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BRIEFING PAPER
Number 7850, 5 January 2017
Legislating for Brexit: EU external agreements
By Vaughne Miller
Contents: 1. The EU’s external agreements 2. Bilateral agreements 3. Multilateral agreements
2 Legislating for Brexit: EU external agreements
Contents Summary 3
1. The EU’s external agreements 4 1.1 Exclusive and mixed competence agreements 4 1.2 UK ratification 5 1.3 Effects of Brexit 6
2. Bilateral agreements 9
3. Multilateral agreements 71
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Summary The Europa Treaties database lists 890 bilateral and 259 multilateral international treaties and agreements which the EU or the EU and the Member States have signed and/or ratified. Most have been concluded and signed by the EU and have not needed national ratification. But many are so-called “mixed agreements”, which both the EU and the individual Member States have ratified because they contain some policy provisions which are within the EU’s exclusive competence and others which are within the competence of the Member States. Commons Library Briefing Paper 7792, List of EU trade agreements, 21 November 2016, lists 63 EU trade agreements.
Under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, mixed agreements requiring ratification in the UK must be laid before Parliament for at least 21 sitting days once they are signed, along with an Explanatory Memorandum. At this point they are published as a Command Paper in the European Union Treaty series. After ratification they are re-published in the UK Treaty Series.
A mixed agreement must be defined as an EU Treaty for the purposes of the European Communities Act 1972 (ECA). This is done by secondary legislation: a draft Order in Council is laid before Parliament and may be debated and/or approved by both Houses by the affirmative procedure. There are to date 120 “definition of treaties” Orders. They are listed in Commons Briefing Paper, Legislating for Brexit: Statutory Instruments implementing EU law, January 2017.
Opinions differ on the effects of Brexit on external agreements. On balance, most analysts believe that both exclusive and mixed agreements will fall on Brexit day, and will have to be renegotiated after Brexit, or possibly in parallel with negotiations on the withdrawal agreement (could this be achieved within the two-year negotiating period?). There is a view, however, that where the UK has ratified a mixed agreement in its own right, aspects of the mixed agreement will remain in force.
This paper considers how Brexit might affect EU external agreements. Sections 2 and 3 list bilateral and multilateral EU agreements as at December 2016, noting whether they are exclusive or mixed competence, and the date of signature. Those marked with an asterisk have not yet entered into force.
Based on information on the Europa Treaties website, there are currently 746 exclusive EU agreements and 229 mixed competence agreements.
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1. The EU’s external agreements EU external agreements can be bilateral (between the EU/Member States and a third party), or multilateral (between the EU/Member States and some or several other parties). The Europa Treaties database lists 890 bilateral and 259 multilateral international treaties and agreements which the EU or the EU and the Member States have signed and/or ratified. Of these, 745 are exclusive EU competence agreements and 230 are mixed agreements.1
EU agreements can have legal effects in the internal law of the EU and Member States, including, in certain circumstances ‘direct effect’, which means that individuals can directly invoke EU provisions before a national or EU court.2
1.1 Exclusive and mixed competence agreements
Countries with which EU has a Free Trade Agreement Mexico, Chile, Peru, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lebanon, Syria, FYR Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Korea, Antigua, Barbuda, Belize, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Fiji, Cameroon, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, EU Customs Union (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Turkey), EEA (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein). HM Government, Alternatives to membership; possible models for the United Kingdom outside the European Union, March 2016
The Lisbon Treaty expanded the scope of the EU´s competence over external trade policy under the Common Commercial Policy (CCP). Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) extended the scope of the CCP to include trade in services, the commercial aspects of intellectual property and foreign direct investment, in addition to trade in goods. Under Article 3(1) TFEU the CCP is subject to the EU’s exclusive competence. For those agreements which fall under the EU’s exclusive competence, the EU (which has ‘legal personality’ under Article 47 of the Treaty on European Union - TEU)3 and the third party or organisation are the only signatories, and will remain bound by them. A simple notification by the EU to the third parties might thus suffice to inform them that the EU no longer consists of 28 but 27 member states”.4
1 Figures as at 31 December 2016. 2 In the Demirel Judgment of 30 September 1987, the EU Court of Justice recognised
the direct effect of certain agreements in accordance with the same criteria identified in the Van Gend en Loos judgment in 1963.
3 In international law legal personality is needed for an international organisation to be able to sign international treaties in its own name.
4 Guillaume Van der Loo and Steven Blockmans, The Impact of Brexit on the EU’s International Agreements, CEPS, 15 July 2016.
5 Commons Library Briefing, 5 January 2017
‘Mixed agreements’ contain elements of exclusive EU competence and Member State competence. Both the EU and the individual Member States need to sign and ‘conclude’ it (for the EU) or ratify it (for Member States). Each Member State follows its own domestic procedures for ratification. National ratification is in addition to the conclusion by the EU Council, following the consent of the European Parliament under Article 218 TFEU. It is not always clear which areas in an agreement fall within the EU’s exclusive competence and which fall within the remit of Member State competence. The European Commission determines on a case-by-case basis whether or not an agreement is “mixed”, depending on its content. Classic free trade agreements have been exclusive EU competence, but with the EU–Canada free trade agreement (CETA) and other recent such agreements, this assumption has been challenged. The issue of competence for such trade agreements is to be clarified by the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU).5 The CJEU has already established that the EU has exclusive competence where entering into the international agreement “may affect” EU internal legislation. The EU has negotiated many other trade-related agreements that address specific non-tariff barriers. Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) with third countries, for example, allow goods to be inspected and formally declared in conformity with Single Market rules before they are exported to the EU. MRAs are the exclusive competence of the EU. Almost all Association Agreements are mixed, as are most recent trade and investment agreements. Commons Library Briefing Paper 7792, List of EU trade agreements, 21 November 2016, lists 63 EU trade agreements.
1.2 UK ratification Under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, mixed agreements requiring ratification in the UK must be laid before Parliament for at least 21 sitting days once they are signed, along with an Explanatory Memorandum. At this point they are published as a Command Paper in the European Union Treaty series. After ratification they are re-published in the UK Treaty Series.
For mixed agreements which include provisions that need to have effect in UK law, the agreement is specified as an EU treaty for the purposes of section 1(3) of the European Communities Act 1972 (ECA). This means that the ECA applies to it as if it were one of the EU Treaties. It
5 The CJEU held hearings in September 2016 for Opinion 2/15, which concerns the
EU’s competence to conclude the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA). In an opinion issued on 21 December 2016, EU Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston QC concluded that EUSFTA will need to be finalised by both the EU and the Member States as a mixed agreement, and not by the EU alone. The opinion does not bind the CJEU, which is expected to issue a judgment in 2017.
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enables UK courts to recognise any direct effect arising from provisions of the agreement and gives a Minister the power to adopt UK subordinate legislation to implement the agreement in the UK.
The specification of an agreement as an EU treaty is via secondary legislation: a draft Order in Council is laid before Parliament and may be debated and/or approved by both Houses by the affirmative procedure. Further UK legislation may be needed to implement an EU agreement. This must be in place before ratification/accession is completed.
The bilateral and multi-lateral agreements the UK has signed are available as UK Command Papers in the European Union Series (2013 to present) and their Explanatory Memorandums are on the gov.uk website. Earlier ones are on the archived FCO website.6
CBP 7192, 29 March 2016, EU External Agreements: EU and UK procedures looks at EU treaty making and procedures in the EU and UK.
1.3 Effects of Brexit Where the EU has concluded an external agreement in an area in which it has exclusive competence, the UK will not have ratified that agreement separately. Brexit will mean, therefore, that the UK is no longer bound by that agreement. Most EU external agreements include a ‘territorial application’ clause, which restricts the application of the agreement to the territories in which the TEU and TFEU are applied. With Brexit, these will therefore no longer cover the UK and its Overseas Territories. But the effect of Brexit on mixed external agreements is not clear. In evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee, Sir Alan Dashwood QC, Emeritus Professor of European Law, Cambridge University, said:
Take the example … of the free trade agreement with South Korea, which has been very favourable to the UK. […]. The UK will not be able to—well, it could not—stay as a part. Although it is a free trade agreement, it is still a mixed agreement because it goes a little further than the core area of the common commercial policy. Nevertheless, I don’t believe that the UK could retain the rights and obligations that apply to it under the agreement. We would have to renegotiate … 7
In evidence to the Treasury Committee, Philippe Legrain (LSE European Institute) and Simon Tilford (Centre for European Reform) both thought the agreements would all need to be renegotiated. Roger Bootle (Capital Economics), however, was not sure and said the Committee should investigate the matter further.8
6 The European Union Series replaced the European Communities Series after 1 April
2011, for treaties between Member States or between Member States and non-member states or group of states.
7 Foreign Affairs Committee, Costs and benefits of EU membership for the UK’s role in the world, HC 545, Q219 Q217.
8 Treasury Committee, The economic and financial costs and benefits if UK membership of the EU, 27 October 2015, HC 499, Qq47-51.
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The Treasury Committee’s conclusion on this issue was as follows:
Were the UK to leave the EU, it is very uncertain whether it would be able to continue to participate in these agreements. The extent to which the UK would have to enter into negotiations to ensure its continued participation would probably depend on the attitude of the contracting parties, about which little is known.9
The Government said before the EU referendum that the UK would lose access to the trade agreements negotiated by the EU:
If the UK withdrew from the EU, we would lose the benefit of all the EU’s existing Free Trade Agreements with third countries. […] The UK would seek to negotiate replacement arrangements …10
Lawyers In for Britain (a pro-EU group) has argued:
A number of trade agreements currently binding on the UK have been concluded by the EU alone. Following Brexit, these would all cease to apply to the UK and would have to be renegotiated.
Other trade agreements are part of broader mixed treaties to which the UK is a party (along with the EU and other Member States). As a matter of law, these would not continue to apply to the UK automatically following Brexit. Instead, they would also have to be renegotiated.
While necessary in legal terms, renegotiation of trade agreements would be a long, complex, and expensive process.
The successful conclusion of such renegotiation would depend on the good will of third countries. This may not be taken for granted, as renegotiating trade agreements would involve unraveling existing package deals.
The UK has not negotiated such agreements for decades, as competence has been transferred to the EU.11
Using the example of the EU’s free trade agreement with South Korea, Lawyers for Brexit say:
There would be no difficulty in the UK continuing to comply with the substantive obligations of this FTA after Brexit; and Korea on a reciprocal basis would have no difficulty continuing to apply these substantive provisions both to the UK and the r-EU. This step would not require any renegotiation of the substantive provisions of the FTA: all that would be needed would be a statement by the UK that it intended after Brexit to continue to operate the terms of the FTA between itself and Korea, and an acknowledgement by Korea that it would likewise continue to do so.12
Lawyers for Brexit concede that South Korea could in theory refuse to roll over the terms of its FTA with the EU to the UK, but argue that it would have little incentive to do so as it would mean re-imposing of tariffs on trade between the UK and South Korea.
9 Treasury Committee, The economic and financial costs and benefits of the UK’s EU
membership, HC 122, 27 May 2016, para 226. 10 HM Government, Alternatives to membership; possible models for the United
Kingdom outside the European Union, March 2016, para 3.21. 11 Lawyers In for Britain, Brexit and International Trade Treaties: a complex, long and
expensive process. 12 Lawyers for Britain, Brexit and International Trade.
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Another argument is that, rather than renegotiating substantive provisions of trade agreements, the UK would agree with third countries a ‘rolling over’ of the provisions of existing agreements. But Professor Panos Koutrakos thought this was an over-simplification:
Trade treaties […] are the outcome of long and complex negotiations and of package deals and compromises reached in a very specific policy context. Once the UK relied on the good will of a third country to extend these deals to a completely new context, it could not be certain that the latter party would resist the temptation to unravel specific aspects of the deal. It is difficult to envisage, for instance, the automatic rolling over of an existing trade agreement concluded by the EU without adjusting the quotas already applicable to trade between the UK and the third country concerned. The rolling over of existing trade agreements, therefore, would involve renegotiation of at least some of their provisions.13
In October 2016 Baroness McIntosh asked the Government “what assessment they have made of whether the UK will still be able to trade under the existing EU free trade agreements once the UK has left the EU”. Lord Price answered on 9 November 2016:
The UK remains committed to being a world leader in free trade, working with a range of partners to strengthen our economic ties. We recognise the need for a smooth transition which minimises disruption to our trading relationships. We are considering the options for this and will of course work with our EU and international partners in taking it forward. We are taking advantage of all the opportunities available to us to ensure that Britain becomes the global leader in free trade once we leave the EU.14
On 19 December 2016 Lord Price confirmed that while the UK is a member of the EU, it cannot sign free trade agreements, adding: “but we can have exploratory discussions, which we are having at the moment. Once we leave, we will be free to negotiate and sign free trade agreements for the United Kingdom”.15
13 Panos Koutrakos, What does Brexit mean for international trade agreements?
Monckton Chambers, 6 Jul 2016 14 PQ HL HL2785, 27 October 2016. 15 HL Deb 19 Dec 2016 Vol 777 c1465.
