miércoles, 21 de febrero de 2018

Eligibility of EU Overseas Countries and Territories in b-Solutions


Questions:

a. Eligibility of Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) of the European Union: Anguilla (UK), Aruba (NL), Bermuda (UK), Bonaire (NL), British Virgin Islands (UK), Cayman Islands (UK), Curaçao (NL), Falkland Islands (UK), French Polynesia (FR)French Southern and Antarctic Lands (FR), Greenland (DK), Montserrat (UK), New Caledonia (FR), Pitcairn Islands (UK), Saba (NL), Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Islands (UK), Saint-Barthélemy (FR), Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (FR), Sint Eustatius (NL), Sint Maarten (NL), Turks and Caicos Islands (UK), Wallis and Futuna (FR).

b. Which neighbouring countries in this case should be considered as eligible ? These of their respective associated countries ( Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom) in Europe or /and these directly neighbouring sea border countries.

Answer:

OCT are not part of the EU and the EU acquis does not apply to them. Therefore they are not eligible.

But we should distinguish Outermost Regions, which are part of the EU: Azores and Madeira (PT), Canary Islands (ES), French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin, La Réunion and Mayotte (FR). Anyway, none of their land borders are eligible for b-Solutions: those of the French Guyana with Brazil and Surinam, and the case of Sint Maarten-Saint  Martin.

Additionally, there are several special cases, with ad hoc arrangements in their relationship with the EU. In general:
  • Areas that are part of the EU: Åland Islands, Büsingen am Hochrhein, Campione d'Italia and Livigno, Ceuta and Melilla, UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus, Gibraltar, Helgoland and Mount Athos.
  • Areas that are not part of the EU: Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Faroe Islands, Channel Islands (Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick of Guernsey), Isle of Man and Northern Cyprus.

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