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2008/0250(NLE) EC/Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead INTA MARTIN David (icon: S&D S&D)
Former Responsible Committee INTA
Committee Opinion PECH FRAGA ESTÉVEZ Carmen (icon: PPE PPE)
Committee Opinion DEVE
Former Committee Opinion DEVE
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 207-p4, TFEU 218-p6a

Events

2011/03/05
   Final act published in Official Journal
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PURPOSE: to conclude the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2011/144/EU on the conclusion of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part.

BACKGROUND: on 12 June 2002, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations to conclude Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP countries. Negotiations for an Interim Partnership Agreement were concluded on 23 November 2007 with Papua New Guinea and the Republic of the Fiji Islands.

The interim EPA has not yet been concluded. It is now appropriate to conclude the interim EPA on behalf of the European Union,

CONTENT: by this Decision, the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.

The main provisions of the Interim EPA are as follows:

Part I: Trade parternship for sustainable development :

Objectives : these are to:

enable Pacific States to start benefiting from the improved market access offered by the EC within the framework of the EPA negotiations and, at the same time, avoid trade disruption between Pacific States and the EC in view of the expiry of the trade preferences granted under the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and pending the conclusion of a comprehensive EPA between the Pacific States and the EC and its Member States; promote sustainable development and the gradual integration of Pacific States into the world economy, in conformity with the their political choices and development priorities; establish a free trade area between the Parties based on the common interest, and fulfil this objective by the progressive liberalisation of trade in a manner compliant with applicable WTO rules and the principle of asymmetry , commensurate to the specific needs and capacity constraints of the Pacific States, in terms of levels and timing for commitments under the Agreement; set up the appropriate dispute settlement arrangements; set up the appropriate institutional arrangements.

Principles : the Agreement is based on the Fundamental Principles as well as the Essential and Fundamental Elements set out in Articles 2 and 9 of the Cotonou Agreement. It will build on the provisions of the Cotonou Agreement and the previous ACP-EC Partnership Agreements in the area of regional cooperation and integration as well as economic and trade cooperation. The EC and Pacific States agree that the Cotonou Agreement and this Agreement shall be implemented in a complementary and mutually reinforcing manner.

Sustainable development : the Agreement reaffirms that the objective of sustainable development will be an integral part of the provisions of this Agreement, consistent with the overarching objectives and principles set out in the Cotonou Agreement, and especially the general commitment to reduce and eventually eradicate poverty in a way that is consistent with the objectives of sustainable development. In this Agreement sustainable development is understood to mean a commitment that:

the application of the Agreement shall fully take into account the human, cultural, economic, social, health and environmental best interests of their respective populations and of future generations; decision-taking methods embrace the fundamental principles of ownership, participation and dialogue; as a result the Parties agree to work cooperatively towards the realisation of a sustainable development centred on the human person, who is the main beneficiary of development.

Cooperation in international fora : the EC and Pacific States will try to cooperate in all international fora where issues relevant to the Agreement are discussed. They recognise the valuable contribution that regional organisations can make to the achievement of the objectives of the Agreement and agree to work closely with existing Pacific regional organisations and programmes wherever useful and possible.

Part II: Trade in Goods : the Agreement includes an important trade section which provides for:

the elimination of custom duties on all products originating in a Pacific state, with the exception of certain sensitive products; administrative cooperation in customs matters; safeguards to allow each party to defend themselves against serious injury or disturbances; bilateral and multilateral measures to be applied temporarily in case of market disruption; non-tariff measures (eg prohibition of quantitative restrictions on certain products, ...); trade facilitation and trade among the parties; specific trade of certain goods by eliminating barriers to trade (a list of priority products for trade with the Pacific States is thus provided in the Annex to the agreement.

Part III – Dispute Avoidance and Settlement : the objective of this Part is to avoid and settle any dispute between the EC and the Pacific States with a view to arriving at a mutually agreed solution.

Part IV: Institutional Provisions : the Agreement deals with the establishment of the Trade Committee, which will deal with all matters necessary for the implementation of the Agreement.

Part V: Final provisions : the Parties confirm their commitment to the continuation and successful conclusion of a comprehensive EPA.

