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Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part
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PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT
establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
IRELAND,
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
Parties to the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
hereinafter referred to as ‘Member States’, and
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,
hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community’,
on the one part, and
THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN,
of the other part,
CONSIDERING the links between the Community, its Member States and the Republic of Uzbekistan and the common values that they share,
RECOGNISING that the Community and the Republic of Uzbekistan wish to strengthen these links and to establish partnership and cooperation which would strengthen and widen the relations established in the past in particular by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Trade and Commercial and Economic Cooperation, signed on 18 December 1989,
CONSIDERING the commitment of the Community and its Member States and of the Republic of Uzbekistan to strengthening the political and economic freedoms which constitute the very basis of the partnership,
RECOGNISING in that context that support of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Uzbekistan will contribute to safeguarding of peace and stability in Central Asia,
CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to promote international peace and security, as well as the peaceful settlement of disputes and to cooperate to this end in the framework of the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),
CONSIDERING the firm commitment of the Community and its Member States and of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the full implementation of all principles and provisions contained in the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), the Concluding Documents of the Madrid and Vienna Follow-Up Meetings, the Document of the CSCE Bonn Conference on Economic Cooperation, the Charter of Paris for a New Europe and the CSCE Helsinki Document 1992 ‘The Challenges of Change’, and other fundamental documents of the OSCE,
CONVINCED of the paramount importance of the rule of law and respect for human rights, particularly those of persons belonging to minorities, the establishment of a multiparty system with free and democratic elections and economic liberalisation aimed at setting up a market economy,
BELIEVING that full implementation of this Partnership and Cooperation Agreement will both depend on and contribute to continuation and accomplishment of the political, economic and legal reforms in the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the introduction of the factors necessary for cooperation, notably in the light of the conclusions of the CSCE Bonn Conference,
DESIROUS of encouraging the process of regional cooperation in the areas covered by this Agreement with neighbouring countries in order to promote the prosperity and stability of the region,
DESIROUS of establishing and developing regular political dialogue on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest,
RECOGNISING AND SUPPORTING the wish of the Republic of Uzbekistan to establish close cooperation with European institutions,
CONSIDERING the necessity of promoting investment in the Republic of Uzbekistan, including in the energy sector, and in this context the importance attached by the Community and its Member States to equitable conditions for transit for export of energy products; confirming the attachment of the Community and its Member States and of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the European Energy Charter, and to the full implementation of the Energy Charter Treaty and the Energy Charter Protocol on energy efficiency and related environmental aspects.
TAKING ACCOUNT of the Community's willingness to provide for economic cooperation and technical assistance as appropriate,
BEARING IN MIND the utility of the Agreement in favouring a gradual rapprochement between the Republic of Uzbekistan and a wider area of cooperation in Europe and neighbouring regions and its progressive integration into the open international system,
CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to liberalize trade, in conformity with World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, and convinced that the Republic of Uzbekistan's accession to the WTO will allow the further intensification of trade relations between them,
CONSCIOUS of the need to improve conditions affecting business and investment, and conditions in areas such as establishment of companies, labour, provision of services and capital movements,
CONVINCED that this Agreement will create a new climate for economic relations between the Parties and in particular for the development of trade and investment, which are essential to economic restructuring and technological modernisation,
DESIROUS of establishing close cooperation in the area of environment protection taking into account the interdependence existing between the Parties in this field,
RECOGNISING that cooperation for the prevention and control of illegal immigration constitutes one of the primary objectives of this Agreement,
DESIROUS of establishing cultural cooperation and improving the flow of information,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
A Partnership is hereby established between the Community and its Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part. The objectives of this partnership are:
TITLE I
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Article 2
Respect for democracy, principles of international law and human rights as defined in particular in the United Nations Charter, the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of Paris for a New Europe, as well as the principles of market economy, including those enunciated in the documents of the CSCE Bonn Conference, underpin the internal and external policies of the Parties and constitute essential elements of partnership and of this Agreement.
Article 3
The Parties consider that it is essential for their future prosperity and stability that the newly independent States which have emerged from the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, hereinafter called ‘Independent States’, should maintain and develop cooperation among themselves in compliance with the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and with international law and in the spirit of good neighbourly relations and will make every effort to encourage this process.
TITLE II
POLITICAL DIALOGUE
Article 4
A regular political dialogue shall be established between the Parties which they intend to develop and intensify. It shall accompany and consolidate the rapprochement between the Community and the Republic of Uzbekistan, support the political and economic changes underway in that country and contribute to the establishment of new forms of cooperation. The political dialogue:
Such dialogue may take place on a regional basis.
Article 5
At ministerial level, political dialogue shall take place within the Cooperation Council established in Article 78 and on other occasions by mutual agreement.
Article 6
Other procedures and mechanisms for political dialogue shall be set up by the Parties, and in particular in the following forms:
Article 7
Political dialogue at parliamentary level shall take place within the framework of the Parliamentary Cooperation Committee established in Article 83.
TITLE III
TRADE IN GOODS
Article 8
The Parties shall accord to one another most-favoured-nation treatment in all areas in respect of:
The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
advantages granted with the aim of creating a customs union or a free-trade area or pursuant to the creation of such a union or area;
advantages granted to particular countries in accordance with WTO rules and with other international arrangements in favour of developing countries;
advantages accorded to adjacent countries in order to facilitate frontier traffic.
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Article 9
In this connection each Party shall secure unrestricted transit via or through its territory of goods originating in the customs territory or destined for the customs territory of the other Party.
Article 10
Without prejudice to the rights and obligations stemming from international conventions on the temporary admission of goods which bind both Parties, each Party shall furthermore grant the other Party exemption from import charges and duties on goods admitted temporarily, in the instances and according to the procedures stipulated by any other international convention on this matter binding upon it, in conformity with its legislation. Account shall be taken of the conditions under which the obligations stemming from such a convention have been accepted by the Party in question.
Article 11
Article 12
Goods shall be traded between the Parties at market-related prices.
Article 13
Article 14
The Parties undertake to consider development of the provisions in this Agreement on trade in goods between them, as circumstances allow, including the situation arising from the accession of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the WTO. The Cooperation Council may make recommendations on such developments to the Parties which could be put into effect, where accepted, by virtue of agreement between the Parties in accordance with their respective procedures.
Article 15
This Agreement shall not preclude prohibitions or restrictions on imports, exports or goods in transit justified on grounds of public morality, public policy or public security; the protection of health and life of humans, animals or plants; the protection of natural resources; the protection of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value or the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property or rules relating to gold and silver. Such prohibitions or restrictions shall not, however, constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between the Parties.
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Article 17
The contact group shall exchange, on a regular basis, information on all coal and steel matters of interest to the Parties.
Article 18
Trade in nuclear materials shall be subject to the provisions of a specific Agreement to be concluded between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of Uzbekistan.
TITLE IV
PROVISIONS AFFECTING BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT
CHAPTER I
LABOUR CONDITIONS
Article 19
Article 20
The Cooperation Council shall examine which improvements can be made in working conditions for business people consistent with the international commitments of the Parties, including those set out in the document of the CSCE Bonn Conference.
Article 21
The Cooperation Council shall make recommendations for the implementation of Articles 19 and 20.
CHAPTER II
CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF COMPANIES
Article 22
Article 23
Such activities include but are not limited to:
marketing and sales of maritime transport and related services through direct contact with customers, from quotation to invoicing, whether these services are operated or offered by the service supplier itself or by service suppliers with which the service seller has established standing business arrangements;
purchase and use, on their own account or on behalf of their customers (and the resale to their customers) of any transport and related services, including inward transport services by any mode, particularly inland waterways, road and rail, necessary for the supply of an integrated service;
preparation of documentation concerning transport documents, customs documents, or other documents related to the origin and character of the goods transported;
provision of business information by any means, including computerised information systems and electronic data interchange (subject to any non-discriminatory restrictions concerning telecommunications);
setting up of any business arrangement, including participation in the company's stock and the appointment of personnel recruited locally (or, in the case of foreign personnel, subject to the relevant provisions of this Agreement), with any locally established shipping agency;
acting on behalf of the companies, inter alia, in organising the call of the vessel or taking over cargoes when required.
