EU and Central America sign Association Agreement

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Series Details IP/12/713 (29.06.12)
Publication Date 29/06/2012
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On 29 June 2012, the European Union and Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) signed a comprehensive Association Agreement which also includes an ambitious trade component. The signing ceremony took place at the occasion of the Meeting of Presidents of SICA (Sistema de la IntegraciĆ³n Centroamericana, Central American Integration System) in Honduras.

The agreement consists of three pillars: political dialogue, cooperation and trade. The provisions related to the free trade area would enter into force at the beginning of 2013 at the latest; whereas the Agreement as a whole will enter into force as soon as it is ratified by all parties.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-12-713_en.htm?locale=en
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European Commission: MEMO/12/505: Comprehensive Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/505&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
European Commission: DG Trade: Countries and regions: Central America http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/regions/central-america/
ESO: Background information: An important step towards regional integration: EU and Central America initial Association Agreement http://www.europeansources.info/record/an-important-step-towards-regional-integration-eu-and-central-america-initial-association-agreement/
ESO: Background information: Progresses in the negotiation between the EU and Central American region bring us closer to a conclusion of the association agreement in Madrid in May http://www.europeansources.info/record/progresses-in-the-negotiation-between-the-eu-and-central-american-region-bring-us-closer-to-a-conclusion-of-the-association-agreement-in-madrid-in-may/

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