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Framework Cooperation Agreement

Joint Decision to allow more time for the search for a common agreement Without prejudice to the cooperation established by this Agreement, mutual administrative assistance between administrative authorities in customs matters shall be provided in accordance with the Protocol of 12 June 2001 on mutual assistance in customs matters within the framework of the Framework Cooperation Agreement. The Agreement entered into force on 1 July 1999 and is valid for an indefinite period. Council Decision 1999/279/EC of 22 March 1999 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Interregional Framework Agreement for cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Southern Common Market and its Contracting States, of the other part. (OJ L 112, 29.4.1999, pp. 65-84) Part V describes the procedures by which disputes which may arise from implementation and enforcement continue of the Treaty. It also provides for the creation of bilateral or plurilateral instruments (agreements) that would complement the CFA. The treaty would create a legal basis for a permanent and joint administrative body, the Nile Basin Commission (CBRN), give legal personality and improve cooperation in the Nile. CBRN will ensure that national development projects are coordinated with basin-wide development in order to optimize the use of basin resources and increase the national benefits of regional cooperation. The text of the Framework Cooperation Agreement (CCF) sets out the principles, rights and obligations for the cooperative management and development of water resources in the Nile basin.

Instead of quantifying “equitable rights” or allocations of water use, the Treaty intends to establish a framework to “promote the integrated management, sustainable development and harmonious use of water resources in the river basin, as well as their conservation and protection for the benefit of present and future generations”. To this end, the treaty provides for the establishment of a permanent institutional mechanism, the Nile Basin Commission (CBRN). The Commission would serve to promote and facilitate the implementation of the CFA and to facilitate cooperation among Nile Basin States in the conservation, management and development of the Nile Basin and its waters. The treaty is still subject to ratification. It will not enter into force until at least 60 days after the ratification or accession of six countries and its deposit with the African Union. The signing of the CFA is an intermediate stage by which countries express their willingness to ratify the treaty in the future; however, they are not legally required to ratify. The signing of the treaty obliges countries not to take any action that would undermine the objective and purpose of the FCA. (Since March 2011, the CFA has been signed by six countries.) As long as the treaty has not entered into force, the text can be renegotiated; If this leads to changes to the text, the new document will again be subject to the two-stage process of signature and ratification. The treaty has no legal effect with respect to States that do not sign or ratify the document. Countries in the Nile Basin that do not sign or ratify the CFA are not bound by it.

The draft agreement was brought forward, with all but one of the reservations removed (Article 14, Water Security). The last reservation concerned heads of State. 4 Countries (Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) sign the CFA opened in Entebbe, Uganda Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 to 4, the administrations of both Parties shall provide mutual administrative assistance in customs matters in accordance with the Protocol of 13 June 2001 on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters to the Framework Cooperation Agreement. The establishment of the Nile Basin Commission is provided for in Part III of the treaty text. It would comprise the following bodies: the Assembly of Heads of State or Government, the Council of Ministers, the Technical Advisory Committee, the Sectoral Advisory Committees and the Secretariat. CBRN would replace the rights, obligations and assets of the NBI. The possibility of establishing subsidiary institutes is provided for in Part IV of the Treaty. Reinstatement, reopening of the law at ministerial level. The treaty aims to establish principles, rights and obligations for the sustainable and long-term management and development of the common waters of the Nile. According to its provisions, the States of the Nile basin would undertake to cooperate in the conservation, management and development of the basin and its waters. . The CFA text was developed over more than a decade of intensive work (see Table 1).

In March 2006, a draft CFA text was submitted to the Council of Ministers of Water Affairs of the Nile Basin States (Nile-COM). The members of the Nile COM concluded their negotiations on the CFA on 25 June 2007, with all but one of the reservations lifted (Article 14b). The final decision of the GMO was to return the reservation to its heads of state, as this “represented a fundamental difference after ten years of negotiations”. The Treaty could play a key role in promoting economic growth, reducing poverty, facilitating regional integration and promoting peace and stability in the region. Its adoption by all States of the basin would be a sign of their determination to cooperate in the development and use of their common water resources. Such a sign of commitment could facilitate access to international finance and relations with development partners in the public and private sectors. Draft agreement negotiated with full mandate. Many reservations (“parentheses” – alternative texts that represent different positions) remain. The first part of the text contains to a large extent well-established customary principles of international water law; the principle of fair and equitable use, the obligation not to cause significant damage and the principle of protection and conservation of the river ecosystem.

The principles set out in Part I serve as a guide to countries on the implementation of the Treaty and the sustainable management and development of the river`s resources. . The Joint Photograph (JP) of the state of EU-MERCOSUR trade relations and trade-related issues and rules is an initiative under the Interregional Framework Cooperation Agreement signed by the EU and MERCOSUR in Madrid in 1995. Table 1: Development of the Framework Agreement for Interregional Cooperation Framework Agreement for cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Southern Common Market and its Contracting States, of the other part — Joint Declaration on the political dialogue between the European Union and Mercosur (OJ L 69, 19.3.1996, pp. 4-22) The scope of the Treaty and the use of the terms are defined in Articles 1 and 2. The rest of the text is divided into six parts on (I) general principles, (II) rights and obligations, (III) the institutional structure and role of the Nile Basin Commission (CBRN), (IV) ancillary institutions, (V) various provisions and (VI) final provisions. . . .

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