Interim Agreement with a View to an - Official Documents
Interim Agreement with a View to an - Official Documents Interim Agreement with a View to an - Official Documents
64 ARTICLE 102 Accession of new Member States to the EU 1. The EPA Committee shall be informed of any application by a third country to join the European Union. During the negotiations between the European Union and the candidate country, the EC Party shall provide the Central Africa Party with any relevant information, and the Central Africa Party shall inform the EC Party of its concerns so that they can be taken fully into account. The Central Africa Party shall be notified of any accession to the European Union (EU). 2. Any new EU Member State shall accede to this Agreement as of the date of its accession to the EU by means of a clause to this effect in the Act of Accession. If the act of accession to the Union does not provide for such automatic accession of the new EU Member State to this Agreement, the Member State concerned shall accede to this Agreement by depositing an act of accession with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, which shall send certified copies to the Central Africa Party. 3. The Parties shall review the effects of the accession of new EU Member States on this Agreement. The EPA Committee may rule on any transitional measures or amendments necessary. ARTICLE 103 Outermost regions of the European Community Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the EC Party from applying existing measures to improve the structural, social and economic situation of the outermost regions in accordance with Article 299(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community. ARTICLE 104 Dialogue on financial matters The Parties and the signatory Central African States agree to promote dialogue and transparency and to share best practice on tax policy and administration.
ARTICLE 105 Collaboration in tackling illegal financial activities The Parties undertake to prevent and tackle fraudulent and corrupt illegal activities, money laundering and the financing of terrorism, and shall take the necessary legislative and administrative measures to comply with international standards, including those set out in the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organised Crime and its Protocols, the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force. The Parties agree to exchange information and to cooperate in these areas. ARTICLE 106 Relationship to other agreements 1. With the exception of the Articles on development cooperation provided for in Part III, Title II, of the Cotonou Agreement, in the event of inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of Part III, Title II, of the Cotonou Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall take precedence. 2. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so as to prevent the adoption by the European Community or by one of the signatory Central African States of any measures, including trade measures, deemed appropriate as provided for under Articles 11b, 96 and 97 of the Cotonou Agreement. 3. The Parties agree that nothing in this Agreement requires them to act in a manner inconsistent with their WTO obligations. 4. The Parties agree to examine, in 2008, whether the provisions of this Agreement are consistent with the customs unions to which the signatories to this Agreement belong. ARTICLE 107 Authentic texts This Agreement shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, each text being equally authentic. 65
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ARTICLE 105<br />
Collaboration in tackling illegal fin<strong>an</strong>cial activities<br />
The Parties undertake <strong>to</strong> prevent <strong>an</strong>d tackle fraudulent <strong>an</strong>d corrupt illegal activities,<br />
money laundering <strong>an</strong>d the fin<strong>an</strong>cing of terrorism, <strong>an</strong>d shall take the necessary<br />
legislative <strong>an</strong>d administrative measures <strong>to</strong> comply <strong>with</strong> international st<strong>an</strong>dards,<br />
including those set out in the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the<br />
United Nations Convention on Tr<strong>an</strong>snational Org<strong>an</strong>ised Crime <strong>an</strong>d its Pro<strong>to</strong>cols,<br />
the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Fin<strong>an</strong>cing of Terrorism<br />
<strong>an</strong>d the recommendations of the Fin<strong>an</strong>cial Action Task Force. The Parties agree <strong>to</strong><br />
exch<strong>an</strong>ge information <strong>an</strong>d <strong>to</strong> cooperate in these areas.<br />
ARTICLE 106<br />
Relationship <strong>to</strong> other agreements<br />
1. With the exception of the Articles on development cooperation provided for<br />
in Part III, Title II, of the Co<strong>to</strong>nou <strong>Agreement</strong>, in the event of inconsistency<br />
between the provisions of this <strong>Agreement</strong> <strong>an</strong>d the provisions of Part III, Title II, of<br />
the Co<strong>to</strong>nou <strong>Agreement</strong>, the provisions of this <strong>Agreement</strong> shall take precedence.<br />
2. Nothing in this <strong>Agreement</strong> shall be construed so as <strong>to</strong> prevent the adoption by<br />
the Europe<strong>an</strong> Community or by one of the signa<strong>to</strong>ry Central Afric<strong>an</strong> States of <strong>an</strong>y<br />
measures, including trade measures, deemed appropriate as provided for under<br />
Articles 11b, 96 <strong>an</strong>d 97 of the Co<strong>to</strong>nou <strong>Agreement</strong>.<br />
3. The Parties agree that nothing in this <strong>Agreement</strong> requires them <strong>to</strong> act in a<br />
m<strong>an</strong>ner inconsistent <strong>with</strong> their WTO obligations.<br />
4. The Parties agree <strong>to</strong> examine, in 2008, whether the provisions of this<br />
<strong>Agreement</strong> are consistent <strong>with</strong> the cus<strong>to</strong>ms unions <strong>to</strong> which the signa<strong>to</strong>ries <strong>to</strong> this<br />
<strong>Agreement</strong> belong.<br />
ARTICLE 107<br />
Authentic texts<br />
This <strong>Agreement</strong> shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgari<strong>an</strong>, Czech, D<strong>an</strong>ish,<br />
Dutch, English, Es<strong>to</strong>ni<strong>an</strong>, Finnish, French, Germ<strong>an</strong>, Greek, Hungari<strong>an</strong>, Itali<strong>an</strong>,<br />
Latvi<strong>an</strong>, Lithu<strong>an</strong>i<strong>an</strong>, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Rom<strong>an</strong>i<strong>an</strong>, Slovak, Sloveni<strong>an</strong>,<br />
Sp<strong>an</strong>ish <strong>an</strong>d Swedish l<strong>an</strong>guages, each text being equally authentic.<br />
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