(1)

On 25 November 2004, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with Thailand on a Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Thailand, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’).

(2)

The negotiations on the Agreement were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement on 2 September 2022 in Brussels.

(3)

The aim of the Agreement is to strengthen the cooperation across a wide spectrum of policy fields, including human rights, non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, counter-terrorism, the fight against corruption and organised crime, trade, migration, the environment, energy, climate change, transport, science and technology, employment and social affairs, education and agriculture.

(4)

The Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

(5)

In view of the need to apply the Agreement ahead of its entry into force following ratifications by the Member States, certain provisions of the Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force,

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Title I

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Title II

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Title III

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Title IV: Articles 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

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Title V: Articles 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49

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Title VI

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Title VII

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Title VIII

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Joint declaration on Article 5

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Joint declaration on Article 23.