This Agreement shall remain open for accession of all Pacific Island States party to the Cotonou Agreement.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: the Decision shall enter into force on 15/02/2011. The date of entry into force of the Agreement shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

2011/02/14
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
2011/02/14
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2011/02/14
   CSL - Council Meeting
2011/01/19
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2011/01/19
   EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution in which it gives its consent to the conclusion of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part.

It should be noted that the Parliament expressed its position on the conclusion of this Agreement in a joint resolution adopted on the same day (see RSP/2010/2851 ).

Documents
2011/01/17
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2010/12/09
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
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2010/12/08
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
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2010/12/01
   EP - Vote in committee
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The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drafted by David MARTIN (S&D, UK) recommending the European Parliament to give its consent to conclusion of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part.

Members call in parallel for a comprehensive European Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the Pacific regional grouping to be concluded as quickly as possible. The comprehensive EPA should include a revision clause and a global impact assessment, which should be carried out within three to five years after the signature of the agreement in order to determine the socio-economic impact of the agreement (including the fisheries sector).

2010/11/12
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2010/10/27
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2010/10/25
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2010/06/02
   EP - FRAGA ESTÉVEZ Carmen (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in PECH
2010/02/25
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2010/02/16
   CSL - Council Meeting
2010/02/09
   CSL - Legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

CONTENT: this proposal aims to conclude, on behalf of the Union, the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part.

Negotiations for an Interim Partnership Agreement were concluded on 23 November 2007 with Papua New Guinea and the Republic of the Fiji Islands. For details of the content of the Agreement, please refer to the summary of the document annexed to the procedure of 26/06/2009 (Council document 5558/2009).

With the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the procedures to be followed by the Union in order to conclude the Agreement are governed by Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) which states that the Council shall adopt a decision concluding the agreement, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament .

Documents
2010/02/08
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

CONTENT: this proposal aims to conclude, on behalf of the Union, the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part.

Negotiations for an Interim Partnership Agreement were concluded on 23 November 2007 with Papua New Guinea and the Republic of the Fiji Islands. For details of the content of the Agreement, please refer to the summary of the document annexed to the procedure of 26/06/2009 (Council document 5558/2009).

With the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the procedures to be followed by the Union in order to conclude the Agreement are governed by Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) which states that the Council shall adopt a decision concluding the agreement, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament .

Documents
2009/12/02
   all - Additional information
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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 Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts :

· the old legal basis – Treaty/EC/Art.133, Art.300(2) 2nd para. - became Art 207(4) first para, 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).

2009/09/01
   EP - MARTIN David (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
2009/07/13
   CSL - Council Meeting
2009/06/26
   CSL - Document attached to the procedure
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The Council presents a proposal on the signature and provisional application of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the EC and the Pacific States. The latter comprises Papua New Guinea and Republic of the Fiji Islands.

To recall, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations for Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with ACP countries on 12 June 2002. Negotiations for an Interim Partnership Agreement, which establishes a framework for an EPA, were concluded on 23 November 2007 with Papua New Guinea and the Fiji Islands. The Council proposes that the interim EPA should be signed on behalf of the Community and applied on a provisional basis subject to its conclusion at a later date.

The main provisions of the Interim EPA are as follows:

Objectives: these are to:

enable Pacific States to start benefiting from the improved market access offered by the EC within the framework of the EPA negotiations and, at the same time, avoid trade disruption between Pacific States and the EC in view of the expiry of the trade preferences granted under the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and pending the conclusion of a comprehensive EPA between the Pacific States and the EC and its Member States; promote sustainable development and the gradual integration of Pacific States into the world economy, in conformity with the their political choices and development priorities; establish a free trade area between the Parties based on the common interest, and fulfil this objective by the progressive liberalisation of trade in a manner compliant with applicable WTO rules and the principle of asymmetry , commensurate to the specific needs and capacity constraints of the Pacific States, in terms of levels and timing for commitments under the Agreement; set up the appropriate dispute settlement arrangements; set up the appropriate institutional arrangements

Principles: the Agreement is based on the Fundamental Principles as well as the Essential and Fundamental Elements set out in Articles 2 and 9 of the Cotonou Agreement. It will build on the provisions of the Cotonou Agreement and the previous ACP-EC Partnership Agreements in the area of regional cooperation and integration as well as economic and trade cooperation. The EC and Pacific States agree that the Cotonou Agreement and this Agreement shall be implemented in a complementary and mutually reinforcing manner.

