT Karel
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activities/6/docs	deleted	url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=5211%2F09&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=100 text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal published title 05211/2009
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activities/7/docs	added	url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=FR&reference=P6-TA-2009-183 text Le Parlement européen a donné son avis conforme par 460 voix pour, 82 voix contre et 43 abstentions sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique entre les États du CARIFORUM, d'une part, et la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'autre part. Á noter que la présente résolution législative est liée à la résolution commune adoptée parallèlement sur la conclusion de l'accord de partenariat économique CE/CARIFORUM (voir RSP/2008/2671). type Décision du Parlement, 1ère lecture/lecture unique title T6-0183/2009 url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16838&l=fr type Résultat du vote au parlement title Résultat du vote au parlement
activities/7/text	deleted	The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). These changes had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the articles of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis of all the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in accordance with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the Lisbon Treaty. In addition, some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of procedure. The Lisbon Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The old "codecision procedure" was extended to new areas and renamed the "ordinary legislative procedure". A new "consent procedure" replaced the old "assent procedure". New interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international agreements. The ongoing proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665). In the case of the proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts: · the old legal basis - Treaty/EC/Art.57(2), Art. 133(1) and (5), Art.181, Art.300 (3) first and 2nd paras. - became Art 64(2), Art.207 (4) first para, Art. 211, Art 218 (6)(a) of the TFEU. Please note that the numbering of the old legal basis corresponds to the consolidated version of the Treaty that was applicable immediately before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ from the references in the original Commission proposal; · the proposal, which had previously fallen under the old assent procedure (AVC), was classified as an interinstitutional non-legislative procedure (NLE).
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activities/8/text	added	Le traité de Lisbonne, entré en vigueur le 1^er décembre 2009, a modifié les deux traités fondamentaux de l'Union européenne, à savoir le traité sur l'Union européenne (TUE) et le traité instituant la Communauté européenne (TCE) - ce dernier ayant été renommé «traité sur le fonctionnement de l'Union européenne» (TFUE). Ces modifications ont eu différents types de conséquences sur de nombreuses procédures pendantes. En premier lieu, les articles du TUE et de l'ancien TCE qui constituaient la ou les bases juridiques de toutes les propositions fondées sur ces traités ont été renumérotés conformément aux tableaux de correspondance visés à l'article 5 du traité de Lisbonne. En outre, pour un nombre limité de propositions, l'entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne a entraîné un changement de leur base juridique allant au-delà d'une simple renumérotation des articles, impliquant un changement de type de procédure applicable. Le traité de Lisbonne a également introduit de nouveaux concepts de procédure décisionnelle : l'ancienne procédure dite de «codécision» a été étendue à de nouveaux domaines et rebaptisée «procédure législative ordinaire», une nouvelle «procédure d'approbation» est venue remplacer l'ancienne procédure dite de l' «avis conforme» et de nouvelles procédures interinstitutionnelles ont été instituées pour l'adoption d'actes non-législatifs, par exemple la conclusion de certains accords internationaux. Les propositions pendantes concernées par ces changements ont été formellement modifiéespar la Commission dans une communication publiée le 2 décembre 2009 (voir COM(2009)0665). Dans le cas de la proposition de décision du Conseil relative à la conclusion d'un accord de partenariat économique entre la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part, et les États du CARIFORUM, d'autre part, les conséquences de l'entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne sont les suivantes : l'ancienne base juridique - article 57, paragraphe 2 ; article 133, paragraphe 1 et 5 ; article 181 ; article 300, paragraphe 3, al. 1 et 2 du traité CE - devient article 64, paragraphe 2 ; article 207, paragraphe 4, al. 1 ; article 211 ; article 218, paragraphe 6, a) du TFUE. Il faut noter que la référence à l'ancienne base juridique correspond à la version consolidée du Traité qui était d'application immédiatement avant l'entrée en vigueur de Lisbonne, et qu'elle peut différer de la référence contenue dans la proposition initiale de la Commission ; la proposition, qui relevait de l'ancienne procédure dite de « l'avis conforme » (AVC), est désormais identifiée comme procédure interinstitutionnelle non-législative (NLE).
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activities/4	deleted	date 2009-01-26 docs text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal title 05211/2009 body CSL type Legislative proposal
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activities/5/docs/0	deleted	text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal published title 05211/2009
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2012-03-02