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2. Bilateral agreements
Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement on Air Transport between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Federative Republic of Brazil, of the other part (*)
mixed
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Federated States of Micronesia on fishing in the Federated States of Micronesia (*)
exclusive EU
Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part (*)
mixed 21/12/2015
Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia (*)
exclusive EU 09/12/2015
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia (*)
exclusive EU 09/12/2015
Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of San Marino providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments
exclusive EU 08/12/2015
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Palau on the short-stay visa waiver (*)
exclusive EU 07/12/2015
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Colombia on the short-stay visa waiver (*)
exclusive EU 02/12/2015
Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Tonga on the short-stay visa waiver (*)
exclusive EU 29/11/2015
PROTOCOL setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand (*)
exclusive EU 27/11/2015
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of four years (*)
exclusive EU 16/11/2015
AMENDING PROTOCOL to the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Liechtenstein providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments
Bilateral 28/10/2015
Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina establishing a framework for the participation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in European Union crisis management operations
exclusive EU 15/09/2015
Protocol amending the Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Republic of Moldova, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia (*)
mixed 22/07/2015
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, to
mixed 18/06/2015
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (*)
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on the general principles for the participation of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria in Union programmes
mixed 04/06/2015
Agreement between the European Union and Grenada on the short-stay visa waiver (*)
exclusive 28/05/2015
Agreement between the European Union and Saint Lucia on the short-stay visa waiver (*)
exclusive 28/05/2015
Agreement between the European Union and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the short-stay visa waiver (*)
exclusive 28/05/2015
Agreement between the European Union and the Commonwealth of Dominica on the short-stay visa waiver
exclusive 28/05/2015
Agreement between the European Union and the Independent State of Samoa on the short-stay visa waiver (*)
exclusive 28/05/2015
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on the short-stay visa waiver
exclusive 28/05/2015
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Vanuatu on the short-stay visa waiver (*)
exclusive 28/05/2015
Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (*)
exclusive 27/05/2015
Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on the short-stay visa waiver (*)
exclusive 26/05/2015
Agreement between the European Union and the United Arab Emirates on the short-stay visa waiver (*)
exclusive 06/05/2015
Agreement between the European Union and Australia establishing a framework for the participation of Australia in European Union crisis management operations
exclusive 22/04/2015
Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part, concerning Iceland's participation in the joint fulfilment of the commitments of the European Union, its Member States and Iceland for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (*)
mixed 01/04/2015
Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part, concerning Iceland's participation in the joint fulfilment of the commitments of the European Union, its Member States and Iceland for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (*)
mixed 01/04/2015
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, 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 Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (*)
mixed 01/04/2015
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Tunisia on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Tunisia in Union programmes
mixed 17/03/2015
Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia (*)
mixed 19/02/2015
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in Union programmes (*)
mixed 09/02/2015
Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (*)
exclusive 15/01/2015
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Faroe Islands associating the Faroe Islands to Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)
exclusive 17/12/2014
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community and the Swiss Confederation associating the Swiss Confederation to Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community complementing Horizon 2020, and regulating the Swiss Confederation's participation in the ITER activities carried out by Fusion for Energy (*)
exclusive 05/12/2014
Agreement between the European Union and the Central African Republic concerning detailed arrangements for the transfer to the Central African Republic of persons detained by the European Union military operation (EUFOR RCA) in the course of carrying out its mandate, and concerning the guarantees applicable to such persons
exclusive 18/07/2014
Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (*)
mixed 27/06/2014
Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (*)
mixed 27/06/2014
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (*)
mixed 14/04/2014
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
exclusive 28/02/2014
Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (*)
mixed 20/02/2014
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the European Union and the French Republic concerning the application to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy of Union legislation on the taxation of savings and administrative cooperation in the field of taxation
exclusive 17/02/2014
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Chile in European Union crisis management operations
exclusive 30/01/2014
Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes (*)
mixed 18/12/2013
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
exclusive 16/12/2013
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the general principles for the participation of Georgia in Union programmes
exclusive 12/12/2013
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
exclusive 29/11/2013
Protocol to the Agreement on Cooperation and Customs Union between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of San Marino, of the other part, regarding the Republic of Croatia's participation as a contracting party following its accession to the European Union (*)
mixed 29/10/2013
Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (FLEGT)
exclusive 30/09/2013
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (*)
exclusive 09/09/2013
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Niger on the status of the European Union mission in Niger CSDP (EUCAP Sahel Niger)
exclusive 30/07/2013
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Gabonese Republic
exclusive 24/07/2013
Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and the Government of the Republic of South Africa for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy (*)
exclusive 18/07/2013
Protocol setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (2013-2018) (*)
exclusive 27/06/2013
Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of the State of Israel, of the other part (*)
mixed 10/06/2013
Agreement between the European Union and the Russian Federation on drug precursors
exclusive 04/06/2013
Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other part(*)
mixed 30/04/2013
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
exclusive 19/04/2013
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (*)
exclusive 18/04/2013
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Union on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programs for office equipment
exclusive 18/01/2013
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other (*)
exclusive 15/01/2013
Agreement between the European Union and the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation providing a general framework for enhanced cooperation
exclusive 20/12/2012
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the general principles for the participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Union programmes
exclusive 19/12/2012
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
exclusive 17/12/2012
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Moldova in European Union crisis management operations (*)
exclusive 13/12/2012
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union
exclusive 07/12/2012
Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Madagascar setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force (*)
exclusive 06/12/2012
Agreement between the European Union and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia establishing a framework for the participation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in European Union crisis management operations
exclusive 29/10/2012
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union
exclusive 26/10/2012
Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 27/09/2012
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand
exclusive 18/09/2012
Agreement between the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation and the European Union on the protection of classified information
exclusive 27/07/2012
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
exclusive 23/07/2012
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
exclusive 27/06/2012
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs
exclusive 26/06/2012
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Brazil pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to processed poultry meat provided for in the EU Schedule annexed to GATT 1994
exclusive 26/06/2012
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to processed poultry meat provided for in the EU Schedule annexed to GATT 1994
exclusive 18/06/2012
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, amending the Annexes to Protocols 1 and 2 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part
exclusive 18/06/2012
Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (*)
mixed 18/06/2012
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Iraq, of the other part (*)
mixed 11/05/2012
Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand establishing a framework for the participation of New Zealand in European Union crisis management operations
exclusive 18/04/2012
Agreement between the European Union and Australia amending the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment, certificates and markings between the European Community and Australia
exclusive 23/02/2012
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique
exclusive 01/02/2012
Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force (*)
exclusive 20/12/2011
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the administration of tariff-rate quotas applying to exports of wood from the Russian Federation to the European Union (*)
exclusive 16/12/2011
Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the use and transfer of passenger name records to the United States Department of Homeland Security
exclusive 14/12/2011
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Scientific and Technological Cooperation
exclusive 30/11/2011
Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Central African Republic on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT)
exclusive 28/11/2011
Agreement between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
exclusive 29/09/2011
Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force
exclusive 27/07/2011
Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (FLEGT)
exclusive 27/07/2011
Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuff
exclusive 14/07/2011
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius on the conditions of transfer of suspected pirates and associated seized property from the European Union-led naval force to the Republic of Mauritius and on the conditions of suspected pirates after transfer (*)
exclusive 14/07/2011
Protocol between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (*)
exclusive 13/07/2011
Monetary Agreement between the European Union and the French Republic on keeping the euro in Saint-Barthélemy following the amendment of its status with regard to the European Union (*)
exclusive 12/07/2011
Agreement between the European Union and the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail on the Accession of the European Union to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980, as amended by the Vilnius Protocol of 3 June 1999
exclusive 23/06/2011
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Serbia on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information
exclusive 26/05/2011
Framework Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the participation of the United States of America in European Union crisis management operations
exclusive 17/05/2011
Memorandum of Cooperation between the European Union and the International Civil Aviation Organization providing a framework for enhanced cooperation
exclusive 04/05/2011
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union, of the one part, and the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, providing further liberalisation of agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products and amending the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part
exclusive 13/04/2011
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 23/03/2011
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro establishing a framework for the participation of Montenegro in European Union crisis management operations (*)
exclusive 22/02/2011
Protocol extending to customs security measures the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra
exclusive 27/01/2011
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Seychelles
exclusive 18/01/2011
Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part (*)
mixed 15/12/2010
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products, the replacement of Protocols 1, 2 and 3 and their Annexes and amendments to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part
exclusive 13/12/2010
Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the European Union on the participation of Republic of Croatia in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
exclusive 06/12/2010
Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and Georgia (*)
mixed 02/12/2010
Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the readmission of persons residing without authorization
exclusive 22/11/2010
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the general principles for the participation of Ukraine in Union programmes
exclusive 22/11/2010
Implementing arrangement between the European Commission and the Government of the United States of America for cooperative activities in the field of homeland/civil security research
exclusive 18/11/2010
Protocol between the European Union and the Arab Republic of Egypt establishing a dispute settlement mechanism applicable to disputes under the trade provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part (*)
exclusive 11/11/2010
Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports
exclusive 08/11/2010
Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports
exclusive 08/11/2010
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands
exclusive 21/10/2010
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands
exclusive 21/10/2010
Free trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part (*)
mixed 06/10/2010
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT) (*)
exclusive 06/10/2010
Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 04/10/2010
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Moldova in Union programmes
exclusive 30/09/2010
Cooperation Agreement on Satellite Navigation between the European Union and its Member States and the Kingdom of Norway (*)
mixed 22/09/2010
Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information
exclusive 13/09/2010
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Uganda on the Status of the European Union-led Mission in Uganda
exclusive 12/08/2010
Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
exclusive 28/07/2010
Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland
exclusive 28/07/2010
Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2009-2014
exclusive 28/07/2010
Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 14/07/2010
Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil on civil aviation safety
exclusive 14/07/2010
Agreement between the European Union and the Principality of Liechtenstein on security procedures for exchanging classified information
exclusive 06/07/2010
Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the United States for the purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program
exclusive 28/06/2010
Protocol to amend the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United States of America, of the other part (*)
mixed 24/06/2010
Protocol to amend the Air Transport Agreement between the United States of America and the European Community and its Member States, signed on 25 and 30 April 2007 (*)
mixed 24/06/2010
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Republic of Chile on the provisional application of the understanding concerning the conservation of swordfish stocks in the South-Eastern Pacific Ocean
exclusive 20/06/2010
Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
exclusive 17/06/2010
Agreement on trade in bananas between the European Union and the United States of America
exclusive 08/06/2010
Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Faroes on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (*)
exclusive 03/06/2010
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the European Union on the protection of classified information
exclusive 01/06/2010
Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Congo on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT)
exclusive 17/05/2010
Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part
mixed 10/05/2010
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA)
exclusive 06/05/2010
Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on the participation of Montenegro in the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Operation Atalanta)
exclusive 24/03/2010
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on supplementary rules in relation to the External Borders Fund for the period 2007 to 2013 (*)
exclusive 19/03/2010
Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (2007-2013)
exclusive 15/02/2010
Agreement between Australia and the European Union on the security of classified information (*)
exclusive 13/01/2010
Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States (*)
mixed 17/12/2009
Monetary Agreement between the European Union and the Vatican City State
exclusive 17/12/2009
Protocol between the European Community and the Republic of Tunisia establishing a dispute settlement mechanism applicable to disputes under the trade provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part
exclusive 09/12/2009
Agreement between the European Community and the West African Economic and Monetary Union on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 30/11/2009
Agreement between the European Union and Iceland and Norway on the application of certain provisions of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime and Council Decision 2008/616/JHA on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, and the Annex thereto (*)
exclusive 30/11/2009
Agreement between the European Union and Japan on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters
exclusive 30/11/2009
Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the United States for purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (*)
exclusive 30/11/2009
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the
mixed 30/11/2009
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (*)
Agreement for cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil in the field of fusion energy research (*)
exclusive 27/11/2009
Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Ghana on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products into the Community (FLEGT)
exclusive 20/11/2009
Agreement between the European Commission and the European GNSS Supervisory Authority on the security and exchange of classified information (*)
exclusive 11/11/2009
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles on the status of the European Union-led forces in the Republic of Seychelles in the framework of the EU military operation Atalanta
exclusive 10/11/2009
Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part
mixed 09/11/2009
Agreement for cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Republic of India in the field of fusion energy research (*)
exclusive 06/11/2009
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the State of Israel concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products, the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 and their annexes and amendments to the Euro Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part
exclusive 04/11/2009
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products, the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 and their annexes and amendments to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part
exclusive 28/10/2009
Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
exclusive 26/10/2009
Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles on the Conditions and Modalities for the Transfer of Suspected Pirates and Armed Robbers from EUNAVFOR to the Republic of Seychelles and for their Treatment after such Transfer (*)
exclusive 26/10/2009
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Brazil pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (*)
exclusive 16/09/2009
Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, amending the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation (*)
mixed 11/09/2009
Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part
exclusive 30/07/2009
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on the participation of the Republic of Croatia in the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Operation Atalanta) (*)
exclusive 27/07/2009
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 07/07/2009
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods and on customs security measures
exclusive 25/06/2009
Agreement on security procedures for exchanging classified information between the European Union and Israel
exclusive 11/06/2009
Agreement between the European Community and Antigua and Barbuda on the short-stay visa waiver
exclusive 28/05/2009
Agreement between the European Community and Barbados on the short-stay visa waiver
exclusive 28/05/2009
Agreement between the European Community and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on the short-stay visa waiver
exclusive 28/05/2009
Agreement between the European Community and the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the short-stay visa waiver
exclusive 28/05/2009
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mauritius on the short-stay visa waiver
exclusive 28/05/2009
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Seychelles on the short-stay visa waiver
exclusive 28/05/2009
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Korea concerning cooperation on anti-competitive activities
exclusive 23/05/2009
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products
exclusive 14/05/2009
Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Community and Canada
exclusive 06/05/2009
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation on cooperation in fisheries and the conservation of the living marine resources in the Baltic Sea (*)
exclusive 28/04/2009
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Mongolia on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 03/04/2009
Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of the People’s Republic of China, of the other part
mixed 31/03/2009
Extension and amendment of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America
exclusive 30/03/2009
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea
exclusive 12/03/2009
Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of Kenya on the conditions and modalities for the transfer of persons suspected of having committed acts of piracy and detained by the European Union-led naval force (EUNAVFOR), and seized property in the possession of EUNAVFOR, from EUNAVFOR to Kenya and for their treatment after such transfer (*)
exclusive 06/03/2009
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 24/02/2009
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on drug precursors and substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
exclusive 30/01/2009
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Nepal on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 23/01/2009
Interim Agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part (*)
mixed 15/01/2009
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Djibouti on the status of the European Union-led forces in the Republic of Djibouti in the framework of the EU military operation Atalanta
exclusive 05/01/2009
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendment of Appendix V to the Agreement on Trade in Wines of the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
exclusive 04/01/2009
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Guinea and the European Community
exclusive 20/12/2008
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Armenia on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 09/12/2008
Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 09/12/2008
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
mixed 09/12/2008
Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine
exclusive 01/12/2008
Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d'Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (*)
mixed 26/11/2008
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on the participation of the Republic of Croatia in the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX KOSOVO
exclusive 24/11/2008
Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
mixed 19/11/2008
Agreement between the European Union and the Russian Federation on the participation of the Russian Federation in the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic (EUFOR Tchad/RCA)
exclusive 05/11/2008
Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the status of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia
exclusive 03/11/2008
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Cuba pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the
exclusive 24/10/2008
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union
Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the participation of the United States of America in the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX KOSOVO
exclusive 22/10/2008
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of India on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 28/09/2008