Sustainable development: this article reaffirms that the objective of sustainable development will be an integral part of the provisions of this Agreement, consistent with the overarching objectives and principles set out in the Cotonou Agreement, and especially the general commitment to reduce and eventually eradicate poverty in a way that is consistent with the objectives of sustainable development. In this Agreement sustainable development is understood to mean a commitment that:

the application of the Agreement shall fully take into account the human, cultural, economic, social, health and environmental best interests of their respective populations and of future generations; decision-taking methods embrace the fundamental principles of ownership, participation and dialogue; as a result the Parties agree to work cooperatively towards the realisation of a sustainable development centred on the human person, who is the main beneficiary of development.

Regional integration: the Agreement confirms the aim to deepen regional integration and the Parties undertake to cooperate to further develop it.

Cooperation in international fora: the EC and Pacific States will try to cooperate in all international fora where issues relevant to the Agreement are discussed. They recognise the valuable contribution that regional organisations can make to the achievement of the objectives of the Agreement and agree to work closely with existing Pacific regional organisations and programmes wherever useful and possible.

Part II: Trade in Goods

Chapter 1: Customs Duties: under the agreement all imports from Papua New Guinea and Fiji will have immediate duty free quota free access to the European market (with short transition periods for rice and sugar). Papua New Guinea will remove customs duties on 88% and Fiji on 87% of their imports from the EU over the next 15 years. The transition periods for rice and sugar are 2010 and 2015 respectively.

The provisions in this Chapter include the rules of origin , which are set out in Protocol II to the Agreement. The Parties will review the operation of these provisions after 5 years, with a view to simplifying the concepts and methods used for the purpose of determining origin in the light of the development needs of the Pacific States. Not later than one year before the end of this period, the Parties will open negotiations on the Protocol with a view to modifying or replacing it.

The Agreement provides for elimination of customs duties on exports , with exceptions related to ensuring fiscal solvency of a Pacific State or for the protection of the environment; and in exceptional circumstances, where a Pacific State can justify specific protection to develop infant industries . The Agreement also provides for modification of tariff commitments in the event of serious difficulties in respect of imports of a given product. The Pacific State facing such difficulty may request that the Trade Committee review the schedule of customs duty reductions and eliminations.

There are special provisions on administrative cooperation in customs matters , with specific reference to the obligations to verify the originating status of the product(s) concerned, and provisions for the temporary suspension of the Agreement in case of fraud or irregularities.

Chapter 2: Trade Defence Instruments: the chapter on trade defence instruments makes provision for safeguards allowing each party to reintroduce duties or quotas if imports of the other party disturb or threaten to disturb their economy. These provisions cover anti-dumping and countervailing measures, and safeguards. Bilateral safeguards measures may be taken where a product originating in the EC or a Pacific State is being imported into the territory of the EC or a Pacific State in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause:

serious injury to the domestic industry producing like or directly competitive products in the territory of the importing Parties or Pacific States, or disturbances in a sector or industry of the economy, whether of an economic or social nature, or difficulties which could bring about serious deterioration in the economic situation of the importing Parties or Pacific States, or disturbances in the markets of agricultural like or directly competitive products or mechanisms regulating those markets.

Bilateral safeguard measures may not exceed what is necessary to remedy the serious injury or disturbances, and may only consist of one or more of the following:

suspension of the further reduction of the rate of import duty for the product concerned, as provided for under the Agreement; increase in the customs duty on the product concerned up to a level which does not exceed the customs duty applied to imports originating in other WTO Members, and introduction of tariff quotas on the product concerned.

Chapter 3 deals with non-tariff measures , and prohibits quantative restrictions and agricultural export subsidies.

Chapter 4: Customs and Trade Facilitation: the objectives of this Chapter are to:

assist the integration of the Pacific States into the international economy, and in particular facilitate trade between the Parties; reinforce cooperation on customs issues with a view to ensuring that the relevant legislation and procedures, as well as the administrative capacity of the relevant administrations, enable the effective and efficient administration of customs, and facilitate trade.

The Agreement sets out rules on customs procedures and customs valuation, with a review three years after entry into force of the Agreement.