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activities/4	added	date 2009-01-26 docs text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal title 05211/2009 body CSL type Legislative proposal
activities/4	deleted	date 2009-01-26 docs url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=5211%2F09&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=100 text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal title 05211/2009 body CSL type Legislative proposal
activities/5/docs/0	added	text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal published title 05211/2009
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activities/11	added	date 2009-03-25 docs text The European Parliament adopted by 460 votes to 82, with 43 abstentions, a legislative resolution and gave its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. It should be noted that this legislative resolution is linked to a joint resolution on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement EC-CARIFORUM (see RSP/2008/2671) which was adopted on the same day. type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title T6-0183/2009 url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16838&l=en type Results of vote in Parliament title Results of vote in Parliament body EP type Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2012-02-20

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2012-02-12

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2012-02-12

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2012-02-11

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2012-02-10

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activities/10	added	date 2009-02-24 text The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drawn up by David MARTIN (PES, UK) recommending that the European Parliament give its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. MEPs draw attention to a certain number of issues on which they would like to receive a firm commitment from the Commission and the Council. Among these issues, MEPs insist on a mandatory comprehensive review of the Agreement to be undertaken not later than five years after the date of signature and at subsequent five-yearly intervals, in order to determine the impact of the Agreement, including the costs and consequences of implementation. They also call for : (i) an independent monitoring mechanism to be established within the CARIFORUM States endowed with the necessary resources to undertake the analysis necessary to determining the extent to which the EPA is achieving its objectives; (ii) clarifications on which funds are additional to the funding of the 10th EDF; (iii) the funds provided for an equitable share of the Aid for Trade resources to be considered as additional resources and not merely repackaging of EDF funding and their disbursement to be timely, predictable and in harmony with the execution schedules of national and regional strategic development plans; (iv) provisions regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights not be used to thwart legitimate competition from generic pharmaceutical suppliers, and/or to inhibit government purchasing entities from acquiring generic supplies. Lastly, MEPs call on the European Union to apply the most favoured nation principle (MFN) among all the ACP sub-regional groups of the ACP countries. They also call for the elimination of the application of MFN treatment to the European Union by CARIFORUM and other sub-regional groups. body EP committees body EP responsible False committee DEVE date 2008-05-27 committee_full Development (Associated committee) rapporteur group PPE-DE name SCHRÖDER Jürgen body EP responsible True committee INTA date 2008-05-05 committee_full International Trade (Associated committee) rapporteur group PSE name MARTIN David type Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
activities/10	deleted	date 2009-02-24 text The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drawn up by David MARTIN (PES, UK) recommending that the European Parliament give its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. MEPs draw attention to a certain number of issues on which they would like to receive a firm commitment from the Commission and the Council. Among these issues, MEPs insist on a mandatory comprehensive review of the Agreement to be undertaken not later than five years after the date of signature and at subsequent five-yearly intervals, in order to determine the impact of the Agreement, including the costs and consequences of implementation. They also call for : (i) an independent monitoring mechanism to be established within the CARIFORUM States endowed with the necessary resources to undertake the analysis necessary to determining the extent to which the EPA is achieving its objectives; (ii) clarifications on which funds are additional to the funding of the 10th EDF; (iii) the funds provided for an equitable share of the Aid for Trade resources to be considered as additional resources and not merely repackaging of EDF funding and their disbursement to be timely, predictable and in harmony with the execution schedules of national and regional strategic development plans; (iv) provisions regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights not be used to thwart legitimate competition from generic pharmaceutical suppliers, and/or to inhibit government purchasing entities from acquiring generic supplies. Lastly, MEPs call on the European Union to apply the most favoured nation principle (MFN) among all the ACP sub-regional groups of the ACP countries. They also call for the elimination of the application of MFN treatment to the European Union by CARIFORUM and other sub-regional groups. body EP committees body EP responsible False committee DEVE date 2008-05-27 committee_full Development (Associated committee) rapporteur group PPE-DE name SCHRÖDER Jürgen body EP responsible True committee INTA date 2008-05-05 committee_full International Trade (Associated committee) rapporteur group PSE name MARTIN David type Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2012-02-09

