WHEREAS the Parties recognise that they have specific complementary and mutually reinforcing strengths and are committed to cooperating in an efficient and mutually beneficial manner and to avoiding any unnecessary duplication of effort;

The European Community and the United States of America recognise that nothing in this understanding affects their rights and obligations under the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation.

The Parties recognise that it may be appropriate to pursue separate enforcement activities where anti-competitive activities affecting both territories justify the imposition of penalties within both jurisdictions;

The Parties recognise that Australian procedures under the Therapeutic Goods Act for the registration or listing of products for market surveillance purposes, and corresponding European Community procedures, are unaffected by this Agreement.

From information supplied by Sweden, it appears that certain areas in the county of Skane, where this harmful organism is now established, should no longer be recognised as a protected zone in respect of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus.

Paragraph 6 of the Agreed Minute provides that 'the United States of America and the European Community recognise that nothing in this understanding affects their rights and obligations under the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation`.

From information supplied by Italy it appears that some parts of the region of Veneto, where this harmful organism is now established, should no longer be recognised as a protected zone in respect of Erwinia amylovora (Burr.)

The Tampere European Council considered in its conclusions (point 34) that judgments in the field of family litigation should be "automatically recognised throughout the Union without any intermediate proceedings or grounds for refusal of enforcement".

recognize that Canada will set a total allowable catch (TAC) annually and that the NAFO Fisheries Commission will set and allocate to Contracting Parties an amount equal to 5 % of the TAC for the NAFO Regulatory Area in accordance with the distribution key established by the Commission and in conformity with the NAFO Convention

From information supplied by Italy based on updated surveys, certain areas in the region of Veneto should no longer be recognised as a protected zone in respect of Erwinia amylovora (Burr.)

recognize that Canada will set a total allowable catch (TAC) annually and that the NAFO Fisheries Commission will set and allocate to Contracting Parties an amount equal to 5 % of the TAC for the NAFO Regulatory Area in accordance with the distribution key established by the Commission and in conformity with the NAFO Convention and

At the same time they recognise, with respect to ACP preferential access to the Community market, that this wider process of liberalisation could lead to a deterioration in the relative competitive position of the ACP States which would threaten their development efforts, which the Community is concerned to support.

The European Community and Switzerland hereby recognise that the bilateral Agreements between the Member States of the European Union and Switzerland shall apply without prejudice and subject to the obligations incumbent on the States which are parties to those Agreements by virtue of their membership of the European Union or of the World Trade Organisation.

From information supplied by Sweden based on updated surveys, certain areas in the county of Skane should no longer be recognised as a protected zone in respect of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus as it appears that this harmful organism is established in these areas.

In this context, they shall grant each other the most favourable conditions for imports and exports and they agree to examine ways and means of eliminating barriers to trade between them, notably non-tariff barriers, taking account of their different systems and the work already done in this connection by international organizations.

The Parties recognise the right of each Party to adopt or to enforce sanitary and phytosanitary measures necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health, subject to the requirement that these measures do not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction to trade, generally.

reciprocal authorities granted by these bureaux, in their own name and on behalf of their members, to settle claims amicably or to accept service of any extra-judicial or judicial process likely to lead to the payment of compensation resulting from any accident within the scope and purpose of these Internal Regulations;

The Contracting Parties recognize the geographical position of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as a landlocked country and the importance of the flow of goods between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and sea ports, inter alia in the context of Articles 13 and 14 of the Interim Accord of 13 September 1995.

RECOGNISING AND SUPPORTING the wish of Georgia to establish close cooperation with European Institutions,

The Contracting Parties recognize that respect for environmental issues will form an integral part of economic and development cooperation.

The Contracting Parties acknowledge the value in the light of the objectives of this Agreement, of consulting each other on international issues of mutual interest.

The Parties recognize that an important condition for Bulgaria's economic integration into the Community is the approximation of Bulgaria's existing and future legislation to that of the Community.

The Parties recognise that an important condition for strengthening the economic links between Georgia and the Community is the approximation of Georgia's existing and future legislation to that of the Community.

The Parties recognize that advanced information and communication technologies are a key sector in modern society and are vital to economic and social development and the smooth transition to an information society.

The Contracting Parties recognize that during the first five years after the entry into force of the Agreement, and by derogation from paragraph 1 (iii) of this Article, Bulgaria may exceptionally, as regards ECSC steel products, grant public aid for restructuring purposes, provided that:

For the purposes of applying the provisions of paragraph 1(c), the Parties recognise that during the first five years after the entry into force of this Agreement, any State aid granted by Morocco shall be assessed taking into account the fact that Morocco shall be regarded as an area identical to those areas of the Community described in Article 92(3)(a) of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

The Community and Norway shall admit goods sent as small packages to private persons or forming part of travellers' personal luggage as originating products benefiting from the Agreement without requiring the production of a movement certificate, provided that such goods are not imported by way of trade and have been declared as meeting the conditions required for the application of these provisions, and where there is no doubt as to the veracity of such declaration.