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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
3. Article 1
4. (1)
   1. Article 2a Delegation of power
   2. Article 2b Exercise of the delegation
5. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
6. ANNEX
7. ANNEX

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1) Negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreements (the Agreements) between:

the CARIFORUM states, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, were concluded on 16 December 2007;

the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, were concluded on 17 December 2007 (the Republic of Cameroon);

Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, were concluded on 13 December 2007;

Côte d’Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, were concluded on 7 December 2007;

the Eastern and Southern Africa States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, were concluded on 28 November 2007 (the Republic of Seychelles and the Republic of Zimbabwe), on 4 December 2007 (the Republic of Mauritius), on 11 December 2007 (the Union of the Comoros and the Republic of Madagascar) and 30 September 2008 (the Republic of Zambia);

the European Community and its Member States, of the 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 Swaziland, the Republic of Mozambique) and 3 December 2007 (the Republic of Namibia);

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 2007;

the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part, were concluded on 23 November 2007.

(2) The conclusion of negotiations on the Agreements by Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Botswana, the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of Cameroon, the Union of the Comoros, the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Dominican Republic, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of Ghana, Grenada, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, 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 Republic of Namibia, the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, the Republic of Rwanda, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint 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 and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe permitted their inclusion in Annex I to 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.

(3) The Republic of Botswana, the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of Cameroon, the Union of the Comoros, the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of Ghana, the Republic of Haiti, the Republic of Kenya, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Namibia, the Republic of 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 ratification of their respective Agreements.

(4) Consequently, in accordance with Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, and in particular point (b) thereof, Annex I to that Regulation should be amended to remove those countries from that Annex.

(5) In order to ensure that those countries can swiftly be reinstated in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 as soon as they have taken the necessary steps towards ratification of their respective Agreements, and pending entry into force thereof, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to reinstate the countries removed from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 pursuant to this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 is hereby amended as follows:

(1) the following Articles are inserted:

Article 1

(1)

Article 2a Delegation of power

The 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 Council, and which have, since such removal, taken the necessary steps towards ratification of their respective agreements.

Article 2b Exercise of the delegation

1. 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 1

(2) Annex I is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 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 The President M. Schulz For the Council The President L. Creighton

ANNEX

ANNEX

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

Versions

1. 2013-05-21

Cited by

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1016/2014 of 22 July 2014 amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences Regulation · Grade B

  By Regulation (EU) No 527/2013of the European Parliament and of the Council, as from 1 October 2014, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Fiji, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, and Swaziland cease to be covered by the market access arrangement provided by Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007. These countries are GSP eligible countries as defined by Article 2(c) of the GSP Regulation and, as of 1 October 2014, meet the criteria of Article 4 of the GSP Regulation. Therefore, these countries should be included in Annex II to the GSP Regulation with application from 1 October 2014.

• 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 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations Regulation · Grade B

  Having regard to 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, 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, and in particular Articles 2a and 2b thereof,

• 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 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations Regulation · Grade B

  Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Fiji, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Swaziland had not taken the necessary steps towards ratification of their respective Agreement. Consequently, in accordance with Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, and in particular point (b) thereof, Annex I to that Regulation was amended by Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Those countries ceased to be covered by the market access arrangement permitted under Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, as from 1 October 2014.

• 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 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations Regulation · Grade B

  The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Articles 2a and 2b of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 to amend Annex I to that Regulation by re-instating those countries which were removed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 527/2013, as soon as those countries have taken the necessary steps towards ratification of their respective Agreements.

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1025/2014 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 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 Regulation · Grade B

  Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Fiji, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Swaziland had not taken the necessary steps towards ratification of their respective Agreement and will consequently, in accordance with Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, and in particular point (b) thereof, cease to be covered by the market access arrangement permitted under Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, as from 1 October 2014. This results from Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1027/2014 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 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations Regulation · Grade B

  Having regard to 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, 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, and in particular Articles 2a and 2b thereof,

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1027/2014 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 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations Regulation · Grade B

  Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Fiji, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Swaziland had not taken the necessary steps towards ratification of their respective Agreement. Consequently, in accordance with Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, and in particular point (b) thereof, Annex I to that Regulation was amended by Regulation (EU) No 527/2013. Those countries ceased to be covered by the market access arrangement permitted under Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, as from 1 October 2014.

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1027/2014 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 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations Regulation · Grade B

  The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Articles 2a and 2b of Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 to amend Annex I to that Regulation by reinstating those countries which were removed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 527/2013, as soon as those countries have taken the necessary steps towards ratification of their respective Agreements.

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1387/2014 of 14 November 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 Regulation · Grade B

  Kenya had not taken the necessary steps towards ratification of its interim Economic Partnership Agreement and consequently, in accordance with Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, and in particular point (b) thereof, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ceased to be covered by the market access arrangement permitted under Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, as from 1 October 2014.

• 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 Regulation · Grade B

  The 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 Council, and which have, since such removal, taken the necessary steps towards ratification of their respective agreements.

• Regulation (EU) 2016/1076 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 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 (recast) Regulation · Grade B

  Certain countries that have not taken the necessary steps towards the ratification of their respective agreements have been removed from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 by Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

• Regulation (EU) 2016/1076 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 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 (recast) Regulation · Grade B

  In order to ensure that those countries can swiftly be reinstated in Annex I to this Regulation as soon as they have taken the necessary steps towards ratification of their respective agreements, and pending entry into force thereof, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of reinstating the countries removed from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 by Regulation (EU) No 527/2013.

• Regulation (EU) 2016/1076 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 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 (recast) Regulation · Grade B

  The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to amend Annex I to this Regulation by reinstating those regions or states from the ACP Group of States which were removed from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 by Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 and which have, since such removal, taken the necessary steps towards ratification of their respective agreements.

• Regulation (EU) 2016/1076 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 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 (recast) Regulation · Grade B

  Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 (OJ L 348, 31.12.2007, p. 1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2008 (OJ L 330, 9.12.2008, p. 1) Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 (OJ L 158, 10.6.2013, p. 1) Only the second indent of point (m) of Article 1(1), and point 15.B.2 of the Annex Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 59) Regulation (EU) No 37/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 18, 21.1.2014, p. 1) Only point 14 of the Annex Regulation (EU) No 38/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 18, 21.1.2014

• P7_TA(2013)0112 EU/ACP countries' Economic Partnership Agreements: exclusion of certain countries from trade preferences ***II European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 April 2013 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Annex I to 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 (15519/1/2012 — C7-0006/2013 — 2011/0260(COD)) (Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading) 2016/C 045/26 Notice · Grade B

  (As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) No 527/2013.)

• P8_TA(2014)0085 Non-objection to a delegated act: arrangements for products originating in certain ACP-States European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 14 November 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 (C(2014)08355 — 2014/2954(DEA)) 2016/C 294/22 Notice · Grade B

  having regard to 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,

• P8_TA(2014)0085 Non-objection to a delegated act: arrangements for products originating in certain ACP-States European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 14 November 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 (C(2014)08355 — 2014/2954(DEA)) 2016/C 294/22 Notice · Grade B

  whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 527/2013, Kenya ceased as of 1 October 2014 to be covered by the market access arrangement permitted under Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007;