activities	added	date 2008-03-18 docs url http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2008&nu_doc=0156 text PURPOSE: to propose the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the CARIFORUM EPA was negotiated in accordance with the objectives for EPAs set out in the Cotonou Agreement (the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement was signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005) and the negotiating directives for the Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002. Trade Agreement: negotiations were concluded by the initialling of the EPA on 16 December 2007 before the expiry of the trade regime set out in Annex V of the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver covering that trade regime. As a result, all CARIFORUM States comprising: Antigua and Barbuda, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, The Dominican Republic, Grenada, The Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of the EPA Market Access Regulation adopted by Council on 20 December 2007 that have benefited from the Community market access offer made in the context of EPAs from 1 January 2008. Their inclusion on this list will become permanent following ratification of the EPA by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for all CARIFORUM States, including Haiti which is recognised as a Least Developed Country by the United Nations. Free Trade Area and other areas of cooperation: the Caribbean EPA is the first comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to be concluded. It includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994. It also includes a Title on Services, Investment and E-commerce and the related schedules of commitments, which are compatible with the provisions of Article V of the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services). The EPA also contains provisions on Customs and Trade Facilitation, Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Agriculture and Fisheries, Current Payment and Capital Movements, Competition, Innovation and Intellectual Property, transparency in Public Procurement, dialogue on finance issues, transparency and best practices in the area of tax policy, as well as Environmental and Social Aspects. Sustainable development is further promoted through the involvement of civil society and parliamentarians in joint committees, and special consultation mechanisms. Development Cooperation provisions: there are also Development Cooperation provisions setting out priority areas of action for the implementation of the EPA. Each individual substantive chapter of the Agreement includes specific areas of cooperation and a Development Cooperation declaration establishes the link with the EU Aid for Trade strategy and recalls the Commission's and Member States' intention to contribute to a regional development fund. Institutional and monitoring provisions: the institutional provisions include a Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council ("Joint Council") to supervise the implementation of the EPA. The Joint Council shall be composed of representatives of the CARIFORUM States as well as members of the Council and of the Commission. The Joint Council will be assisted by a CARIFORUM-EC Trade and Development Committee. The EPA includes provision to establish comprehensive monitoring of the impact of the EPA. This will be supported by the provision for a CARIFORUM-EC Parliamentary Committee to provide a forum for members of the European Parliament and the CARIFORUM States legislatures. A CARIFORUM-EC Consultative Committee will furthermore assist the Joint Council to promote dialogue and cooperation between civil society representatives. Provisional application: pending the entry into force of the EPA, the Agreement foresees the provisional application of the Agreement. It should also be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the EPA. title COM(2008)0156 type Initial legislative proposal published celexid CELEX:52008PC0156:EN url http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2008&nu_doc=0155 text PURPOSE: to propose the provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the content of the Agreement is identical to that of the general Agreement. For details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18/03/2008. To recall, this Agreement is essentially a trade and development cooperation agreement linking the Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States comprising: § Antigua and Barbuda, § The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, § Barbados, § Belize, § The Commonwealth of Dominica, § the Dominican Republic, § Grenada, § The Republic of Guyana, § Haiti, § Jamaica, § Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, § Saint Lucia, § Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Republic of Suriname, The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. celexid CELEX:52008PC0155:EN type Document attached to the procedure title COM(2008)0155 body EC commission DG Trade Commissioner DE GUCHT Karel type Initial legislative proposal date 2008-05-26 body type Resolution/conclusions adopted by Council date 2008-05-26 body CSL type Council Meeting council General Affairs meeting_id 2870 date 2008-07-07 docs url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=7507%2F08&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=100 type Document attached to the procedure title 07507/2008 body CSL type Document attached to the procedure date 2008-12-19 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE416.606 type Committee draft report title PE416.606 body EP type Committee draft report date 2009-01-26 docs url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=5211%2F09&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=100 text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal title 05211/2009 body CSL type Legislative proposal date 2009-01-26 docs url http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=5211%2F09&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=100 text This proposal for a Decision is the legal basis for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other. Recall that the CARIFORUM States are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The content of the agreement is, in essence, consistent with the Commission's initial proposal (for details, please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal dated 18 March 2008). The agreement was initialled on 16 December 2007 and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008 pending its entry into force. Pursuant to Article 243(4) of the