Article 24
For the purpose of this Agreement:
a ‘Community company’ or an ‘Uzbek company’ respectively shall mean a company set up in accordance with the laws of a Member State or of the Republic of Uzbekistan respectively and having its registered office or central administration, or principal place of business in the territory of the Community or the Republic of Uzbekistan respectively. However, should the company, set up in accordance with the laws of a Member State or the Republic of Uzbekistan respectively, have only its registered office in the territory of the Community or the Republic of Uzbekistan respectively, the company shall be considered a Community or Uzbek company respectively if its operations possess a real and continuous link with the economy of one of the Member States or the Republic of Uzbekistan respectively.
‘subsidiary’ of a company shall mean a company which is effectively controlled by the first company.
‘branch’ of a company shall mean a place of business not having legal personality which has the appearance of permanency, such as the extension of a parent body, has a management and is materially equipped to negotiate business with third parties so that the latter, although knowing that there will if necessary be a legal link with the parent body, the head office of which is abroad, do not have to deal directly with such parent body but may transact business at the place of business constituting the extension.
‘establishment’ shall mean the right of Community or Uzbek companies as referred to in point (a), to take up economic activities by means of the setting up of subsidiaries and branches in the Republic of Uzbekistan or in the Community respectively.
‘operation’ shall mean the pursuit of economic activities.
‘economic activities’ shall mean activities of an industrial, commercial and professional character.
With regard to international maritime transport, including inter modal operations involving a sea-leg, nationals of the Member States or the Republic of Uzbekistan established outside the Community or the Republic of Uzbekistan respectively, and shipping companies established outside the Community or the Republic of Uzbekistan and controlled by nationals of a Member State or nationals of the Republic of Uzbekistan respectively, shall also be beneficiaries of the provisions of this Chapter and Chapter III if their vessels are registered in that Member State or in the Republic of Uzbekistan respectively in accordance with their respective legislation.
Article 25
Article 26
The provisions of this Agreement shall not prejudice the application by each Party of any measure necessary to prevent the circumvention of its measures concerning third country access to its market, through the provisions of this Agreement.
Article 27
Key personnel of the abovementioned companies herein referred to as ‘organisations’ are ‘intra-corporate transferees’ as defined in (c) in the following categories, provided that the organisation is a legal person and that the persons concerned have been employed by it or have been partners in it (other than majority shareholders), for at least the year immediately preceding such movement:
Persons working in a senior position with an organisation, who primarily direct the management of the establishment, receiving general supervision or direction principally from the board of directors or stockholders of the business or their equivalent, including:
Persons working within an organisation who possess uncommon knowledge essential to the establishment's service, research equipment, techniques or management. The assessment of such knowledge may reflect, apart from knowledge specific to the establishment, a high level of qualification referring to a type of work or trade requiring specific technical knowledge, including membership of an accredited profession;
An ‘intra-corporate transferee’ is defined as a natural person working within an organisation in the territory of a Party, and being temporarily transferred in the context of pursuit of economic activities in the territory of the other Party; the organisation concerned must have its principal place of business in the territory of a Party and the transfer be to an establishment (branch, subsidiary) of that organisation, effectively pursuing like economic activities in the territory of the other Party.
Article 28
CHAPTER III
CROSS BORDER SUPPLY OF SERVICES BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
Article 29
Article 30
The Parties shall cooperate with the aim of developing a market oriented service sector in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 31
The Parties undertake to apply effectively the principle of unrestricted access to the international maritime market and traffic on a commercial basis:
the above provision does not prejudice the rights and obligations arising from the United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences, as applicable to one or other Party to this Agreement. Non-conference lines will be free to operate in competition with a conference as long as they adhere to the principle of fair competition on a commercial basis;
the Parties affirm their commitment to a freely competitive environment as being an essential feature of the dry and liquid bulk trade.
In applying the principles of paragraph 1, the Parties shall:
not apply, as from the entry into force of this Agreement, any cargo sharing provisions of bilateral agreements between any Member States of the Community and the former Soviet Union;
not introduce cargo sharing clauses into future bilateral agreements with third countries, other than in those exceptional circumstances where liner shipping companies from one or other Party to this Agreement would not otherwise have an effective opportunity to ply for trade to and from the third country concerned;
prohibit cargo sharing arrangements in future bilateral agreements concerning dry and liquid bulk trade;
abolish upon entry into force of this Agreement, all unilateral measures, administrative, technical and other obstacles which could have restrictive or discriminatory effects on the free supply of services in international maritime transport.
Article 32
With a view to assuring a coordinated development of transport between the Parties, adapted to their commercial needs, the conditions of mutual market access and provision of services in transport by road, rail and inland waterways and, if applicable, in air transport may be dealt with by specific agreements where appropriate negotiated between the Parties after entry into force of this Agreement.
CHAPTER IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 33
Article 34
For the purpose of this Title, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Parties from applying their laws and regulations regarding entry and stay, work, labour conditions and establishment of natural persons and supply of services, provided that, in so doing, they do not apply them in a manner as to nullify or impair the benefits accruing to any Party under the terms of a specific provision of this Agreement. The above provision does not prejudice the application of Article 33.
Article 35
Companies which are controlled and exclusively owned by Uzbek companies and Community companies jointly shall also be beneficiaries of the provisions of Chapters II, III and IV.
Article 36
Treatment granted by either Party to the other thereunder shall, as from the day one month prior to the date of entry into force of the relevant obligations of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), in respect of sectors or measures covered by the GATS, in no case be more favourable than that accorded by such first Party under the provisions of GATS and this in respect of each service sector, sub-sector and mode of supply.
Article 37
For the purposes of Chapters II, III and IV, no account shall be taken of treatment accorded by the Community, its Member States or the Republic of Uzbekistan pursuant to commitments entered into in economic integration agreements in accordance with the principles of Article V of GATS.
Article 38
Article 39
Without prejudice to Article 27, no provision of Chapters II, III and IV shall be interpreted as giving the right to:
CHAPTER V
CURRENT PAYMENTS AND CAPITAL
Article 40
CHAPTER VI
INTELLECTUAL, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY PROTECTION
Article 41
TITLE V
LEGISLATIVE COOPERATION
Article 42
The Community shall provide the Republic of Uzbekistan with technical assistance for the implementation of these measures, which may include, inter alia:
TITLE VI
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
Article 43
Article 44
Cooperation in the field of trade in goods and services
The Parties will cooperate with a view to ensuring that the Republic of Uzbekistan's international trade is conducted in conformity with the rules of the WTO.
Such cooperation shall include specific issues directly relevant to trade facilitation, in particular with a view to assisting the Republic of Uzbekistan to harmonise its legislation and regulations with WTO rules and so to fulfil as soon as possible the conditions of accession to that Organisation. These include:
Article 45
Industrial cooperation
Cooperation shall aim at promoting the following in particular:
Article 46
Investment promotion and protection
The aims of cooperation shall be in particular:
Article 47
Public procurement
The Parties shall cooperate to develop conditions for open and competitive award of contracts for goods and services in particular through calls for tenders.
Article 48
Cooperation in the field of standards and conformity assessment
To this end the Parties shall seek to cooperate in technical assistance projects which will:
Article 49
Mining and raw materials
The cooperation shall focus in particular on the following areas:
Article 50
Cooperation in science and technology
Science and technology cooperation shall cover:
Where such cooperation takes the form of activities involving education and/or training, it should be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 51.
