Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and... (22016A0204(01))
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
- 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
- TITLE I
- GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND AIMS OF THIS AGREEMENT
- Article 1
- General principles
- Article 2
- Aims of this Agreement
- Article 3
- Cooperation in regional and international organisations
- TITLE II
- POLITICAL DIALOGUE; COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY
- Article 4
- Political dialogue
- Article 5
- Democracy and the rule of law
- Article 6
- Foreign and security policy
- Article 7
- Space security
- Article 8
- Serious crimes of international concern
- Article 9
- Conflict prevention and crisis management
- Article 10
- Regional stability
- Article 11
- Countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
- Article 12
- Small arms and light weapons
- Article 13
- Counter-terrorism
- TITLE III
- TRADE AND BUSINESS
- CHAPTER 1
- Trade in goods
- Article 14
- Most-favoured-nation treatment
- Article 15
- National treatment
- Article 16
- Import and export customs duties
- Article 17
- Import and export restrictions
- Article 18
- Temporary admission of goods
- Article 19
- Transit
- Article 20
- Safeguard measures
- Article 21
- Special agriculture safeguard
- Article 22
- Anti-dumping and countervailing measures
- Article 23
- Pricing
- Article 24
- Exceptions
- CHAPTER 2
- Customs
- Article 25
- Customs cooperation
- Article 26
- Mutual administrative assistance
- Article 27
- Customs valuation
- CHAPTER 3
- Technical Barriers to Trade
- Article 28
- WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
- Article 29
- Technical regulation, standardisation, metrology, accreditation, market surveillance and conformity assessment
- Article 30
- Transparency
- CHAPTER 4
- Sanitary and phytosanitary matters
- Article 31
- Objective
- Article 32
- Principles
- Article 33
- Import Requirements
- Article 34
- Equivalence
- Article 35
- Measures linked to animal and plant health
- Article 36
- Trade facilitation
- Article 37
- Inspections and Audits
- Article 38
- Exchange of information and cooperation
- CHAPTER 5
- Trade in services and establishment
- Section 1
- General provisions
- Article 39
- Objective, scope and coverage
- Article 40
- Definitions
- Section 2
- Establishment and cross-border supply of services
- Subsection 1
- All economic activities
- Article 41
- Scope and coverage
- Article 42
- Progressive improvement of conditions for establishment
- Article 43
- Progressive improvement of conditions for cross-border supply of services
- Subsection 2
- Economic activities other than services
- Article 44
- Scope and coverage
- Article 45
- Most-favoured-nation treatment
- Article 46
- National treatment
- Section 3
- Temporary presence of natural persons for business purposes
- Article 47
- Coverage and definitions
- Article 48
- Intra-corporate transferees and business visitors for establishment purposes
- Article 49
- Contractual service suppliers
- Article 50
- Most-favoured-nation treatment
- Article 51
- Progressive improvement of conditions for temporary presence of natural persons for business purposes
- Section 4
- Domestic regulation
- Article 52
- Scope and coverage
- Article 53
- Licensing and qualification
- Section 5
- Sector specific provisions
- Article 54
- International maritime transport
- Article 54
- bis
- Road, rail, inland waterways and air transport
- Section 6
- Exceptions
- Article 55
- General exceptions
- Section 7
- Investment
- Article 56
- Review and consultations
- CHAPTER 6
- Capital movements and payments
- Article 57
- Current account
- Article 58
- Movement of capital
- Article 59
- Exceptions
- Article 60
- Temporary safeguard measures with regard to capital movements, payments or transfers
- CHAPTER 7
- Intellectual Property
- Article 61
- Objectives
- Section 1
- Principles
- Article 62
- Nature and scope of obligations
- Article 63
- Transfer of technology
- Article 64
- Exhaustion
- Section 2
- Standards concerning intellectual property rights
- COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS
- Article 65
- Protection granted
- Article 66
- Authors
- Article 67
- Performers
- Article 68
- Producers of phonograms
- Article 69
- Broadcasting organisations
- Article 70
- Broadcasting and communication to the public
- Article 71
- Term of protection
- Article 72
- Protection of technological measures
- Article 73
- Protection of rights-management information
- Article 74
- Exceptions and limitations
- Article 75
- Resale right
- Article 76
- Cooperation on collective management of rights
- TRADEMARKS
- Article 77
- International agreements
- Article 78
- Registration procedure
- Article 79
- Well-known trademarks
- Article 80
- Exceptions to the rights conferred by a trademark
- GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