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on the participation of the Republic of Croatia in the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic (Operation EUFOR Tchad/RCA)
exclusive 26/09/2008
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (*)
mixed 16/09/2008
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the period 1 August 2008 to 31 July 2012 (*)
exclusive 04/08/2008
Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX KOSOVO
exclusive 29/07/2008
Agreement between the European Space Agency and the European Union on the security and exchange of classified information
exclusive 18/07/2008
Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of New Zealand
exclusive 16/07/2008
Protocol to the stabilisation and association agreement between the European communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
mixed 15/07/2008
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Albania on the participation of the Republic of Albania in the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic (Operation EUFOR Tchad/RCA) (*)
exclusive 13/07/2008
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on the Status of the European Union Mission in Support of Security Sector Reform in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
exclusive 11/07/2008
Agreement between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of European Union-sourced passenger name record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Australian customs service
exclusive 30/06/2008
Agreement between the United States of America and the European Community on cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety
exclusive 30/06/2008
Agreement between the European Community and the Council of Europe on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the Council of Europe
exclusive 18/06/2008
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the amendments to the Protocol setting out, for the period from 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles
exclusive 17/06/2008
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part
exclusive 16/06/2008
Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (*)
mixed 16/06/2008
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Australia on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 29/04/2008
Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part
exclusive 29/04/2008
Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part
mixed 29/04/2008
Agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the European Union on the security procedures for the exchange of classified information
exclusive 28/04/2008
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community
exclusive 28/04/2008
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other
exclusive 28/04/2008
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire on fishing in Côte d'Ivoire’s fishing zones for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2013 (*)
exclusive 18/04/2008
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
exclusive 18/04/2008
Agreement between the European Union and the Central African Republic on the status of the European Union-led forces in the Central African Republic
exclusive 16/04/2008
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2007 to 15 June 2011
exclusive 15/04/2008
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, on a framework Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel on the general principles governing the State of Israel’s participation in Community programmes
mixed 15/04/2008
Protocol amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 15/03/2008
Protocol amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 15/03/2008
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chad on the status of the European Union-led forces in the Republic of Chad (*)
exclusive 06/03/2008
Agreement between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 25/02/2008
Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and
mixed 22/02/2008
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on the status of the European Union-led Forces in transit within the territory of the Republic of Cameroon
exclusive 06/02/2008
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Japan on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters
exclusive 30/01/2008
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique
exclusive 20/12/2007
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique
exclusive 20/12/2007
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the amendments to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Madagascar on fishing off the coast of Madagascar for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2012 (*)
exclusive 19/12/2007
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Madagascar and the European Community (*)
exclusive 19/12/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the United Arab Emirates on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 30/11/2007
Agreement renewing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of India
exclusive 30/11/2007
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
mixed 26/11/2007
Protocol to the agreement on cooperation and customs Union between the European Economic Community and the Republic of San Marino, regarding the participation, as contracting parties, of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, following their accession to the European Union
mixed 20/11/2007
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and the Republic of Montenegro, which provides for the provisional application of Protocol 8 to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, on the general principles for the participation of Montenegro in Community programmes
mixed 15/11/2007
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
mixed 31/10/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products
exclusive 26/10/2007
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, extending the provisions
exclusive 16/10/2007
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement
Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part - Protocols - Final Act – Declarations
exclusive 15/10/2007
Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part
mixed 15/10/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the audiovisual field, establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community programme MEDIA 2007
exclusive 11/10/2007
Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
mixed 10/10/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance of visas - Declarations
exclusive 10/10/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation - Declarations
exclusive 10/10/2007
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on the participation of the Republic of Croatia in the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN)
exclusive 04/10/2007
Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on the participation of New Zealand in the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN) (*)
exclusive 03/10/2007
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan amending the EC-Jordan Association Agreement
exclusive 26/09/2007
Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
exclusive 18/09/2007
Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation - Joint Declarations
exclusive 18/09/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
exclusive 18/09/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of the issuance of visas - Declarations
exclusive 18/09/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
exclusive 18/09/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation - Joint Declarations
exclusive 18/09/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
exclusive 18/09/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
exclusive 18/09/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation - Joint Declarations
exclusive 18/09/2007
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Iceland concerning the provisional application of the Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and the provisional application of four related Agreements
exclusive 25/07/2007
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the provisional application of the Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and the provisional application of four related Agreements
exclusive 25/07/2007
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Principality of Liechtenstein concerning the provisional application of the Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and the provisional application of four related Agreements
exclusive 25/07/2007
Second additional protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (*)
mixed 24/07/2007
Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (2007 PNR Agreement) (*)
exclusive 23/07/2007
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community for the period from 1 June 2006 to 31 May 2010
exclusive 23/07/2007
Agreement on scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and the State of Israel - Final Act - Joint Declaration
exclusive 16/07/2007
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2013
exclusive 01/07/2007
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand
exclusive 28/06/2007
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
mixed 27/06/2007
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
mixed 27/06/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on the conclusion of GATT Article XXIV:6 Negotiations
exclusive 25/06/2007
Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part
exclusive 25/06/2007
Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
mixed 18/06/2007
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the readmission of persons
exclusive 18/06/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Ukraine on trade in certain steel products - Protocol A
exclusive 18/06/2007
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the Coast of Gabon for the period from 3 December 2005 to 2 December 2011 (*)
exclusive 04/06/2007
Fisheries partnership agreement between the Gabonese Republic and the European Community
exclusive 04/06/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 01/06/2007
Agreed minutes between the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand
exclusive 29/05/2007
Agreement in the form of Agreed Minutes between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) relating to the modification of concessions with respect to poultry meat
exclusive 29/05/2007
Agreement between the European Union and the government of the United States of America on the security of classified information
exclusive 30/04/2007
Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the United States of America, on the other hand (*)
mixed 30/04/2007
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, 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
mixed 24/04/2007
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
mixed 23/04/2007
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA (*)
mixed 17/04/2007
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine, represented by the Government of Ukraine, concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products (*)
exclusive 27/03/2007
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, on accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA
mixed 27/03/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Malaysia on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 22/03/2007
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Protocol amending Annexes I and II to the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 19/03/2007
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of the Seychelles
exclusive 28/02/2007
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Paraguay on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 22/02/2007
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
exclusive 22/02/2007
Second Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
mixed 21/02/2007
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde
exclusive 12/02/2007
Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of Japan for the Joint Implementation of the Broader Approach Activities in the Field of Fusion Energy Research
exclusive 05/02/2007
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement
exclusive 22/01/2007
Agreement revising the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment
exclusive 22/12/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters relating to the provisional application of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other
exclusive 21/12/2006
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment
exclusive 20/12/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products
exclusive 20/12/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Brazil relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of accession to the European Community
exclusive 18/12/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Uruguay relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of the accession to the European Community
exclusive 18/12/2006
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the revision of the amount of the financial contribution from Norway provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)
exclusive 14/12/2006
Agreement Between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 12/12/2006
Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member States and the Kingdom of Morocco
mixed 12/12/2006
Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part (*)
mixed 12/12/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning adjustments of trade preferences in cheese undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
exclusive 08/12/2006
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada establishing a framework for cooperation in higher education, training and youth
exclusive 05/12/2006
Agreement for co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
exclusive 05/12/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Argentine Republic relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of accession to the European Community
exclusive 29/11/2006
Protocol amending the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, on tariff quotas for sugar and sugar products originating in Croatia or in the Community
exclusive 28/11/2006
Agreement for co-operation between the European Atomic Energy Community represented by the Commission and the Government of the Republic of Korea in the field of fusion energy research (*)
exclusive 22/11/2006
Agreement on the Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Korea
exclusive 22/11/2006
Agreement between the European Community and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 03/11/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Malaysia pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of their accession to the European Union
exclusive 30/10/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2005/2006 delivery period
exclusive 27/10/2006
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security (*)
exclusive 16/10/2006
Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros
exclusive 05/10/2006
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Maldives on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 21/09/2006
Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Federated States of Micronesia on fishing in the Federated States of Micronesia
exclusive 20/09/2006
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Kiribati for the period from 16 September 2006 to 15 September 2012
exclusive 16/09/2006
Cooperation agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part (*)
mixed 09/09/2006
Agreement between the Government of Japan and the European Atomic Energy Community for co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy
exclusive 24/08/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of the Swiss Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union military operation in support of the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during the election process (Operation EUFOR RD Congo)
exclusive 10/08/2006
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco
exclusive 26/07/2006
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Lebanon on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 07/07/2006
Agreement between the European Union and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the participation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the European Union military crisis management operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation ALTHEA) - Declarations (*)
exclusive 03/07/2006
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the European Union crisis management operations
exclusive 29/06/2006
Partnership Agreement between the European Community and Solomon Islands on fishing off Solomon Islands
exclusive 28/06/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of their accession to the European Union
exclusive 26/06/2006
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 Tajikistan, of the other
mixed 24/06/2006
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 21/06/2006
Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America renewing a programme of cooperation in higher education and vocational education and training
exclusive 21/06/2006
Agreement between the European Union and the Gabonese Republic on the status of the European Union-led forces in the Gabonese Republic
exclusive 16/06/2006
Exchange of Letters concerning the extension of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of Indonesia on the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) and its personnel
exclusive 14/06/2006
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland on security procedures for the exchange of classified information
exclusive 12/06/2006
Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part
mixed 12/06/2006
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 09/06/2006
Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 09/06/2006
Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on readmission
exclusive 25/05/2006
Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation
exclusive 25/05/2006
Agreement between the European Union and the Government of Georgia on the status in Georgia of the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and his/her support team
exclusive 12/05/2006
Agreement between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and the European Community on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 05/05/2006
Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 05/05/2006
Agreement between the European Community and Romania on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 05/05/2006
Agreement between the European Community and Serbia and Montenegro on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 05/05/2006
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 05/05/2006
Agreement between the European Community and the government of Georgia on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 03/05/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to the Agreement on Trade in Wines annexed to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
exclusive 24/04/2006
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks annexed to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its member states, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
exclusive 24/04/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of their accession to the European Union
exclusive 13/04/2006
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 11/04/2006
Protocol amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 11/04/2006
Agreement between the International Criminal Court and the European Union on cooperation and assistance
exclusive 10/04/2006
Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the European Union on security procedures for the exchange of classified information
exclusive 10/04/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of their accession to the European Union
exclusive 22/03/2006
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and Brunei on the participation of Brunei in the European Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM)
exclusive 16/03/2006
Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine
exclusive 10/03/2006
Protocol setting out, for the period from 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles (*)
exclusive 23/02/2006
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, 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 Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union - Declarations
mixed 23/02/2006
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and Singapore on the participation of Singapore in the European Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM)
exclusive 09/02/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Australia pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and
exclusive 07/02/2006
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of their accession to the European Union
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and amending the EC-Jordan Association Agreement as well as replacing Annexes I, II, III and IV and Protocols 1 and 2 to that Agreement
exclusive 29/01/2006
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Philippines on the participation of the Philippines in the European Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM)
exclusive 17/01/2006
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and Malaysia on the participation of Malaysia in the European Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM)
exclusive 23/12/2005
Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM)
exclusive 22/12/2005
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of their accession to the European Union
exclusive 21/12/2005
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to rice provided for in schedule CXL annexed to GATT 1994 (*)
exclusive 21/12/2005
Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Japan pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
exclusive 21/12/2005
Agreement in the Form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, on a tariff quota for the imports of sugar and sugar products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia into the Community
exclusive 13/12/2005
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Korea pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
exclusive 13/12/2005
Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on certain aspects of air services
exclusive 01/12/2005
Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member States and Ukraine
mixed 01/12/2005
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing
exclusive 29/11/2005
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the Comoros for the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2010
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the Comoros for the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2010 (*)
exclusive 29/11/2005
Agreement between the European Union and Canada establishing a framework for the participation of Canada in the European Union crisis management operations - Declarations
exclusive 24/11/2005
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the United States of America on matters related to trade in wine
exclusive 23/11/2005
Protocol to the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Korea, on the other hand, to take account of 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 (*)
exclusive 16/11/2005
Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products
exclusive 03/11/2005
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon for the period from 3 December 2005 to 2 December 2011
exclusive 28/10/2005
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and Thailand on the participation of Thailand in the European Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM)
exclusive 26/10/2005
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Chile on certain aspects of air services (*)
exclusive 06/10/2005
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on the processing of Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record data
exclusive 03/10/2005
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Government of Indonesia on the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) and its personnel
exclusive 03/10/2005
Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of the People's Republic of China, 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
mixed 05/09/2005
Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey following the enlargement of the European Union (*)
exclusive 29/07/2005
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Ukraine on trade in certain steel products - Agreed minute - Declarations - Protocol A
exclusive 29/07/2005
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile on the participation of the Republic of Chile in the European Union military crisis management operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation ALTHEA)
exclusive 25/07/2005
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on trade in certain steel products - Agreed minute - Protocol A
exclusive 19/07/2005
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America relating to the method of calculation of applied duties for husked rice
exclusive 30/06/2005
Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, 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
mixed 25/06/2005
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt
exclusive 21/06/2005
Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on the security procedures for the exchange of classified information
exclusive 13/06/2005
Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine establishing a framework for the participation of Ukraine in the European Union crisis management operations
exclusive 13/06/2005
Memorandum of Understanding on the export of certain Chinese Textile and Clothing Products to the European Union between the European Commission and the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
exclusive 10/06/2005
Agreement between the European Union and the Argentine Republic on the participation of the Argentine Republic in the European Union military crisis management operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation ALTHEA)
exclusive 09/06/2005
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 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 Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
exclusive 31/05/2005
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, 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 - Declarations (*)
mixed 31/05/2005
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic
mixed 31/05/2005
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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
Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, 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
exclusive 04/05/2005
Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on the participation of New Zealand in the European Union military crisis management operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation Althea) - Declarations
exclusive 04/05/2005
Protocol to the Agreement on Cooperation and Customs Union between the European Economic Community and the Republic of San Marino, regarding the participation, as contracting parties, 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, pursuant to their accession to the European Union
mixed 04/05/2005
Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
exclusive 28/04/2005
Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, 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
mixed 27/04/2005
