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Council Decision of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (‘Overseas Association Decision’) (2001/822/EC) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OCTs WITH THE COMMUNITY

    1. Chapter 1 General provisions

      1. Article 1.Purpose, objectives and principles

      2. Article 2.Basic elements

      3. Article 3.The least-developed OCTs

    2. Chapter 2 Actors of cooperation in the OCTs

      1. Article 4.Principles

      2. Article 5.The different actors involved

      3. Article 6.Responsibilities of the non-governmental actors

    3. Chapter 3 Principles and Procedures of the OCT-EC Partnership

      1. Article 7.Dialogue and Partnership

      2. Article 8.ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

      3. Article 9.Management

  3. PART TWO THE AREAS OF OCT-EC COOPERATION

    1. Article 10.Areas of cooperation

    2. Article 11.Productive sectors

    3. Article 12.Trade development

    4. Article 13.Trade in services

    5. Article 14.Trade-related areas

    6. Article 15.Social sectors

    7. Article 16.Regional cooperation and integration

    8. Article 17.Cultural and social cooperation

  4. PART THREE INSTRUMENTS OF OCT-EC COOPERATION

    1. TITLE I DEVELOPMENT FINANCE COOPERATION

      1. Chapter 1 General provisions

        1. Article 18.Objectives

        2. Article 19.Principles

        3. Article 20.Single Programming Documents

        4. Article 21.Scope of financing

        5. Article 22.Eligibility for financing

        6. Article 23.Programming and implementation

        7. Article 24.The EDF-OCT Committee

      2. Chapter 2 Resources made available to the OCTs

        1. Article 25.Financial assistance

      3. Chapter 3 Private Sector Investment Support

        1. Article 26.Investment promotion

        2. Article 27.Investment support and financing

      4. Chapter 4 Additional support in the event of fluctuations in export earnings

        1. Article 28.Additional support

      5. Chapter 5 Support for other actors of cooperation

        1. Article 29.Objectives and financing

      6. Chapter 6 Support for humanitarian and emergency aid

        1. Article 30.Objectives and means

      7. Chapter 7 Implementation Procedures

        1. Article 31.Technical assistance

        2. Article 32.Financial control

      8. Chapter 8 Transition from previous European Development Funds (EDFs) to the 9th EDF

        1. Article 33.Implementing the previous EDFs and the transitional phase

        2. Article 33a.. . . . . . . . . ....

    2. TITLE II ECONOMIC AND TRADE COOPERATION

      1. Article 34.Objective

      2. Chapter 1 Arrangements for trade in goods

        1. Article 35.Free access for originating products

        2. Article 36.Transhipment of non-originating products in free circulation in the OCTs

        3. Article 37.Committee procedure

        4. Article 38.Quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect

        5. Article 39.Waste

        6. Article 40.Measures adopted by the OCTs

        7. Article 41.Surveillance clause

        8. Article 42.Safeguard measures

        9. Article 43.Committee procedure

      3. Chapter 2 Trade in services and rules of establishment

        1. Article 44.General objective

        2. Article 45.General principles of establishment and the provision of services

        3. Article 46.Maritime transport

      4. Chapter 3 Trade-related areas

        1. Article 47.Current payments and capital movements

        2. Article 48.Competition policies

        3. Article 49.Protection of intellectual property rights

        4. Article 50.Standardisation and certification

        5. Article 51.Trade and the environment

        6. Article 52.Trade and labour standards

        7. Article 53.Consumer policy and consumer health protection

        8. Article 54.Prohibition of disguised protectionist measures

      5. Chapter 4 Monetary and tax matters

        1. Article 55.Tax carve-out clause

        2. Article 56.Tax and customs arrangements for Community-funded contracts

      6. Chapter 5 Vocational training, eligibility for Community programmes and other provisions

        1. Article 57.Vocational training

        2. Article 58.Programmes open to the OCTs

        3. Article 59.Euro-Info Correspondence Centres (EICC)

        4. Article 60.CDE and CTA

  5. PART FOUR FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 61.Change of status

    2. Article 62.Review

    3. Article 63.Entry into force

    4. Article 64.Publication

    1. ANNEX I A

      LIST OF THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES (OCTs) REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    2. ANNEX I B

      LIST OF THE OCTs CONSIDERED THE LEAST DEVELOPED, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DECISION, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3(3)

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    3. ANNEX II A

      COMMUNITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: 9TH EDF

      1. Article 1.Allocation between the various instruments

      2. Article 2.Administration of resources

      3. Article 3.Allocation between the OCTs

    4. ANNEX II Aa

      COMMUNITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: 10th EDF

      1. Article 1.Allocation between the various instruments

      2. Article 2.Administration of resources

      3. Article 3.Allocation between the OCTs

    5. ANNEX II B

      COMMUNITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: LOANS FROM THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK'S OWN RESOURCES