The Parties, on the basis of mutual agreement, can engage in other forms of cooperation in science and technology.
In carrying out such cooperation activities, special attention shall be devoted to the redeployment of scientists, engineers, researchers and technicians which are or have been engaged in research and/or production of weapons of mass destruction.
Article 51
Education and training
The cooperation shall focus in particular on the following areas:
Article 52
Agriculture and the agro-industrial sector
The purpose of cooperation in this area shall be the pursuance of agrarian reform, the modernisation, privatisation and restructuring of agriculture, the agro-industrial and service sectors in the Republic of Uzbekistan, development of domestic and foreign markets for Uzbek products, in conditions that ensure the protection of the environment, taking into account the necessity to improve security of food supply as well as the development of agri-business, the processing and distribution of agricultural products. The Parties shall also aim at the gradual approximation of Uzbek standards to Community technical regulations concerning industrial and agricultural food products including sanitary and phytosanitary standards.
Article 53
Energy
Cooperation shall concentrate, inter alia, upon the formulation and development of energy policy. It shall include among others the following areas:
Article 54
Environment and human health
Cooperation shall aim at combating the deterioration of the environment and in particular:
Cooperation shall take place particularly through:
Article 55
Transport
The Parties shall develop and strengthen their cooperation in the field of transport.
This cooperation shall, inter alia, aim at restructuring and modernising transport systems and networks in the Republic of Uzbekistan; developing and ensuring, where appropriate, compatibility of transportation systems in the context of achieving a more global transport system; and identifying and elaborating priority projects and seeking to attract investment for their implementation.
The cooperation shall include, inter alia:
Article 56
Postal services and telecommunications
Within their respective powers and competences the Parties shall expand and strengthen cooperation in the following areas:
Article 57
Financial services and fiscal institutions
Cooperation shall in particular aim at facilitating the involvement of the Republic of Uzbekistan in universally accepted systems of mutual settlements. Technical assistance shall focus on:
This cooperation shall in particular contribute to foster the development of relations between the Parties in the financial services sector.
Article 58
Enterprise restructuring and privatisation
Recognising that privatisation is of fundamental importance to a sustainable economic recovery, the Parties agree to cooperate in the development of the necessary institutional, legal and methodological framework. Particular attention will be paid to the orderly and transparent nature of the privatisation process.
Technical assistance shall focus on, inter alia:
The objective of this cooperation is also to contribute to the promotion of Community investment in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 59
Regional development
They shall also encourage direct contacts between the respective regions and public organisations responsible for regional development planning with the aim, inter alia, to exchange methods and ways of fostering regional development.
Article 60
Social cooperation
The cooperation shall include notably:
With regard to employment, the cooperation shall include notably technical assistance to:
These reforms shall aim to develop in the Republic of Uzbekistan methods of protection intrinsic to market economies and shall comprise all forms of social protection.
Article 61
Tourism
The Parties shall increase and develop cooperation between them, which shall include:
Article 62
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Cooperation shall include technical assistance, in particular in the following areas:
Article 63
Information and communication
The Parties shall support the development of modern methods of information handling, including the media, and stimulate the effective mutual exchange of information. Priority shall be given to programmes aimed at providing the general public with basic information about the Community and the Republic of Uzbekistan, including, where possible, access to databases, in full respect of intellectual property rights.
Article 64
Consumer protection
The Parties will enter into close cooperation aimed at achieving compatibility between their systems of consumer protection. This cooperation may include the exchange of information on legislative work and institutional reform, establishment of permanent systems of mutual information on dangerous products, the improvement of information provided to consumers especially on prices, characteristics of products and services offered, the development of exchanges between the consumer interest representatives, and increasing the compatibility of consumer protection policies, and the organisation of seminars and training periods.
Article 65
Customs
Cooperation shall include the following in particular:
Technical assistance shall be provided where necessary.
Article 66
Statistical cooperation
Cooperation in this area shall have as its aim the development of an efficient statistical system to provide the reliable statistics needed to support and monitor the process of economic reform and contribute to the development of private enterprise in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Parties, in particular, shall cooperate in the following fields:
The Community shall contribute to this end by rendering technical assistance to the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 67
Economics
The Parties shall facilitate the process of economic reform and the coordination of economic policies by cooperating to improve understanding of the fundamentals of their respective economies and the design and implementation of economic policy in market economies. To this end, the Parties shall exchange information on macroeconomic performance and prospects.
The Community shall provide technical assistance so as to:
TITLE VII
COOPERATION ON MATTERS RELATING TO DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Article 68
The Parties shall cooperate on all questions relevant to the establishment or reinforcement of democratic institutions, including those required in order to strengthen the rule of law, and the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms according to international law and OSCE principles.
This cooperation shall take the form of technical assistance programmes intended to assist, inter alia, in the drafting of relevant legislation and regulations; the implementation of such legislation; the functioning of the judiciary; the role of the State in questions of justice; and the operation of the electoral system. They may include training where appropriate. The Parties shall encourage contacts and exchanges between their national, regional and judicial authorities, parliamentarians, and non-governmental organisations.
TITLE VIII
COOPERATION ON PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
Article 69
The Parties shall establish cooperation aimed at preventing illegal activities such as:
Cooperation in the abovementioned areas will be based on mutual consultation and close interaction. Technical and administrative assistance may be provided, including in the following areas:
Article 70
Money laundering
Article 71
Drugs
Within the framework of their respective powers and competencies the Parties shall cooperate in increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of policies and measures to counter the illicit production, supply and traffic of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, including the prevention of diversion of precursor chemicals, as well as in promoting drug demand prevention and reduction. The cooperation in this area shall be based on mutual consultation and close coordination between the Parties over the objectives and measures on the various drug-related fields.
Article 72
Illegal immigration
The Member States and the Republic of Uzbekistan agree to cooperate in order to prevent and control illegal immigration. To this end:
The Member States and the Republic of Uzbekistan will also provide their nationals with appropriate identity documents for such purposes.
TITLE IX
CULTURAL COOPERATION
Article 73
The Parties undertake to promote, encourage and facilitate cultural cooperation. Where appropriate, the Community's cultural cooperation programmes or those of one or more Member States may be the subject of cooperation and further activities of mutual interest may be developed.
TITLE X
FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Article 74
In order to achieve the objectives of this Agreement and in accordance with Articles 75, 76 and 77, the Republic of Uzbekistan shall benefit from temporary financial assistance from the Community by way of technical assistance in the form of grants. The purpose of this assistance shall be to accelerate the economic transformation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 75
This financial assistance shall be covered within the framework of TACIS as foreseen in the Community's relevant Council Regulation.
Article 76
The objectives and the areas of the Community's financial assistance shall be laid down in an indicative programme reflecting established priorities to be agreed between the two Parties taking into account the Republic of Uzbekistan's needs, sectoral absorption capacities and progress with reform. The Parties shall inform the Cooperation Council thereof.
Article 77
In order to permit optimum use of the resources available, the Parties shall ensure that Community technical assistance contributions are made in close coordination with those from other sources such as the Member States, other countries, and international organisations such as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
TITLE XI
INSTITUTIONAL, GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 78
A Cooperation Council is hereby established which shall supervise the implementation of this Agreement. It shall meet at ministerial level once a year. It shall examine any major issues arising within the framework of this Agreement and any other bilateral or international issues of mutual interest for the purpose of attaining the objectives of this Agreement. The Cooperation Council may also make appropriate recommendations, by agreement between the two Parties.
Article 79
Article 80
In its rules of procedure the Cooperation Council shall determine the duties of the Cooperation Committee, which shall include the preparation of meetings of the Cooperation Council, and how the Committee shall function.