Protocol defining for the period 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2006 the Tuna fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar
exclusive 27/04/2005
Agreement between the Republic of Bulgaria and the European Union on the security procedure for the exchange of classified information
exclusive 25/04/2005
Agreement between Romania and the European Union on security procedures for the exchange of classified information
exclusive 22/04/2005
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
exclusive 14/04/2005
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on market access
exclusive 31/03/2005
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on trade in textile products
exclusive 31/03/2005
Agreement between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the European Union on the security procedures for the exchange of classified information
exclusive 25/03/2005
Agreement in the form of an exchange of Letters with the Government of Canada on the modifications of Annex V and Annex VIII to the Agreement between the European Community and the
exclusive 15/03/2005
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Date of Signature
Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products
Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in Denmark or any other Member State of the European Union and Eurodac for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention
exclusive 10/03/2005
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine, represented by the Government of Ukraine, concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products of 1993
exclusive 09/03/2005
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Albania on the participation of the Republic of Albania in the European Union military crisis management operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation Althea)
exclusive 07/03/2005
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 to the EC-Palestinian Authority Interim Association Agreement
exclusive 26/02/2005
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Iceland in the European Union crisis-management - Declarations
exclusive 21/02/2005
Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the participation of the Kingdom of Morocco in the European Union military crisis management operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation Althea) (*)
exclusive 01/02/2005
Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union military crisis management operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (operation ALTHEA)
exclusive 22/12/2004
Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, 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 Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
mixed 21/12/2004
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, 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
mixed 20/12/2004
Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States,of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, 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
mixed 16/12/2004
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Date of Signature
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the protocol No. 2 of the agreement B of free trade between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
exclusive 13/12/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Peoples Republic of China on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters
exclusive 08/12/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC
exclusive 07/12/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of San Marino providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments
exclusive 07/12/2004
Agreement between the European Community, and the Principality of Liechtenstein of the measures equivalent to those provided for in Council Directive 2003.48.CE on taxation of the incomes of the saving in the form of payments of interests - Memorandum of understanding
exclusive 07/12/2004
Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 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 Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
mixed 07/12/2004
Protocol to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, 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 Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
exclusive 06/12/2004
Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the status and activities of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Georgia, EUJUST THEMIS (*)
exclusive 03/12/2004
Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway establishing a framework for the participation of the Kingdom of Norway to the crisis management operations led by the European Union - Statements
exclusive 03/12/2004
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendment of Appendix I to the Agreement on trade in spirits drinks and aromatised drinks of the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
exclusive 30/11/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Ukraine on trade in certain steel products
exclusive 22/11/2004
Agreement between the European Union and Romania establishing a framework for the participation of Romania in the European Union crisis-management operations
exclusive 22/11/2004
Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the safety procedures for the exchange of classified information
exclusive 22/11/2004
Framework Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the general principles for the participation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Community programmes
exclusive 22/11/2004
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Date of Signature
Framework Agreement between the European Community and Serbia and Montenegro on the general principles for the participation of Serbia and Montenegro in Community programmes
exclusive 22/11/2004
Framework Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Albania in Community programmes
exclusive 22/11/2004
Framework Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Croatia in Community programmes
exclusive 22/11/2004
Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the general principles for the participation of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in Community programmes
mixed 22/11/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Andorra providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments
exclusive 15/11/2004
Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Andorra
exclusive 15/11/2004
Protocol defining, for the period 3 December 2003 to 2 December 2007, the fishing opportunities and the financial compensation provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of Mauritius on fishing in Mauritian waters
exclusive 15/11/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 concerning the provisions applicable to the processed agricultural products
exclusive 26/10/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland
exclusive 26/10/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the participation of Switzerland in the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network
exclusive 26/10/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation envisaging measures equivalent to those provided for in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of the incomes of the saving in the form of payments of interests - Memorandum of understanding
exclusive 26/10/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the audiovisual field, establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community programmes MEDIA Plus and MEDIA Training - Final Act - Declarations
exclusive 26/10/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on cooperation in the field of statistics
exclusive 26/10/2004
Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
exclusive 26/10/2004
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Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the date of implementation of the agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation envisaging measures equivalent to those provided for in Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of the incomes of the saving in the form of payments of interests
exclusive 26/10/2004
Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, to combat fraud and any other illegal activity to the detriment of their financial interests (*)
mixed 26/10/2004
Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of 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, and the Swiss Confederation
mixed 26/10/2004
Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons regarding the participation, as contracting parties, 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 pursuant to their Accession to the European Union
mixed 26/10/2004
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the extension of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde for the period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005
exclusive 20/10/2004
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tajikistan, of the other part
mixed 11/10/2004
Agreement renewing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between European Community and the Government of the United States of America
exclusive 08/10/2004
Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union on security procedures for the exchange of classified information
exclusive 05/10/2004
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community
exclusive 29/09/2004
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the European Union Police Mission in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (EUPOL Proxima)
exclusive 10/09/2004
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and India pursuant to Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to rice provided for in EC Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT 1994
exclusive 20/08/2004
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Pakistan pursuant to Article XXVIII of the
exclusive 12/08/2004
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Date of Signature
GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to rice provided for in EC Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT 1994
Exchange of Letters constituting an Arrangement with New Zealand on the modification of Annex V to the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products
exclusive 28/07/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation amending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Government of the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products of 9 July 2002
exclusive 26/07/2004
Agreement between the European Union and Switzerland relating to the participation of Switzerland in the European Union Police Mission in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (EUPOL Proxima)
exclusive 14/07/2004
Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Members and the State of Israel (*)
mixed 13/07/2004
Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the participation of Ukraine in the European Union Police Mission in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (EUPOL Proxima)
exclusive 08/07/2004
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia concerning the transitional points system applicable to heavy goods vehicles travelling through Austria (*)
exclusive 30/06/2004
Protocol modifying the fourth Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other (*)
exclusive 30/06/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
exclusive 04/06/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of PNR data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
exclusive 28/05/2004
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, 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
mixed 19/05/2004
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 Azerbaijan, 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
mixed 18/05/2004
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Tajikistan amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tajikistan on Trade in Textile Products initialled in Brussels
exclusive 13/05/2004
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Date of Signature
on 16 July 1993, as last amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 27 October 1999 (*)
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part and Georgia, 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
mixed 30/04/2004
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 Kazakhstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Estonia, the Czech Republic, 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
mixed 30/04/2004
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 Kyrgyzstan, 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
mixed 30/04/2004
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 Moldova, 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
mixed 30/04/2004
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
mixed 30/04/2004
Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, 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
mixed 29/04/2004
Agreement in form of exchange of letters between the European Community and the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan instituting and unbounded double-checking system quantitative on the export of certain iron and steel products of the Republic of Kazakhstan
exclusive 29/04/2004
Protocol between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part and Ukraine, of the other part (PCA), on accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic
mixed 29/04/2004
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Date of Signature
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 PCA and on adjustments to the PCA
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of India on customs cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters
exclusive 28/04/2004
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the United Mexican States concerning amendments to Annex I of the Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on the mutual recognition and protection of designations for spirit drinks, taking into account the enlargement
exclusive 28/04/2004
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, 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 Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
mixed 27/04/2004
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of amendments to the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006, and in Decision 2001/179/EEC setting the terms for financial support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector
exclusive 26/04/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on intensifying and broadening the Agreement on customs cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters to include cooperation on container security and related matters
exclusive 22/04/2004
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Kazakhstan amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Kazakhstan on trade in textile products initialled in Brussels on 15 October 1993, as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 29 November 1999 (*)
exclusive 07/04/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Cambodia on trade in textile products (*)
exclusive 19/03/2004
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters extending for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004 the validity of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire
exclusive 03/03/2004
Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on the Mutual Recognition of Certificates of Conformity for Marine Equipment
exclusive 27/02/2004
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia concerning the transitional points system applicable to heavy goods vehicles travelling through Austria (*)
exclusive 26/02/2004
Administrative arrangement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation
exclusive 25/02/2004
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Date of Signature
concerning the temporary point system applicable to the heavy goods vehicles which cross Austria
Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the National Tourism Administration of the People's Republic of China, on visa and related issues concerning tourist groups from the People's Republic of China (ADS)
exclusive 12/02/2004
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the United Mexican States
exclusive 03/02/2004
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil
exclusive 19/01/2004
Scientific and technological cooperation agreement between the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community on the one hand and the Switzerland Confederation, on the other
exclusive 16/01/2004
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters relating to the provisional application of the Protocol modifying the fourth Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Local Government of Greenland, on the other, for the period 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2006
exclusive 30/12/2003
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation amending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Government of the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products of 9 July 2002
exclusive 26/12/2003
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of the agricultural protocols to the EC-Morocco Association Agreement - Protocol No 1 on the arrangements applying to imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in Morocco - Protocol No 3 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into Morocco of agricultural products originating in the Community
exclusive 23/12/2003
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the State of Israel concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 to the EC-Israel Association Agreement - Protocol 1 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in Israel - Protocol 2 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into Israel of agricultural products originating in the Community
exclusive 23/12/2003
Fisheries Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique
exclusive 23/12/2003
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the trade and trade-related provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part
exclusive 21/12/2003
Agreement between the European Union and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the status and activities of the European Union Police Mission in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (EUPOL Proxima)
exclusive 11/12/2003
Agreement between the European Community and Australia amending the Agreement on trade in wine
exclusive 10/12/2003
Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco on the application of certain Community acts on the territory of the Principality of Monaco
exclusive 04/12/2003
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Date of Signature
Framework Agreement between the European Community and the European Space Agency
exclusive 25/11/2003
Agreement between the European Union and Romania on the participation of Romania in the European Union-led forces (EUF) in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
exclusive 07/11/2003
Agreement renewing the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation
exclusive 06/11/2003
Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) - GALILEO between the European Community and its Member States and the People's Republic of China (*)
mixed 30/10/2003
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on the amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products
exclusive 27/10/2003
Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway consequent on 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
exclusive 14/10/2003
Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland consequent on 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
exclusive 14/10/2003
Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Community pertaining to a Norwegian financial mechanism for the period 2004-2009
exclusive 14/10/2003
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway pertaining to certain products of agriculture
exclusive 14/10/2003
Agreement between the European Community and the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
exclusive 13/10/2003
Agreement renewing the Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology between the European Community and Ukraine
exclusive 07/10/2003
Agreement for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan
exclusive 06/10/2003
Agreement between the European Community and Canada on trade in wines and spirit drinks
exclusive 16/09/2003
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the European Union-led forces in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
exclusive 04/09/2003
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2006
exclusive 01/08/2003
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation establishing a
exclusive 30/07/2003
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Date of Signature
double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Russian Federation to the European Community
Agreement between the European Union and the Russian Federation on the participation of the Russian Federation in the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
exclusive 24/07/2003
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Japan concerning cooperation on anti-competitive activities - Agreed minute
exclusive 10/07/2003
Protocol defining for the period 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2008 the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the coast of Guinea
exclusive 27/06/2003
Agreement on scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco
exclusive 26/06/2003
Agreement on scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and the Tunisian Republic
exclusive 26/06/2003
Agreement on extradition between the European Union and the United States of America
exclusive 25/06/2003
Agreement on mutual legal assistance between the European Union and the United States of America
exclusive 25/06/2003
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the amendments to the Annexes to the agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products
exclusive 24/06/2003
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the granting of additional trade preferences for agricultural products, on the basis of Article 19 of the agreement on the European Economic Area
exclusive 20/06/2003
Agreement on scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and the State of Israel
exclusive 10/06/2003
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon for the period 3 December 2001 to 2 December 2005 (*)
exclusive 29/04/2003
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Canada pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 for the modification of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in EC Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT 1994
exclusive 31/03/2003
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Albania on the activities of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in the Republic of Albania
exclusive 28/03/2003
Agreement between the European Union and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the status of the European Union-led forces in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
exclusive 21/03/2003
Agreement between the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation on the Security of Information
exclusive 14/03/2003
Agreement between the European Community and the Turkish Republic on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
exclusive 26/02/2003
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Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Bulgaria on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria in the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
exclusive 09/01/2003
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America relating to the modification of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in EC Schedule CXL to the GATT 1994
exclusive 27/12/2002
Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the participation of Ukraine in the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
exclusive 23/12/2002
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
exclusive 20/12/2002
Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the participation of the Kingdom of Norway to the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
exclusive 19/12/2002
Agreement between the European Union and Romania concerning the participation of Romania in the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
exclusive 16/12/2002
Agreement between the European Union and the Confederation’s Swiss government represented by the federal department of the Foreign Affairs concerning the participation of Switzerland in the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
exclusive 11/12/2002
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland on the participation of the Republic of Iceland in the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
exclusive 10/12/2002
Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the government of the People's Republic of China, of the other part
Bilateral 06/12/2002
Agreement for cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the European Atomic Energy Community in the field of controlled nuclear fusion
exclusive 29/11/2002
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products
exclusive 28/11/2002
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on the readmission of persons residing without authorization
exclusive 27/11/2002
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Kingdom of Norway, on the other hand, concerning the protocol n° 2 of the agreement B of free trade between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway - approved Official report
exclusive 27/11/2002
Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part - Final act
mixed 18/11/2002
Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil on arrangements in the area of market access for textile and clothing products, initialled in Brasilia on 8 August 2002
exclusive 06/11/2002
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of
exclusive 29/10/2002
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Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Macedonia concerning the system of ecopoints to be applied to transit traffic of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia through Austria as from 1 January 1999
Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on the activities of the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) IN BiH
exclusive 04/10/2002
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of Chile
exclusive 23/09/2002
Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Nepal on trade in textile products
exclusive 24/07/2002
Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Government of the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products
exclusive 09/07/2002
Agreement for scientific and technological co-operation between the European Community and Ukraine
exclusive 04/07/2002
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part
mixed 17/06/2002
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part - Annexes - Protocols - Final Act - Declarations
mixed 22/04/2002
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out, for the period from 3 August 2002 to 2 August 2004, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola
exclusive 07/04/2002
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement on cooperation in the sea fisheries sector between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the period 1 August 2001 to 31 July 2006
exclusive 08/03/2002
