Contents
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 4
ARTICLE 1. Establishment of Partnership 7
ARTICLE 2. Basis 7
TITLE I. POLITICAL DIALOGUE AND COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY 7
ARTICLE 3. Political dialogue 7
ARTICLE 4. Combating terrorism 8
ARTICLE 5. Countering proliferation of weapons of mass destruction 8
ARTICLE 6. Small arms and light weapons 9
ARTICLE 7. International Criminal Court 9
TITLE II. TRADE AND INVESTMENTS 10
SECTION I. TRADE IN GOODS 10
CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS 10
ARTICLE 8. Scope and Coverage 10
ARTICLE 9. Customs Duties 10
ARTICLE 10. MFN treatment 11
ARTICLE 11. National treatment 11
ARTICLE 12. Tariff policy 12
ARTICLE 13. Application of relevant provisions of the GATT 1994 12
ARTICLE 14. Harmonised Commodity Description 13
ARTICLE 15. Temporary admission of goods 13
ARTICLE 16. Prohibition of quantitative restrictions 13
ARTICLE 17. Export duties 13
CHAPTER II. TRADE REMEDIES INSTRUMENTS 14
ARTICLE 18. Anti-dumping 14
ARTICLE 19. Safeguard measures 14
CHAPTER III. EXCEPTIONS 14
ARTICLE 20. General exceptions 14
CHAPTER IV. NON TARIFF ISSUES 15
ARTICLE 21. Industrial standards and conformity assessment, technical regulations 15
CHAPTER V. SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES 16
ARTICLE 22. Sanitary and phytosanitary measures 16
SECTION II. TRADE IN SERVICES AND ESTABLISHMENT 17
ARTICLE 23. Coverage 17
ARTICLE 24. Definitions 18
ARTICLE 25. 20
ARTICLE 26. 21
ARTICLE 27. Other agreements 21
ARTICLE 28. Transparency 22
ARTICLE 29. Exceptions 22
ARTICLE 30. Security Exceptions 23
ARTICLE 31. Progressive liberalisation of trade in services and establishment 24
SECTION III. PROVISIONS AFFECTING BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT 24
ARTICLE 32. Encouragement of investment 24
ARTICLE 33. Contact points and exchange of information 25
SECTION IV. CURRENT PAYMENTS AND CAPITAL 25
ARTICLE 34. Objective and scope 25
ARTICLE 35. Current account 25
ARTICLE 36. Capital Account 25
ARTICLE 37. Standstill 26
ARTICLE 38. Safeguard measures 26
ARTICLE 39. Final provisions 26
SECTION V. TRADE-RELATED ISSUES 27
CHAPTER I. STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES 27
ARTICLE 40. 27
CHAPTER II. PUBLIC PROCUREMENT 27
ARTICLE 41. Introduction 27
ARTICLE 42. Scope and Coverage 29
ARTICLE 43. General Principles 32
ARTICLE 44. Publication of procurement information 33
ARTICLE 45. Publication of Notices 33
ARTICLE 46. Conditions for Participation 34
ARTICLE 47. Qualification of Suppliers 35
ARTICLE 48. Technical Specifications 37
ARTICLE 49. Tender Documentation 38
ARTICLE 50. Time Periods 38
ARTICLE 51. Negotiations 39
ARTICLE 52. Limited Tendering 39
ARTICLE 53. Electronic Auctions 40
ARTICLE 54. Treatment of Tenders and Award of Contracts 41
ARTICLE 55. Transparency of Procurement Information 42
ARTICLE 56. Disclosure of Information 42
ARTICLE 57. Domestic Review Procedures 43
ARTICLE 58. Further negotiations 44
ARTICLE 59. Asymmetrical regime and transitional measures 45
CHAPTER III. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION 45
ARTICLE 60. Nature and scope of obligations 45
SECTION VI. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 46
CHAPTER I. OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE 46
ARTICLE 61. Objective 46
ARTICLE 62. Scope 46
CHAPTER II. CONSULTATIONS 47
ARTICLE 63. Consultations 47
CHAPTER III. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES 47
ARTICLE 64. Initiation of the arbitration procedure 47
ARTICLE 65. Establishment of the arbitration panel 48