Article 81
The Cooperation Council may decide to set up any other special committee or body that can assist it in carrying out its duties and shall determine the composition and duties of such committees or bodies and how they shall function.
Article 82
When examining any issue arising within the framework of this Agreement in relation to a provision referring to an article of the GATT/WTO, the Cooperation Council shall take into account to the greatest extent possible the interpretation that is generally given to the Article of the GATT/WTO in question by the Members of the WTO.
Article 83
A Parliamentary Cooperation Committee is hereby established. It shall be a forum for Members of the Uzbek Parliament and the European Parliament to meet and exchange views. It shall meet at intervals which it shall itself determine.
Article 84
Article 85
The Parliamentary Cooperation Committee may request relevant information regarding the implementation of this Agreement from the Cooperation Council, which shall then supply the Committee with the requested information.
The Parliamentary Cooperation Committee shall be informed of the recommendations of the Cooperation Council.
The Parliamentary Cooperation Committee may make recommendations to the Cooperation Council.
Article 86
Within the limits of their respective powers and competence, the Parties:
Article 87
Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Party from taking any measures:
which it considers necessary to prevent the disclosure of information contrary to its essential security interests;
which relate to the production of, or trade in arms, munitions or war materials or to research, development or production indispensable for defence purposes, provided that such measures do not impair the conditions of competition in respect of products not intended for specifically military purposes;
which it considers essential to its own security in the event of serious internal disturbances affecting the maintenance of law and order, in time of war or serious international tension constituting threat of war or in order to carry out obligations it has accepted for the purpose of maintaining peace and international security;
which it considers necessary to respect its international obligations and commitments in the control of dual use industrial goods and technology.
Article 88
In the fields covered by this Agreement and without prejudice to any special provisions contained therein:
Article 89
The Cooperation Council shall appoint a third conciliator.
The conciliators' recommendations shall be taken by majority vote. Such recommendations shall not be binding upon the Parties.
Article 90
The Parties agree to consult promptly through appropriate channels at the request of either Party to discuss any matter concerning the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement and other relevant aspects of the relations between the Parties.
The provisions of this Article shall in no way affect and are without prejudice to Articles 13, 89 and 95.
Article 91
Treatment granted to the Republic of Uzbekistan hereunder shall in no case be more favourable than that granted by the Member States to each other.
Article 92
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term ‘Parties’ shall mean the Republic of Uzbekistan, on the one part, and the Community, or the Member States, or the Community and the Member States, in accordance with their respective powers, on the other part.
Article 93
In so far as matters covered by this Agreement are covered by the Energy Charter Treaty and Protocols thereto, such Treaty and Protocols shall upon entry into force apply to such matters but only to the extent that such application is provided for therein.
Article 94
This Agreement is concluded for an initial period of 10 years. This Agreement shall be automatically renewed year by year provided that neither Party gives the other Party written notice of denunciation of this Agreement six months before it expires.
Article 95
In the selection of these measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. These measures shall be notified immediately to the Cooperation Council if the other Party so requests.
Article 96
Annexes I, II, III, IV and V together with the Protocol shall form an integral part of this Agreement.
Article 97
This Agreement shall not, until equivalent rights for individuals and economic operators have been achieved thereunder, affect rights assured to them through existing Agreements binding one or more Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, on the other, except in areas falling within Community competence and without prejudice to the obligations of Member States resulting from this Agreement in areas falling within their competence.
Article 98
This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaties establishing the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community are applied and under the conditions laid down in those Treaties and, on the other hand, to the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 99
The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union shall be the depository of this Agreement.
Article 100
The original of this Agreement of which the Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Uzbek languages are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union.
Article 101
This Agreement will be approved by the Parties in accordance with their own procedures.
This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Parties notify the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union that the procedures referred to in the first paragraph have been completed.
Upon its entry into force, and as far as relations between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Community are concerned, this Agreement shall replace the Agreement between the European Economic Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on trade and economic and commercial cooperation signed in Brussels on 18 December 1989.
Article 102
In the event that, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for the entry into force of this Agreement, the provisions of certain parts of this Agreement are put into effect by means of an Interim Agreement between the Community and the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Parties agree that, in such circumstances, the term ‘date of entry into force of this Agreement’ shall mean the date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement.
Hecho en Florencia, el veintiuno de junio de mil novecientos noventa y seis.
Udfærdiget i Firenze den enogtyvende juni nitten hundrede og seksoghalvfems.
Geschehen zu Florenz am einundzwanzigsten Juni neunzehnhundertsechsundneunzig.
Έγινε στη Φλωρεντία, στις είκοσι μία Ιουνίου χίλια εννιακόσια ενενήντα έξι.
Done at Florence on the twenty-first day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six.
Fait à Florence, le vingt-et-un juin mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-seize.
Fatto a Firenze, addì ventuno giugno millenovecentonovantasei.
Gedaan te Florence, de eenentwintigste juni negentienhonderd zesennegentig.
Feito em Florença, em vinte e um de Junho de mil novecentos e noventa e seis.
Tehty Firenzessä kahdentenakymmenentenäensimmäisenä päivänä kesäkuuta vuonna tuhatyhdeksänsataayhdeksänkymmentäkuusi.
Som skedde i Florens den tjugoförsta juni nittonhundranittiosex.
Pour le Royaume de Belgique
Voor het Koninkrijk België
Für das Königreich Belgien
Cette signature engage également la Communauté française, la Communauté flamande, la Communauté germanophone, la Région wallonne, la Région flamande et la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.
Deze handtekening verbindt eveneens de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, de Franse Gemeenschap, de Duitstalige Gemeenschap, het Vlaamse Gewest, het Waalse Gewest en het Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke Gewest.
Diese Unterschrift verbindet zugleich die Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, die Flämische Gemeinschaft, die Französische Gemeinschaft, die Wallonische Region, die Flämische Region und die Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt.
For Kongeriget Danmark
Für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Για την Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
Por el Reino de España
Pour la République française
Thar ceann na hÉireann
For Ireland
Per la Repubblica italiana
Pour le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
Voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Für die Republik Österreich
Pela República Portuguesa
Suomen tasavallan puolesta
För Republiken Finland
För Konungariket Sverige
For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Por las Comunidades Europeas
For De Europæiske Fællesskaber
Für die Europäischen Gemeinschaften
Για τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες
For the European Communities
Pour les Communautés européennes
Per le Comunità europee
Voor de Europese Gemeenschappen
Pelas Comunidades Europeias
Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta
För Europeiska gemenskaperna
LIST OF DOCUMENTS ATTACHED
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Annex II |
Community reservations in accordance with Article 22(2). |
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Annex III |
Uzbekistan’s reservations in accordance with Article 22(4). |
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Annex IV |
Financial services referred to in Article 25(3). |
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Annex V |
Intellectual, industrial and commercial property conventions referred to in Article 41. |
Protocol on mutual assistance between administrative authorities in customs matters.
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union.
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union.
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ANNEX II
COMMUNITY RESERVATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 22(2)
Mining
In some Member States, a concession may be required for mining and mineral rights for non-Community controlled companies.
Fishing
Access to and use of the biological resources and fishing grounds situated in the maritime waters coming under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Member States of the Community is restricted to fishing vessels flying the flag of a Community Member State and registered in Community territory unless otherwise provided for.
Real estate purchase
In some Member States, the purchase of real estate by non-Community companies is subject to restrictions.
Audiovisual services including radio
National treatment concerning production and distribution, including broadcasting and other forms of transmission to the public, may be reserved to audiovisual works meeting certain origin criteria.
Telecommunications services including mobile and satellite services
Reserved services
In some Member States market access concerning complementary services and infrastructure is restricted.
Professional services
Services reserved to natural persons who are nationals of Member States. Under certain conditions those persons may create companies.