- Article 81
- Definition
- Article 82
- Principles of the protection of geographical indications
- Article 83
- Negotiations
- DESIGNS
- Article 84
- International agreements
- Article 85
- Requirements for protection of registered designs
- Article 86
- Rights conferred by registration
- Article 87
- Protection conferred to unregistered designs
- Article 88
- Term of protection
- Article 89
- Exceptions
- Article 90
- Relationship to copyright
- PATENTS
- Article 91
- International agreements
- Article 92
- Patents and public health
- Article 93
- Supplementary protection certificates
- Article 94
- Protection of data submitted to obtain an authorisation to put a pharmaceutical product(21) on the market
- Article 95
- Data protection on plant protection products and rules on avoidance of duplicative testing
- Article 96
- Plant varieties
- Section 3
- Enforcement of intellectual property rights
- Article 97
- General obligations
- Article 98
- Entitled applicants
- Article 99
- Evidence
- Article 100
- Measures for preserving evidence
- Article 101
- Right of information
- Article 102
- Provisional and precautionary measures
- Article 103
- Corrective measures
- Article 104
- Injunctions
- Article 105
- Alternative measures
- Article 106
- Damages
- Article 107
- Legal costs
- Article 108
- Publication of judicial decisions
- Article 109
- Presumption of authorship or ownership
- Article 110
- Administrative procedures
- Article 111
- Border measures
- Section 4
- Liability of intermediary service providers
- Article 112
- Use of intermediaries' services
- Article 113
- Liability of intermediary service providers: ‘mere conduit’
- Article 114
- Liability of intermediary service providers: ‘caching’
- Article 115
- Liability of intermediary service providers: ‘hosting’
- Article 116
- No general obligation to monitor
- Article 117
- Date of application of Articles 112 to 116
- Article 118
- Cooperation
- CHAPTER 8
- Government procurement
- Article 119
- Definitions
- Article 120
- Scope and coverage
- Article 121
- General exceptions
- Article 122
- General principles
- Article 123
- Information on the procurement system
- Article 124
- Notices
- Article 125
- Conditions for participation
- Article 126
- Qualification of suppliers
- Article 127
- Technical specifications and tender documentation
- Article 128
- Time periods
- Article 129
- Negotiation
- Article 130
- Limited tendering
- Article 131
- Electronic auctions
- Article 132
- Treatment of tenders and awarding of contracts
- Article 133
- Transparency of procurement information
- Article 134
- Disclosure of information
- Article 135
- Domestic review procedures
- Article 136
- Modifications and rectifications to coverage
- Article 137
- Transitional period
- CHAPTER 9
- Raw materials and energy
- Article 138
- Definitions
- Article 139
- Price regulation
- Article 140
- Trading and export monopolies
- Article 141
- Access and rights to prospect, explore and produce hydrocarbons (crude oil and natural gas)
- Article 142
- Conditions for investment in raw materials and energy goods
- Article 143
- Transit
- Article 144
- Interruption
- Article 145
- Access to high-voltage electric energy transmission grids and lines
- Article 146
- Regulatory authorities for electricity and gas
- Article 147
- Renewable energy sector
- Article 148
- Cooperation in raw materials and energy goods
- Article 149
- Early warning mechanism
- Article 150
- Exceptions
- CHAPTER 10
- Trade and sustainable development
- Article 151
- Context and objectives
- Article 152
- Multilateral environmental and labour standards and agreements
- Article 153
- Right to regulate and levels of protection
- Article 154
- Trade and investment promoting sustainable development
- Article 155
- Dispute Settlement
- CHAPTER 11
- Competition
- Article 156
- Principles
- Article 157
- Antitrust and mergers legislation and its implementation
- Article 158
- State monopolies, state enterprises and enterprises entrusted with special or exclusive rights or privileges
- Article 159
- Subsidies
- Article 160
- Dispute settlement
- Article 161
- Relationship with the WTO
- Article 162
- Confidentiality
- CHAPTER 12
- State-owned enterprises, state-controlled enterprises and enterprises granted special or exclusive rights or privileges
- Article 163
- Definitions
- Article 164
- Scope
- Article 165
- Article 166
- Non-discrimination
- Article 167
- Commercial considerations
- Article 168
- Pricing
- Article 169
- Corporate governance
- Article 170
- Exchange of information
- CHAPTER 13
- Transparency
- Article 171
- CHAPTER 14
- Dispute settlement
- Section 1
- Objective and scope
- Article 172
- Objective
- Article 173
- Scope of application
- Section 2
- Consultations and mediation
- Article 174
- Consultations
- Article 175
- Mediation
- Section 3
- Dispute settlement procedures
- Subsection 1