Framework Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Turkey in Community programmes
exclusive 26/02/2002
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa on trade in spirits - Protocol - Final Act - Declarations
exclusive 28/01/2002
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa on trade in wine - Protocol - Final Act - Declarations
exclusive 28/01/2002
Monetary Agreement between the Government of the French Republic, on behalf of the European Community, and the Government of His Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco
mixed 26/12/2001
Additional Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of the negotiations between the parties on reciprocal preferential concessions for certain wines, the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of wine names and the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of designations for spirits and aromatised drinks
exclusive 18/12/2001
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of India of the supply of raw sugar to be refined
exclusive 14/12/2001
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Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Cooperation agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, relating to the partnership and to development
exclusive 24/11/2001
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of India
exclusive 23/11/2001
Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part
mixed 29/10/2001
Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on transitional arrangements in the field of market access for textile and clothing products
exclusive 15/10/2001
Agreement for cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of controlled nuclear fusion (*)
exclusive 03/10/2001
Agreement for cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of nuclear safety (*)
exclusive 03/10/2001
Agreement between the European Union and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the activities of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
exclusive 31/08/2001
Fourth Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other
exclusive 25/07/2001
Agreement between the European Community and Romania establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road and the promotion of combined transport - Information on the entry into force of the Road Transit Agreement between the European Community and Romania for the carriage of goods
exclusive 28/06/2001
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part
mixed 25/06/2001
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile adding a Protocol on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters to the Framework Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part - Protocol on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters
exclusive 13/06/2001
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006
exclusive 30/05/2001
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 for the modification of concessions with respect to garlic provided for in Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT
exclusive 28/05/2001
Agreement for cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community represented by the Commission of the European Communities and the Department of Energy of the United States of America in the field of fusion energy research and development
exclusive 14/05/2001
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part - Protocol 1 on textile and clothing products - Protocol 2 on steel products - Protocol 3 on trade between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Community in processed agricultural products - Protocol 4 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation - Protocol 5 on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters - Final Act
mixed 09/04/2001
Agreement on mutual recognition between the European Community and Japan - Annexes - Final Act - Joint Declarations - Exchange of letters
exclusive 04/04/2001
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Romania on reciprocal preferential trade concessions for certain wines and spirits
exclusive 22/03/2001
Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on arrangements in the area of market access for textile and clothing products initialled in Brussels on 5 December 2000
exclusive 16/03/2001
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and each of the EFTA countries that grants tariff preferences under the GSP (Norway and Switzerland), providing that goods originating in Norway or Switzerland shall be treated on their arrival on the customs territory of the Community as goods with content of Community origin (reciprocal agreement)
exclusive 29/01/2001
Monetary agreement between the Italian Republic, on behalf of the European Community, and the Vatican City State and, on its behalf, the Holy See (*)
exclusive 29/12/2000
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and amendment of the Agricultural Protocols to the EC/Tunisia Association Agreement
exclusive 22/12/2000
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada renewing a cooperation programme in higher education and training
exclusive 19/12/2000
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficient labelling programs for office equipment - Exchange of diplomatic Notes
exclusive 19/12/2000
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products initialled on 5 May 1993, as last amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 15 October 1999
exclusive 19/12/2000
Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America renewing a programme of cooperation in higher education and vocational education and training
exclusive 18/12/2000
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and each of the EFTA countries that grants tariff preferences under the GSP (Norway and Switzerland), providing that goods originating in Norway or Switzerland shall be treated on their arrival on the customs territory of the Community as goods with content of Community origin (reciprocal agreement)
exclusive 14/12/2000
Monetary Agreement between the Italian Republic, on behalf of the European Community, and the Republic of San Marino
exclusive 29/11/2000
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Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation
exclusive 16/11/2000
Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addition
exclusive 19/10/2000
Agreement between the European Community and Romania concerning the participation of Romania in the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network
exclusive 09/10/2000
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria concerning the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria in the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network
exclusive 09/10/2000
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey concerning the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network
exclusive 09/10/2000
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the EC and Norway concerning the extension of the common network of communications on common interface of the systems (CCN. Csi) under the convention concerning a common transit procedure
exclusive 28/08/2000
Protocol on the extension of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the member countries of ASEAN to the Kingdom of Cambodia(*)
exclusive 28/07/2000
Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of Bangladesh on partnership and development
exclusive 22/05/2000
Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Cambodia on trade in textile products
exclusive 04/05/2000
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Community and Switzerland concerning the extension of the common communication/common interface network of the systems (CCN/Csi), under the convention concerning a common transit procedure
exclusive 13/04/2000
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the protocol defining, for the period 3 May 1999 to 2 May 2000, the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola
exclusive 30/03/2000
Protocol Defining, for the period from 3 May 1999 to 2 May 2000, the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola
exclusive 30/03/2000
Protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part
Bilateral 08/12/1999
Interim Agreement between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters
exclusive 10/11/1999
Exchange of letters concerning the amendment of the annexes of the agreement between the European Community and New Zealand relating to the health measures applicable to the trade of live animals and of livestock products
exclusive 26/10/1999
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part - Protocol 1 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation - Protocol 2 on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters - Final Act - Declarations
mixed 11/10/1999
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Argentine Republic
exclusive 20/09/1999
Agreement on mutual recognition of OECD principles of good laboratory practice (GLP) and compliance monitoring programmes between the European Community and the State of Israel
exclusive 27/07/1999
Agreement for Cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the field of controlled nuclear fusion
exclusive 23/07/1999
Agreement for Cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the field of nuclear safety
exclusive 23/07/1999
Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products
exclusive 20/07/1999
Cooperation Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of nuclear safety
exclusive 19/07/1999
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland
exclusive 15/07/1999
Agreement amending the Agreement relating to scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and Australia
exclusive 08/07/1999
Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the establishment of rights and obligations between Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the one hand, and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway, on the other, in areas of the Schengen acquis which apply to these States
exclusive 30/06/1999
Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons
mixed 21/06/1999
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport
exclusive 21/06/1999
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on certain aspects of government procurement
exclusive 21/06/1999
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment
exclusive 21/06/1999
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Carriage of Goods and Passengers by Rail and Road
exclusive 21/06/1999
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products
exclusive 21/06/1999
Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Communities and the Swiss Confederation
exclusive 21/06/1999
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the European Communities and the Government of Canada regarding the application of their competition laws - Statement by the Commission - Exchange of Letters
exclusive 17/06/1999
Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union, the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the association of these two states to the implementation, to application and to the development of the acquis de Schengen - final Act
exclusive 18/05/1999
Agreement between the European Community and Hong Kong, China on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters
exclusive 13/05/1999
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the People's Republic of China
exclusive 22/12/1998
Agreement amending the Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Community and Canada
exclusive 17/12/1998
Agreement between Canada and the European Atomic Energy Community for cooperation in the area of nuclear research
EAEC Exclusive 17/12/1998
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products
exclusive 17/12/1998
Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon - Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon
exclusive 03/12/1998
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Chile on precursors and chemical substances frequently used for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
exclusive 24/11/1998
Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in textile products
exclusive 23/07/1998
Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment between the European Community and New Zealand - Final Act - Joint Declarations
exclusive 26/06/1998
Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment, certificates and markings between the European Community and Australia - Final Act - Joint Declarations
exclusive 24/06/1998
Agreement between the European Communities and the Government of the United States of America on the application of positive comity principles in the enforcement of their competition laws
exclusive 04/06/1998
Agreement on mutual recognition between the European Community and the United States of America - Joint Declaration
exclusive 18/05/1998
Agreement on mutual recognition between the European Community and Canada
exclusive 14/05/1998
Agreement on cooperation in the sea fisheries sector between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
exclusive 11/05/1998
Agreement between the European Community and Canada on customs cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters
exclusive 14/12/1997
Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part - Final Act - Declarations
mixed 08/12/1997
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America - Intellectual property
exclusive 05/12/1997
Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Yemen
exclusive 25/11/1997
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and Jordan concerning imports into the Community of fresh cut flowers and flower buds falling within subheading 060310 of the Common Customs Tariff
exclusive 24/11/1997
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part - Protocol 1 concerning the arrangements applicable to the importation into the Community of agricultural products originating in Jordan - Protocol 2 concerning the arrangements applicable to the importation into Jordan of agricultural products originating in the Community - Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation - Protocol 4 on mutual assistance between administrative authorities in customs matters - Joint Declarations - Final Act
mixed 24/11/1997
Agreement In the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the United States of America on spirituous beverages
exclusive 03/10/1997
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Turkey on the adjustment of the regime for imports into the Community of tomato concentrate originating in Turkey
exclusive 04/08/1997
Agreement on terms and conditions of the accession of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom/EAEC) to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organisation (KEDO)
exclusive 30/07/1997
Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel on government procurement
exclusive 10/07/1997
Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel on procurement by telecommunications operators - Article 1 (6) side letters - Agreed minutes
exclusive 10/07/1997
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation adding to the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation an additional protocol concerning mutual administrative assistance in customs matters - joint Statement
exclusive 09/06/1997
Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on customs cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters
exclusive 28/05/1997
Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances - Joint statement by the contracting parties concerning article 7 (1) - Side instrument concerning article 13
exclusive 28/05/1997
Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on the mutual recognition and protection of designations for spirit drinks
exclusive 27/05/1997
Protocol Agreement to the Partnership and Cooperation establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part
mixed 21/05/1997
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Protocol on veterinary matters supplementary to the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra
exclusive 15/05/1997
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 Moldova, of the other part
mixed 15/05/1997
Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Cambodia - Joint Declarations - Exchange of letters on maritime transport
exclusive 29/04/1997
Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Lao People's Democratic Republic
exclusive 29/04/1997
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Korea on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters
exclusive 10/04/1997
Agreement on customs cooperation in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway
exclusive 10/04/1997
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one Part, and Ukraine, of the other part
mixed 10/04/1997
Exchange of Letters recording the common understanding on the principles of international cooperation on research and development activities in the domain of intelligent manufacturing systems between the European Community and the United States of America, Japan, Australia, Canada and the EFTA countries of Norway and Switzerland
exclusive 09/04/1997
Exchange of letters giving an account of the agreement identified in connection with the principles of international cooperation as regards research and development activities in the field of the intelligent manufacturing systems between the European Community and the United States of America, Japan, Australia, Canada and the AELE countries of Norway and of Switzerland (Switzerland) – Annex: Terms of reference for a programme of international cooperation on advanced manufacture
exclusive 09/04/1997
Exchange of Letters recording the common understanding on the principles of international cooperation on research and development activities in the domain of intelligent manufacturing systems between the European Community and the United States of America, Japan, Australia, Canada and the EFTA countries of Norway and Switzerland
exclusive 04/04/1997
Exchange of Letters recording the common understanding on the principles of international cooperation on research and development activities in the domain of intelligent manufacturing systems between the European Community and the United States of America, Japan, Australia, Canada and the EFTA countries of Norway and Switzerland (United States of America) - Annex: Terms of reference for a programme of international cooperation in advanced manufacturing
exclusive 03/04/1997
Exchange of Letters recording the common understanding on the principles of international cooperation on research and development activities in the domain of intelligent manufacturing systems between the European Community and the United States of America, Japan, Australia, Canada and the EFTA countries of Norway and Switzerland (Canada) - Annex: Terms of reference for a programme of international cooperation in advanced manufacturing
exclusive 31/03/1997
Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the
exclusive 24/02/1997
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
other part - Protocol 1 on the arrangements applying to imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip - Protocol 2 on the arrangements applying to imports into the West Bank and the Gaza Strip of agricultural products originating in the Community - Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation - Final Act - Joint Declarations - Declaration by the European Community
Protocol on the extension of the cooperation agreement between the European Community and the member countries of ASEAN to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
exclusive 14/02/1997
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Community, on the one hand, and the kingdom of Norway, on the other hand, concerning the protocol n° 2 of the agreement between the European Community and the kingdom of Norway.
exclusive 20/12/1996
Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products
exclusive 17/12/1996
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products
exclusive 17/12/1996
Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on cooperation regarding the control of precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
exclusive 13/12/1996
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the state of Israel on the adjustment of the regime for imports into the Community of oranges originating in Israel
exclusive 10/12/1996
Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part
exclusive 06/12/1996
Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa
exclusive 05/12/1996
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation relating to the amendment of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure
exclusive 22/11/1996
Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Korea, on the other hand
mixed 28/10/1996
Agreement for the conclusion of negotiations between the European Community and the Republic of Argentina under GATT Article XXIV:6
exclusive 18/10/1996
Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Argentina on cereals
exclusive 18/10/1996
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey fixing, from 1 January 1994, the additional amount to be deducted from the levy or the customs duties on imports into the Community of untreated olive oil originating in Turkey
exclusive 16/10/1996
Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Republic of Turkey on trade in products covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Protocol 1 on rules of origin
ECSC Exclusive 25/07/1996
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Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
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 - Protocol on mutual assistance between authorities in customs matters - Final Act - Joint Declarations - Exchange of Letters in relation to the establishment of companies - Declaration of the French Government
mixed 21/06/1996
Protocol to the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra consequent on the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union
mixed 20/06/1996
Agreement for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and the Government of the Argentine Republic
EAEC 11/06/1996
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part - Protocol on mutual assistance between authorities in customs matters - Final Act - Joint Declarations - Exchange of Letters in relation to the establishment of companies - Declaration of the French Government
mixed 22/04/1996
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part - Protocol on mutual assistance between authorities in customs matters - Final Act - Joint Declarations - Exchange of Letters in relation to the establishment of companies - Declaration of the French Government
mixed 22/04/1996
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part
mixed 22/04/1996
Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on arrangements in the area of market access for textile products
exclusive 27/03/1996
Agreement on scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and the State of Israel - Annex A: Principles on the allocation of intellectual property rights - Annex B : Financial rules governing the financial contribution of Israel referred to in Article 7 of this Agreement - Joint Declaration
exclusive 25/03/1996
Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Republic of India on arrangements in the area of market access for textile products
exclusive 08/03/1996
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning certain amendments to Annexes 2, 3, 4 and 6 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part
exclusive 26/02/1996
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part - Protocol 1 on the arrangements applying to imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in Morocco - Protocol 2 on the arrangements applying to imports into the Community of fishery products originating in Morocco - Protocol 3 on the arrangements applying to imports into Morocco of agricultural products originating in the Community - Protocol 4 concerning the definition of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation - Protocol 5 on mutual assistance in customs matters between the administrative
mixed 26/02/1996
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
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Additional protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland consequent on the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union
exclusive 26/01/1996
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the Swiss Confederation and the European Community pertaining to certain products of agriculture and of fishing
exclusive 18/01/1996
Agreement for the conclusion of negotiations between the European Community and Australia under Article XXIV:6 (Annex I)
exclusive 22/12/1995
Agreement for the conclusion of negotiations between the European Community and Canada under Article XXIV:6
exclusive 22/12/1995
Agreement for the conclusion of negotiations between the European Community and the United States of America under Article XXIV:6
exclusive 22/12/1995
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine concerning the renewal of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Ukraine on Trade in Textile Products initialled on 5 May 1993, as last amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 22 December 1994
exclusive 22/12/1995
Exchange of letters between the European Community and Australia for the conclusion of negotiations under Article XXIV:6
exclusive 22/12/1995
Exchange of letters between the European Community and Canada on the conclusion of negotiations under Article XXIV:6
exclusive 22/12/1995
Exchange of letters between the European Community and the United States of America on a settlement for cereals and rice
exclusive 22/12/1995
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the kingdom of Norway and the European Community pertaining to certain products of agriculture.
exclusive 20/12/1995
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Bolivia on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
exclusive 18/12/1995
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Colombia on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
exclusive 18/12/1995
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Ecuador on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
exclusive 18/12/1995
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Peru on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
exclusive 18/12/1995
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Venezuela on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
Exclusive 18/12/1995
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the Community and Israel regarding the implementation of the Uruguay round agreements
exclusive 20/11/1995
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the Community and Israel concerning the outstanding bilateral problems
exclusive 20/11/1995
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part
mixed 20/11/1995
Agreement for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the European Atomic Energy Community and the United States of America - Agreed Minute - Declaration on non-proliferation policy
EAEC Exclusive 07/11/1995
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation relating to the amendment of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure
exclusive 25/09/1995
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation relating to the amendment of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods
exclusive 25/09/1995
Additional protocol in the agreement between the European Community and the kingdom of Norway to take account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the kingdom of Sweden to the Community.
