Considerations on JOIN(2018)20 - Signing and provisional application of the partnership agreement with the Government of Malaysia

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dossier JOIN(2018)20 - Signing and provisional application of the partnership agreement with the Government of Malaysia.
document JOIN(2018)20 EN
date July  3, 2018
 
(1) On November 2004, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with Malaysia for a Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and the Government of Malaysia ('the Agreement').

(2) The negotiations were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement on 6 April 2016 in Putrajaya, Malaysia.

(3) The objective of the Agreement is to strengthen the cooperation across a wide spectrum of policy fields, including human rights, non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, counter-terrorism, the fight against corruption and organised crime, trade, migration, the environment, energy, climate change, transport, science and technology, employment and social affairs, education and agriculture.

(4) Therefore, the Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

(5) In view of the importance of implementing the Agreement as soon as possible after signature, parts of the Agreement should be applied provisionally.