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Trade Agreement EU-Colombia/Peru European Commission DG Trade Trade Agreement EU-Colombia/Peru Trade in Goods Services and Investments • Market Access • Agricultural • Industrial and fisheries • Rules of Origin • SPS measures • Non-Tariff Barriers • Cross border trade • Establishments • Temporary presence of natural persons • Movement of capital Horizontal Issues • • • • Trade Defence • Trade Cooperation Government Procurement • Dispute Settlement Intellectual Property • Trade and Sustainable Development Competition Human Rights Essential clause of the Agreement Possibility of termination of the Agreement, or its partial or complete suspension Market Access for Trade in Goods • Liberalisation • Gradual and asymmetric • Industrial and fisheries • Full liberalisation • Agricultural • Significant liberalisation (beyond GSP) while providing for most sensitive products (TRQ, limited liberalisation) % of tariff lines Tariff liberalisation Industrial and Fisheries 64% 99.6% 17% 8% 10% 0 Colombia 3 5 EU 7 10+ % of tariff lines Tariff liberalisation Agricultural products 35% 73% 17% 10% 2.7% 5.5% 1.6% 1.8% 3.2% 0.8% 0 Colombia 3 5 EU 7 10+ Agriculture • Liberalisation of key produce of interest • Immediate liberalisation for coffee, flowers, palm oil and for the majority of fruits and vegetables by the EU • Liberalisation for wines, spirits and olive oil by Colombia and Peru • Elimination of export subsidies • Agricultural safeguard • For the most sensitive products (e.g. dairy sector) Agriculture • Tariff Rate Quotas EU (for COL) • Sugar – 62.000t + 1.860t annual increase • Sugar Products – 20.000t + 600t annual increase • Beef – 5.600t + 560t annual increase Colombia • Dairy – with in-quota or extra-quota liberalisation • Yogurt – 100t + 5t annual increase • Sugar products – 6.667t + 200t annual increase Agriculture • Tariff Rate Quotas EU (for COL) • Sugar – 22.000t + 660t annual increase • Rice – 34.000t + 3.400t annual increase • Beef – 2.150t + 215t annual increase Perú • Powder Milk – 3.000t + 300t annual increase • Cheese – 2.500t + 250t annual increase • Poultry – 3.750t + 375t annual increase Agriculture • Banana • €124 in 2013 €75 in 2020 (WTO €132 in 2013 €114) • Stabilisation Mechanism (trigger volumes) Movement of Goods • Product from Andean country free movement within EU • Product from EU endeavour to avoid duplication of procedures and controls • Apply most favourable customs procedures • Benefit from harmonised procedures and standards Rules of Origin • "Wholly obtained" OR "sufficient working/processing" • Some more flexible rules (for roasted coffee exports from the EU or for some textile exports from Colombia) • Cumulation of Origin • EU-Colombia-Peru • With CA and other Andean countries • Proof of Origin • EUR.1 certificate (competent authority) • Invoice declaration (by approved exporter or for consignments below 6.000 EUR) Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures • Increased transparency and exchange of information • Provide information on specific requirements (15 days) • Inform of newly available scientific evidence • Option to verify the control system of the other Party • List of establishments meeting the requirements of the importing Party • Technical Assistance to meet SPS standards Non-Tariff Barriers • Enhanced communication and cooperation • technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment • Increased transparency on new regulations • 60 (preferably 90) days to comment • Six months for entry into force • Online publishing • Provisions on labelling and marking • Limiting permanent labelling Services and Investments • Liberalisation for cross border supply of services and for establishments • National treatment • Facilitating temporary presence of service suppliers • Possibility of mutual recognition agreements • Establishment of Enquiry Points • Current Payment and Capital Movement • Free movement, while allowing for specific safeguards Trade Defence • Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures • Multilateral Safeguard Measures • Bilateral Safeguard Clause • Only during the transition period (t or t10+ + 3 years) • Duration: 2 + 2 years Government Procurement • Access to procurements at central and subcentral levels • details in Annex XII • Transparent and impartial procedures • same treatment for all entities, prohibition of offsets • Some exceptions • acquisition or rental of land, international cooperation, fiscal agencies and regulated financial institution, public employment contracts Intellectual Property Rights • Balance the rights of the IP holders with interest of the public • Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Copyright, Designs and Patents • Protection of Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge Competition • Banning all anticompetitive practices • Cartels, abuse of dominance, restrictive agreements • Includes all central and sub-central authorities • Cooperation in enforcement activities • Transparency on Subsidies Trade Cooperation • Technical Assistance and capacity building • Strengthening of institutional and commercial capacity • Promoting SMEs development Dispute Settlement • Based on transparency • open hearings and amicus curiae briefs • Clear sequencing • no right to impose retaliation until non-compliance is verified • Trade Committee Consultations arbitration • Mediation Mechanism for non-tariff measures • Mechanism for finding conciliatory and expeditious solutions Trade and Sustainable Development • Trade and Investment in promotion of decent work and environmental sustainability • Commitment on effective implementation of core ILO standards and of multilateral environmental agreements • Upholding levels of protection • Civil Society involvement • Domestic mechanisms and joint dialogue/consultations • Government Consultations • Group of Experts Institutional Framework Contacts Brussels • Tomaz Gorisek ([email protected]) Bogota • Miriam Garcia Ferrer ([email protected]) Lima • Paul Bonnefoy ([email protected]) Internet • Export Helpdesk (www.exporthelp.europa.eu) • Market Access DataBase (www.madb.europa.eu)