customs territory which is autonomous in the conduct of its external commercial relations

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories

non-self-governing territories

Committee on Non-Self-Governing Territories and Ethnic Questions

Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories

Palestine [ autonomous territories of Palestine | autonomous territory of Gaza | autonomous territory of Jericho | East Jerusalem | Gaza strip | Occupied Palestinian Territory | West Bank | territories occupied by israel(UNBIS) ]

Countries listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 and countries benefiting from autonomous preferential access to the Union market under Regulation (EC) No 732/2008, Council Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 of 21 January 2008 introducing autonomous trade preferences for the Republic of Moldova and Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of 18 September 2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked ...[+++]to the European Union’s Stabilisation and Association process should be considered eligible for the scheme.

The new rules make it a self-standing offence to possess, sell, procure for use, import or distribute a stolen or unlawfully appropriated counterfeited or falsified payment instrument; Clarifying the scope of the jurisdiction by ensuring that Member States have jurisdiction in cases either where the offence has been committed using an information system located within the territory of the Member State while the offender may be located outside of it or if the offender is located within the territory of the Member State but the informa ...[+++]tion system may be located outside of it.

U. whereas a ceasefire in Western Sahara between the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front has been in place since 1991; whereas the UN considers Western Sahara a non-self-governing territory; whereas the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a full member of the AU and currently recognised by over 35 UN states, but not by the UN collectively or by any EU Member State; whereas Morocco has legal obligations to account for its exercise of de facto administrating power over the territory and people of Western Sahara; whereas the UN, under the auspices of the Security Council, is acting as a mediator to find a solution to the confli ...[+++]ct; whereas according to the UN Secretary-General, however, no progress has been made on the fundamental issues of the future status of the territory; whereas a referendum on the status of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle in 1988, has still not taken place;

U. whereas a ceasefire in Western Sahara between the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front has been in place since 1991; whereas the UN considers Western Sahara a non-self-governing territory; whereas the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a full member of the AU and currently recognised by over 35 UN states, but not by the UN collectively or by any EU Member State; whereas Morocco has legal obligations to account for its exercise of de facto administrating power over the territory and people of Western Sahara; whereas the UN, under the auspices of the Security Council, is acting as a mediator to find a solution to the conflic ...[+++]t; whereas according to the UN Secretary-General, however, no progress has been made on the fundamental issues of the future status of the territory; whereas a referendum on the status of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle in 1988, has still not taken place;