- Arbitration procedure
- Article 176
- Initiation of the arbitration procedure
- Article 177
- Establishment of the arbitration panel
- Article 178
- Preliminary ruling on urgency
- Article 179
- Conciliation for urgent energy disputes
- Article 180
- Reports of the arbitration panel
- Article 181
- Interim report of the arbitration panel
- Article 182
- Final report of the arbitration panel
- Subsection 2
- Compliance
- Article 183
- Compliance with the final report of the arbitration panel
- Article 184
- Reasonable period of time for compliance
- Article 185
- Review of any measure taken to comply with the final report of the arbitration panel
- Article 186
- Temporary remedies in case of non-compliance
- Article 187
- Review of any measure taken to comply after the adoption of temporary remedies for non-compliance
- Article 188
- Remedies for urgent energy disputes
- Subsection 3
- Common provisions
- Article 189
- Replacement of arbitrators
- Article 190
- Suspension and termination of arbitration and compliance procedures
- Article 191
- Mutually agreed solution
- Article 192
- Rules of Procedure
- Article 193
- Information and technical advice
- Article 194
- Rules of interpretation
- Article 195
- Decisions and reports of the arbitration panel
- Section 4
- General provisions
- Article 196
- Lists of arbitrators
- Article 197
- Relation with WTO obligations
- Article 198
- Time limits
- TITLE IV
- COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF ECONOMIC AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- CHAPTER 1
- Economic Dialogue
- Article 199
- Article 200
- CHAPTER 2
- Cooperation in public finance management, including public audit and internal control
- Article 201
- CHAPTER 3
- Cooperation in the area of taxation
- Article 202
- CHAPTER 4
- Cooperation in the area of statistics
- Article 203
- CHAPTER 5
- Cooperation in the area of energy
- Article 204
- Article 205
- Article 206
- Hydrocarbon energy
- Article 207
- Renewable energy sources
- Article 208
- Energy efficiency and energy savings
- CHAPTER 6
- Cooperation in the area of transport
- Article 209
- Article 210
- Article 211
- CHAPTER 7
- Cooperation in the area of environment
- Article 212
- Article 213
- Article 214
- CHAPTER 8
- Cooperation in the area of climate change
- Article 215
- Article 216
- Article 217
- CHAPTER 9
- Cooperation in the area of industry
- Article 218
- CHAPTER 10
- Cooperation in the area of small and medium-sized enterprises
- Article 219
- CHAPTER 11
- Cooperation in the area of company law
- Article 220
- CHAPTER 12
- Cooperation in the area of banking, insurance and other financial services
- Article 221
- CHAPTER 13
- Cooperation in the area of information society
- Article 222
- Article 223
- Article 224
- CHAPTER 14
- Cooperation in the area of tourism
- Article 225
- Article 226
- Article 227
- CHAPTER 15
- Cooperation in the area of agriculture and rural development
- Article 228
- Article 229
- CHAPTER 16
- Cooperation on employment, labour relations, social policy and equal opportunities
- Article 230
- Article 231
- Article 232
- CHAPTER 17
- Cooperation in the area of health
- Article 233
- Article 234
- TITLE V
- COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE
- Article 235
- Rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms
- Article 236
- Legal cooperation
- Article 237
- Protection of personal data
- Article 238
- Cooperation on migration, asylum and border management
- Article 239
- Consular protection
- Article 240
- Combating money laundering and financing of terrorism
- Article 241
- Illicit drugs
- Article 242
- Fight against organised and transnational crime and corruption
- Article 243
- Fight against cybercrime
- TITLE VI
- OTHER COOPERATION POLICIES
- CHAPTER 1
- Cooperation on education and training
- Article 244
- CHAPTER 2
- Cooperation in the field of culture
- Article 245
- CHAPTER 3
- Cooperation in research and innovation
- Article 246
- Article 247
- Article 248
- CHAPTER 4
- Cooperation in the media and audiovisual fields
- Article 249
- Article 250
- CHAPTER 5
- Civil society cooperation
- Article 251
- CHAPTER 6
- Cooperation in the field of sport and physical activity
- Article 252
- CHAPTER 7
- Cooperation in the area of civil protection
- Article 253
- CHAPTER 8
- Cooperation in space activities
- Article 254
- Article 255
- CHAPTER 9
- Cooperation in the area of consumer protection
- Article 256
- CHAPTER 10
- Regional cooperation
- Article 257
- Article 258
- Article 259
- CHAPTER 11
- Cooperation in the field of civil service
- Article 260
- TITLE VII
- FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION
- Article 261
- Article 262
- Article 263
- Article 264
- Prevention
- Article 265
- Communication
- Article 266
- On-the-spot inspections
- Article 267
- Investigation and prosecution
- TITLE VIII
- INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
