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Talks on text of SAA to conclude on June 13
Belgrade,
11 June 2007
Director of the government’s EU Integration Office Tanja Miscevic announced today that on June 13 in Brussels, at the official round of talks on the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU, talks on the text of the agreement will be rounded up.
In a statement to the Tanjug news agency, Miscevic stressed that the talks will focus on two chapters which have not been opened so far; the first concerns the judiciary and the second one institutional and final provisions.
She explained that this means the talks on the body of the agreement will actually be concluded and added that it yet remains to discuss annexes and protocols which are subject of the so-called technical round of talks.
Miscevic pointed out that dates of final rounds have not yet been specified and added that agreement on this matter will be reached on June 13 in Brussels when the hour of the following round of technical talks will also be known.
According to Miscevic, the entire text of the draft agreement will once again be looked at in Brussels because since the talks were put on hold, a little more than one year ago, Serbia has become an independent state, the CEFTA agreement has been signed and the Agreement on Visa Relaxations and Readmission with the EU initialled.
She added that trade liberalisation lists for industrial and agricultural products will be discussed at upcoming technical rounds of talks.
Miscevic explained the procedure that should ensue after the SAA is signed and the talks concluded and said that the European Commission should present the agreement to EU member countries in certain committees within the Council of Ministers.
According to Miscevic, it is possible that they might demand additional explanations, primarily regarding trade liberalisation of certain products; however, after the harmonisation the agreement should be initialled.
After initialling, the agreement will be translated into 23 official EU languages and finally given the green light for signing and final commitment of both contractual parties, explained Miscevic.
She also said that the Serbian translation of the agreement has already been prepared and will be presented to the government after initialling in order to be given authorisation for the signing.
She explained that the extensive deadline for the agreement to be given approval for signing is the consequence of the complicated manner of making decisions in the EU, adding that this is standard procedure for any international agreement.
Members of the Serbian negotiating team, led by Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic, will take part in the meeting in Brussels on June 13.
She explained that this means the talks on the body of the agreement will actually be concluded and added that it yet remains to discuss annexes and protocols which are subject of the so-called technical round of talks.
Miscevic pointed out that dates of final rounds have not yet been specified and added that agreement on this matter will be reached on June 13 in Brussels when the hour of the following round of technical talks will also be known.
According to Miscevic, the entire text of the draft agreement will once again be looked at in Brussels because since the talks were put on hold, a little more than one year ago, Serbia has become an independent state, the CEFTA agreement has been signed and the Agreement on Visa Relaxations and Readmission with the EU initialled.
She added that trade liberalisation lists for industrial and agricultural products will be discussed at upcoming technical rounds of talks.
Miscevic explained the procedure that should ensue after the SAA is signed and the talks concluded and said that the European Commission should present the agreement to EU member countries in certain committees within the Council of Ministers.
According to Miscevic, it is possible that they might demand additional explanations, primarily regarding trade liberalisation of certain products; however, after the harmonisation the agreement should be initialled.
After initialling, the agreement will be translated into 23 official EU languages and finally given the green light for signing and final commitment of both contractual parties, explained Miscevic.
She also said that the Serbian translation of the agreement has already been prepared and will be presented to the government after initialling in order to be given authorisation for the signing.
She explained that the extensive deadline for the agreement to be given approval for signing is the consequence of the complicated manner of making decisions in the EU, adding that this is standard procedure for any international agreement.
Members of the Serbian negotiating team, led by Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic, will take part in the meeting in Brussels on June 13.
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