Regulatory cooperation and EU Trade Agreements 5. Nov 2015 Arthur - - PDF document

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Arthur LOPIAN

Deputy Head of Unit, Trade F3: Industrial Tariff and Non-tariff Negotiations, Rules of Origin

Regulatory cooperation and EU Trade Agreements

• 5. Nov 2015

Introduction

• "Trade for All" Communication,

(14. October 2015)

• Future Trade Policy “Trade, Growth and

World Affairs” (2010)

• “Global Europe: competing in the world”

(2006)

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Objectives of Regulatory Cooperation

• Improving Market Access
• Promoting common interest
• Shaping future legislation
• Improving existing legislation

Fora

• Multilateral
• Bilateral
• DCFTA / "old FTAs"
• MRAs
• ACAAs / PECAs
• Regulatory Dialogues

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Different approaches in bilateral agreements, FTAs

• Within chapters

(SPS/TBT/Institutional…)

• Within Sector specific commitments

(Annexes)

• Horizontal Chapter on Regulatory

Cooperation / Coherence

Regulatory coherence/cooperation chapter

See EU proposal of April 2015 at: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2015/april/tradoc_153403.pdf

Scope:

• Reaffirmation of good regulatory practices (GRP)
• Mechanism to promote regulatory compatibility

(regulatory cooperation)

• Regulatory Cooperation Body/Forum

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"Regulatory Cooperation Body"

Body composed of regulators and other relevant officials. Functions:

• Oversee and monitor the application of the regulatory provisions
• Promote and coordinate cooperation among regulators, identifying
• ppportunities for cooperation
• Contribute to the transparency of the regulatory cooperation

process by consulting and by publishing its plans. BUT will have no regulatory or decision-making powers (no common rule making)

Examples – EU FTAs with

• Mexico / Chile
• Korea / Singapore / Columbia, Peru
• Japan
• CETA
• TTIP

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Summary/Outlook

• Need for mutual trust
• Not subject to dispute settlement
• Importance for common future

projects