- Article 268
- Cooperation Council
- Article 269
- Cooperation Committee and specialised subcommittees
- Article 270
- Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
- TITLE IX
- GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 271
- Access to courts and administrative organs
- Article 272
- Delegation of authority
- Article 273
- Restrictions in case of balance-of-payments and external financial difficulties
- Article 274
- Measures related to essential security interests
- Article 275
- Non-discrimination
- Article 276
- Taxation
- Article 277
- Fulfilment of obligations
- Article 278
- Dispute settlement
- Article 279
- Appropriate measures in case of non-fulfilment of obligations
- Article 280
- Public access to official documents
- Article 281
- Entry into force, provisional application, duration and termination
- Article 282
- Article 283
- Article 284
- Annexes and Protocols
- Article 285
- Definition of the Parties
- Article 286
- Territorial application
- Article 287
- Authentic texts
- ANNEX I
- RESERVATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 46
- A. RESERVATIONS BY THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
- 1. Subsurface sector
- 2. Strategic resources and objects
- 3. Real estate
- 4. Fauna
- 5. Establishment requirements for licensing purposes
- 6. Continental shelf
- B. RESERVATIONS BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
- 1. Mining and quarrying including the extraction of oil and natural gas
- 2. Production of petroleum products, gas, electricity, steam, hot water and heat
- 3. Fishing
- 4. Acquisition of real estate including land
- 5. Agriculture including hunting
- 6. Aquaculture activities
- 7. Extraction and processing of fissionable and fusionable materials or materials from which they are derived
- ANNEX II
- LIMITATIONS APPLIED BY THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 48(2)
- ANNEX III
- SCOPE OF CHAPTER 8 (GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT) OF TITLE III (TRADE AND BUSINESS)
- PART 1
- CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES WHOSE PROCUREMENT IS COVERED
- PART 2
- REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES WHOSE PROCUREMENT IS COVERED
- PART 3
- ALL OTHER ENTITIES WHOSE PROCUREMENT IS COVERED
- PART 4
- GOODS COVERED
- PART 5
- SERVICES COVERED
- PART 6
- CONSTRUCTION SERVICES COVERED
- PART 7
- GENERAL NOTES
- ANNEX IV
- MEDIA FOR PUBLICATION OF PROCUREMENT INFORMATION AND NOTICES OF CHAPTER 8 (GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT) OF TITLE III (TRADE AND BUSINESS)
- PART 1
- MEDIA FOR PUBLICATION OF PROCUREMENT INFORMATION
- PART 2
- MEDIA FOR PUBLICATION OF NOTICES
- ANNEX V
- RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR ARBITRATION UNDER CHAPTER 14 (DISPUTE SETTLEMENT) OF TITLE III (TRADE AND BUSINESS)
- General provisions
- Notifications
- Commencing the arbitration
- Initial submissions
- Working of arbitration panels
- Replacement
- Hearings
- Argument
- Rebuttal Argument
- Questions in writing
- Confidentiality
- Non-confidential version of the arbitration panel report
- Ex parte
- contacts
- Amicus curiae
- submissions
- Urgent cases
- Translation and interpretation
- Other procedures
- ANNEX VI
- CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS OF ARBITRATION PANELS AND MEDIATORS UNDER CHAPTER 14 (DISPUTE SETTLEMENT) OF TITLE III (TRADE AND BUSINESS)
- Definitions
- Responsibilities to the process
- Disclosure obligations
- Duties of arbitrators
- Independence and impartiality of arbitrators
- Obligations of former arbitrators
- Confidentiality
- Expenses
- Mediators
- ANNEX VII
- MEDIATION MECHANISM UNDER CHAPTER 14 (DISPUTE SETTLEMENT) OF TITLE III (TRADE AND BUSINESS)
- Article 1
- Objective
- Section A
- Procedure under the mediation mechanism
- Article 2
- Request for information
- Article 3
- Initiation of the procedure
- Article 4
- Selection of the mediator
- Article 5
- Rules of the Mediation Procedure
- Section B
- Implementation
- Article 6
- Implementation of a mutually agreed solution
- Section C
- General provisions
- Article 7
- Confidentiality and relationship to dispute settlement
- Article 8
- Time limits
- Article 9
- Costs
- PROTOCOL
- on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters
- Article 1
- Definitions
- Article 2
- Scope
- Article 3
- Assistance on request
- Article 4
- Spontaneous assistance
- Article 5
- Delivery and notification
- Article 6
- Form and substance of requests for assistance
- Article 7
- Execution of requests
- Article 8
- Form in which information is to be communicated
- Article 9
- Exceptions to the obligation to provide assistance
- Article 10
- Information exchange and confidentiality
- Article 11
- Experts and witnesses
- Article 12
- Assistance expenses
- Article 13
- Implementation
- Article 14
- Other agreements
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