Table of Contents:
External trade
Outline of the Community (European Union) legislation about External trade
Topics
These categories group together and put in context the legislative and non-legislative initiatives which deal with the same topic.
External trade
The common commercial policy is a pillar for the external relations of the European Union. It is based on a set of uniform rules under the Customs Union and the Common Customs Tariff and governs the commercial relations of the Member States with Non-EU Member Countries. The purpose of the instruments of trade defence and market access is mainly to protect European businesses from obstacles to trade. The EU has evolved during the process of globalisation by aiming for the harmonious development of world trade and fostering fairness and sustainability. It actively encourages the opening of the markets and the development of trade in the multilateral framework of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). At the same time, it supports developing countries and regions through bilateral relations with a view to involving them in world trade using preferential measures.
STRATEGY FOR A COMPETITIVE EUROPE
- Trade policy serving the Europe 2020 strategy
- International investments: towards a comprehensive European policy
- Global Europe: Competing in the world
- A stronger partnership to deliver market access
COMMON TRADE POLICY REGIME
Exports
- Common rules for exports
- Dual-use items
- Export credit insurance
- Export of cultural goods
- Ban on trade in instruments of torture
Imports
- Common rules for imports
- Common rules for imports from certain Non-EU Member Countries
- EU procedure for administering quantitative quotas
- Trade in seal products
Commercial Defence
- Anti-dumping measures
- Anti-subsidy measures
- Protection against trade barriers
- Protection against subsidies and unfair pricing practices which cause injury in the air transport sector
Community statistics
- External trade: statistics relating to non-member countries
EXTERNAL TRADE AND GLOBALISATION
The Multilateral Trade Framework of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- Adoption of the WTO agreements
- Aspects relating to trade in goods
- Aspects relating to trade in services
- Aspects of intellectual property rights
Development
- Scheme of preferences from 2006 to 2015 – Guidelines
- A scheme of generalised tariff preferences 2009-2011
- Generalised System of Preferences 2006 – 2008
- Scheme of generalised tariff preferences from 2002 to 2005
- Aid for Trade in developing countries
- Towards an EU Aid for Trade strategy
- Assisting developing countries to benefit from trade
- Fair Trade and non-governmental trade-related sustainability assurance schemes
- Fair trade
- Agricultural commodities, dependence and poverty
- The International Coffee Agreement 2007
- Global partnership for sustainable development
- Integration of the environmental dimension in developing countries
- Promoting corporate social responsibility