| Author (Corporate) | European Union |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | L 326 |
| Publication Date | 09/12/2017 |
| Content Type | Legislation |
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Summary: Agreement between the European Union and Mongolia aiming to allow the EU to assume greater responsibility and influence in the region, and to promote European values and enhance concrete cooperation in a wide range of areas of mutual interest. Further information: This Agreement is testimony to the growing importance of EU-Mongolia relations based on shared principles such as equality, mutual respect, mutual benefit, democracy, the rule of law and human rights. It includes the EU’s standard political clauses on human rights, weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), the International Criminal Court (ICC), small arms and light weapons (SALWs) and counter-terrorism, and promotes bilateral, regional and international cooperation. It provides the basis for more effective engagement by the EU and its Member States with Mongolia. The Agreement strengthens political, economic and sectoral cooperation across a wide range of policy fields, including trade and investment, development, justice, freedom and security. It encompasses areas such as cooperation on principles, norms and standards, raw materials, migration, organised crime and corruption, industrial policy and small and medium-sized enterprises, tourism, energy, education and culture, the environment, climate change and natural resources, agriculture, health, civil society and the modernisation of the state and public administration. Background: In July 2009, the Council of the European Union authorised the European Commission to negotiate a Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation (PCA) with Mongolia, to supersede the existing legal framework of the 1993 Agreement on trade and economic cooperation between the European Economic Community and Mongolia. Negotiations were launched in January 2010 and concluded in October, and the Agreement was initialled on 20 December. In March 2011 the Commission presented a proposal on the signing of the Agreement, which was approved on 14 May 2012 by Council Decision 2012/273/EU. The Agreement was signed on 30 April 2013 in Ulan-Bator. In May 2015 the Commission presented a proposal for the conclusion of the Agreement, which was approved on 9 October 2017 by Council Decision (EU) 2017/2270. |
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| Source Link | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2017.326.01.0007.01.ENG |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Subject Tags | Bilateral Relations |
| Keywords | Partnership and Cooperation Agreement [PCA] |
| Countries / Regions | Mongolia |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