Agriculture
In some Member States national treatment is not applicable to non-Community controlled companies which wish to undertake an agricultural enterprise. The acquisition of vineyards by non-Community controlled companies is subject to notification, or, as necessary, authorisation.
News agency services
In some Member States limitations of foreign participation in publishing companies and broadcasting companies.
ANNEX III
UZBEKISTAN'S RESERVATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 22(4)
Under current Uzbek investment law, foreign companies wishing to establish in Uzbekistan are required to register at the Ministry of Justice and to provide documentation demonstrating that they have been duly registered in their home country and are financially solvent.
This registration procedure may not be used in order to nullify the benefits accorded to Community companies pursuant to Article 22 of this Agreement, nor to circumvent any other provisions of this Agreement.
ANNEX IV
FINANCIAL SERVICES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 25(3)
A financial service is any service of a financial nature offered by a financial service provider of a Party. Financial services include the following activities:
All insurance and insurance-related services;
Direct insurance (including co-insurance).
life
non-life
Reinsurance and retrocession.
Insurance intermediation, such as brokerage and agency.
Services auxiliary to insurance, such as consultancy, actuarial, risk assessment and claim settlement services.
Banking and other financial services (excluding insurance).
Acceptance of deposits and other repayable funds from the public.
Lending of all types, including, inter alia, consumer credit, mortgage credit, factoring and financing of commercial transactions.
Financial leasing.
All payment and money transmission services, including credit charge and debit cards, travellers cheques and bankers drafts.
Guarantees and commitments.
Trading for own account or for the account of customers, whether on an exchange, in an over the counter market or otherwise, the following:
money market instruments (cheques, bills, certificates of deposits, etc.)
foreign exchange
derivative products including, but not limited to, futures and options
exchange rates and interest rate instruments, including products such as swaps, forward rate agreements, etc.
transferable securities
other negotiable instruments and financial assets, including bullion.
Participation in issues of all kinds of securities, including under-writing and placement as agent (whether publicly or privately) and provision of services related to such issues.
Money brokering.
Asset management, such as cash or portfolio management, all forms of collective investment management, pension fund management, custodial depository and trust services.
Settlement and clearing services for financial assets, including securities, derivative products, and other negotiable instruments.
Advisory intermediation and other auxiliary financial services on all the activities listed in points 1 to 10 above, including credit reference and analysis, investment and portfolio research and advice, advice on acquisitions and on corporate restructuring and strategy.
Provision and transfer of financial information, and financial data processing and related software by providers of other financial services.
The following activities are excluded from the definition of financial services:
Activities carried out by central banks or by any other public institution in pursuit of monetary and exchange rate policies.
Activities conducted by central banks, government agencies or departments, or public institutions, for the account or with the guarantee of the government, except when those activities may be carried out by financial service providers in competition with such public entities.
Activities forming part of a statutory system of social security or public retirement plans, except when those activities may be carried out by financial service providers in competition with public entities or private institutions.
ANNEX V
INTELLECTUAL, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY CONVENTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 41
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Article 41(2) concerns the following multilateral conventions:
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Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Paris Act, 1971);
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International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (Rome, 1961);
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Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid, 1989);
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Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the purposes of the Registration of Marks (Geneva 1977 and amended in 1979);
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Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the purposes of Patent Procedures (1977, modified in 1980);
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International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (Geneva Act, 1991).
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The Cooperation Council may recommend that Article 41(2) shall apply to other multilateral conventions. If problems in the area of intellectual, industrial and commercial property affecting trading conditions were to occur, urgent consultations will be undertaken, at the request of either party, with a view to reaching mutually satisfactory solutions. |
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The Parties confirm the importance they attach to the obligations arising from the following multilateral conventions:
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Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Stockholm Act, 1967 and amended in 1979);
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Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks (Stockholm Act, 1967 and amended in 1979);
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Patent Cooperation Treaty (Washington, 1970, amended in 1979 and modified in 1984).
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From the entry into force of this Agreement, the Republic of Uzbekistan shall grant to Community companies and nationals, in respect of the recognition and protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property, treatment no less favourable than that granted by it to any third country under bilateral agreements. |
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The provisions of paragraph 4 shall not apply to advantages granted by the Republic of Uzbekistan to any third country on an effective reciprocal basis and to advantages granted by the Republic of Uzbekistan to another country of the former USSR. |
PROTOCOL
on mutual assistance between administrative authorities in customs matters
Article 1
Definitions
For the purposes of this Protocol:
‘customs legislation’ shall mean any legal or regulatory provisions applicable in the territory of the Parties governing the import, export, transit of goods and their placing under any customs procedure, including measures of prohibition, restriction and control;
‘applicant authority’, shall mean a competent administrative authority which has been appointed by a Party for this purpose and which makes a request for assistance in customs matters;
‘requested authority’, shall mean a competent administrative authority which has been appointed by a Party for this purpose and which receives a request for assistance in customs matters;
‘personal data’, shall mean all information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.
Article 2
Scope
Article 3
Assistance on request
At the request of the applicant authority, the requested authority shall, within the framework of its laws, take the necessary steps to ensure that a surveillance is kept on:
natural or legal persons of whom there are reasonable grounds for believing that they are breaching or have breached customs legislation;
places where goods are stored in a way that gives grounds for suspecting that they are intended to supply operations in breach of customs legislation;
movements of goods notified as possibly giving rise to breaches of customs legislation;
means of transport for which there are reasonable grounds for believing that they have been, are or might be used in operations in breach of customs legislation.
Article 4
Spontaneous assistance
The Parties shall provide each other, as far as their national laws, rules and other legal instruments allow, with assistance without prior request if they consider that to be necessary for the correct application of customs legislation, particularly when they obtain information pertaining to:
Article 5
Delivery/notification
At the request of the applicant authority, the requested authority shall in accordance with its legislation, take all necessary measures in order:
falling within the scope of this Protocol to an addressee, residing or established in its territory. In such cases Article 6(3) shall apply as far as the request itself is concerned.
Article 6
Form and substance of requests for assistance
Requests pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article shall include the following information:
the applicant authority making the request;
the measure requested;
the object of and the reason for the request;
the laws, rules and other legal elements involved;
indications as exact and comprehensive as possible on the natural or legal persons who are the target of the investigations;
a summary of the relevant facts and of the enquiries already carried out, except in cases provided for in Article 5.
Article 7
Execution of requests
Article 8
Form in which information is to be communicated
Article 9
Exceptions to the obligation to provide assistance
The Parties may refuse to give assistance as provided for in this Protocol, where to do so would:
be likely to prejudice the sovereignty of the Republic of Uzbekistan or that of a Member State which has been asked for assistance under this Protocol; or
be likely to prejudice public policy, security or other essential interests, in particular in the cases referred to under Article 10(2); or
involve currency or tax regulations other than customs duties legislation; or
violate an industrial, commercial or professional secret.
Article 10
Information exchange and confidentiality
Article 11
Experts and witnesses
Article 12
Assistance expenses
The Parties shall waive all claims on each other for the reimbursement of expenses incurred pursuant to this Protocol, except, as appropriate, for expenses to experts and witnesses and to interpreters and translators who are not public service employees.
Article 13
Application
Article 14
Complementarity
Without prejudice to Article 10, any agreements on mutual assistance which have been concluded between one or more Member States and the Republic of Uzbekistan shall not prejudice Community provisions governing the communication between the competent services of the Commission of the European Communities and the customs authorities of the Member States of any information obtained in customs matters which could be of Community interest.