      1. Article 1.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Article 2.European Investment Bank

      3. Article 3.Conditions for foreign exchange transfer

    6. ANNEX II C

      COMMUNITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: THE OCT INVESTMENT FACILITY

      1. Article 1.Objective

      2. Article 2.Resources of the Facility

      3. Article 3.Operations of the Facility

      4. Article 4.Conditions for foreign exchange rate risk

    7. ANNEX II D

      COMMUNITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THE EVENT OF SHORT-TERM FLUCTUATIONS IN EXPORT EARNINGS

      1. Article 1.Principles

      2. Article 2.Eligibility criteria

      3. Article 3.Advances

      4. Article 4.Revision

    8. ANNEX II E

      COMMUNITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: BUDGETARY AID FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. . . . . . . . . . ....

    9. ANNEX II F

      OTHER COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE: PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. . . . . . . . . . ....

    10. ANNEX III

      CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ‘ORIGINATING PRODUCTS’ AND METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

      1. TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

        1. Article 1.Definitions

      2. TITLE II DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ‘ORIGINATING PRODUCTS’

        1. Article 2.General requirements

        2. Article 3.Wholly obtained products

        3. Article 4.Sufficiently worked or processed products

        4. Article 5.Insufficient working or processing operations

        5. Article 6.Cumulation of origin

        6. Article 7.Unit of qualification

        7. Article 8.Accessories, spare parts and tools

        8. Article 9.Sets

        9. Article 10.Neutral elements

      3. TITLE III TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS

        1. Article 11.Principle of territoriality

        2. Article 12.Direct transport

        3. Article 13.Exhibitions

      4. TITLE IV PROOF OF ORIGIN

        1. Article 14.General requirements

        2. Article 15.Procedure for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1

        3. Article 16.Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively

        4. Article 17.Issue of a duplicate movement certificate EUR.1

        5. Article 18.Issue of movement certificates EUR.1 on the basis of a proof of origin issued or made out previously

        6. Article 19.Conditions for making out an invoice declaration

        7. Article 20.Approved exporter

        8. Article 21.Validity of proof of origin

        9. Article 22.Transit procedure

        10. Article 23.Submission of proof of origin

        11. Article 24.Importation by instalments

        12. Article 25.Exemptions from proof of origin

        13. Article 26.Information procedure for cumulation purposes

        14. Article 27.Supporting documents

        15. Article 28.Preservation of proof of origin and supporting documents

        16. Article 29.Discrepancies and formal errors

        17. Article 30.Amounts expressed in euro

      5. TITLE V ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

        1. Article 31.Communication of stamps and addresses

        2. Article 32.Verification of proofs of origin

        3. Article 33.Verification of suppliers' declarations

        4. Article 34.Dispute settlement

        5. Article 35.Penalties

        6. Article 36.Free zones

        7. Article 37.Derogations

      6. TITLE VI CEUTA AND MELILLA

        1. Article 38.Special conditions

      7. TITLE VII FINAL PROVISIONS

        1. Article 39.Revision of rules of origin

        2. Article 40.Appendices

        3. Article 41.Implementation of the Annex

        4. Article 42.Transitional period concerning the making out of forms EUR.2

      8. . . . . . . . . . ....

      9. Appendix 1

        Introductory notes to the list in Appendix 2

        1. Note 1:

        2. Note 2:

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          2. 2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

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        3. Note 3:

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        4. Note 4:

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        5. Note 5:

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        6. Note 6:

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        7. Note 7:

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      10. Appendix 2

        List of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order that the product manufactured can obtain originating status

      11. Appendix 3

      12. Appendix 4

      13. Appendix 5 A

      14. Appendix 5 B

      15. Appendix 6

      16. Appendix 7

    11. ANNEX IV

      1. CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY OF PRODUCTS NOT ORIGINATING IN THE OCT, BUT WHICH ARE IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OCT, AND METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

        1. Article 1.Direct transport

        2. Article 2.Export Certificate EXP

        3. Article 3.Issue of a duplicate Export Certificate EXP

        4. Article 4.Validity of Export Certificates EXP

        5. Article 5.Submission of Export Certificates EXP

      2. ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

        1. Article 6.Mutual assistance

        2. Article 7.Verification of Export Certificates EXP

        3. Article 8.Penalties

        4. Article 9.Free zones

        5. Article 10.Annexes

      3. Appendix

    12. ANNEX V

      EURO-INFO CORRESPONDENCE CENTRES (EICC)

      1. Tasks of the EICC

      2. Tools and services

      3. Establishment procedures

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. Criteria for selecting the host structure

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