Agreement, certain elements of the Agreement have been applied on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements. The Agreement shall not seek to affect the rights of investors of the Member States of the European Union to benefit from any more favourable treatment provided for in any agreement related to investment to which a Member State and a CARIFORUM State are Parties. Member States may maintain and conclude such agreements in so far as they comply with Community law. The text of the Agreement is attached to the proposal for a Decision and appears in Council doc. 7507/08. To enter into force, the Agreement requires the assent of the European Parliament. type Legislative proposal published title 05211/2009 body EC commission DG Trade Commissioner DE GUCHT Karel type Legislative proposal published date 2009-02-10 body CSL type Council Meeting council Economic and Financial Affairs ECOFIN meeting_id 2922 date 2009-02-19 body type Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament date 2009-02-19 body EP type Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees body EP responsible False committee DEVE date 2008-05-27 committee_full Development (Associated committee) rapporteur group PPE-DE name SCHRÖDER Jürgen body EP responsible True committee INTA date 2008-05-05 committee_full International Trade (Associated committee) rapporteur group PSE name MARTIN David date 2009-02-24 text The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drawn up by David MARTIN (PES, UK) recommending that the European Parliament give its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. MEPs draw attention to a certain number of issues on which they would like to receive a firm commitment from the Commission and the Council. Among these issues, MEPs insist on a mandatory comprehensive review of the Agreement to be undertaken not later than five years after the date of signature and at subsequent five-yearly intervals, in order to determine the impact of the Agreement, including the costs and consequences of implementation. They also call for : (i) an independent monitoring mechanism to be established within the CARIFORUM States endowed with the necessary resources to undertake the analysis necessary to determining the extent to which the EPA is achieving its objectives; (ii) clarifications on which funds are additional to the funding of the 10th EDF; (iii) the funds provided for an equitable share of the Aid for Trade resources to be considered as additional resources and not merely repackaging of EDF funding and their disbursement to be timely, predictable and in harmony with the execution schedules of national and regional strategic development plans; (iv) provisions regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights not be used to thwart legitimate competition from generic pharmaceutical suppliers, and/or to inhibit government purchasing entities from acquiring generic supplies. Lastly, MEPs call on the European Union to apply the most favoured nation principle (MFN) among all the ACP sub-regional groups of the ACP countries. They also call for the elimination of the application of MFN treatment to the European Union by CARIFORUM and other sub-regional groups. body EP committees body EP responsible False committee DEVE date 2008-05-27 committee_full Development (Associated committee) rapporteur group PPE-DE name SCHRÖDER Jürgen body EP responsible True committee INTA date 2008-05-05 committee_full International Trade (Associated committee) rapporteur group PSE name MARTIN David type Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading date 2009-03-04 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2009-0117&language=EN type Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading title A6-0117/2009 body EP committees body EP responsible False committee DEVE date 2008-05-27 committee_full Development (Associated committee) rapporteur group PPE-DE name SCHRÖDER Jürgen body EP responsible True committee INTA date 2008-05-05 committee_full International Trade (Associated committee) rapporteur group PSE name MARTIN David type Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading date 2009-03-23 body EP type Debate in Parliament date 2009-03-25 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2009-0183 text The European Parliament adopted by 460 votes to 82, with 43 abstentions, a legislative resolution and gave its assent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part. It should be noted that this legislative resolution is linked to a joint resolution on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement EC-CARIFORUM (see RSP/2008/2671) which was adopted on the same day. type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title T6-0183/2009 url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16838&l=en type Results of vote in Parliament title Results of vote in Parliament body EP type Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading date 2009-11-23 body CSL type Council Meeting council Environment meeting_id 2977 date 2009-12-02 text The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). These changes had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the articles of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis of all the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in accordance with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the Lisbon Treaty. In addition, some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of procedure. The Lisbon Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The old "codecision procedure" was extended to new areas and renamed the "ordinary legislative procedure". A new "consent procedure" replaced the old "assent procedure". New interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international agreements. The ongoing proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665). In the case of the proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts: · the old legal basis - Treaty/EC/Art.57(2), Art. 133(1) and (5), Art.181, Art.300 (3) first and 2nd paras. - became Art 64(2), Art.207 (4) first para, Art. 211, Art 218 (6)(a) of the TFEU. Please note that the numbering of the old legal basis corresponds to the consolidated version of the Treaty that was applicable immediately before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ from the references in the original Commission proposal; · the proposal, which had previously fallen under the old assent procedure (AVC), was classified as an interinstitutional non-legislative procedure (NLE). body type Additional information
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