Chapter 5: Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS): this Chapter is intended to help Pacific exporters meet EU import standards and vice versa. To achieve the objectives of this Chapter, the Parties agree to define a list of priority products for export from the Pacific States to the EC and a list of priority products for trade among the Pacific States. These lists are contained in Annex III.A and III.B respectively, and they may be modified by a decision of the Trade Committee as and when appropriate..

Chapter 6: Exceptions : the Agreement contains a general exceptions clause which covers, inter alia, public safety and morals, protection of intellectual property rights. It also contains security exceptions and provisions on taxation, balance of payment difficulties, and food security.

Part III – Dispute Avoidance and Settlement

The objective of this Part is to avoid and settle any dispute between the EC and the Pacific States with a view to arriving at a mutually agreed solution. It contains provisions on consultations and mediations with the relevant time limits and goes on to set out the rules on dispute settlement procedures, including the setting up of an arbitration panel and compliance with the arbitration panel ruling. Provisions are made for measures in case of non-compliance. On relations with WTO obligations, the Agreement states that recourse to the dispute settlement provisions of this Agreement will be without prejudice to any action in the WTO framework, including dispute settlement action. However, where a Party, or as the case may be, the relevant Pacific State has, with regard to a particular measure, instituted a dispute settlement proceeding, either under this Agreement or under the WTO Agreement, it may not institute a dispute settlement proceeding regarding the same measure in the other forum until the first proceeding has ended.

Part IV: Institutional Provisions

This part deals with the establishment of the Trade Committee, which will deal with all matters necessary for the implementation of the Agreement.

Part V: Final provisions

The Parties confirm their commitment to the continuation and successful conclusion of the currently ongoing negotiations for a comprehensive EPA . They also recognise that development cooperation will be a crucial element of the comprehensive EPA and an essential factor for the realisation of its objectives. They reaffirm their commitment to supporting the objective that development cooperation for regional economic cooperation and integration as provided for in the Cotonou Agreement shall be carried out so as to maximise the expected benefits of the comprehensive EPA.

Lastly, the Agreement states that with the exception of development cooperation provisions provided for in Title II of Part 3 (Economic and Trade Cooperation) of the Cotonou Agreement, in case of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of Title II of Part 3 of the Cotonou Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement will prevail.

Documents
2008/12/16
   EC - Document attached to the procedure
Details

PURPOSE: to propose the signature and provisional application of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

PURPOSE: the content of this provisional agreement is identical to that of the interim agreement. For details, please refer to summary of the Commission’s initial proposal of 16/12/2008.

To recall, this interim agreement concerns trade and development cooperation issues between the European Community and Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

2008/12/16
   EC - Preparatory document
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: the Interim Partnership Agreement has been negotiated to avoid disrupting trade with the Community on 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.

These negotiations were concluded by the Interim Partnership Agreement on 23 November 2007 with the Republic of Fiji Islands and Papua New Guinea.

As a result the signatory Pacific States (Fiji and Papua New Guinea) were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 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 Interim Partnership Agreement by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for signatory Pacific States.

CONTENT: the Interim Partnership Agreement is a framework for an EPA and includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994, including provisions on:

customs and trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, dispute settlement.

Both development cooperation provisions and institutional provisions are very limited, the major focus of the Interim Partnership Agreement is purely trade in goods. The Interim Partnership Agreement contains a rendezvous-clause for continuation negotiations of the comprehensive EPA, which will cover other areas, such as:

development cooperation, services, fisheries, agriculture, trade related rules.

The negotiation of a comprehensive EPA continues consistently with the directives for EPAs with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002.

Provisional application : pending the entry into force of the Interim Partnership Agreement, the provisional application of the Agreement is foreseen (see COM(2008)0858).

It should be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the Interim Partnership Agreement, which establishes a framework for an EPA.

2008/12/15
   EP - Preparatory document
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: the Interim Partnership Agreement has been negotiated to avoid disrupting trade with the Community on 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.

These negotiations were concluded by the Interim Partnership Agreement on 23 November 2007 with the Republic of Fiji Islands and Papua New Guinea.

As a result the signatory Pacific States (Fiji and Papua New Guinea) were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 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 Interim Partnership Agreement by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for signatory Pacific States.

CONTENT: the Interim Partnership Agreement is a framework for an EPA and includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994, including provisions on:

customs and trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, dispute settlement.

