International Agreements – Review and Monitoring Clauses A Rolling Check-List, December 2015

This study presents an overview of various clauses on review and monitoring, sunset and management and implementation which can be found in international agreements concluded between the European Union and third countries. It is produced by the Policy Cycle Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), the EP's in-house research service and think tank, as part of its work on the evaluation of EU policy cycle.

This first version of the study covers 753 international agreements, 269 of which are multilateral and 484 are bilateral agreements. The part on bilateral agreements includes international agreements concluded between the EU and 19 other countries, including the USA, China and the Russian Federation. It is our intention to enlarge this coverage in the future. The study will continue to be updated and it will be broadened to include also other countries that are parties to the international agreements. It is to be noted that the study includes both international agreements which were in force at the time of drafting as well as publicly signed international agreements which were not yet in force.

This implementation monitoring tool is intended to support Parliament to carry out its institutional role, especially as concerns its supervisory powers.

Author: Milan Remáč

European Parliament: Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union: Publications available via the EU Bookshop http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/directorate-general-for-internal-policies-of-the-union-cbf.cKABstF7wAAAEjwYYY4e5K/

European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: Study, December 2015: International Agreements - Review and Monitoring Clauses A Rolling Check-List http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2015/558769/EPRS_STU(2015)558769_EN.pdf

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