PROTOCOL
to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,
THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
IRELAND,
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
MALTA,
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
ROMANIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’, represented by the Council of the European Union, and
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,
hereinafter referred to as ‘the Communities’, represented by the Council of the European Union and the European Commission,
of the one part, and
THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN,
of the other part,
hereinafter referred to as ‘Parties’ for the purposes of this Protocol,
HAVING REGARD TO the provisions of the Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Member States of the European Union) and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, which was signed in Luxembourg on 25 April 2005 and is applied from 1 January 2007,
CONSIDERING the new situation in relations between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the European Union arising from the accession to the EU of two new Member States, which opens opportunities for further development of cooperation between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the European Union,
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the desire of the Parties to ensure the attainment and implementation of the objectives and principles of the PCA,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Republic of Bulgaria and Romania shall be Parties to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, signed in Florence on 21 June 1996 and entered into force on 1 July 1999 (hereinafter the Agreement) and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner, as the other Member States, of the texts of the Agreement, as well as of the Joint Declarations, Exchanges of Letters, and Declaration by the Republic of Uzbekistan annexed to the Final Act signed on the same date and the Protocol to the Agreement of 30 April 2004, which entered into force on 1 November 2005.
Article 2
This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish and Uzbek languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.
Съставено в Брюксел на двадесетия ден от м. май две хиляди и осма година.
Hecho en Bruselas, el veinte de mayo de dos mil ocho.
V Bruselu dne dvacátého května dva tisíce osm.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den tyvende maj to tusind og otte.
Geschehen zu Brüssel am zwanzigsten Mai zweitausendacht.
Kahe tuhande kaheksanda aasta maikuu kahekümnendal päeval Brüsselis.
'Εγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι Μαΐου δύο χιλιάδες οκτώ.
Done at Brussels on the twentieth day of May in the year two thousand and eight.
Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt mai deux mille huit.
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì venti maggio duemilaotto.
Briselē, divtūkstoš astotā gada divdesmitajā maijā.
Priimta du tūkstančiai aštuntų metų gegužės dvidešimtą dieną Briuselyje.
Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-nyolcadik év május huszadik napján.
Magħmul fi Brussell, fl-għoxrin jum ta’ Mejju tas-sena elfejn u tmienja.
Gedaan te Brussel, de twintigste mei tweeduizend acht.
Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia dwudziestego maja roku dwa tysiące ósmego.
Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte de Maio de dois mil e oito.
Încheiat la Bruxelles, la douăzeci mai două mii opt.
V Bruseli dvadsiateho mája dvetisícosem.
V Bruslju, dne dvajsetega maja leta dva tisoč osem.
Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenä päivänä toukokuuta vuonna kaksituhattakahdeksan.
Utfärdat i Bryssel den tjugonde maj tjugohundraåtta.
За дьржавите-членки
Por los Estados miembros
Za členské státy
For medlemsstaterne
Für die Mitgliedstaaten
Liikmesriikide nimel
Για τα κράτη μέλη
For the Member States
Pour les États membres
Per gli Stati membri
Dalīvalstu vārdā
Valstybių narių vardu
A tagállamok részéről
Għall-Istati Membri
Voor de lidstaten
W imieniu państw członkowskich
Pelos Estados-Membros
Pentru statele membre
Za členské štáty
Za države članice
Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta
På medlemsstaternas vägnar
За Европейската общност
Por las Comunidades Europeas
Za Evropská společenství
For De Europæiske Fællesskaber
Für die Europäischen Gemeinschaften
Euroopa ühenduste nimel
Για τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες
For the European Communities
Pour les Communautés européennes
Per le Comunità europee
Eiropas Kopienu vārdā
Europos Bendrijų vardu
Az Európai Közösségek részéről
Għall-Komunitajiet Ewropej
Voor de Europese Gemeenschappen
W imieniu Wspólnot Europejskich
Pelas Comunidades Europeias
Pentru Comunitatea Europenă
Za Európske spoločenstvá
Za Evropske skupnosti
Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapernas vägnar
За Република Узбекистан
Por la República de Uzbekistán
Za Uzbeckou republiku
For Republikken Usbekistan
Für die Republik Usbekistan
Usbekistani Vabariigi nimel
Για τη Δημοκρατία του Ουζμπεκιστάν
For the Republic of Uzbekistan
Pour la République d’Ouzbékistan
Per la Repubblica dell’Uzbekistan
Uzbekistānas Republikas vārdā
Uzbekistano Respublikos vardu
Az Üzbég Köztársaság részéről
Għar-Repubblika ta' l-Użbekistan
Voor de Republiek Oezbekistan
W imieniu Republiki Uzbekistanu
Pela República do Usbequistão
Pentru Republica Uzbekistan
Za Uzbeckú republiku
Za Republiko Uzbekistan
Uzbekistanin tasavallan puolesta
På Republiken Uzbekistans vägnar
PROTOCOL
to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
IRELAND,
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’, represented by the Council of the European Union, and
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,
hereinafter referred to as ‘the Communities’ represented, by the Council of the European Union and the European Commission,
of the one part, and
THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
of the other part,
HAVING REGARD TO the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union on 1 May 2004,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia shall be Parties to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, signed in Florence on 21 June 1996 (hereinafter the Agreement) and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other Member States of the Community, of the texts of the Agreement and of the documents attached to it.
Article 2
To take account of recent institutional developments within the European Union, the Parties agree that, following expiry of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, existing provisions in the Agreement referring to the European Coal and Steel Community shall be deemed to refer to the European Community, which has taken over all rights and obligations contracted by the European Coal and Steel Community.
Article 3
This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
The texts of the Agreement, the Final Act and all documents annexed to it are drawn up in the Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovene and Slovak languages.
These texts are annexed to this Protocol ( 1 ) and are equally authentic with the texts in the other languages in which the Agreement, the Final Act and the documents annexed to it are drawn up.
Article 7
This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish and in Uzbek languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.
Hecho en Bruselas, el treinta de abril del dos mil cuatro.
V Bruselu dne třicátého dubna dva tisíce čtyři.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den tredivte april to tusind og fire.
Geschehen zu Brüssel am dreißigsten April zweitausendundvier.
Kahe tuhande neljanda aasta kolmekümnendal aprillil Brüsselis.
Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις τριάντα Απριλίου δύο χιλιάδες τέσσερα.
Done at Brussels on the thirtieth day of April in the year two thousand and four.
Fait à Bruxelles, le trente avril deux mille quatre.
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì trenta aprile duemilaquattro.
Briselē, divi tūkstoši ceturtā gada trīsdesmitajā aprīlī.
Priimta du tūkstančiai ketvirtų metų balandžio trisdešimtą dieną Briuselyje.
Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-negyedik év április havának tizenharmadik napján.
Magħmul fi Brussel fit-tletin jum ta' April tas-sena elfejn u erbgħa.
Gedaan te Brussel, de dertigste april tweeduizendvier.
Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia trzynastego kwietnia roku dwa tysiące czwartego.
Feito em Bruxelas, em trinta de Abril de dois mil e quatro.
V Bruseli dňa tridsiateho apríla dvetisícštyri.
V Bruslju, dne tridesetega aprila leta dva tisoč štiri.
Tehty Brysselissä kolmantenakymmenentenä päivänä huhtikuuta vuonna kaksituhattaneljä.
Som skedde i Bryssel den trettionde april tjugohundrafyra.
Брюссель шахрида 2004 йил ‘30’ апрелда тузилди.
