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PURPOSE: to conclude the Framework Agreement on\nComprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European\nUnion and its Member States, of the one part, and Viet Nam, of the\nother part.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the\nact only if Parliament has given its consent to the\nact.
\nBACKGROUND: in 2007, the Council authorised the\nCommission to negotiate a Framework Agreement on Partnership and\nCooperation (PCA) with Vietnam, based on the November 2004\nauthorisation for negotiations with Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore,\nthe Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. Negotiations with Vietnam\nwere launched in Hanoi in November 2007. The PCA was signed in\nBrussels on 27 June 2012.
\nThe PCA with Vietnam will supersede the current legal\nframework of the 1995 Agreement between the European Community and\nVietnam and the 1980 Cooperation Agreement between the European\nEconomic Community and member countries of the Association of\nSouth-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which was extended in 1999 to\ninclude Vietnam.
\nIt is now necessary to approve the PCA on behalf of\nthe European Union.
\nLEGAL BASIS: the Commission notes that Council\nDecision No 2012/272/EU on the signature of the PCA Philippines is the\nsubject of Court Case C-377/12: the Commission asked the\nCourt to annul this Decision insofar as the Council had added legal\nbases relating to transport (Articles 91 and 100 TFEU), readmission\n(Article 79(3) TFEU) and the environment (Article 191(4)\nTFEU).
\nCouncil Decision No 2012/279/EU on the signature of\nthe PCA Vietnam raises, mutatis mutandis, the same legal\nissues as Council Decision No 2012/272/EU on the signature of the\nPCA Philippines. Court Case C-377/12 is therefore of relevance to\nthe proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the PCA\nwith Vietnam too.
\nSubject to the Court ruling in Case-377/12, this\nproposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the PCA\nVietnam is based on Articles 207, 209 and 218(6).
\nThe PCA draws the attention of the Council to the\nrecital in the Agreement relating to the specific position of the\nUK, Ireland and Denmark based on Protocols 21 and 22 of the\nTreaties. The addition of this recital is due to the genesis of\nthis text only. Depending on the outcome of case C-377/12,\ncurrently pending before the Court of Justice, this recital may\nhave to be dropped or reworded at a later stage.
\nThe Commission takes the view that, as long as this\ncase is pending, the procedure for conclusion of this Agreement\ncannot be finalised.
\nCONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is called\nupon to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the Framework\nAgreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the\nEuropean Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Viet\nNam, of the other part.
\nGeneral principles and political\ndialogue: the PCA with Vietnam\nconstitutes an important step towards enhanced political and\neconomic involvement of the EU in South-East Asia.
\nForeign policy: the\ndraft PCA covers the EUs standard political clauses\non:
\nIt also addresses legal cooperation, money laundering\nand terrorist financing, organised crime and corruption, and covers\nareas of particular interest to Vietnam such as cooperation on\nhuman rights and the rule of law, remnants of war and natural\ndisaster prevention.
\nEconomic and trade cooperation: the draft PCA provides the\nbasis for more effective engagement by the EU and its Member States\nwith Vietnam in the development, trade and economic fields and will\nfacilitate the conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement with\nVietnam.
\nThe conclusion of the PCA is in line with the EU's\nobjective of creating a comprehensive and coherent economic and\npolitical framework for relations between the EU and ASEAN\ncountries.
\nSectoral cooperation:\nthe PCA strengthens the sectoral cooperation across a wide range of\npolicy fields, such as:
\nInstitutional framework:\nthe draft Agreement also includes institutional provisions to put\nin place a joint committee composed of representatives of the two\nParties with the aim of ensuring the correct application of the\nAgreement and resolving conflicts.
\nPURPOSE: to conclude the Framework Agreement on\nComprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European\nUnion and its Member States, of the one part, and Viet Nam, of the\nother part.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the\nact only if Parliament has given its consent to the\nact.
\nBACKGROUND: in 2007, the Council authorised the\nCommission to negotiate a Framework Agreement on Partnership and\nCooperation (PCA) with Vietnam, based on the November 2004\nauthorisation for negotiations with Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore,\nthe Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. Negotiations with Vietnam\nwere launched in Hanoi in November 2007. The PCA was signed in\nBrussels on 27 June 2012.
\nThe PCA with Vietnam will supersede the current legal\nframework of the 1995 Agreement between the European Community and\nVietnam and the 1980 Cooperation Agreement between the European\nEconomic Community and member countries of the Association of\nSouth-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which was extended in 1999 to\ninclude Vietnam.
\nIt is now necessary to approve the PCA on behalf of\nthe European Union.
