Legal provisions of JOIN(2016)42 - Signing and provisional application of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with Cuba

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dossier JOIN(2016)42 - Signing and provisional application of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with Cuba.
document JOIN(2016)42 EN
date December  6, 2016

Contents

Article 1

The signing on behalf of the Union of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Cuba, of the other part, is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.

Article 3

Pending the entry into force of the Agreement, in accordance with Article 86(3) thereof and subject to the notifications provided for therein, the following parts of the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis (1) between the Union and the Republic of Cuba, but only to the extent that they cover matters falling within the Union's competence, including matters falling within the Union's competence to define and implement a common foreign and security policy:

—Parts I to IV; and

—Part V, to the extent that the provisions thereof are limited to the purpose of ensuring provisional application of the Agreement.

Notwithstanding the first paragraph of this Article, the following Articles shall not be applied on a provisional basis:

—Article 29;

—Article 35;

—Article 55 to the extent that it concerns cooperation on maritime transport;

—Article 58;

—Article 71 to the extent that it concerns border security; and

—Article 73 to the extent that it concerns cooperation on non-agricultural geographical indications.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the date following that of its adoption.