For the purposes of Article 73(2) of the stepping stone EPA, the EPA Committee shall be composed, on the one hand, of the members of the Council and of representatives of the Commission and, on the other hand, of representatives of the Government of the Côte d'Ivoire. The Commission shall propose to the Council, for its decision, the position of the European Community with a view to the negotiation of the EPA Committee's rules of procedure. | 32009D0156 — European Union law | Esheria

For the purposes of Article 73(2) of the stepping stone EPA, the EPA Committee shall be composed, on the one hand, of the members of the Council and of representatives of the Commission and, on the other hand, of representatives of the Government of the Côte d'Ivoire. The Commission shall propose to the Council, for its decision, the position of the European Community with a view to the negotiation of the EPA Committee's rules of procedure.

The agreement sets up a joint trade framework, requires cooperation, and restricts new customs duties and import/export barriers between the parties.

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committee governance confidentiality customs assistance customs facilitation economic partnership agreement financial integrity implementation import licensing information exchange institutional coordination market surveillance requests for assistance safeguard measures tariff duties trade compliance trade cooperation trade disputes

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The agreement sets up a joint trade framework, requires cooperation, and restricts new customs duties and import/export barriers between the parties. The Parties must exchange trade and technical-regulation information, notify certain changes and measures, and cooperate on disputes and anti-corruption-related compliance. The EPA Committee also has rule-making and administrative powers. The EC Party may impose MFN duties or suspend preferential treatment on certain sugar-related imports from Côte d'Ivoire when stated volume or price thresholds are met, and import licences are conditional on minimum purchase-price undertakings. This Protocol requires the Parties’ customs authorities to help each other with customs enforcement, information exchange, requests, surveillance, delivery/notification, and confidentiality rules.