Por los Estados miembros
Za členské státy
For medlemsstaterne
Für die Mitgliedstaaten
Liikmesriikide nimel
Για τα κράτη μέλη
For the Member States
Pour les États membres
Per gli Stati membri
Dalībvalstu vārdā
Valstybių narių vardu
A tagállamok részéről
Għall-Istati Membri
Voor de lidstaten
W imieniu Państw Członkowskich
Pelos Estados-Membros
Za členské štáty
Za države članice
Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta
På medlemsstaternas vägnar
Аъзо Давлатлар Номидан
Por las Comunidades Europeas
Za Evropská společenství
For De Europæiske Fællesskaber
Für die Europäischen Gemeinschaften
Euroopa ühenduste nimel
Για τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες
For the European Communities
Pour les Communautés européennes
Per le Comunità europee
Eiropas Kopienu vārdā
Europos Bendrijų vardu
Az Európai Közösségek részéről
Għall-Komunitajiet Ewropej
Voor de Europese Gemeenschappen
W imieniu Wspólnot Europejskich
Pelas Comunidades Europeias
Za Európske spoločenstvá
Za Evropske skupnosti
Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta
På europeiska gemenskapernas vägnar
Европа Xамжамиятлари Номидан
Por la República de Uzbekistán
Za Uzbeckou republiku
For Republikken Usbekistan
Für die Republik Usbekistan
Usbekistani Vabariigi nimel
Για τη Δημοκρατία του Ουζμπεκιστάν
For the Republic of Uzbekistan
Pour la République d'Ouzbékistan
Per la Repubblica dell'Uzbekistan
Uzbekistānas Republikas vārdā
Uzbekistano Respublikos vardu
Üzbegisztán részéről
Għar-Repubblika ta'l-Uzbekistan
Voor de Republiek Oezbekistan
W imieniu Republiki Uzbekistanu
Pela República do Usbequistão
Za Uzbeckú republiku
Za Republiko Uzbekistan
Uzbekistanin tasavallan puolesta
På republiken uzbekistans vägnar
Ўзбекистон Республикаси Номидан
PROTOCOL
to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,
THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
IRELAND,
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA,
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
HUNGARY,
THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
ROMANIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Contracting Parties to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’,
THE EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referered to as the ‘Union’, and
THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY
of the one part,
AND
THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
of the other part,
hereinafter referred to together as ‘the Parties’,
WHEREAS the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, was signed in Florence on 21 June 1996,
WHEREAS the Treaty of the Accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union was signed in Brussels on 9 December 2011,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Croatia and the adjustments to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, its accession to the Agreement is to be agreed by the conclusion of a protocol to the Agreement,
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the Union and to the European Atomic Energy Community on 1 July 2013,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Republic of Croatia shall accede to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, signed in Florence on 21 June 1996. The Republic of Croatia shall also adopt and take note of, in the same manner as the other Member States, the texts of the Agreement and of the Joint Declarations, Declarations and Exchanges of Letters annexed to the Final Act signed on the same date, as well as the Protocols signed in 2004, 2008 and 2011, which are integral parts of the Agreement.
Article 2
In due time after the signature of this Protocol, the Union shall communicate the text of the Agreement in the Croatian language to the Member States and to the Republic of Uzbekistan. Subject to the entry into force of this Protocol, the text referred to in the first sentence of this Article shall become authentic under the same conditions as Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Uzbek texts of the Agreement.
Article 3
This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.
Article 4
Article 5
This Protocol shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Uzbek languages, each text being equally authentic.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries, duly empowered to this effect, have signed this Protocol.
Съставено в Брюксел на седемнадесети юли през две хиляди и седемнадесета година.
Hecho en Bruselas, el diecisiete de julio de dos mil diecisiete.
V Bruselu dne sedmnáctého července dva tisíce sedmnáct.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den syttende juli to tusind og sytten.
Geschehen zu Brüssel am siebzehnten Juli zweitausendsiebzehn.
Kahe tuhande seitsmeteistkümnenda aasta juulikuu seitsmeteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.
Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δεκαεπτά Ιουλίου δύο χιλιάδες δεκαεπτά.
Done at Brussels on the seventeenth day of July in the year two thousand and seventeen.
Fait à Bruxelles, le dix-sept juillet deux mille dix-sept.
Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu sedamnaestog srpnja godine dvije tisuće sedamnaeste.
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì diciassette luglio duemiladiciassette.
Briselē, divi tūkstoši septiņpadsmitā gada septiņpadsmitajā jūlijā.
Priimta du tūkstančiai septynioliktų metų liepos septynioliktą dieną Briuselyje.
Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-tizenhetedik év július havának tizenhetedik napján.
Magħmul fi Brussell, fis-sbatax-il jum ta’ Lulju fis-sena elfejn u sbatax.
Gedaan te Brussel, zeventien juli tweeduizend zeventien.
Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia siedemnastego lipca roku dwa tysiące siedemnastego.
Feito em Bruxelas, em dezassete de julho de dois mil e dezassete.
Întocmit la Bruxelles la șaptesprezece iulie două mii șaptesprezece.
V Bruseli sedemnásteho júla dvetisícsedemnásť.
V Bruslju, dne sedemnajstega julija leta dva tisoč sedemnajst.
Tehty Brysselissä seitsemäntenätoista päivänä heinäkuuta vuonna kaksituhattaseitsemäntoista.
Som skedde i Bryssel den sjuttonde juli år tjugohundrasjutton.
За Европейския съюз
Рог la Unión Europea
Za Evropskou unii
For Den Europæiske Union
Für die Europäische Union
Euroopa Liidu nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
For the European Union
Pour l'Union européenne
Za Europsku uniju
Per l'Unione europea
Eiropas Savienības vārdā –
Europos Sąjungos vardu
Az Európai Unió részéről
Għall-Unjoni Ewropea
Voor de Europese Unie
W imieniu Unii Europejskiej
Pela União Europeia
Pentru Uniunea Europeană
Za Európsku úniu
Za Evropsko unijo
Euroopan unionin puolesta
För Europeiska unionen
Европа Иттифоки номидан
За държавите-членки
Por los Estados miembros
Za členské státy
For medlemsstaterne
Für die Mitgliedstaaten
Liikmesriikide nimel
Για τα κράτη μέλη
For the Member States
Pour les États membres
Za države članice
Per gli Stati membri
Dalībvalstu vārdā –
Valstybių narių vardu
A tagállamok részéről
Għall-Istati Membri
Voor de lidstaten
W imieniu Państw Członkowskich
Pelos Estados-Membros
Pentru statele membre
Za členské štáty
Za države članice
Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta
För medlemsstaterna
Аъзо давлатлар номидан
За Европейската общност за атомна енергия
Por la Comunidad Europea de la Energía Atómica
Za Evropské společenství pro atomovou energii
For Det Europæiske Atomenergifællesskab
Für die Europäische Atomgemeinschaft
Euroopa Aatomienergiaühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα Ατομικής Ενέργειας
For the European Atomic Energy Community
Pour la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique
Za Europsku zajednicu za atomsku energiju
Per la Comunità europea dell'energia atomica
Eiropas Atomenerģijas Kopienas vārdā –
Europos atominės energijos bendrijos vardu
Az Európai Atomenergia-közösség részéről
F'isem il-Komunità Ewropea tal-Enerġija Atomika
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap voor Atoomenergie
W imieniu Europejskiej Wspólnoty Energii Atomowej
Pela Comunidade Europeia da Energia Atómica
Pentru Comunitatea Europeană a Energiei Atomice
Za Európske spoločenstvo pre atómovú energiu
Za Evropsko skupnost za atomsko energtjo
Euroopan atomienergiajärjestön puolesta
För Europeiska atomenergigemenskapen
За Република Узбекистан
Por la República de Uzbekistán
Za Republiku Uzbekistán
For Republikken Usbekistan
Für die Republik Usbekistan
Usbekistani Vabariigi nimel
Για τη Δημοκρατία του Ουζμπεκιστάν
For the Republic of Uzbekistan
Pour la République d'Ouzbékistan
Za Republiku Uzbekistan
Per la Repubblica dell'Uzbekistan
Uzbekistānas Republikas vārdā –
Uzbekistano Respublikos vardu
Az Üzbeg Köztársaság részéről
Għar-Repubblika tal-Użbekistan
Voor de Republiek Oezbekistan
W imieniu Republiki Uzbekistanu
Pela República do Usbequistão
Pentru Republica Uzbekistan
Za Uzbeckú republiku
Za Republiko Uzbekistan
Uzbekistanin tasavallan puolesta
För Republiken Uzbekistan
Ўзбекистон Республикаси номидан
FINAL ACT
The plenipotentiaries of:
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
IRELAND,
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, the Treaty establishing the EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY and the Treaty establishing the EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,
hereinafter referred to as ‘the Member States’, and of
the EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, the EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, and the EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community’,
of the one part, and
the plenipotentiaries of the REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN,
of the other part,
meeting at Florence on 21 June 1996 for the signature of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’, have adopted the following texts:
The plenipotentiaries of the Member States and of the Community and the plenipotentiaries of the Republic of Uzbekistan have adopted the texts of the Joint Declarations listed below and annexed to this Final Act:
The plenipotentiaries of the Member States and of the Community and the plenipotentiaries of the Republic of Uzbekistan have also taken note of the following Exchange of Letters annexed to this Final Act:
The plenipotentiaries of the Member States and of the Community and the plenipotentiaries of the Republic of Uzbekistan have further taken note of the following Declaration annexed to this Final Act:
Hecho en Florencia, el veintiuno de junio de mil novecientos noventa y seis.
