PURPOSE : to conclude an interim agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the EC and Turkmenistan.
CONTENT : The proposal aims to conclude an interim agreement allowing the provisional application of certain clauses in the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EC and Turkmenistan. The interim agreement is concluded for a period terminating at the point where the Partnership agreement enters into force. It replaces the commercial provisions in the Agreement on economic and commercial cooperation signed on 18/12/1989 between the EC and the ex-USSR.