\nLEGAL BASIS: the Commission notes that Council\nDecision No 2012/272/EU on the signature of the PCA Philippines is the\nsubject of Court Case C-377/12: the Commission asked the\nCourt to annul this Decision insofar as the Council had added legal\nbases relating to transport (Articles 91 and 100 TFEU), readmission\n(Article 79(3) TFEU) and the environment (Article 191(4)\nTFEU).
\nCouncil Decision No 2012/279/EU on the signature of\nthe PCA Vietnam raises, mutatis mutandis, the same legal\nissues as Council Decision No 2012/272/EU on the signature of the\nPCA Philippines. Court Case C-377/12 is therefore of relevance to\nthe proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the PCA\nwith Vietnam too.
\nSubject to the Court ruling in Case-377/12, this\nproposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the PCA\nVietnam is based on Articles 207, 209 and 218(6).
\nThe PCA draws the attention of the Council to the\nrecital in the Agreement relating to the specific position of the\nUK, Ireland and Denmark based on Protocols 21 and 22 of the\nTreaties. The addition of this recital is due to the genesis of\nthis text only. Depending on the outcome of case C-377/12,\ncurrently pending before the Court of Justice, this recital may\nhave to be dropped or reworded at a later stage.
\nThe Commission takes the view that, as long as this\ncase is pending, the procedure for conclusion of this Agreement\ncannot be finalised.
\nCONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is called\nupon to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the Framework\nAgreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the\nEuropean Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Viet\nNam, of the other part.
\nGeneral principles and political\ndialogue: the PCA with Vietnam\nconstitutes an important step towards enhanced political and\neconomic involvement of the EU in South-East Asia.
\nForeign policy: the\ndraft PCA covers the EUs standard political clauses\non:
\nIt also addresses legal cooperation, money laundering\nand terrorist financing, organised crime and corruption, and covers\nareas of particular interest to Vietnam such as cooperation on\nhuman rights and the rule of law, remnants of war and natural\ndisaster prevention.
\nEconomic and trade cooperation: the draft PCA provides the\nbasis for more effective engagement by the EU and its Member States\nwith Vietnam in the development, trade and economic fields and will\nfacilitate the conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement with\nVietnam.
\nThe conclusion of the PCA is in line with the EU's\nobjective of creating a comprehensive and coherent economic and\npolitical framework for relations between the EU and ASEAN\ncountries.
\nSectoral cooperation:\nthe PCA strengthens the sectoral cooperation across a wide range of\npolicy fields, such as:
\nInstitutional framework:\nthe draft Agreement also includes institutional provisions to put\nin place a joint committee composed of representatives of the two\nParties with the aim of ensuring the correct application of the\nAgreement and resolving conflicts.
\nPURPOSE: to conclude the Framework Agreement on\nComprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European\nUnion and its Member States, of the one part, and Viet Nam, of the\nother part.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the\nact only if Parliament has given its consent to the\nact.
\nBACKGROUND: in accordance with Council Decision\n2012/279/EU, the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership\nand Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States,\nof the one part, and Vietnam, of the other part, was signed on 27\nJune 2012, subject to its conclusion.
\nIt is now necessary to approve the PCA on behalf of\nthe European Union.
\nThe PCA with Vietnam will supersede the current legal\nframework of the 1995 Agreement between the European Community and\nVietnam and the 1980 Cooperation Agreement between the European\nEconomic Community and member countries of the Association of\nSouth-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which was extended in 1999 to\ninclude Vietnam.
\nCONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is called\nupon to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the Framework\nAgreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the\nEuropean Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Viet\nNam, of the other part.
\nGeneral principles and political\ndialogue: the PCA with Vietnam\nconstitutes an important step towards enhanced political and\neconomic involvement of the EU in South-East Asia.
\nForeign policy: the\ndraft PCA covers the EUs standard political clauses\non:
\nIt also addresses legal cooperation, money laundering\nand terrorist financing, organised crime and corruption, and covers\nareas of particular interest to Vietnam such as cooperation on\nhuman rights and the rule of law, remnants of war and natural\ndisaster prevention.
\nEconomic and trade cooperation: the draft PCA provides the basis for more effective\nengagement by the EU and its Member States with Vietnam in the\ndevelopment, trade and economic fields and will facilitate the\nconclusion of a Free Trade Agreement with\nVietnam.
\nThe conclusion of the PCA is in line with the EU's\nobjective of creating a comprehensive and coherent economic and\npolitical framework for relations between the EU and ASEAN\ncountries.