exclusive 25/07/1995
Implementing Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community represented by the Commission of the European Communities and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited designated as implementing agent by the Government of Canada on the involvement of Canada in the European Atomic Energy Community contribution to the engineering design activities (EDA) for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)
EAEC exclusive 25/07/1995
Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
exclusive 17/07/1995
Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Community and Canada
exclusive 17/06/1995
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the United States of America on government procurement
exclusive 30/05/1995
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part - Protocol No 1 on the arrangements applying to imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in Tunisia - Protocol No 2 on the arrangement applying to imports into the Community of fishery products originating in Tunisia - Protocol No 3 on the arrangements applying to imports into Tunisia of agricultural products originating in the Community - Protocol No 4 concerning the definition of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation - Protocol No 5 on mutual assistance in customs matters between the administrative authorities - Joint Declarations - Declarations
mixed 17/05/1995
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Yemen Arab Republic
exclusive 06/03/1995
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products to take into account the expected accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of
exclusive 06/03/1995
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union - Exchange of Notes
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Belarus (*)
mixed 06/03/1995
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part - Protocol on mutual assistance between authorities in customs matters - Final Act - Joint Declarations - Exchange of Letters in relation to the establishment of companies - Declaration of the French Government
mixed 09/02/1995
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Kazakhstan - Protocol on mutual assistance between authorities in customs matters - Final Act - Joint Declarations - Exchange of Letters in relation to the establishment of companies - Declaration of the French Government
mixed 23/01/1995
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Argentina amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Argentina on trade in textile products to take into account the expected accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union - Exchange of Notes
exclusive 01/01/1995
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the amendment to the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other
exclusive 19/12/1994
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part
mixed 28/11/1994
Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa
exclusive 10/10/1994
Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on partnership and development
exclusive 18/07/1994
Agreement on partnership and cooperation establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part - Protocol 1 on the establishment of a coal and steel contact group - Protocol 2 on mutual administrative assistance for the correct application of customs legislation - Final Act - Exchanges of letters - Minutes of signing
mixed 24/06/1994
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, and Ukraine
mixed 14/06/1994
Agreement in the form of exchanges of letters between the European Community and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on the contribution of the Community to the nuclear safety account
exclusive 18/04/1994
Agreement relating to scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and Australia - Declaration of the Council and the Commission
exclusive 23/02/1994
Agreement in the form of agreed minutes on certain oil seeds between the European Community and Argentina pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
exclusive 31/01/1994
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement in the form of agreed minutes on certain oil seeds between the European Community and Brazil pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
exclusive 31/01/1994
Agreement in the form of agreed minutes on certain oil seeds between the European Community and Canada pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
exclusive 31/01/1994
Agreement in the form of agreed minutes on certain oil seeds between the European Community and Uruguay pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
exclusive 31/01/1994
Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine - Protocol - Exchange of letters
exclusive 26/01/1994
Agreement in the form of exchanges of letters between the European Community and the Government of Canada concerning fisheries relations - Memorandum of understanding
exclusive 20/12/1993
Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of India on partnership and development - Declaration of the Community concerning tariff adjustments - Declarations of the Community and India
exclusive 20/12/1993
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products - Protocol A - Protocol B - Protocol C - Agreed Minutes - Exchange of notes
exclusive 01/04/1993
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway relating to the adaptation of the agreement on the mutual cheese trade
exclusive 16/03/1993
Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part
mixed 08/03/1993
Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part - Protocol 1 on textile and clothing products - Protocol 2 on ECSC products - Protocol 3 on trade between Romania and the Community in processed agricultural products referred to in Article 20 of the Agreement - Protocol 4 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation - Protocol 5 on specific provisions concerning trade between Romania, of the one part, and Spain and Portugal, of the other part - Protocol 6 on mutual assistance in customs matters - Protocol 7 on concessions with annual limits - Final Act - Joint Declarations - Declaration by the Commission of the European Communities concerning Article 2 (3) of Protocol 1 - Declarations by the Community - Declarations by Romania
mixed 01/02/1993
Administrative arrangement on the application of the surplus system envisaged by the agreement on the carriage of goods by road and by road rail concluded between the European Community and Switzerland
exclusive 23/12/1992
Memorandum of Understanding between the European Economic Community and the United States of America on oil seeds under GATT
exclusive 03/12/1992
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Community and the United States of America concerning the application of the Community directive third countries (Council Directive 72/462/EEC) and of the corresponding regulatory requirements of the United States of America with regard to the bovine and porcine fresh meat trade
exclusive 06/11/1992
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the United States of America concerning the
exclusive 17/07/1992
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
application of the GATT Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft on trade in large civil aircraft
Framework Agreement for Cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil - Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil on maritime transport
exclusive 29/06/1992
Agreement on trade and economic cooperation between the European Economic Community and Mongolia
exclusive 16/06/1992
Agreement for trade and cooperation between the European Economic Community and Macao
exclusive 15/06/1992
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Albania, on trade and commercial and economic cooperation
exclusive 11/05/1992
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Community and the kingdom of Norway concerning certain arrangements in the agricultural field.
exclusive 02/05/1992
Agreement on the European Economic Area - Final Act - Joint Declarations - Declarations by the Governments of the Member States of the Community and the EFTA States - Arrangements - Agreed Minutes - Declarations by one or several of the Contracting Parties of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
mixed 02/05/1992
Agreement in the form of a complementary exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Russian Federation on a credit guarantee for exports of agricultural products and foodstuffs to Russia
exclusive 11/02/1992
Framework Agreement for cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Paraguay - Exchange of Letters
exclusive 03/02/1992
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the fishing agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
exclusive 02/02/1992
Agreement on Cooperation and Customs Union between the European Economic Community and the Republic of San Marino
mixed 16/12/1991
Framework Agreement for cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay - Exchange of Letters - Unilateral Declaration by the Community on the GSP
exclusive 04/11/1991
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Commission of the European Communities regarding the application of their competition laws - Exchange of interpretative letters with the Government of the United States of America
exclusive 23/09/1991
Protocol on financial and technical cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic
exclusive 17/07/1991
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of Mauritius on fishing in Mauritian waters - Protocol No 1 on the fishing opportunities accorded by Mauritius and the financial contribution accorded by the Community - Protocol No 2 on experimental fishing for crustacea
exclusive 29/11/1990
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation relating to the facilitation of controls and of the formalities at the time of the transport of goods
exclusive 21/11/1990
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde - Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation
exclusive 21/09/1990
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cap Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra - Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra - Joint Declarations
exclusive 28/06/1990
Framework Agreement for trade and economic cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Argentine Republic - Exchange of Letters
exclusive 02/04/1990
Protocol for the accession of Bolivia to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (*)
exclusive 30/01/1990
Agreement between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, laying down a procedure for the exchange of information in the field of technical regulations
exclusive 19/12/1989
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
exclusive 18/12/1989
Framework Agreement for scientific and technical cooperation between the European Communities and the Republic of Iceland
exclusive 30/10/1989
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning direct insurance other than the life insurance - Protocol n° 1: the solvency margin - Protocol n°2: the work programme - Protocol n°3: relation between the ECU and the Swiss franc - Protocol n°4: Agencies and branches falling within the competence of companies the registered office of which is located out of the territories to which this agreement is applicable
exclusive 10/10/1989
Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the elimination of existing and prevention of new quantitative restrictions affecting exports or measures having equivalent effect - Joint Declaration
exclusive 26/07/1989
Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning the elimination of existing and prevention of new quantitative restrictions affecting exports or measures having equivalent effect - Joint Declaration
exclusive 25/07/1989
Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the elimination of existing and prevention of new quantitative restrictions affecting exports or measures having equivalent effect - Joint Declaration
exclusive 12/07/1989
Third additional protocol in the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation following the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community
exclusive 23/06/1989
Third Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community
exclusive 09/06/1989
Third additional protocol in the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Norway following the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community
exclusive 09/06/1989
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Algeria
exclusive 05/06/1989
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on the import into the Community of tomato concentrates originating in Algeria
exclusive 05/06/1989
Second additional protocol in the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway following the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community
exclusive 19/04/1989
Second Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community
exclusive 14/04/1989
Second additional protocol in the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation following the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community
exclusive 20/03/1989
Agreement between the European Economic Community and Canada concerning trade and commerce in alcoholic beverages - Exchange of Letters
exclusive 28/02/1989
Agreement for cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of Japan in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion
EAEC exclusive 20/02/1989
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola
exclusive 01/02/1989
Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic - Joint Declaration - Declaration by the representative of the Federal Republic of Germany
exclusive 16/06/1988
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters amending the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning certain cheeses
exclusive 25/11/1987
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters relating to the amendment of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of the regulation concerning Community transit
exclusive 19/10/1987
Settlement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States - Side letter from the European Communities to the United States of America
exclusive 15/09/1987
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of the Gambia on fishing off the Gambia - Protocol between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of the Gambia
exclusive 25/05/1987
Convention between the European Economic Community, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods
exclusive 20/05/1987
Convention between the European Economic Community, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation, on a common transit procedure
exclusive 20/05/1987
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the United States of America - Side Letters I-III
exclusive 24/02/1987
Protocol for the accession of Mexico to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
exclusive 17/02/1987
Agreement for cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community and the United States Department of Energy in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion
EAEC Exclusive 15/12/1986
Additional protocol in the agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway following the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community.
exclusive 14/07/1986
Additional protocol in the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation following the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community - Exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning import in Spain of the products of under position 84.41 A I of the Common Customs Tariff
exclusive 14/07/1986
Additional protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community - Declarations by the parties
exclusive 14/07/1986
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning non-agricultural and processed agricultural products not covered by the Agreement
exclusive 14/07/1986
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters covering the non-agricultural products and the processed agricultural products not covered by the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation
exclusive 14/07/1986
Agreements in the form of exchange of letters between the EC and the kingdom of Norway relating to the fields of agriculture and of fishing
exclusive 14/07/1986
Agreements in the form of exchange of letters covering the non-agricultural processed products not covered by the agreement between the European Community and the kingdom of Norway
exclusive 14/07/1986
Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning agriculture and fisheries
exclusive 14/07/1986
Framework Agreement for Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the European Communities and the Kingdom of Norway
exclusive 10/03/1986
NO LONGER IN FORCE Memorandum of Understanding between the European Atomic Energy Community represented by the Commission of the European Communities and the Government of Canada concerning cooperation in the field of fusion research and development
exclusive 06/03/1986
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar
exclusive 28/01/1986
Scientific and technical cooperation framework agreement between the European Communities and the Swiss Confederation
exclusive 08/01/1986
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation relating to the trading system concerning the soups, sauces and condiments
exclusive 18/11/1985
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement for commercial, economic and development cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Declarations by the parties
exclusive 23/07/1985
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and the Government of Canada, amending the Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and the Government of Canada of 6 October 1959 for cooperation in the peaceful uses of atomic energy - Agreed minutes to the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and the Government of Canada, amending the Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and the Government of Canada of 6 October 1959 for cooperation in the peaceful uses of atomic energy
exclusive 21/06/1985
Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China
exclusive 21/05/1985
Exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Government of New Zealand amending the Joint Discipline Arrangement between New Zealand and the Community concerning cheese
exclusive 12/12/1984
Exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Government of Australia on the Arrangement between Australia and the Community concerning cheese
exclusive 11/12/1984
Protocol on the extension of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, member countries of the Association of the South-East Asian Nations, to Brunei-Darussalam
exclusive 15/11/1984
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea on fishing off the coast of Equatorial Guinea - Protocol between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
exclusive 15/06/1984
Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other
exclusive 13/03/1984
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe on fishing off São Tomé and Principe - Protocol between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe
exclusive 01/02/1984
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters amending table II annexed to the protocol n° 2 of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation
exclusive 19/12/1983
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean Coast - Protocol defining the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea - Exchange of letters
exclusive 07/02/1983
Agreement between the Government of Australia and the European Atomic Energy Community concerning transfers of nuclear material from Australia to the European Atomic Energy Community - Letters sent to Australia from Euratom Member States which do not have bilateral agreements with Australia - Side Letters
exclusive 21/09/1982
Protocol amending the Cooperation Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Swiss Confederation in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion and plasma physics
exclusive 30/06/1982
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and the Government of Canada intended to replace the 'Interim Arrangement concerning enrichment, reprocessing and subsequent storage of nuclear material within the Community and Canada' constituting Annex C of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters of 16 January 1978 between Euratom and the Government of Canada
exclusive 18/12/1981
Agreement on the text Greek in of the agreement between the European Economic Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Austria on the widening of the scope of the regulation concerning Community transit
exclusive 18/09/1981
Arrangement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland on trade in sheepmeat and goatmeat
exclusive 15/05/1981
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and Australia on trade in mutton, lamb and goat meat
exclusive 14/11/1980
Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland consequent on the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the Community
exclusive 06/11/1980
Additional protocol in the agreement between the EC and the kingdom of Norway as a result of the accession from the Hellenic Republic to the Community.
