The European Community and Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago have notified the completion of the procedures necessary for provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (1), in accordance with Article 243 of that Agreement. Consequently the Agreement will apply provisionally as from 29 December 2008. On this date, pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, Protocol I of the Agreement concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ will supersede the provisions contained in Annex II to such Regulation. On the same date, pursuant to Article 5.5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 the temporary suspension procedures set out in paragraphs 2 to 4 of Article 5 shall be superseded by those contained in Article 20 of the Agreement.

(1)   OJ L 289, 30.10.2008, p. 3.