Udfærdiget i Firenze den enogtyvende juni nitten hundrede og seksoghalvfems.
Geschehen zu Florenz am einundzwanzigsten Juni neunzehnhundertsechsundneunzig.
Έγινε στη Φλωρεντία, στις είκοσι μία Ιουνίου χίλια εννιακόσια ενενήντα έξι.
Done at Florence on the twenty-first day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six.
Fait à Florence, le vingt-et-un juin mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-seize.
Fatto a Firenze, addì ventuno giugno millenovecentonovantasei.
Gedaan te Florence, de eenentwintigste april negentienhonderd zesennegentig.
Feito em Florença, em vinte e um de Junho de mil novecentos e noventa e seis.
Tehty Firenzessä kahdentenakymmenentenäensimmäisenä päivänä kesäkuuta vuonna tuhatyhdeksänsataayhdeksänkymmentäkuusi.
Som skedde i Florens den tjugoförsta juni nittonhundranittiosex.
Pour le Royaume de Belgique
Voor het Koninkrijk België
Für das Königreich Belgien
Cette signature engage également la Communauté française, la Communauté flamande, la Communauté germanophone, la Région wallonne, la Région flamande et la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.
Deze handtekening verbindt eveneens de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, de Franse Gemeenschap, de Duitstalige Gemeenschap, het Vlaamse Gewest, het Waalse Gewest en het Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke Gewest.
Diese Unterschrift verbindet zugleich die Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, die Flämische Gemeinschaft, die Französische Gemeinschaft, die Wallonische Region, die Flämische Region und die Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt.
For Kongeriget Danmark
Für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Για την Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
Por el Reino de España
Pour la République française
Thar ceann na hÉireann
For Ireland
Per la Repubblica italiana
Pour le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
Voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Für die Republik Österreich
Pela República Portuguesa
Suomen tasavallan puolesta
För Republiken Finland
För Konungariket Sverige
For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Por las Comunidades Europeas
For De Europæiske Fællesskaber
Für die Europäischen Gemeinschaften
Για τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες
For the European Communities
Pour les Communautés européennes
Per le Comunità europee
Voor de Europese Gemeenschappen
Pelas Comunidades Europeias
Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta
För Europeiska gemenskaperna
Joint declaration on personal data
In applying the Agreement, the parties are aware of the necessity of an adequate protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.
Joint declaration in relation to Article 5
Should the Parties agree that circumstances warrant meetings at the highest level, such meetings may be arranged on an ad hoc basis.
Joint declaration concerning Title III
All references to the GATT are to the text of the GATT as modified in 1994.
Joint declaration concerning Article 14
Until the Republic of Uzbekistan accedes to the WTO, the Parties shall hold consultations in the Cooperation Committee on their import tariff policies, including changes in tariff protection. In particular, such consultations shall be offered prior to the increase of tariff protection.
Joint declaration concerning the notion of ‘control’ in Article 24(b) and Article 35
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The Parties confirm their mutual understanding that the question of control shall depend on the factual circumstances of the particular case. |
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A company shall, for example, be considered as being ‘controlled’ by another company, and thus a subsidiary of such other company if:
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the other company holds directly or indirectly a majority of the voting rights, or
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the other company has the right to appoint or dismiss a majority of the administrative organ, of the management organ or of the supervisory organ and is at the same time a shareholder or member of the subsidiary;
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Both Parties consider the criteria in paragraph 2 to be non-exhaustive. |
Joint declaration concerning Article 34
The sole fact of requiring a visa for natural persons of certain Parties and not for those of others shall not be regarded as nullifying or impairing benefits under a specific commitment.
Joint declaration concerning Article 41
The Parties agree that for the purpose of the Agreement, intellectual, industrial and commercial property includes in particular copyright, including the copyright in computer programs, and neighbouring rights, the rights relating to patents, industrial designs, geographical indications, including appellations of origin, trademarks and service marks, topographies of integrated circuits as well as protection against unfair competition as referred to in Article 10bis of the Paris Convention for the protection of Industrial Property and Protection of undisclosed information on know-how.
Joint declaration concerning Article 95
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The Parties agree, for the purpose of its correct interpretation and its practical application, that the term ‘cases of special urgency’ included in Article 95 of this Agreement means cases of material breach of this Agreement by one of the Parties. A material breach of this Agreement consists in:
(a)
repudiation of this Agreement not sanctioned by the general rules of international law or
(b)
violation of the essential elements of this Agreement set out in Article 2. |
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The Parties agree that the ‘appropriate measures’ referred to in Article 95 are measures taken in accordance with international law. If a party takes a measure in a case of special urgency as provided for under Article 95, the other party may avail itself of the procedure relating to settlement of disputes. |
EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
between the Community and the Republic of Uzbekistan in relation to the establishment of companies
Letter from the Government of the Republic of UzbekistanSir,
I refer to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement initialled on 29 April 1996.
As I underlined during the negotiations, the Republic of Uzbekistan grants to Community companies establishing and operating in the Republic of Uzbekistan in certain respects a privileged treatment. I explained that this reflects the Uzbek policy to promote by all means the establishment of Community companies in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
With this in mind, it is my understanding that during the period between the date of initialling of this Agreement and the entry into force of the relevant articles on establishment of companies, the Republic of Uzbekistan shall not adopt measures or regulations which would introduce or worsen discrimination of Community companies vis-à-vis Uzbek companies or companies from any third country as compared to the situation existing on the date of initialling of this Agreement.
I would be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
For the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Letter from the European CommunitySir,
Thank you for your letter of today's date, which reads as follows:
‘I refer to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement initialled on 29 April 1996.
As I underlined during the negotiations, the Republic of Uzbekistan grants to Community companies establishing and operating in the Republic of Uzbekistan in certain respects a privileged treatment. I explained that this reflects the Uzbek policy to promote by all means the establishment of Community companies in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
With this in mind, it is my understanding that during the period between the date of initialling of this Agreement and the entry into force of the relevant articles on establishment of companies, the Republic of Uzbekistan shall not adopt measures or regulations which would introduce or worsen discrimination of Community companies vis-à-vis Uzbek companies or companies from any third country as compared to the situation existing on the date of initialling of this Agreement.
I would be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.’
I acknowledge receipt of the letter.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
On behalf of the European Community
Declaration by the French Government
The French Republic notes that the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the Republic of Uzbekistan does not apply to the overseas countries and territories associated with the European Community pursuant to the Treaty establishing the European Community.
( ) The Czech, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovene versions of the Agreement shall be published in the Official Journal Special Edition at a later date.