exclusive 06/11/1980
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and New Zealand on trade in mutton, lamb and goat meat
exclusive 17/10/1980
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on trade in mutton and lamb
exclusive 17/10/1980
Additional protocol in the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation following the accession from the Hellenic Republic to the Community
exclusive 17/07/1980
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters relating to the amendment of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of the regulation concerning Community transit and concerning application in the Community of the decision 3/79 of the Joint Committee established by the aforementioned agreement
exclusive 23/06/1980
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters aiming to rectify certain quotas with zero duty opened by the United Kingdom in accordance with the protocol n° 1 of the free trade agreements between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
exclusive 29/04/1980
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters amending tables I and II annexed to the protocol n° 2 of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
exclusive 27/02/1980
Agreement on fishing between the European Community and the kingdom of Norway
exclusive 27/02/1980
Agreement negotiated between the European Economic Community and Canada under Article XXVIII of GATT concerning certain products in the fruit and vegetables sector
exclusive 16/10/1979
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Senegal and the European Economic Community on fishing off the Coast of Senegal
exclusive 15/06/1979
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters amending the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
exclusive 28/12/1978
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters amending the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation with a view to arranging certain tariff specifications
exclusive 29/09/1978
Cooperation agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Swiss Confederation in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion and of the plasma physics
exclusive 14/09/1978
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters amending the annex A of the protocol n° 1 of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation
exclusive 24/04/1978
Amendment to the Agreement of 6 October 1959, in the form of an exchange of letters, between the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and the Government of Canada for cooperation in the peaceful uses of atomic energy
EAEC exclusive 16/01/1978
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters relating to the amendment of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of the regulation concerning Community transit
exclusive 14/06/1977
Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Austria on the widening of the scope of the regulation concerning Community transit
exclusive 17/05/1977
Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic - Protocol 1 on technical and financial cooperation - Protocol 2 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation - Final Act - Joint Declarations - Exchanges of letters
exclusive 18/01/1977
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters modifying the English version of table II of the protocol n° 2 of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation
exclusive 08/11/1976
Agreement in the form of exchange of letters amending tables I and II annexed to the protocol n° 2 of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation
exclusive 20/07/1976
Framework Agreement for commercial and economic cooperation between the European Communities and Canada
exclusive 06/07/1976
Cooperation Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the International Atomic Energy Agency
exclusive 01/12/1975
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar
exclusive 15/07/1975
Protocol complementary to the additional agreement on validity for the principality of Liechtenstein of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation
exclusive 18/03/1975
Protocol complementary to the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation
exclusive 18/03/1975
Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland
exclusive 18/03/1975
Exchange of letters having as an object the correction of Article 3 of the protocol n° 1 of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
exclusive 03/12/1973
Supplementary Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and Turkey consequent on the
mixed 30/06/1973
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
accession of new Member States to the Community (1973) - Final Act - Joint Declarations
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway - Protocol n° 1 on the arrangement applicable to certain products - Protocol n° 2 on the products subject to a special treatment to take account of the differences in cost of the integrated agricultural products - Protocol n° 3 relating to the definition of the “original product” concept and to the administrative cooperation methods - Protocol n° 4 aiming at certain special provisions concerning Ireland - final Act - Statements
exclusive 14/05/1973
Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, on the one hand, and Kingdom of Norway, on the other hand - Protocol on the arrangement applicable to certain products - final Act - Statements
exclusive 14/05/1973
Additional agreement on validity for the principality of Liechtenstein of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972
exclusive 22/07/1972
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland - Protocol No 1 concerning the treatment applicable to certain products - Protocol No 2 concerning products subject to special arrangements to take account of differences in the cost of agricultural products incorporated therein - Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation - Protocol No 4 concerning quantitative restrictions which Iceland may retain - Protocol No 5 concerning certain provisions relating to Ireland - Protocol No 6 concerning the special provisions applicable to imports of certain fish products into the Community - Final Act - Declarations by the Community
exclusive 22/07/1972
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation –Protocol n°1 on the arrangement applicable to certain products - Protocol n°2 on the products subject to a special treatment to take account of the differences in cost of the integrated agricultural products - Protocol on n°3 relating to the definition of the “original product” concept and to the administrative cooperation methods - Protocol n°4 aiming at certain special provisions concerning Ireland - Protocol n°5 on the applicable arrangement by Switzerland on imports of certain products subject to the arrangement aiming at the constitution of obligatory reserves - Final act – joint Statements – unilateral Statements
exclusive 22/07/1972
Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and Swiss Confederation - final Act – Statement
exclusive 22/07/1972
Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the Republic of Iceland - Final Act - Declarations
exclusive 22/07/1972
Additional Agreement to the Agreement concerning products of the clock and watch industry between the European Economic Community and its Member States and the Swiss Confederation
exclusive 20/07/1972
Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Republic of Turkey on products within the province of the European Coal and Steel Community - Final Act - Declarations
exclusive 23/11/1970
Agreement between the European Economic Community and Norway negotiated under Article XXVIII (1) of the general Agreement on the customs tariffs and the trade (GATT) signed in Geneva on 11 November 1970
exclusive 11/11/1970
Agreement with Israel negotiated under Article XXVIII (4) of GATT, signed in Geneva on 15 January 1970
exclusive 12/01/1970
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Exclusive EU competence or mixed competence
Date of Signature
Agreement with Canada negotiated under Article XXVIII (5) of GATT, signed on 19 August 1969
exclusive 19/08/1969
Agreement with Canada negotiated under Article XXVIII (5) of GATT, signed in Geneva on 15 November 1968
exclusive 15/11/1968
Agreement negotiated under Article XXVIII of GATT with the United States of America on the concessions granted to the European Economic Community following the reform of the United States Customs Tariff, signed on 30 June 1967
exclusive 30/06/1967
Tariff agreement with Switzerland negotiated under Article XXVIII of GATT on certain cheeses of the ex position 04,04 of the Common Customs Tariff, signed in Geneva on 29 June 1967
exclusive 29/06/1967
Agreement with Canada under Article XXVIII of GATT on certain residues resulting from the extraction of olive oil, signed in Geneva on 15 June 1967
exclusive 15/06/1967
Agreement creating an association between the European Economic Community and Turkey - Protocol n° 1: provisional protocol - Protocol n° 2: financial protocol - final Act - Statements
exclusive 12/09/1963
Agreement on cooperation between the International Labour Organization and the European Atomic Energy Community
exclusive 26/01/1961
Cooperation agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC Treaty) and the government of Canada concerning the peaceful uses of atomic energy
EAEC exclusive 06/10/1959
Exchange of Letters between the Government of Canada and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom)
exclusive 06/10/1959
Technical agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and the "Atomic Energy of Canada Limited" on the peaceful uses of atomic energy
exclusive 06/10/1959
Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and the Government of the United States of America
exclusive 29/05/1958
Consultation agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community
exclusive 07/05/1956
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3. Multilateral agreements
Title of agreement
Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL to the Trade Agreement between the
European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and
Colombia and Peru, of the other part, to take account of the
accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (*)
exclusive 30/06/2015
Agreement establishing an Association between the European
Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central
America on the other (*)
mixed 29/06/2012
Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member
States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part
exclusive 26/06/2012
Food Assistance Convention mixed 25/04/2012
Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government Procurement (*) exclusive 30/03/2012
Arrangement between the European Union and the Republic of
Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway
and the Swiss Confederation on the participation by those States in
the work of the committees which assist the European Commission
in the exercise of its executive powers as regards the
implementation, application and development of the Schengen
acquis
exclusive 22/09/2011
Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules
of origin
exclusive 15/06/2011
Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and
Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the
Convention on Biological Diversity
mixed 29/10/2010
Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and
Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (*)
mixed 15/10/2010
Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of
Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial
Mechanism 2009-2014 (*)
exclusive 28/07/2010
International Cocoa Agreement 2010 (*) exclusive 25/06/2010
Agreement amending for the second time the Partnership
Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and
Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European
Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in
mixed 22/06/2010
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
Cotonou on 23 June 2000, as first amended in Luxembourg on 25
June 2005 (*)
Geneva Agreement on Trade in Bananas exclusive 31/05/2010
Agreement on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the
Prespa Park Area (*)
mixed 02/02/2010
Agreement on Port State measures to prevent, deter, and eliminate
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (*)
exclusive 22/11/2009
Arrangement between the European Community, of the one part,
and the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein, of
the other part, on the modalities of the participation by those States
in the European Agency for the Management of Operational
Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the
European Union
exclusive 30/09/2009
Interim Agreement establishing a framework for an Economic
Partnership Agreement between the Eastern and Southern Africa
States, on the one part, and the European Community and its
Member States, on the other part (*)
mixed 29/08/2009
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the
European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo,
the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, the Republic of the Fiji Islands, the
Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya,
the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic
of Mauritius, the Republic of Mozambique, the Federation of Saint
Kitts and Nevis, the Republic of Suriname, the Kingdom of
Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad
and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and
the Republic of Zimbabwe on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar
for the 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009 and 1 July 2009 to 30
September 2009 delivery periods
exclusive 02/07/2009
Interim Agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership
Agreement between, the European Community and its Member
States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other
part (*)
mixed 04/06/2009
Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) mixed 26/01/2009
Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States,
of the one part, and the European Community and its Member
States, of the other part (*)
mixed 15/10/2008
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement for the
Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic
against Pollution (*)
mixed 20/05/2008
Protocol between the European Community, the Swiss
Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein to the
Agreement between the European Community, and the Swiss
Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for
establishing the State responsible for examining a request for
asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland (*)
exclusive 28/02/2008
Protocol between the European Union, the European Community,
the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the
accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement
between the European Union, the European Community and the
Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with
the implementation, application and development of the Schengen
acquis (*)
exclusive 28/02/2008
Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the
Mediterranean
mixed 21/01/2008
Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of
Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (*)
exclusive 27/11/2007
Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and
Other Forms of Family Maintenance (*)
exclusive 23/11/2007
Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (*) mixed 23/11/2007
Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of
judgments in civil and commercial matters
exclusive 30/10/2007
International Coffee Agreement 2007 exclusive 28/09/2007
Additional Agreement between the European Community, the
Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending
to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the
European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in
agricultural products
exclusive 27/09/2007
Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and
Romania in the European Economic Area (*)
mixed 25/07/2007
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters recording the
common understanding renewing and modifying the agreement on
international cooperation on research and development activities in
exclusive 22/03/2007
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
the domain of intelligent manufacturing systems (IMS) between the
European Community and Australia, Canada, the EFTA countries of
Norway and Switzerland, Korea, Japan and the United States of
America
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities mixed 13/12/2006
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the
European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the
Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of
Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of
Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the
Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Surinam, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania,
the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the
Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe on the
guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2005/2006 delivery
period (*)
exclusive 21/11/2006
Agreement on the Establishment of the ITER International Fusion
Energy Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project
exclusive 21/11/2006
Agreement on the privileges and immunities of the ITER
International Fusion Energy Organization for the Joint
Implementation of the ITER Project
exclusive 21/11/2006
Amendments to the Convention on future multilateral cooperation
in the North- East Atlantic Fisheries allowing for the establishment
of dispute settlement procedures, the extension of the scope of the
Convention and a review of the objectives of the Convention (*)
exclusive 11/08/2006
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of
Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the surrender procedure
between the Member States of the European Union and Iceland and
Norway - Declarations (*)
mixed 28/06/2006
Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) exclusive 12/06/2006
Multilateral Agreement between the European Community and its
Member States, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Iceland, the
Republic of Montenegro, the Kingdom of Norway, Romania, the
Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo on the establishment of a European Common
Aviation Area (*)
mixed 09/06/2006
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Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
The 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement mixed 27/01/2006
Agreement amending the Partnership Agreement between the
members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of
the one part, and the European Community and its Member States,
of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 - Final Act
mixed 22/12/2005
Agreement on Duty-Free Treatment of Multi-Chip Integrated
Circuits (MCPs)
exclusive 21/12/2005
Treaty establishing the Energy Community exclusive 25/10/2005
Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of
Cultural Expressions
mixed 20/10/2005
Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (*) exclusive 30/06/2005
Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community, the
Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway, concerning the
criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for
examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in
Iceland or Norway
exclusive 29/06/2005
Amendment to the Convention on access to information, public
participation in decision-making and access to justice in
environmental matters (*)
mixed 27/05/2005
Council of Europe Convention on laundering, search, seizure and
confiscation of the proceeds from crime and on the financing of
terrorism (Convention No 198)
mixed 16/05/2005
International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2005 exclusive 29/04/2005
Convention for the strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical
Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the
United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (Antigua
Convention)
exclusive 13/12/2004
Amendment to the Basel Convention on the control of
transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal
mixed 25/10/2004
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the
European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo,
Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte
d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of
Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the
Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of
exclusive 16/09/2004
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad
and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and
the Republic of Zimbabwe on the accession of the Republic of
Mozambique to Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar of Annex V to the
ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
European Convention for the Protection of Animals during
International Transport (revised) (No 193, Council of Europe)
mixed 25/06/2004
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of
Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the application of certain
provisions of the Convention of 29 may 2000 on Mutual Assistance
in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European
Union and the 2001 Protocol thereto
exclusive 19/12/2003
Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the
European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and
the Republics of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua and Panama
mixed 15/12/2003
Political dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the
European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and
the Andean Community and its Member Countries (Bolivia,
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela), of the other part (*)
mixed 15/12/2003
United Nations Convention against Corruption mixed 31/10/2003
Agreement on the participation 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 in the European Economic Area
mixed 14/10/2003
Framework agreement on a Multilateral Nuclear Environmental
Programme in the Russian Federation
mixed 21/05/2003
Protocol on Claims, Legal Proceedings and Indemnification to the
Framework Agreement on a Multilateral Nuclear Environmental
Programme in the Russian Federation
mixed 21/05/2003
Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers mixed 21/05/2003
Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Convention
on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary
Context (*)
mixed 21/05/2003
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control mixed 21/05/2003
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community
(Euratom) and non-member States of the European Union on the
participation of the latter in the Community arrangements for the
early exchange of information in the event of radiological
emergency (Ecurie) (*)
exclusive 29/01/2003
Protocol on the accession of the European Community to the
Eurocontrol International Convention relating to Cooperation for
the Safety of Air Navigation of 13 December 1960, as variously
amended and as consolidated by the Protocol of 27 June 1997 (*)
mixed 08/10/2002
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture
mixed 06/06/2002
Protocol concerning cooperation in preventing pollution from ships
and, in cases of emergency, combating pollution of the
Mediterranean Sea
mixed 25/01/2002
Convention on international interests in mobile equipment -
Protocol to the Convention on international interests in mobile
equipment on matters specific to aircraft equipment
mixed 16/11/2001
Convention on information and legal cooperation concerning
‘information society services’ (No 180, Council of Europe) (*)
mixed 04/10/2001
Exchange of Letters recording the common understanding reached
on the accession of the Republic of Korea to the common
understanding on the principles of international cooperation on
research and development activities in the domain of intelligent
manufacturing systems (IMS) between the European Community
and the United States of America, Japan, Australia, Canada, Norway
and Switzerland
exclusive 17/07/2001
Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers
by coach and bus (INTERBUS)
exclusive 30/06/2001
Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing and Trafficking in Firearms,
Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
mixed 31/05/2001
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants mixed 22/05/2001
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery
Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean
exclusive 20/04/2001
