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Data: 29/11/2013
EU Trade News: EU-Caribbean, WTO - 28/11/2013
• EU–Caribbean commitment to trade and development partnership
Commitment to put the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) into practice
The Cariforum-EU Trade and Development Committee met at St. George’s, Grenada on 21 November. Officials discussed progress of implementation of the EPA, which is now in its fifth year. The main topics discussed were the involvement of civil society in EPA implementation, trade in agriculture and long-term monitoring of the EPA. The EU is Cariforum’s second biggest trading partner after the US and trade between the two regions is estimated at over €8 billion.
Press release
• Measures prohibiting the importation and marketing of seal products
WTO panel upholds EU’s ban on seal products
The WTO circulated today the final panel report concerning the dispute on the EU’s prohibition on the importation and marketing of seal products. The WTO Panel rejected claims formulated by Canada and Norway and confirmed that the EU’s ban is justified on moral grounds. The EU rules were adopted to give voice to a genuine concern of EU citizens.
Press release
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• EU Commissionner Karel De Gucht on …
… EU-China investment agreement
"An ambitious EU-China investment agreement will allow our trading relationship not only to deepen, but also to progress in new directions. But there is another critical element: A future agreement must cover improved access for European companies to the Chinese market. Market access and investment are natural partners. One without the other does not make any sense."
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