Both development cooperation provisions and institutional provisions are very limited, the major focus of the Interim Partnership Agreement is purely trade in goods. The Interim Partnership Agreement contains a rendezvous-clause for continuation negotiations of the comprehensive EPA, which will cover other areas, such as:

development cooperation, services, fisheries, agriculture, trade related rules.

The negotiation of a comprehensive EPA continues consistently with the directives for EPAs with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002.

Provisional application : pending the entry into force of the Interim Partnership Agreement, the provisional application of the Agreement is foreseen (see COM(2008)0858).

It should be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the Interim Partnership Agreement, which establishes a framework for an EPA.

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AmendmentsDossier
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2010/10/06 PECH 1 amendments...
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      • date: 2008-12-16T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2008&nu_doc=858 title: EUR-Lex title: COM(2008)0858 summary: PURPOSE: to propose the signature and provisional application of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. PURPOSE: the content of this provisional agreement is identical to that of the interim agreement. For details, please refer to summary of the Commission’s initial proposal of 16/12/2008. To recall, this interim agreement concerns trade and development cooperation issues between the European Community and Fiji and Papua New Guinea. type: Document attached to the procedure body: EC
      • date: 2009-06-26T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=5558%2F09&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 05558/2009 summary: The Council presents a proposal on the signature and provisional application of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the EC and the Pacific States. The latter comprises Papua New Guinea and Republic of the Fiji Islands. To recall, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations for Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with ACP countries on 12 June 2002. Negotiations for an Interim Partnership Agreement, which establishes a framework for an EPA, were concluded on 23 November 2007 with Papua New Guinea and the Fiji Islands. The Council proposes that the interim EPA should be signed on behalf of the Community and applied on a provisional basis subject to its conclusion at a later date. The main provisions of the Interim EPA are as follows: Objectives: these are to: enable Pacific States to start benefiting from the improved market access offered by the EC within the framework of the EPA negotiations and, at the same time, avoid trade disruption between Pacific States and the EC in view of the expiry of the trade preferences granted under the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and pending the conclusion of a comprehensive EPA between the Pacific States and the EC and its Member States; promote sustainable development and the gradual integration of Pacific States into the world economy, in conformity with the their political choices and development priorities; establish a free trade area between the Parties based on the common interest, and fulfil this objective by the progressive liberalisation of trade in a manner compliant with applicable WTO rules and the principle of asymmetry , commensurate to the specific needs and capacity constraints of the Pacific States, in terms of levels and timing for commitments under the Agreement; set up the appropriate dispute settlement arrangements; set up the appropriate institutional arrangements Principles: the Agreement is based on the Fundamental Principles as well as the Essential and Fundamental Elements set out in Articles 2 and 9 of the Cotonou Agreement. It will build on the provisions of the Cotonou Agreement and the previous ACP-EC Partnership Agreements in the area of regional cooperation and integration as well as economic and trade cooperation. The EC and Pacific States agree that the Cotonou Agreement and this Agreement shall be implemented in a complementary and mutually reinforcing manner. Sustainable development: this article reaffirms that the objective of sustainable development will be an integral part of the provisions of this Agreement, consistent with the overarching objectives and principles set out in the Cotonou Agreement, and especially the general commitment to reduce and eventually eradicate poverty in a way that is consistent with the objectives of sustainable development. In this Agreement sustainable development is understood to mean a commitment that: the application of the Agreement shall fully take into account the human, cultural, economic, social, health and environmental best interests of their respective populations and of future generations; decision-taking methods embrace the fundamental principles of ownership, participation and dialogue; as a result the Parties agree to work cooperatively towards the realisation of a sustainable development centred on the human person, who is the main beneficiary of development. Regional integration: the Agreement confirms the aim to deepen regional integration and the Parties undertake to cooperate to further develop it. Cooperation in international fora: the EC and Pacific States will try to cooperate in all international fora where issues relevant to the Agreement are discussed. They recognise the valuable contribution that regional organisations can make to the achievement of the objectives of the Agreement and agree to work closely with existing Pacific regional organisations and programmes wherever useful and possible. Part II: Trade in Goods Chapter 1: Customs Duties: under the agreement all imports from Papua New Guinea and Fiji will have immediate duty free quota free access to the European market (with short transition periods for rice and sugar). Papua New Guinea will remove customs duties on 88% and Fiji on 87% of their imports from the EU over the next 15 years. The transition periods for rice