A European Union Association Agreement (for short, Association Agreement or AA) is a treaty between the European Union (EU) and a non-EU country that creates a framework for co-operation between them. Areas frequently covered by such agreements include the development of political, trade, social, cultural and security links.

Overview

The EU typically concludes Association Agreements in exchange for commitments to political, economic, trade, or human rights reform in a country. In exchange, the country may be offered tariff-free access to some or all EU markets (industrial goods, agricultural products, etc), and financial or technical assistance. Most recently signed AAs also include a Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the third country. Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... A tariff is a tax on foreign goods. ... Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ...

Association Agreements have to be ratified by all the EU member states. Ratification includes the process of adopting an international treaty by the legislature, a constitution, or another nationally binding document (such as an amendment to a constitution) by the agreement of multiple sub-national entities. ... EU member states and candidates There are currently 25 member states in the European Union. ...

In recent history, such agreements are signed as part of two EU policies: Stabilisation and Association process (SAp) and European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The countries of the western Balkans are covered by SAp and the EU signs with them "Stabilisation and Association Agreements" (SAA). The countries of the Mediterranean and the East European EU neighbours (including South Caucasus, but excluding Russia that insists on creating four EU-Russia Common Spaces) are covered by ENP. Both the SAA and ENP AP are based mostly on the EU's Acquis communautaire and its promulgation in the cooperating states legislation. Of course the depth of the harmonisation is less than for full EU members and some policy areas may not be covered (depending on the particular state). The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region of south-eastern Europe. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... South Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan South Caucasus (also referred sometimes as Transcaucasus) is a name to the transitional region between Europe and Asia extending from the Greater Caucasus to the Turkish and Iranian borders, between the Black and Caspian seas. ... When the European Union unveiled its European Neighbourhood Policy program Russia choosed to stay out of it, because it doesnt want to be part of a process centered around the EU. Russia stated that it wants to be an equal partner of the EU (as opposed to the junior... The French term acquis (or sometimes acquis communautaire) is used in European Union law to refer to the total body of EU law accumulated so far. ... Legislation (or statutory law) is law which has been promulgated (or enacted) by a legislature or other governing body. ...

In addition to these two policies AAs with Free Trade Agreement provisions are signed with other states and trade blocs in the world like Chile, Mexico, South Africa and others. Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ... A trade bloc is a large free trade area or free trade area formed by one or more tax, tariff and trade agreements. ...

Stabilisation and Association process

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European Neighbourhood Policy

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EU Agreements with third states

Agreements with FTA provisions

• Albania SAA (signed 2006, entry into force pending)
• Algeria AA (2005)
• Andorra CU (1991)
• Chile AA (2003)
• Croatia SAA (2005)
• Egypt AA (2004)
• Faroe Islands, autonomous entity of Denmark (1997)
• Israel AA (2000)
• Jordan AA (2002)
• Lebanon AA (2006)
• Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) SAA (2004)
• Mexico AA (2000)
• Morocco AA (2000)
• Palestinian Authority interim AA (1997)
• San Marino CU (2002)
• South Africa AA (2000)
• Switzerland FTA (1973)
• Tunisia AA (1998)
• Turkey CU (1996)

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Currently in negotiations

• Bosnia and Herzegovina SAA
• GCC FTA
• Montenegro SAA
• Serbia SAA
• Syria AA

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Other Agreements

• Albania Trade and Cooperation Agreement (1992)
• Armenia PCA (1999)
• Azerbaijan PCA (1999)
• GCC Cooperation Agreement (1989)
• Georgia PCA (1999)
• Kazakhstan PCA (1999)
• Kyrgystan PCA (1999)
• Moldova PCA (1998)
• Mongolia Trade and Cooperation Agreement (1993)
• Russia PCA (1997)
• Serbia Framework Agreement FRY-EU (2000)
• Syria Cooperation Agreement (1977)
• Ukraine PCA (1998)
• USSR Trade and Cooperation Agreement of 1989, endorsed by Tajikistan in 1994 and by Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan PCA (1999)

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Currently in negotiations

• Belarus PCA, stalled in 1997
• Tajikistan PCA, to enter into force in 2006
• Turkmenistan PCA, last activity in 2004

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Defunct Agreements

• Algeria AA (1976), superseded by new AA in 2005
• Bulgaria EA (1995), now EU member
• Cyprus AA (1973), now EU member
• Czech Republic EA (1995), now EU member
• Estonia EA (1998), now EU member
• Hungary EA (1994), now EU member
• Iceland FTA (1973), now a member of EEA
• Latvia EA (1998), now EU member
• Lithuania EA (1998), now EU member
• Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Trade and Cooperation Agreement (1998), superseded by SAA, and now a candidate state for EU.
• Malta AA (1971), now EU member
• Norway FTA (1973), now a member of EEA
• Poland EA (1994), now EU member
• Romania EA (1995), now EU member
• Slovakia EA (1995), now EU member
• Slovenia EA (1999), now EU member
• Switzerland and Liechtenstein FTA (1973), Liechtenstein is now member of EEA
• Turkey AA (1964), superseded by EU-Turkey Customs Union

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See also

• European Union
• Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
• Third country relationships with the EU

Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe is an institution aimed at strengthening peace, democracy, human rights and economy in the countries of South Eastern Europe. ... The European Union has a number of relationships with nations that are not formally part of the Union. ...

External links

• EU Agreements database .