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MARKET ACCESS DATABASE Tools for European enterprises

Prague, 23 March 2010 Chiara Miglioli European Commission DG Trade – Market Access Unit. MARKET ACCESS DATABASE Tools for European enterprises. 1. Market Access Database in practice 2. Market Access Strategy in action. Market Access Database

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MARKET ACCESS DATABASE Tools for European enterprises

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  1. Prague, 23 March 2010 Chiara Miglioli European Commission DG Trade – Market Access Unit MARKET ACCESS DATABASE Tools for European enterprises

  2. 1. Market Access Database in practice 2. Market Access Strategy in action

  3. Market Access Database a tool for European exportershttp://madb.europa.eu

  4. Two main purposes: • Source of information for exporters about opportunities and challenges • Business tool to inform the Commission about barriers to trade in third countries

  5. HOMEPAGE

  6. MADB Complaint Register • Based on business demands during consultations on Market Access Strategy 2007 • Request for more transparency and feedback from Commission Services on contact persons and progress in tackling barriers brought to their attention • Simple and efficient system to register trade barriers quickly • Facilitates the universal recording of substantially all known barriers in one place • Standardised on-line input forms to ensure that all relevant data is obtained at first contact

  7. You registered your complaint… …what now? Case study: Canada – stuffed labelling regulation

  8. Issue in brief: • Proposed extension of a complex and strict labelling regulation on stuffed products • Industry affected: textiles and clothing • Scope: potentially serious impact on all textiles imports to Canada’s provinces • Double standards: resulting from Canada’s federal system and strong provincial competences

  9. COM approach • Detailed information from the industry: • Legal facts • Economic impact on European exports • Confidentiality as a rule • COM activities: • Analysis of the situation with help of EU Delegation – problem scoping • Internal expertise-gathering in a cross-cutting area (regulatory affairs) • Analysis of possible actions on the basis of existing trade relations: • WTO TBT Committee in Geneva • EU Trade and Investment Sub-Committee • Result: Canada withdrew the proposal

  10. Partnership in action • Ongoing feedback to the industry and exchange of information • Discussion, analysis and feedback at the Market Access Working Groups • Or at the Market Access Advisory Committee • Updated information in the Market Access Database • Other possible avenues : • Local diplomacy: COM demarches and letters to third country authorities • Bilateral trade and specialised dialogues led by the COM • High political level (summits) • WTO consultation in most serious cases • Business alliance-building to support the case • Member States bilateral contacts

  11. E EU Third Countries MS MS Embassies EUBusiness EUBusiness MAAC MarketAccessTeams Commission Delegations Network Exchange

  12. Partnership in action – Ukraine: export declarations • July 2009: proposal to introduce compulsory export declarations as from October 2009 for customs valuation purposes. • COM line: UA request at odds with EU paperless practices (Export Control System) and not in line with the Kyoto Convention on customs procedures. • Action: • DEL involved to understand what was happening on the ground. • Letter sent from DG TAXUD to UA custom authorities and issue raised at EU-Ukraine Subcommittee on Customs and Cross-border Cooperation (October 2009). • The measure was eventually suspended.

  13. For further information… DG Trade website: http://ec.europa.eu/trade Market Access Database: http://madb.europa.eu E-mail address: TRADE-MARKET-ACCESS@ec.europa.eu TRADE-MADB-COMPLAINT-REGISTER@ec.europa.eu European Commission DG Trade - Market Access Unit (G1) Phone: +32 2 29 92 241

  14. Chiara.Miglioli@ec.europa.eu Thank you for your attention

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