Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 of 20 December 2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements
Modified by
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2008of 8 December 2008amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 in order to add the Republic of Zambia to the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations, 32008R1217, December 9, 2008
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013of 13 May 2013adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia, 32013R0517, June 10, 2013
  • Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 21 May 2013amending 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, 32013R0527, June 18, 2013
  • Regulation (EU) No 37/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 15 January 2014amending certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures, 32014R0037, January 21, 2014
  • Regulation (EU) No 38/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 15 January 2014amending certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the granting of delegated and implementing powers for the adoption of certain measures, 32014R0038, January 21, 2014
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1025/2014of 25 July 2014amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 38/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the granting of delegated and implementing powers for the adoption of certain measures, 32014R1025, September 30, 2014
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1026/2014of 25 July 2014amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiationsCorrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1026/2014 of 25 July 2014 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations(Official Journal of the European Union L 284 of 30 September 2014), 32014R102632014R1026R(01), September 30, 2014
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1027/2014of 25 July 2014amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations, 32014R1027, September 30, 2014
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1387/2014of 14 November 2014amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements, 32014R1387, December 24, 2014
  • Regulation (EU) 2016/1076 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 8 June 2016applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, economic partnership agreements(recast), 32016R1076, July 8, 2016
Corrected by
  • Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1026/2014 of 25 July 2014 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations, 32014R1026R(01), January 20, 2015
Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007of 20 December 2007applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements CHAPTER ISUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND MARKET ACCESS
Article 1Subject matterThis Regulation applies the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements.
Article 2Scope1.This Regulation shall apply to products originating in the regions and states listed in Annex I.2.The Commission shall amend Annex I by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 24a to add regions or states from the ACP Group of States which have concluded negotiations on an agreement between the Union and that region or state which at least meets the requirements of Article XXIV GATT 1994.3.That region or state will remain on the list in Annex I to this Regulation unless the Commission adopts a delegated act in accordance with Article 24a amending Annex I to remove a region or state from that Annex, in particular where:(a)the region or state indicates that it intends not to ratify an agreement which has permitted it to be included in Annex I;(b)ratification of an agreement which has permitted a region or state to be included in Annex I has not taken place within a reasonable period of time such that the entry into force of the agreement is unduly delayed; or(c)the agreement is terminated, or the region or state concerned terminates its rights and obligations under the agreement but the agreement otherwise remains in force.
Article 2aDelegation of powerThe Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 2b to amend Annex I to 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 CouncilOJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 59., and which have, since such removal, taken the necessary steps towards ratification of their respective agreements.
Article 2bExercise of the delegation1.The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.2.The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 2a shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 21 June 2013. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five- year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.3.The delegation of power referred to in Article 2a may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of the delegated acts already in force.4.As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.5.A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 2a shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the 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 will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Article 3Market access1.Subject to Articles 6, 7 and 8, import duties shall be eliminated on all products of Chapters 1 to 97 but not 93 of the Harmonised System originating in a region or state listed in Annex I. Such elimination shall be subject to the transitional safeguard and surveillance mechanisms set out in Articles 9 and 10 and the general safeguards mechanism provided for in Articles 11 to 22.2.For products of Chapter 93 of the Harmonised System originating in regions or states listed in Annex I the most favoured nation duties applied shall continue to apply.3.Notwithstanding Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 980/2005, products originating in least-developed countries listed in Annex I of that Regulation which are included in Annex I to this Regulation shall, in addition to the arrangements provided for in this Regulation, continue to benefit from the preferences provided for pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 in respect of products:(a)of tariff heading 1006 except for subheading 10061010, until 31 December 2009; and(b)of tariff heading 1701, until 30 September 2009.4.Paragraph 1 of this Article and Articles 6, 7 and 8 shall not apply to products originating in South Africa. Such products shall be subject to the relevant provisions of the TDCA. In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(3), an Annex shall be added to this Regulation setting out the regime applicable to products originating in South Africa once the relevant trade provisions of the TDCA have been superseded by the relevant provisions of an agreement establishing, or leading to the establishment of, an Economic Partnership Agreement.5.Paragraph 1 shall not apply to products of tariff heading 08030019 originating in a region or state listed in Annex I and released for free circulation in the Community's outermost regions until 1 January 2018. Paragraph 1 of this Article and Article 7 shall not apply to products of tariff heading 1701 originating in a region or state listed in Annex I and released for free circulation in the French overseas departments until 1 January 2018. Those periods shall be extended to 1 January 2028 unless otherwise agreed between the Parties to the relevant agreements. The Commission shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union informing interested parties of the termination of this provision.
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