Agreement establishing the Terms of Reference of the International
Jute Study Group, 2001 (*)
mixed 13/03/2001
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Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
International Cocoa Agreement 2001 mixed 02/03/2001
European Convention on the legal protection of services based on,
or consisting of, conditional access (No 178, Council of Europe)
? 24/01/2001
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of
Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and
mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a
request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or
Norway - Declarations
exclusive 19/01/2001
Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air,
supplementing the United Nations Convention Against
Transnational Organised Crime
mixed 12/12/2000
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons,
Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations
Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
mixed 12/12/2000
United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime mixed 15/11/2000
Protocol on the implementation of the 1991 Alpine Convention in
the field of transport
mixed 31/10/2000
International Coffee Agreement 2001 exclusive 28/09/2000
Agreement between the French Republic, the European Atomic
Energy Community and the International Atomic Energy Agency for
the application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty for the
Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
mixed 26/09/2000
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
exclusive 05/09/2000
Partnership agreement between the members of the African,
Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the
European Community and its Member States, of the other part,
signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 - Protocols - Final Act -
Declarations
mixed 23/06/2000
Cartagena protocol on biosafety to the convention on biological
diversity
mixed 24/05/2000
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete
the ozone layer
mixed 03/12/1999
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range transboundary air
pollution to abate acidification, eutrophication and ground-level
ozone
mixed 30/11/1999
Geneva Act of 2 July 1999 mixed 02/07/1999
Protocol of amendment to the International Convention on the
simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures (Revised
Kyoto Convention)
mixed 26/06/1999
Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International
Carriage by Air
mixed 28/05/1999
Food Aid Convention 1999 mixed 13/04/1999
Convention on the Protection of the Rhine mixed 12/04/1999
Protocol on the implementation of the Alpine Convention of 1991
in the field of energy
mixed 16/10/1998
Protocol on the implementation of the Alpine Convention of 1991
in the field of soil conservation
mixed 16/10/1998
Protocol on the implementation of the Alpine Convention of 1991
in the field of tourism
mixed 16/10/1998
Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the Republic of
Austria, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the
Republic of Finland, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic
Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese
Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Sweden, the
European Atomic Energy Community and the International Atomic
Energy Agency in implementation of Article III(1) and (4) of the
Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear weapons
mixed 22/09/1998
Rotterdam Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for
certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade
mixed 10/09/1998
Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical
regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be
fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles (“Parallel Agreement”)
mixed 25/06/1998
Convention on access to information, public participation in
decision making and access to justice in environmental matters
mixed 24/06/1998
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Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
Protocol on Heavy Metals to the 1979 Convention on Long-range
Transboundary Air Pollution
mixed 24/06/1998
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air
Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
mixed 24/06/1998
Protocol of amendment to the European Convention for the
protection of vertebrate animals used for experimental and other
purposes
mixed 22/06/1998
Agreement between the European Community, the European Space
Agency and the European Organisation for the Safety of Air
Navigation on a European Contribution to the development of a
global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
exclusive 18/06/1998
Agreement on the international dolphin conservation programme
(AIDCP)
exclusive 15/05/1998
Amendment to the trade-related provisions of the Energy Charter
Treaty (*)
mixed 24/04/1998
Agreement on international humane trapping standards between
the European Community, Canada and the Russian Federation
exclusive 15/12/1997
Fifth Protocol to the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
(financial services)
mixed 12/12/1997
Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change
mixed 11/12/1997
International Plant Protection Convention - New revised text
approved by Resolution 12/97 of the 29th Session of the FAO
Conference in November 1997 - Declaration
mixed 07/11/1997
Amendment to the Agreement establishing the General Fisheries
Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) with a view to
establishing an autonomous budget for that organisation
mixed 13/10/1997
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete
the ozone layer, adopted at the ninth meeting of the Parties
mixed 17/09/1997
Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on
the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management
mixed 05/09/1997
Protocol to amend the agreement to establish a science and
technology centre in Ukraine (STCU)
exclusive 07/07/1997
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Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
Fourth Protocol to the General Agreement on Trade in Services
(GATS) (telecommunications)
mixed 15/04/1997
Exchanges of Letters recording the common understanding on the
principles of international cooperation on research and development
activities in the domain of intelligent manufacturing systems
between the European Community and the United States of
America, Japan, Australia, Canada and the EFTA countries of
Norway and Switzerland
exclusive 01/04/1997
WIPO Copyright Treaty mixed 23/12/1996
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty mixed 20/12/1996
Agreement on trade in information technology products (ITA) –
implementation of the Ministerial Declaration on trade in
information technology products (WTO)
exclusive 13/12/1996
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the
European Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of
Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the
Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation relating to the
amendment of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common
transit procedure
exclusive 22/11/1996
Convention on the International Commission for the Protection of
the Oder against Pollution
mixed 11/04/1996
Amendments to the Protocol for the protection of the
Mediterranean Sea against pollution from land-based sources
mixed 07/03/1996
Interregional Framework Cooperation Agreement between the
European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and
the Southern Common Market and its Party States, of the other part
- Joint Declaration on political dialogue between the European
Union and Mercosur
mixed 15/12/1995
Second Protocol to the General Agreement on Trade in Services
(GATS) (financial services)
mixed 06/10/1995
Third Protocol to the General Agreement on Trade in Services
(GATS) (movement of natural persons)
mixed 06/10/1995
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the
European Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of
Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the
Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation relating to the
exclusive 25/09/1995
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Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
amendment of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common
transit procedure
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
mixed 04/08/1995
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory
Waterbirds
mixed 16/06/1995
Amendments to the Convention on the Protection of the
Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution
mixed 10/06/1995
Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological
Diversity in the Mediterranean
mixed 10/06/1995
Protocol of Accession of the Principality of Monaco to the
Convention on the Protection of the Alps
mixed 20/12/1994
Protocol on the implementation of the 1991 Alpine Convention in
the field of mountain farming
mixed 20/12/1994
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of the Alps on
Conservation of nature and the countryside
mixed 20/12/1994
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of the Alps on Spatial
planning and sustainable development
mixed 20/12/1994
Energy Charter Protocol on energy efficiency and related
environmental aspects
mixed 17/12/1994
Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) mixed 17/12/1994
Grains Trade Convention 1995 exclusive 07/12/1994
International Grains Agreement 1995 Exclusive for the
Grains Trade
Convention 1995
and mixed for the
Food Aid
Convention 1999
07/12/1994
Trademark Law Treaty mixed 27/10/1994
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Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
(UNCLOS)
mixed 28/07/1994
Convention on cooperation for the protection and sustainable use
of the river Danube (DRPC)
mixed 29/06/1994
Convention on Nuclear Safety mixed 17/06/1994
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries
Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in
Africa
mixed 17/06/1994
Protocol to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air
Pollution of 1979 on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions
mixed 14/06/1994
European Convention relating to questions on Copyright Law and
Neighbouring Rights in the Framework of Transfrontier Broadcasting
by Satellite (No 153, Council of Europe) (*)
mixed 11/05/1994
Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (WTO) mixed 15/04/1994
Agreement on Government Procurement mixed 15/04/1994
Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (Antidumping Agreement)
mixed 15/04/1994
Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (Customs Valuation)
mixed 15/04/1994
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures mixed 15/04/1994
Agreement on Safeguards mixed 15/04/1994
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures mixed 15/04/1994
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade mixed 15/04/1994
Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
()
exclusive 15/04/1994
Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures mixed 15/04/1994
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures
mixed 15/04/1994
Agriculture Agreement mixed 15/04/1994
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of
Multilateral Trade Negotiations
mixed 15/04/1994
General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) mixed 15/04/1994
Marrakesh Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
1994 (WTO-GATT 1994)
mixed 15/04/1994
Pre-shipment Inspection Agreement mixed 15/04/1994
Rules of Origin Agreement mixed 15/04/1994
Trade Policy Review Mechanism (WTO) mixed 15/04/1994
Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement
of Disputes (WTO)
mixed 15/04/1994
International Tropical Timber Agreement 1994 mixed 26/01/1994
Convention on Customs Treatment of Pool Containers used in
International Transport
mixed 21/01/1994
Protocol on the provisional application of the Agreement
establishing an International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC)
exclusive 27/12/1993
Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna
Commission (IOTC)
exclusive 25/11/1993
Agreement to promote compliance with international conservation
and management measures by fishing vessels on the high seas
exclusive 24/11/1993
Agreement to establish a science and technology centre in Ukraine
(STCU), as amended by the Protocol of 7 July 1997
exclusive 25/10/1993
Framework Agreement on Cooperation between the European
Economic Community and the Cartagena Agreement and its
member countries, namely the Republic of Bolivia, the Republic of
Colombia, the Republic of Ecuador, the Republic of Peru and the
Republic of Venezuela - Exchange of Letters on shipping
exclusive 23/04/1993
Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area
(EEA) between the European Communities, their Member States
and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of
Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway
and the Kingdom of Sweden
mixed 17/03/1993
Framework Cooperation Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Republics of Costa Rica, El Salvador,
exclusive 22/02/1993
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama - Exchange of letters
on maritime transport - Unilateral Declarations
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the
European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, the
Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of
Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation
relating to the amendment of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a
common transit procedure
exclusive 17/12/1992
Agreement establishing an International Science and Technology
Centre (ISTC)
exclusive 27/11/1992
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete
the Ozone Layer
mixed 25/11/1992
Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the
north-east Atlantic (OSPAR Convention)
mixed 22/09/1992
Protocol 1 to the Agreement among the European Atomic Energy
Community, the Government of Japan, the Government of the
Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of
America on cooperation in the engineering design activities for the
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
EAEC exclusive 21/07/1992
Convention on biological diversity mixed 05/06/1992
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change mixed 09/05/1992
Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) mixed 02/05/1992
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the
Baltic Sea Area, 1992 (Helsinki Convention revised in 1992)
mixed 09/04/1992
International Sugar Agreement 1992 mixed 20/03/1992
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic
and North Seas
mixed 17/03/1992
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents mixed 17/03/1992
Convention on the protection and use of transboundary
watercourses and international lakes
mixed 17/03/1992
Protocol to the 1979 Geneva Convention on Long-range
Transboundary Air Pollution concerning the Control of Emissions of
mixed 18/11/1991
86 Legislating for Brexit: EU external agreements
Title of agreement
Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
Volatile Organic Compounds or their Transboundary Fluxes (VOC
Protocol)
Convention on the protection of the Alps (Alpine Convention) mixed 07/11/1991
Convention on environmental impact assessment in a
transboundary context (“Espoo Convention”)
mixed 25/02/1991
Cooperation Agreement for the protection of the coasts and waters
of the north-east Atlantic against pollution (*)
mixed 17/10/1990
Amendment to the Montreal protocol on substances that deplete
the ozone layer (London Amendment)
mixed 29/06/1990
Convention relating to temporary admission (Istanbul Convention) mixed 26/06/1990
Agreement establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development - EBRD
mixed 29/05/1990
Fourth ACP-EEC convention signed at Lomé on 15 December 1989 mixed 15/12/1989
Protocol to the Convention on the elaboration of a European
Pharmacopoeia (No 134, Council of Europe)
mixed 16/11/1989
Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the
international registration of marks, adopted at Madrid on 27 June
1989
mixed 27/06/1989
Terms of reference of the International Tin Study Group (*) mixed 07/04/1989
Basel Convention on the control of transboundary movements of
hazardous wastes and their disposal
mixed 22/03/1989
Terms of reference of the International Copper Study Group mixed 24/02/1989
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances
mixed 20/12/1988
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range transboundary air
pollution concerning the control of emissions of nitrogen oxides or
their transboundary fluxes (NOx Protocol)
mixed 31/10/1988
Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic
Community, of the one part, and the countries parties to the
Charter of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
(the State of the United Arab Emirates, the State of Bahrain, the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of
Qatar and the State of Kuwait) of the other part - Joint Declarations
exclusive 15/06/1988
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
- Declaration by the European Economic Community - Exchange of
Letters
Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the
European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Republic
of Austria, on the other, on cooperation on management of water
resources in the Danube Basin
mixed 01/12/1987
Cooperation agreement on terminology in the form of exchange of
letters between the Swiss Confederation, represented by the Swiss
federal Council, and the European Economic Community (EEC), the
European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), and the European
Atomic Energy Community (EAEC), represented by the Commission
of the European Communities
exclusive 13/11/1987
Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer mixed 16/09/1987
Convention concerning the simplification of formalities in trade in
goods
exclusive 20/05/1987
Convention on a common transit procedure exclusive 20/05/1987
Convention on Assistance in the case of a Nuclear Accident or
Radiological Emergency
mixed 26/09/1986
Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident mixed 26/09/1986
Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention on the
Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System
mixed 24/06/1986
Terms of Reference of the International Nickel Study Group mixed 02/05/1986
European Convention for the protection of vertebrate animals used
for experimental and other scientific purposes (No 123, Council of
Europe)
mixed 18/03/1986
Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer mixed 22/03/1985
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range transboundary air
pollution on long-term financing of the cooperative programme for
monitoring and evaluation of the long-range transmission of air
pollutants in Europe (EMEP)
mixed 28/09/1984
Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North
Sea by oil and other harmful substances (Bonn Agreement)
mixed 13/09/1983
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
International Convention on the Harmonised Commodity
Description and Coding System
mixed 14/06/1983
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) mixed 10/12/1982
International Convention on the harmonisation of frontier controls
of goods (“Harmonisation Convention”)
mixed 21/10/1982
Agreement on the International Carriage of Passengers by Road by
means of Occasional Coach and Bus Services (ASOR)
exclusive 26/05/1982
Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic
Ocean (NASCO)
exclusive 02/03/1982
Convention on future multilateral cooperation in North-East Atlantic
fisheries (NEAFC)
exclusive 18/11/1980
Agreement establishing the Common Fund for Commodities mixed 27/06/1980
Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources
(CCAMLR)
mixed 20/05/1980
Protocol to the Barcelona Convention of 16/02/1976 for the
protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution from land-
based sources
mixed 17/05/1980
Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9
May 1980, as amended by the Vilnius Protocol of 3 June 1999
? 09/05/1980
Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic
Community and Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and
Thailand - member countries of the Association of South-East Asian
Nations - Protocol concerning Article 1 of the Agreement
exclusive 07/03/1980
Convention on the physical protection of nuclear material mixed 03/03/1980
Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution (Geneva
Convention 1979)
mixed 13/11/1979
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural
habitats (No 104, Council of Europe)
mixed 19/09/1979
Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild
animals (Bonn Convention)
mixed 23/06/1979
Agreement on trade in civil aircraft mixed 12/04/1979
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest
Atlantic Fisheries (NAFO)
exclusive 24/10/1978
Agreement between France, the European Atomic Energy
Community and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the
application of safeguards in France
mixed 27/07/1978
Constitution and Rules of Procedure of the International Rubber
Study Group
mixed 14/02/1978
Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, the European Atomic Energy Community and the
International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of
Safeguards in the United Kingdom in Connection with the Treaty on
the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
mixed 06/09/1976
European Convention for the protection of animals kept for farming
purposes (No 87, Council of Europe)
mixed 10/03/1976
Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia exclusive 24/02/1976
Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against
pollution (Barcelona Convention)
mixed 16/02/1976
Protocol (to the Barcelona Convention of 16/02/1976) for the
prevention of pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by dumping from
ships and aircraft (“Dumping Protocol“)
mixed 16/02/1976
Protocol concerning cooperation in combating pollution of the
Mediterranean Sea by oil and other harmful substances in cases of
emergency
mixed 16/02/1976
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under
Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention)
mixed 14/11/1975
European Agreement on the exchange of tissue-typing reagents (No
84, Council of Europe)
mixed 17/09/1974
International convention on the simplification and harmonisation of
customs procedures (Kyoto Convention)
mixed 18/05/1973
Agreement between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of
Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Italian
Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the
Netherlands, the European Atomic Energy Community and the
International Atomic Energy Agency in implementation of Article III
mixed 05/04/1973
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Title of agreement
Exclusive EU
competence or
mixed
competence
Date of Signature
(1) and (4) of the Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear
weapons
International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
(ICCAT Convention)
exclusive 14/05/1966
Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia (No
50, Council of Europe)
mixed 22/07/1964
European Agreement on the Exchange of Blood-grouping Reagents
(No 39, Council of Europe)
mixed 14/05/1962
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of
Plants, as revised at Geneva on 19 March 1991
mixed 02/12/1961
Agreement on the temporary importation, free of duty, of medical,
surgical and laboratory equipment for use on free loan in hospitals
and other medical institutions for purposes of diagnosis or
treatment (No 33, Council of Europe)
mixed 28/04/1960
Terms of Reference of the International Lead and Zinc Study Group
(ILZSG) - Rules of Procedure of the Group
mixed 06/05/1959
European Agreement on the Exchange of Therapeutic Substances of
Human Origin (No 26, Council of Europe)
mixed 15/12/1958
Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform technical
prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can
be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions
for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these
prescriptions* – (Revision 2)
exclusive 20/03/1958
Customs Convention on the temporary importation of commercial
road vehicles (1956)
mixed 18/05/1956
Customs Convention on the temporary importation of private road
vehicles (1954)
mixed 04/06/1954
Agreement establishing the General Fisheries Commission for the
Mediterranean (GFCM)
mixed 24/09/1949
Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United
Nations (FAO)
mixed 16/10/1945
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