ARTICLE 66. Interim panel report 48
ARTICLE 67. Arbitration panel ruling 49
ARTICLE 68. Compliance with the arbitration panel ruling 49
ARTICLE 69. The reasonable period of time for compliance 49
ARTICLE 70. Review of any measure taken to comply with the arbitration panel ruling 50
ARTICLE 71. Temporary remedies in case of non-compliance 50
ARTICLE 72. Review of any measure taken to comply after the suspension of obligations 51
ARTICLE 73. Mutually Agreed Solution 52
ARTICLE 74. Rules of Procedure 52
ARTICLE 75. Information and technical advice 52
ARTICLE 76. Rules of interpretation 53
ARTICLE 77. Arbitration panel decisions and rulings 53
CHAPTER IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS 53
ARTICLE 78. List of arbitrators 53
ARTICLE 79. Relation with WTO obligations 54
ARTICLE 80. Time limits 55
TITLE III. AREAS OF COOPERATION 55
ARTICLE 81. Financial and technical assistance 55
ARTICLE 82. Social and human development cooperation 56
ARTICLE 83. Education, training and youth 56
ARTICLE 84. Employment and social development 57
ARTICLE 85. Civil society 57
ARTICLE 86. Human Rights 57
ARTICLE 87. Industrial and small and medium-sized enterprises policies cooperation 58
ARTICLE 88. Cooperation in the field of investment 60
ARTICLE 89. Industrial standards and conformity assessment 60
ARTICLE 90. Cooperation on agriculture, forestry and rural development 61
ARTICLE 91. Energy 62
ARTICLE 92. Transport 63
ARTICLE 93. Environment 64
ARTICLE 94. Telecommunications 65
ARTICLE 95. Science and technology 66
ARTICLE 96. Customs and Tax cooperation 66
ARTICLE 97. Statistical cooperation 67
ARTICLE 98. Macro-economic stability and public finances 67
ARTICLE 99. Development of the private sector 67
ARTICLE 100. Tourism 67
ARTICLE 101. Financial services 68
TITLE IV. JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND SECURITY 68
ARTICLE 102. Rule of Law 68
ARTICLE 103. Legal Cooperation 69
ARTICLE 104. Personal Data Protection 69
ARTICLE 105. Cooperation on Migration and Asylum 69
ARTICLE 106. Combating Organised Crime and Corruption 71
ARTICLE 107. Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 71
ARTICLE 108. Combating Illicit Drugs 72
ARTICLE 109. Cultural cooperation 72
ARTICLE 110. Regional cooperation 73
TITLE V. INSTITUTIONAL, GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 73
ARTICLE 111. Cooperation Council 73
ARTICLE 112. Cooperation Committee and specialised sub-committees 74
ARTICLE 113. Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 74
ARTICLE 114. Facilities 75
ARTICLE 115. Territorial application 75
ARTICLE 116. Entry into force and renewal 75
ARTICLE 117. Provisional Application 75
ARTICLE 118. Non-discrimination 76
ARTICLE 119. Evolutive clause 76
ARTICLE 120. Other Agreements 76
ARTICLE 121. Non-execution of agreement 77
ARTICLE 122. Definition of the Parties 77
ARTICLE 123. Authentic texts 78
ARTICLE 124. Annexes, appendices, protocols and notes 78
ANNEX 1. PUBLIC PROCUREMENT 79
Appendix I. COVERED PROCUREMENTS 79
Appendix II. MEDIA FOR PUBLICATION OF PROCUREMENT INFORMATION 166
Appendix III. MEDIA FOR PUBLICATION OF NOTICES 172
Appendix IV. NOTICE OF INTENDED PROCUREMENT 173
Appendix V. NOTICE INVITING INTERESTED SUPPLIERS TO APPLY FOR INCLUSION IN A MULTI-USE LIST 175
Appendix VI. TIME PERIODS 176
Appendix VII. AWARD NOTICES 179
Appendix VIII. TENDER DOCUMENTATION 180
ANNEX 2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 181
ANNEX 3. ENQUIRY POINTS 183
ANNEX 4. NOTES AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS 192