and sugar are 2010 and 2015 respectively. The provisions in this Chapter include the rules of origin , which are set out in Protocol II to the Agreement. The Parties will review the operation of these provisions after 5 years, with a view to simplifying the concepts and methods used for the purpose of determining origin in the light of the development needs of the Pacific States. Not later than one year before the end of this period, the Parties will open negotiations on the Protocol with a view to modifying or replacing it. The Agreement provides for elimination of customs duties on exports , with exceptions related to ensuring fiscal solvency of a Pacific State or for the protection of the environment; and in exceptional circumstances, where a Pacific State can justify specific protection to develop infant industries . The Agreement also provides for modification of tariff commitments in the event of serious difficulties in respect of imports of a given product. The Pacific State facing such difficulty may request that the Trade Committee review the schedule of customs duty reductions and eliminations. There are special provisions on administrative cooperation in customs matters , with specific reference to the obligations to verify the originating status of the product(s) concerned, and provisions for the temporary suspension of the Agreement in case of fraud or irregularities. Chapter 2: Trade Defence Instruments: the chapter on trade defence instruments makes provision for safeguards allowing each party to reintroduce duties or quotas if imports of the other party disturb or threaten to disturb their economy. These provisions cover anti-dumping and countervailing measures, and safeguards. Bilateral safeguards measures may be taken where a product originating in the EC or a Pacific State is being imported into the territory of the EC or a Pacific State in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause: serious injury to the domestic industry producing like or directly competitive products in the territory of the importing Parties or Pacific States, or disturbances in a sector or industry of the economy, whether of an economic or social nature, or difficulties which could bring about serious deterioration in the economic situation of the importing Parties or Pacific States, or disturbances in the markets of agricultural like or directly competitive products or mechanisms regulating those markets. Bilateral safeguard measures may not exceed what is necessary to remedy the serious injury or disturbances, and may only consist of one or more of the following: suspension of the further reduction of the rate of import duty for the product concerned, as provided for under the Agreement; increase in the customs duty on the product concerned up to a level which does not exceed the customs duty applied to imports originating in other WTO Members, and introduction of tariff quotas on the product concerned. Chapter 3 deals with non-tariff measures , and prohibits quantative restrictions and agricultural export subsidies. Chapter 4: Customs and Trade Facilitation: the objectives of this Chapter are to: assist the integration of the Pacific States into the international economy, and in particular facilitate trade between the Parties; reinforce cooperation on customs issues with a view to ensuring that the relevant legislation and procedures, as well as the administrative capacity of the relevant administrations, enable the effective and efficient administration of customs, and facilitate trade. The Agreement sets out rules on customs procedures and customs valuation, with a review three years after entry into force of the Agreement. Chapter 5: Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS): this Chapter is intended to help Pacific exporters meet EU import standards and vice versa. To achieve the objectives of this Chapter, the Parties agree to define a list of priority products for export from the Pacific States to the EC and a list of priority products for trade among the Pacific States. These lists are contained in Annex III.A and III.B respectively, and they may be modified by a decision of the Trade Committee as and when appropriate.. Chapter 6: Exceptions : the Agreement contains a general exceptions clause which covers, inter alia, public safety and morals, protection of intellectual property rights. It also contains security exceptions and provisions on taxation, balance of payment difficulties, and food security. Part III – Dispute Avoidance and Settlement The objective of this Part is to avoid and settle any dispute between the EC and the Pacific States with a view to arriving at a mutually agreed solution. It contains provisions on consultations and mediations with the relevant time limits and goes on to set out the rules on dispute settlement procedures, including the setting up of an arbitration panel and compliance with the arbitration panel ruling. Provisions are made for measures in case of non-compliance. On relations with WTO obligations, the Agreement states that recourse to the dispute settlement provisions of this Agreement will be without prejudice to any action in the WTO framework, including dispute settlement action. However, where a Party, or as the case may be, the relevant Pacific State has, with regard to a particular measure, instituted a dispute settlement proceeding, either under this Agreement or under the WTO Agreement, it may not institute a dispute settlement proceeding regarding the same measure in the other forum until the first proceeding has ended. Part IV: Institutional Provisions This part deals with the establishment of the Trade Committee, which will deal with all matters necessary for the implementation of the Agreement. Part V: Final provisions The Parties confirm their commitment to the continuation and successful conclusion of the currently ongoing negotiations for a comprehensive EPA . They also recognise that development cooperation will be a crucial element of the comprehensive EPA and an essential factor for the realisation of its objectives. They reaffirm their commitment to supporting the objective that development cooperation for regional economic cooperation and integration as provided for in the Cotonou Agreement shall be carried out so as to maximise the expected benefits of the comprehensive EPA. Lastly, the Agreement states that with the exception of development cooperation provisions provided for in Title II of Part 3 (Economic and Trade Cooperation) of the Cotonou Agreement, in case of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of Title II of Part 3 of the Cotonou Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement will prevail. type: Document attached to the procedure body: CSL
