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European Centre for Development Policy Management Discussion Paper No. 118 June 2011 Implementing cultural provisions of CARIFORUM-EU EPA How do they benefit the Caribbean cultural sector? www.ecdpm.org/dp118 ECDPM works to improve relations between Europe and its partners in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific L’ECDPM œuvre à l’amélioration des relations entre l’Europe et ses partenaires d’Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique Implementing cultural provisions of CARIFORUM-EU EPA How do they benefit the Caribbean cultural sector? KEA European Affairs June 2011 Discussion Paper No 118 www.ecdpm.org/dp118 Table of Contents Table of Contents................................................................................. iii! Acknowledgements .............................................................................. vi! Abbreviations ......................................................................................vii! Executive Summary ............................................................................. ix! Introduction ........................................................................................ ix! Cultural provisions of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA .......................................... x! Market access provisions for the entertainment sector..........................................................x! Protocol on Cultural Cooperation ..........................................................................................xi! Implementation of the cultural provisions in the EU .................................. xi! General implementation measures ...................................................................................... xii! Implementation measures taken by the EU Member States................................................ xii! Implementation of market access provisions ................................................................................xiii! Implementation of the Protocol on Cultural Cooperation by EU Member States ..........................xiv! Reactions of the European and Caribbean cultural sectors ........................xvi! Conclusions and recommendations ........................................................xvi! Main conclusions:................................................................................................................ xvi! Recommendations: ............................................................................................................ xvii! Actions and measures to be taken by the European Commission...............................................xvii! Actions and measures to be taken by the EU Member States.....................................................xvii! Actions and measures to be taken by the Cariforum countries................................................... xviii! EU-Cariforum Platform for the Culture and Creative Industries ....................................................xix! 1.! Introduction ................................................................................... 1! 2.! Objectives ...................................................................................... 2! 3.! Brief description of the cultural provisions of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA..... 3! 3.1.! Background of the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement ................... 3! 3.1.1.! Role of culture in EU’s external relations and UNESCO Convention ................................ 4! 3.1.2.! EU trade policy after the UNESCO Convention: Protocols on Cultural ............................. 7! Cooperation..................................................................................................................................... 7! 3.2.! Description of the cultural provisions of the EPA ........................................................ 8! 3.2.1.! Market access provisions for the entertainment sector ..................................................... 8! 3.2.2.! Protocol on Cultural Cooperation..................................................................................... 12! 3.3.! Summary of the main benefits of the market access provisions for entertainment services and the protocol on Culture Cooperation .............................................................. 15! iii www.ecdpm.org/dp118 Discussion Paper No 118 4.! Overview of the measures and programmes to implement the cultural provisions of the EPA........................................................................... 16! 4.1.! General implementation measures ........................................................................... 16! 4.1.1.! Joint Council .................................................................................................................... 16! 4.1.2.! Trade and Development Committee................................................................................ 16! 4.1.3.! Parliamentary Committee ................................................................................................ 17! 4.1.4.! Consultative Committee................................................................................................... 17! 4.2.! Other EU Events ....................................................................................................... 18! 4.3.! EU programmes that could help implement the cultural provisions of the EPA ... 18! 4.3.1.! Cooperation programmes with ACP countries under 10th EDF ....................................... 20! 4.3.2.! Cultural Cooperation under Thematic Programmes of the European Commission......... 24! 4.3.3.! Other European programmes .......................................................................................... 26! 5.! Implementation of the cultural provisions of the EPA by EU Member States ............................................................................................... 28! 5.1.! Implementation of market access provisions ............................................................ 29! 5.1.1.! Short Term Visas in Schengen Countries of EU.............................................................. 29! 5.1.2.! Limitations set by EU Member States.............................................................................. 30! 5.2.! Implementation of the Protocol on Cultural Cooperation by EU Member States ...... 36! 5.2.1.! Belgium............................................................................................................................ 37! 5.2.2.! Denmark .......................................................................................................................... 38! 5.2.3.! France.............................................................................................................................. 39! 5.2.4.! Germany .......................................................................................................................... 41! 5.2.4.! Italy .................................................................................................................................. 42! 5.2.5.! The Netherlands .............................................................................................................. 42! 5.2.7.! Spain................................................................................................................................ 44! 5.2.6.! United Kingdom ............................................................................................................... 46! 6.! Implementation of EPA cultural provisions by Cariforum countries........ 47! 6.1.! Support to cultural industries in the Cariforum countries........................................... 47! 6.2.! Implementation measures introduced by Cariforum countries.................................. 49! 7.! Reactions of the cultural sectors ...................................................... 50! 7.1.! European cultural sectors.......................................................................................... 50! 7.2.! Cariforum cultural sectors ......................................................................................... 52! 8.! Conclusions and recommendations .................................................. 54! 8.1.! Main conclusions....................................................................................................... 54! 8.2.! Recommendations .................................................................................................... 55! 8.2.1.! Actions and measures to be taken by the European Commission .................................. 56! iv Discussion Paper No 118 www.ecdpm.org/dp118 8.2.2.! Actions and measures to be taken by the EU Member States ........................................ 56! 8.2.3.! Actions and measures to be taken by the Cariforum countries ....................................... 57! 8.2.4.! EU-Cariforum Platform for the Culture and Creative Industries....................................... 58! Annex I : UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions......................................................................................................................... 60! Annex II! Parliamentary questions in relation to the implementation of the cultural provisions of the Cariforum-EU EPA................................................................................... 61! Annex III! Chart on implementation of the Cariforum-EU EPA cultural provisions by EU Member States.................................................................................................................... 63! Annex IV! Chart