\nSectoral cooperation:\nthe PCA strengthens the sectoral cooperation across a wide range of\npolicy fields, such as:
\nInstitutional framework:\nthe draft Agreement also includes institutional provisions to put\nin place a joint committee composed of representatives of the two\nParties with the aim of ensuring the correct application of the\nAgreement and resolving conflicts.
\nPURPOSE: to conclude the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Viet Nam, of the other part.
PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.
BACKGROUND: in 2007, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate a Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation (PCA) with Vietnam, based on the November 2004 authorisation for negotiations with Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. Negotiations with Vietnam were launched in Hanoi in November 2007. The PCA was signed in Brussels on 27 June 2012.
The PCA with Vietnam will supersede the current legal framework of the 1995 Agreement between the European Community and Vietnam and the 1980 Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and member countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which was extended in 1999 to include Vietnam.
It is now necessary to approve the PCA on behalf of the European Union.
LEGAL BASIS: the Commission notes that Council Decision No 2012/272/EU on the signature of the PCA Philippines is the subject of Court Case C-377/12: the Commission asked the Court to annul this Decision insofar as the Council had added legal bases relating to transport (Articles 91 and 100 TFEU), readmission (Article 79(3) TFEU) and the environment (Article 191(4) TFEU).
Council Decision No 2012/279/EU on the signature of the PCA Vietnam raises, mutatis mutandis, the same legal issues as Council Decision No 2012/272/EU on the signature of the PCA Philippines. Court Case C-377/12 is therefore of relevance to the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the PCA with Vietnam too.
Subject to the Court ruling in Case-377/12, this proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the PCA Vietnam is based on Articles 207, 209 and 218(6).
The PCA draws the attention of the Council to the recital in the Agreement relating to the specific position of the UK, Ireland and Denmark based on Protocols 21 and 22 of the Treaties. The addition of this recital is due to the genesis of this text only. Depending on the outcome of case C-377/12, currently pending before the Court of Justice, this recital may have to be dropped or reworded at a later stage.
The Commission takes the view that, as long as this case is pending, the procedure for conclusion of this Agreement cannot be finalised.
CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is called upon to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Viet Nam, of the other part.
General principles and political dialogue: the PCA with Vietnam constitutes an important step towards enhanced political and economic involvement of the EU in South-East Asia.
Foreign policy: the draft PCA covers the EU’s standard political clauses on:
It also addresses legal cooperation, money laundering and terrorist financing, organised crime and corruption, and covers areas of particular interest to Vietnam such as cooperation on human rights and the rule of law, remnants of war and natural disaster prevention.
Economic and trade cooperation: the draft PCA provides the basis for more effective engagement by the EU and its Member States with Vietnam in the development, trade and economic fields and will facilitate the conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam.
The conclusion of the PCA is in line with the EU's objective of creating a comprehensive and coherent economic and political framework for relations between the EU and ASEAN countries.
Sectoral cooperation: the PCA strengthens the sectoral cooperation across a wide range of policy fields, such as:
Institutional framework: the draft Agreement also includes institutional provisions to put in place a joint committee composed of representatives of the two Parties with the aim of ensuring the correct application of the Agreement and resolving conflicts. \n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t
The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the report by\nBarbara LOCHBIHLER (Greens/EFA, DE) on the draft Council decision\non the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Framework\nAgreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the\nEuropean Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the\nSocialist Republic of Vietnam, of the other part.
\nThe committee recommended the European Parliament to\ngive its consent to conclusion of the agreement.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 523 votes to 56,\nwith 48 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council\ndecision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the\nFramework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation\nbetween the European Union and its Member States, of the one part,\nand the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, of the other\npart.
\nParliament gave its consent to the conclusion\nof the agreement.
\nPURPOSE: to conclude the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Viet Nam, of the other part.
PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.
BACKGROUND: in 2007, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate a Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation (PCA) with Vietnam, based on the November 2004 authorisation for negotiations with Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. Negotiations with Vietnam were launched in Hanoi in November 2007. The PCA was signed in Brussels on 27 June 2012.
The PCA with Vietnam will supersede the current legal framework of the 1995 Agreement between the European Community and Vietnam and the 1980 Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and member countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which was extended in 1999 to include Vietnam.
It is now necessary to approve the PCA on behalf of the European Union.
LEGAL BASIS: the Commission notes that Council Decision No 2012/272/EU on the signature of the PCA Philippines is the subject of Court Case C-377/12: the Commission asked the Court to annul this Decision insofar as the Council had added legal bases relating to transport (Articles 91 and 100 TFEU), readmission (Article 79(3) TFEU) and the environment (Article 191(4) TFEU).
