Framework Co-operation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republics of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama

• Coming into Force: 01 March 1999
• Subject Terms: Cooperation
• Date of Conclusion: 22 February 1993
• Registration Date: 30 April 1999
• Citation: UNTS v. 2059 (p.347)
• Registration Number: 35636
• Type of Document: Multilateral
• Depositary: Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
• Participants: Costa Rica,El Salvador,European Community,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá
• Party Submitting the Application for Registration: Council of the European Union

No.35636

Costa

Rica,

El

Salvador,

European

Economic

Community,

Guatemala, Honduras,

Nicaragua

and

Panama

Framework

Co-operation

Agreement

between

the

European

Economic

Community

and

the

Republics of Costa

Rica,

El

Salvador,

Guatemala,

Honduras,

Nicaragua

and

Panama

(with

annex).

San

Salvador,

22

February

1993

Entry

into

force:

1

March

1999

by

notification,

in

accordance

with

article

37

(see

following

page)

Authentic

texts:

Danish,

Dutch,

English,

French,

German,

Greek,

Italian,

Portuguese

and

Spanish

1

Registration

with

the

Secretariat

of

the

United Nations:

Council

of

the

European

Union,

30

April

1999

Costa

Rica,

El

Salvador,

Communaute

economique

europeenne, Guatemala,

Honduras,

Nicaragua

et

Panama

Accord-cadre

de

cooperation

entre

la

Communaut6

6conomique

europ~enne

et

les

R~publiques

du

Costa

Rica,

d'El

Salvador, du

Guatemala,

du

Honduras,

du

Nicaragua

et

du

Panama

(avec

annexe).

San

Salvador,

22

fivrier

1993

Entree

en

vigueur

:

ler

mars

1999

par

notification,

conformgment

6

Particle

37

(voir

la

page

suivante)

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authentiques

:

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ngerlandais,

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franqais,

allemand,

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italien,

portugais

et

espagnol'

Enregistrement

aupr~s

du

Secretariat

des

Nations

Unies

:

Conseil

de

l'Union

europgenne,

30

avril

1999

1.

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the English

and

French

texts

are

published herein

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les

textes

anglais

et

franqais sont

publi~s

ici.

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FRAMEWORK

CO-OPERATION

AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

THE

EUROPEAN

ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

AND

THE

REPUBLICS

OF

COSTA

RICA, EL

SALVADOR,

GUATEMALA,

HONDURAS,

NICARAGUA AND PANAMA

The

Council

of

the

European Communities,

of

the one

part,

The

Governments

of

Costa Rica,

El

Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,

Nicaragua

and

Panama,

of

the other

part,

Considering

the

traditional

links

of

friendship

between

the

Member

States

of

the

Eu-

ropean

Economic

Community

(hereinafter

referred

to

as

"the

Community")

and

the

Repub-

lics

of

Costa Rica,

El

Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,

Nicaragua

and

Panama

(hereinafter

referred

to

as

"Central

America"),

which

over

the

past

nine

years

have

benefited

from

the

institution

of

a

productive

political

dialogue

and

economic co-operation

that

it

is

important

to

consolidate,

Recalling

the

significant

contribution

made

to

Central

America

by

the

implementation

of

the

Co-operation

Agreement

signed

in

Luxembourg

on

12

November

1985

and

of

the

final

communiques

issued

at

ministerial

meetings

between

the

Community and Central

America,

Reaffirm-ing

their

commitment

to

the

principles

of

the

United Nations Charter,

the

pre-

cepts

of

international

law,

democratic values

and

respect

for

human rights,

and

stressing

the

importance

of

the

Resolution

adopted

by

the

Council

and

the

Member

States

of

the

Com-

munity

on

28

November

1991

on

human rights,

democracy

and

development,

Highlighting

the

progress

made

as

regards peace

and

democracy

in

the

Central

Amer-

ican

countries

through

the

process

of

dialogue

and

national

reconciliation

instigated

in the

region,

and

emphasizing also

the

significant

efforts

made

as

regards

respect

for

human

rights,

Recognizing that

development

is

a

fundamental condition

for

the

consolidation

of

peace

and

democracy, and

a

basic

requirement

for

the

promotion

of

the

economic

and

so-

cial

rights

of

the

Central

American

peoples,

Recognizing

the

importance

attached

by

the

Community

to

the

development

of

trade

and economic

co-operation with

developing

countries,

and

mindful

of

its

guidelines

and

resolutions

concerning

co-operation with Asian

and

Latin

American developing countries,

Mindful

of

the

positive

effects

of

the

process

of

modernization,

economic

reform

and

trade

liberalization

introduced

by

the Central

American

governments,

and

of

the

need

to

ac-

company

these

reforms

with

the

promotion

of

social

rights

in

the

most disadvantaged

sec-

tors

of

the

population, and convinced that Community co-operation

has

a

significant

part

to

play

in the

eradication

of

the

problems

of

extreme

poverty afflicting

the

region,

Aware

of

the

importance

of

helping

Central

America become

more

fully integrated

into

the

world

economy,