Trade

News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union.

France and India vow to boost civil nuclear cooperation — 29 September 2008, 18:50 CET

Indian and French leaders vowed to boost nuclear energy cooperation on Monday at an annual summit on EU-India ties dominated by trade, global warming and the world financial crisis.

Information Technology Agreement (ITA) — 15 September 2008, 22:21 CET

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European Committee for Standardisation — 05 August 2008, 16:57 CET

CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, was founded in 1961 by the national standards bodies in the European Economic Community and EFTA countries. Now CEN is contributing to the objectives of the European Union and European Economic Area - with voluntary technical standards which promote free trade, the safety of workers and consumers, interoperability of networks, environmental protection, exploitation of research and development programmes, and public procurement. CEN is a non-profit making technical organization set up under Belgian law.

AmCham EU Urges WTO Members Not To Give Up — 31 July 2008, 01:05 CET

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Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) 2009-2011 - guide — 24 July 2008, 23:00 CET

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EU-Mediterranean Trade — 02 July 2008, 17:38 CET

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EU - Latin America / Caribbean trade facts and figures — 15 May 2008, 00:27 CET

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Counterfeiting and Piracy conference, 13 May 2008 - guide — 14 May 2008, 00:59 CET

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EU and business on trial for crimes in Latin America — 14 May 2008, 00:44 CET

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Enforcement of intellectual property rights — 09 May 2008, 16:46 CET

Enforcement of intellectual property rights - European Commission initiatives to enforce intellectual property rights, including the Enforcement Directive and background documents on counterfeiting and piracy.

EU trade relations with Australia — 02 April 2008, 19:36 CET

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Common framework for the marketing of products - guide — 21 February 2008, 23:10 CET

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New Internal Market Package for Goods — 21 February 2008, 16:59 CET

This new package of measures from the European Commission is intended to boost the intra-community trade in industrial goods. The measures (described below) will ensure that the internal market becomes a reality for all manufacturers and producers, and will make it easier for companies, especially SMEs, to trade their products in the European Union. High quality safe products continue to be the goal, whilst ensuring market access for goods.

Modernised Community Customs Code - guide — 19 February 2008, 19:05 CET

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Cuba - EU trade statistics — 19 February 2008, 16:02 CET

Cuba: EU bilateral trade and trade with the world

Economic Partnership Agreements - update — 11 January 2008, 15:50 CET

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No to Africa-EU Strategy based on unfair trade deals — 05 December 2007, 00:42 CET

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EU Trade with India and China — 26 November 2007, 14:44 CET

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India EU trade — 26 November 2007, 13:34 CET

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Access to essential medicines — 19 November 2007, 17:22 CET

Infectious diseases are responsible for almost half of all deaths in developing countries, and half of these diseases are caused by HIV (AIDS), tuberculosis and malaria. More than 2 billion inhabitants of the world do not have regular access to adequate treatment and cure. AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria alone kill 5 million people each year mostly in developing countries.

WTO deal on generic medicines - guide — 19 November 2007, 17:17 CET

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Kimberley Process - fighting blood diamonds — 01 November 2007, 01:58 CET

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The EU & the Kimberley Process — 01 November 2007, 01:50 CET

The Kimberley Process is a joint government, international diamond industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds - rough diamonds that are used by rebel movements to finance wars against legitimate governments. The trade in these illicit stones has contributed to devastating conflicts in countries such as Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is an innovative, voluntary system that imposes extensive requirements on Participants to certify that shipments of rough diamonds are free from conflict diamonds. The Kimberley Process is composed of 45 Participants, including the European Community. Kimberley Process Participants account for approximately 99.8% of the global production of rough diamonds. The European Commission has contributed actively to the development of the KPCS since its inception and has taken over the Chair of the Kimberley Process for 2007, succeeding South Africa, Canada, Russian Federation and Botswana.

Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) - guide — 31 October 2007, 13:55 CET

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ACP-EU Trade Website — 31 October 2007, 13:52 CET

Information and analysis relevant to ACP-EU trade relations - non-partisan sourcing and knowledge sharing on ACP-EU trade