Council Decision No 2012/279/EU on the signature of the PCA Vietnam raises, mutatis mutandis, the same legal issues as Council Decision No 2012/272/EU on the signature of the PCA Philippines. Court Case C-377/12 is therefore of relevance to the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the PCA with Vietnam too.
Subject to the Court ruling in Case-377/12, this proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the PCA Vietnam is based on Articles 207, 209 and 218(6).
The PCA draws the attention of the Council to the recital in the Agreement relating to the specific position of the UK, Ireland and Denmark based on Protocols 21 and 22 of the Treaties. The addition of this recital is due to the genesis of this text only. Depending on the outcome of case C-377/12, currently pending before the Court of Justice, this recital may have to be dropped or reworded at a later stage.
The Commission takes the view that, as long as this case is pending, the procedure for conclusion of this Agreement cannot be finalised.
CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is called upon to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Viet Nam, of the other part.
General principles and political dialogue: the PCA with Vietnam constitutes an important step towards enhanced political and economic involvement of the EU in South-East Asia.
Foreign policy: the draft PCA covers the EU’s standard political clauses on:
It also addresses legal cooperation, money laundering and terrorist financing, organised crime and corruption, and covers areas of particular interest to Vietnam such as cooperation on human rights and the rule of law, remnants of war and natural disaster prevention.
Economic and trade cooperation: the draft PCA provides the basis for more effective engagement by the EU and its Member States with Vietnam in the development, trade and economic fields and will facilitate the conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam.
The conclusion of the PCA is in line with the EU's objective of creating a comprehensive and coherent economic and political framework for relations between the EU and ASEAN countries.
Sectoral cooperation: the PCA strengthens the sectoral cooperation across a wide range of policy fields, such as:
Institutional framework: the draft Agreement also includes institutional provisions to put in place a joint committee composed of representatives of the two Parties with the aim of ensuring the correct application of the Agreement and resolving conflicts. \n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t
PURPOSE: to conclude the Framework Agreement on\nComprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European\nUnion and its Member States, of the one part, and Viet Nam, of the\nother part.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the\nact only if Parliament has given its consent to the\nact.
\nBACKGROUND: in accordance with Council Decision\n2012/279/EU, the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership\nand Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States,\nof the one part, and Vietnam, of the other part, was signed on 27\nJune 2012, subject to its conclusion.
\nIt is now necessary to approve the PCA on behalf of\nthe European Union.
\nThe PCA with Vietnam will supersede the current legal\nframework of the 1995 Agreement between the European Community and\nVietnam and the 1980 Cooperation Agreement between the European\nEconomic Community and member countries of the Association of\nSouth-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which was extended in 1999 to\ninclude Vietnam.
\nCONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is called\nupon to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the Framework\nAgreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the\nEuropean Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Viet\nNam, of the other part.
\nGeneral principles and political\ndialogue: the PCA with Vietnam\nconstitutes an important step towards enhanced political and\neconomic involvement of the EU in South-East Asia.
\nForeign policy: the\ndraft PCA covers the EUs standard political clauses\non:
\nIt also addresses legal cooperation, money laundering\nand terrorist financing, organised crime and corruption, and covers\nareas of particular interest to Vietnam such as cooperation on\nhuman rights and the rule of law, remnants of war and natural\ndisaster prevention.
\nEconomic and trade cooperation: the draft PCA provides the basis for more effective\nengagement by the EU and its Member States with Vietnam in the\ndevelopment, trade and economic fields and will facilitate the\nconclusion of a Free Trade Agreement with\nVietnam.
\nThe conclusion of the PCA is in line with the EU's\nobjective of creating a comprehensive and coherent economic and\npolitical framework for relations between the EU and ASEAN\ncountries.
\nSectoral cooperation:\nthe PCA strengthens the sectoral cooperation across a wide range of\npolicy fields, such as:
\nInstitutional framework:\nthe draft Agreement also includes institutional provisions to put\nin place a joint committee composed of representatives of the two\nParties with the aim of ensuring the correct application of the\nAgreement and resolving conflicts.
\nThe Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the report by\nBarbara LOCHBIHLER (Greens/EFA, DE) on the draft Council decision\non the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Framework\nAgreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the\nEuropean Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the\nSocialist Republic of Vietnam, of the other part.
\nThe committee recommended the European Parliament to\ngive its consent to conclusion of the agreement.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 523 votes to 56,\nwith 48 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council\ndecision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the\nFramework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation\nbetween the European Union and its Member States, of the one part,\nand the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, of the other\npart.
\nParliament gave its consent to the conclusion\nof the agreement.
\n