      • date: 2010-10-25T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE450.953 title: PE450.953 type: Committee draft report body: EP
      • date: 2010-10-27T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE445.638&secondRef=04 title: PE445.638 committee: PECH type: Committee opinion body: EP
      • date: 2010-11-12T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE452.800 title: PE452.800 type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP
      • date: 2010-12-09T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2010-365&language=EN title: A7-0365/2010 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
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      • date: 2008-12-16T00:00:00 type: Initial legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0857/COM_COM(2008)0857_EN.pdf title: COM(2008)0857 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2008&nu_doc=857 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE: to conclude the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. BACKGROUND: the Interim Partnership Agreement has been negotiated to avoid disrupting trade with the Community on 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. These negotiations were concluded by the Interim Partnership Agreement on 23 November 2007 with the Republic of Fiji Islands and Papua New Guinea. As a result the signatory Pacific States (Fiji and Papua New Guinea) were included in the list of countries in Annex 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 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 Interim Partnership Agreement by all parties. This will ensure a single harmonised trade regime with the EU providing improved market access for signatory Pacific States. CONTENT: the Interim Partnership Agreement is a framework for an EPA and includes all the measures necessary to establish a Free Trade Area compatible with the provisions of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994, including provisions on: customs and trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, dispute settlement. Both development cooperation provisions and institutional provisions are very limited, the major focus of the Interim Partnership Agreement is purely trade in goods. The Interim Partnership Agreement contains a rendezvous-clause for continuation negotiations of the comprehensive EPA, which will cover other areas, such as: development cooperation, services, fisheries, agriculture, trade related rules. The negotiation of a comprehensive EPA continues consistently with the directives for EPAs with ACP States adopted by Council on 12 June 2002. Provisional application : pending the entry into force of the Interim Partnership Agreement, the provisional application of the Agreement is foreseen (see COM(2008)0858). It should be noted that the European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to the conclusion of the Interim Partnership Agreement, which establishes a framework for an EPA.
      • date: 2009-12-02T00:00:00 type: Additional information body: all summary: 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 Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts : · the old legal basis – Treaty/EC/Art.133, Art.300(2) 2nd para. - became Art 207(4) first para, 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).
      • date: 2010-02-09T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=5078%2F10&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 05078/2010 summary: PURPOSE: to conclude the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: this proposal aims to conclude, on behalf of the Union, the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part. Negotiations for an Interim Partnership Agreement were concluded on 23 November 2007 with Papua New Guinea and the Republic of the Fiji Islands. For details of the content of the Agreement, please refer to the summary of the document annexed to the procedure of 26/06/2009 (Council document 5558/2009). With the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the procedures to be followed by the Union in order to conclude the Agreement are governed by Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) which states that the Council shall adopt a decision concluding the agreement, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament .
      • date: 2010-02-25T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
      • date: 2010-12-01T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drafted by David MARTIN (S&D, UK) recommending the European Parliament to give its consent to conclusion of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part. Members call in parallel for a comprehensive European Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the Pacific regional grouping to be concluded as quickly as possible. The comprehensive EPA should include a revision clause and a global impact assessment, which should be carried out within three to five years after the signature of the agreement in order to determine the socio-economic impact of the agreement (including the fisheries sector).
      • date: 2010-12-09T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2010-365&language=EN title: A7-0365/2010
      • date: 2011-01-17T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20110117&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
      • date: 2011-01-19T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=19249&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
