EC/Mexico agreement: interim agreement on trade, implementing economic partnership and cooperation agreement

OBJECTIVE: conclusion of an interim trade agreement and accompanying measures between the Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Mexico, of the other part. SUBSTANCE: the aim of the proposal is the adoption of an interim agreement to speed up the implementation of the trade and associated provisions of the agreement on trading partnership, political coordination and cooperation initialled by the Community and its Member States and Mexico on 23 July 1997 (AVC97289) which are the responsibility of the Community. Implementation will allow the parties to enter into negotiations with a view to achieving, at the earliest possible stage, the liberalization of trade as intended by the main agreement. �