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18.6.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
165/59
REGULATION (EU) No 527/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 21 May 2013
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries
from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
the European Community and its Member States, of the
EUROPEAN UNION,
one part, and the SADC EPA states, of the other part,
were concluded on 23 November 2007 (the Republic of
Botswana, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Kingdom of
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Swaziland, the Republic of Mozambique) and
Union, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,
3 December 2007 (the Republic of Namibia);
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
the European Community and its Member States, of the
one part, and the East African Community Partner States,
of the other part, were concluded on 27 November
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national
2007;
parliaments,
the European Community, of the one part, and the
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure ( 1 ),
Pacific States, of the other part, were concluded on
23 November 2007.
Whereas:
(2) The
conclusion
of
negotiations
on
the
Agreements
by
Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of the
(1) Negotiations
on
the
Economic
Partnership
Agreements
Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Botswana,
(‘the Agreements’) between:
the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of Cameroon,
the Union of the Comoros, the Republic of Cte
d’Ivoire, the Commonwealth of Dominica, the
the CARIFORUM states, of the one part, and the
Dominican Republic, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic
European Community and its Member States, of the
of Ghana, Grenada, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana,
other part, were concluded on 16 December 2007;
the Republic of Haiti, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the
Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Madagascar, the
Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Mozambique,
the European Community and its Member States, of the
the Republic of Namibia, the Independent State of
one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part,
Papua New Guinea, the Republic of Rwanda, the
were concluded on 17 December 2007 (the Republic of
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Cameroon);
Vincent and the Grenadines, the Republic of Seychelles,
the Republic of Suriname, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the
United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad
Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community
and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of
and its Member States, of the other part, were concluded
Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe permitted their
on 13 December 2007;
inclusion in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC)
No 1528/2007 of 20 December 2007 applying the
arrangements for products originating in certain states
Cte d’Ivoire, of the one part, and the European
which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific
Community and its Member States, of the other part,
(ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements estab
were concluded on 7 December 2007;
lishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic
Partnership Agreements ( 2 ).
the Eastern and Southern Africa States, of the one part,
and the European Community and its Member States, of
(3) The
Republic
of
Botswana,
the
Republic
of
Burundi,
the
the other part, were concluded on 28 November 2007
Republic of Cameroon, the Union of the Comoros, the
(the Republic of Seychelles and the Republic of Zimb
Republic of Cte d’Ivoire, the Republic of Fiji, the
abwe), on 4 December 2007 (the Republic of Mauritius),
Republic of Ghana, the Republic of Haiti, the Republic
on 11 December 2007 (the Union of the Comoros and
of Kenya, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of
the Republic of Madagascar) and 30 September 2008
Mozambique, the Republic of Namibia, the Republic of
(the Republic of Zambia);
Rwanda, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic
of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of
Zambia have not taken the necessary steps towards rati
( 1 ) Position of the European Parliament of 13 September 2012 (not yet
fication of their respective Agreements.
published in the Official Journal) and position of the Council at first
reading of 11 December 2012 (OJ C 39 E, 12.2.2013, p. 1).
Position of the European Parliament of 16 April 2013.
( 2 ) OJ L 348, 31.12.2007, p. 1.

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(4) Consequently,
in
accordance
with
Article
2(3)
of
Regu
2. The
power
to
adopt
delegated
acts
referred
to
in
lation (EC) No 1528/2007, and in particular point (b)
Article 2a shall be conferred on the Commission for a
thereof, Annex I to that Regulation should be amended
period of five years from 21 June 2013. The Commission
to remove those countries from that Annex.
shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power
not later than nine months before the end of the five- year
(5) In
order
to
ensure
that
those
countries
can
swiftly
be
period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for
reinstated in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007
periods of an identical duration, unless the European
as soon as they have taken the necessary steps towards
Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not
ratification of their respective Agreements, and pending
later than three months before the end of each period.
entry into force thereof, the power to adopt acts in
accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Func
3. The
delegation
of
power
referred
to
in
Article
2a
may
tioning of the European Union should be delegated to
be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by
the Commission to reinstate the countries removed from
the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 pursuant to
delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall
this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the
take effect the day following the publication of the decision
Commission carry out appropriate consultations during
in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date
its preparatory work, including at expert level. The
specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of the
Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated
delegated acts already in force.
acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appro
priate transmission of relevant documents to the
European Parliament and to the Council,
4. As
soon
as
it
adopts
a
delegated
act,
the
Commission
shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament
and to the Council.
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
5. A
delegated
act
adopted
pursuant
to
Article
2a
shall
enter into force only if no objection has been expressed
Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 is hereby amended as follows:
either by the European Parliament or the Council within a
period of two months of notification of that act to the
(1) the following Articles are inserted:
European Parliament and the Council or if, before the
expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the
Council have both informed the Commission that they
‘Article 2a
will not object. That period shall be extended by two
Delegation of power
months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of
the Council.
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated
___________
acts in accordance with Article 2b to amend Annex I to
(*) OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 59.’;
this Regulation by reinstating those regions or states from
the ACP Group of States which were removed from that
Annex pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 of the
European Parliament and of the Council (*), and which have,
(2) Annex I is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this
since such removal, taken the necessary steps towards rati
Regulation.
fication of their respective agreements.
Article 2
Article 2b
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
Exercise of the delegation
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
1. The
power
to
adopt
delegated
acts
is
conferred
on
the
Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this
Article.
It shall apply as from 1 October 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 21 May 2013.
For the European Parliament
For the Council
The President
The President
M. SCHULZ
L. CREIGHTON

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18.6.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
165/61
ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
List of regions or states which have concluded negotiations within the meaning of Article 2(2)
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS
BARBADOS
BELIZE
THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
GRENADA
THE COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA
JAMAICA
THE REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR
THE REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS
THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
FEDERATION OF SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
SAINT LUCIA
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES
THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME
THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE’

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