      • date: 2011-01-19T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2011-12 title: T7-0012/2011 summary: The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution in which it gives its consent to the conclusion of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part. It should be noted that the Parliament expressed its position on the conclusion of this Agreement in a joint resolution adopted on the same day (see RSP/2010/2851 ).
      • date: 2011-02-14T00:00:00 type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament body: EP/CSL
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      • date: 2011-03-05T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to conclude the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part. LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2011/144/EU on the conclusion of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part. BACKGROUND: on 12 June 2002, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations to conclude Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP countries. Negotiations for an Interim Partnership Agreement were concluded on 23 November 2007 with Papua New Guinea and the Republic of the Fiji Islands. The interim EPA has not yet been concluded. It is now appropriate to conclude the interim EPA on behalf of the European Union, CONTENT: by this Decision, the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union. The main provisions of the Interim EPA are as follows: Part I: Trade parternship for sustainable development : Objectives : these are to: enable Pacific States to start benefiting from the improved market access offered by the EC within the framework of the EPA negotiations and, at the same time, avoid trade disruption between Pacific States and the EC in view of the expiry of the trade preferences granted under the Cotonou Agreement on 31 December 2007 and pending the conclusion of a comprehensive EPA between the Pacific States and the EC and its Member States; promote sustainable development and the gradual integration of Pacific States into the world economy, in conformity with the their political choices and development priorities; establish a free trade area between the Parties based on the common interest, and fulfil this objective by the progressive liberalisation of trade in a manner compliant with applicable WTO rules and the principle of asymmetry , commensurate to the specific needs and capacity constraints of the Pacific States, in terms of levels and timing for commitments under the Agreement; set up the appropriate dispute settlement arrangements; set up the appropriate institutional arrangements. Principles : the Agreement is based on the Fundamental Principles as well as the Essential and Fundamental Elements set out in Articles 2 and 9 of the Cotonou Agreement. It will build on the provisions of the Cotonou Agreement and the previous ACP-EC Partnership Agreements in the area of regional cooperation and integration as well as economic and trade cooperation. The EC and Pacific States agree that the Cotonou Agreement and this Agreement shall be implemented in a complementary and mutually reinforcing manner. Sustainable development : the Agreement reaffirms that the objective of sustainable development will be an integral part of the provisions of this Agreement, consistent with the overarching objectives and principles set out in the Cotonou Agreement, and especially the general commitment to reduce and eventually eradicate poverty in a way that is consistent with the objectives of sustainable development. In this Agreement sustainable development is understood to mean a commitment that: the application of the Agreement shall fully take into account the human, cultural, economic, social, health and environmental best interests of their respective populations and of future generations; decision-taking methods embrace the fundamental principles of ownership, participation and dialogue; as a result the Parties agree to work cooperatively towards the realisation of a sustainable development centred on the human person, who is the main beneficiary of development. Cooperation in international fora : the EC and Pacific States will try to cooperate in all international fora where issues relevant to the Agreement are discussed. They recognise the valuable contribution that regional organisations can make to the achievement of the objectives of the Agreement and agree to work closely with existing Pacific regional organisations and programmes wherever useful and possible. Part II: Trade in Goods : the Agreement includes an important trade section which provides for: the elimination of custom duties on all products originating in a Pacific state, with the exception of certain sensitive products; administrative cooperation in customs matters; safeguards to allow each party to defend themselves against serious injury or disturbances; bilateral and multilateral measures to be applied temporarily in case of market disruption; non-tariff measures (eg prohibition of quantitative restrictions on certain products, ...); trade facilitation and trade among the parties; specific trade of certain goods by eliminating barriers to trade (a list of priority products for trade with the Pacific States is thus provided in the Annex to the agreement. Part III – Dispute Avoidance and Settlement : the objective of this Part is to avoid and settle any dispute between the EC and the Pacific States with a view to arriving at a mutually agreed solution. Part IV: Institutional Provisions : the Agreement deals with the establishment of the Trade Committee, which will deal with all matters necessary for the implementation of the Agreement. Part V: Final provisions : the Parties confirm their commitment to the continuation and successful conclusion of a comprehensive EPA. This Agreement shall remain open for accession of all Pacific Island States party to the Cotonou Agreement. ENTRY INTO FORCE: the Decision shall enter into force on 15/02/2011. The date of entry into force of the Agreement shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. docs: title: Decision 2011/144 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32011D0144 title: OJ L 060 05.03.2011, p. 0002 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2011:060:TOC
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