EU-Lebanon Association Agreement

EENI- School of International Business

Sub-subject: The European Union-Lebanon Association Agreement. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the European Union-Lebanon Association Agreement
2. Key features of the EU-Lebanon Association Agreement
3. Rules and Proofs of Origin

Sample of the Sub-subject - The European Union-Lebanon Association Agreement:

Description of the sub-subject - The European Union-Lebanon Association Agreement

The Lebanon has an Association Agreement with the European Union (EU) within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EUROMED). One of the objectives is the creation of a bilateral Free-Trade Area.

The EU-Lebanon Association Agreement allows Lebanon to:

1. Preferential treatment for agricultural products (including processed agricultural products) and fisheries
2. A free EU market access for all its manufactured goods

The Duty drawback under the EU-Lebanon Association Agreement is prohibited.

Tolerance: 10% of the ex-works price (except for clothing and textile products).

Accumulation type: diagonal and bilateral.

Mandatory EU import documents:

1. Movement Certificate EUR.1 (issued by the Lebanese Customs authorities)
2. Invoice declaration (by the exporter)

Lebanon is also part of:

1. Pan-Euro-Mediterranean system of cumulation of rules of origin
2. European Neighbourhood Policy

All the countries of the European Union (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom (BREXIT), the Czech Republic, Romania, and Sweden) are beneficiaries of the European Union-Lebanon Association Agreement.

The European Union-Lebanon Association Agreement belongs to the European Economic Area of the Western Civilisation and the Islamic Civilisation.