PART ONE

GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OCTs WITH THE COMMUNITY
Chapter 1

General provisions

Purpose, objectives and principles
Article 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Basic elements
Article 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The least-developed OCTs
Article 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 2

Actors of cooperation in the OCTs

Principles
Article 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The different actors involved
Article 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Responsibilities of the non-governmental actors
Article 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 3

Principles and Procedures of the OCT-EC Partnership

Dialogue and Partnership
Article 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Article 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Management
Article 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART TWO

THE AREAS OF OCT-EC COOPERATION

Areas of cooperation
Article 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Productive sectors
Article 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trade development
Article 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trade in services
Article 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trade-related areas
Article 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Social sectors
Article 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regional cooperation and integration
Article 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cultural and social cooperation
Article 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART THREE

INSTRUMENTS OF OCT-EC COOPERATION
TITLE I

DEVELOPMENT FINANCE COOPERATION
Chapter 1

General provisions

Objectives
Article 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Principles
Article 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Single Programming Documents
Article 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scope of financing
Article 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Eligibility for financing
Article 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Programming and implementation
Article 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The EDF-OCT Committee
Article 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 2

Resources made available to the OCTs

Financial assistance
Article 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 3

Private Sector Investment Support

Investment promotion
Article 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Investment support and financing
Article 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 4

Additional support in the event of fluctuations in export earnings

Additional support
Article 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 5

Support for other actors of cooperation

Objectives and financing
Article 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 6

Support for humanitarian and emergency aid

Objectives and means
Article 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 7

Implementation Procedures

Technical assistance
Article 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Financial control
Article 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 8

Transition from previous European Development Funds (EDFs) to the 9th EDF

Implementing the previous EDFs and the transitional phase
Article 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article 33a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TITLE II

ECONOMIC AND TRADE COOPERATION

Objective
Article 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1

Arrangements for trade in goods

Free access for originating products
Article 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transhipment of non-originating products in free circulation in the OCTs
Article 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Committee procedure
Article 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect
Article 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Waste
Article 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Measures adopted by the OCTs
Article 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Surveillance clause
Article 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Safeguard measures
Article 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Committee procedure
Article 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 2

Trade in services and rules of establishment

General objective
Article 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General principles of establishment and the provision of services
Article 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maritime transport
Article 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 3

Trade-related areas

Current payments and capital movements
Article 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Competition policies
Article 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Protection of intellectual property rights
Article 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Standardisation and certification
Article 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trade and the environment
Article 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trade and labour standards
Article 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consumer policy and consumer health protection
Article 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prohibition of disguised protectionist measures
Article 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 4

Monetary and tax matters

Tax carve-out clause
Article 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tax and customs arrangements for Community-funded contracts
Article 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 5

Vocational training, eligibility for Community programmes and other provisions

Vocational training
Article 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Programmes open to the OCTs
Article 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Euro-Info Correspondence Centres (EICC)
Article 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CDE and CTA
Article 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART FOUR

FINAL PROVISIONS

Change of status
Article 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Review
Article 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Entry into force
Article 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Publication
Article 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repealed by Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (‘Overseas Association Decision’).