Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 38

19-September-2005

ALGERIA

Algeria-EU Association Agreement Takes Effect, With Extensive Energy Potential

The Algeria-EU Association Agreement took effect on 1 September, after being published in Algerias Official Gazette on 30 April. According to the agreement, signed in April 2002 and ratified on 27 April this year, Algeria and the EU will gradually establish a free trade zone over a period of transition that should not exceed 12 years, starting from...