Activites

• 1994/12/31 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Decision 1994/908
  • OJ L 358 31.12.1994, p. 0001
• #1820
• 1994/12/19 Council Meeting
• 1994/12/19 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1994/12/19 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 1993/10/27 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T3-0535/1993
• 1993/10/25 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament summary

• 1993/10/07 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A3-0277/1993
• 1993/04/19 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1993/03/01 Legislative proposal published
  • 04899/1993 summary

    This proposal for a decision sought to conclude an Association Agreement between the Community and its Member States and Bulgaria. It was a mixed agreement covering areas of both Community and national competence, concluded for an unlimited period. It aimed essentially to establish a free trade area between the Community and its Member States and Bulgaria. It included for the first time political dialogue and cultural cooperation and had as a framework the future accession of Bulgaria to the European Community. In particular, the agreement provided for: - regular political dialogue, - a transitional period of 10 years consisting of two periods of five years, which did not apply to the trade provisions, - the creation of a free trade area covering all products with a mutual yet asymmetrical liberalisation process between the parties, - separate protocols for sensitive products (textiles, coal and steel, and processed agricultural products), - rules of origin and provisions relating to customs cooperation, - the management of transfrontier waters in a protocol annexed to the agreement, - the improvement of the situation of Bulgarian workers residing legally in the Community, - national treatment with regard to free establishment and the provision of services by Bulgarian operators operating in the Community, - the liberalisation of the movement of capital and payments and the harmonisation of legislation, - increased financial cooperation through the allocation of non-refundable aid (e.g. Phare), EIB loans or actions providing technical macro-economic assistance, - an association council meeting at least once a year which would have certain decision-making powers, as well as an association parliamentary committee of an advisory nature. This agreement replaced the former economic and trade cooperation agreement concluded between the Community and Bulgaria. �

• 1993/02/18 Initial legislative proposal published
  • COM(1993)0045

Documents

• Initial legislative proposal published: COM(1993)0045
• Legislative proposal published: 04899/1993
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A3-0277/1993
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T3-0535/1993
• : Decision 1994/908
• : OJ L 358 31.12.1994, p. 0001

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)