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Notice concerning the provisional application of the Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, of the other part

IO L 273, 24.10.2017, p. 1–1 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

24.10.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 273/1


Notice concerning the provisional application of the Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, of the other part (1)

The European Union and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan have notified the completion of the procedures necessary for the provisional application of the Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, of the other part on 3 October 2017. Consequently, the Agreement applies provisionally in accordance with Article 59(3) of that Agreement as from 1 December 2017.

By virtue of Article 3 of Council Decision (EU) 2017/434 of 13 February 2017 on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement, the following provisions of the Agreement shall be applied provisionally between the Union the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, but only to the extent that they cover matters falling within the Union's competence, including matters falling within the Union's competence to define and implement a common foreign and security policy:

 

Article 2 (General principles);

 

Article 3 (Political dialogue);

 

Article 4 (Human rights);

 

Article 5 (Gender equality);

 

Title III (Development cooperation);

 

Title IV (Cooperation on trade and investment matters);

 

Article 28 (Cooperation on migration);

 

Title VII (Regional cooperation);

 

Title VIII (Institutional framework) to the extent that the provisions of that Title are limited to the purpose of ensuring the provisional application of the Agreement;

 

Title IX (Final provisions) to the extent that the provisions of that Title are limited to the purpose of ensuring the provisional application of the Agreement.


(1)   OJ L 67, 14.3.2017, p. 3.


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