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Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other

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 Dates Entry into force : August 1, 2013 Adopted : June 29, 2012 [ Tegucigalpa ] Subject Matter Industrial Property, Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Notes Official Journal of the European Union: L 346 of 15-Dec-2012. Provisional application for Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama: 01-Aug-2013; for Costa Rica and El Salvador: 01-Oct-2013; and for Guatemala: 01- Dec-2013. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period. Available Texts Treaty Text (1 Text) Treaty Text (1 Text) Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other Dates Entry into force: August 1, 2013 Adopted: June 29, 2012 Available Texts English  Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other  PDF Spanish  Acuerdo por el que se establece una Asociación entre la Unión Europea y sus Estados miembros, por un lado, y Centroamérica, por otro  PDF French  Accord établissant une association entre l'Union européenne et ses États membres, d'une part, et l'Amérique centrale, d'autre part  PDF