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Negotiations on EU-US Critical Minerals Agreement
The EU Council published on 20 July 2023 a press release where it annouces that: The Council adopted a decision authorising the Commission to: a) open negotiations, on behalf of the EU, with the United States on a Critical Minerals Agreement (CMA); b) release the related negotiating directives. The goals are to strengthen critical minerals supply chains and mitigate some of the negative repercussions of the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on EU industry. The next steps will be: The EU Council has to provide for a mandate to Commission; the Commission will be able to engage in formal negotiations with the US with a view to concluding the agreement…
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CBAM and French customs
The French Customs shared in its website some contacts about the CBAM. In particular, questions.MACF@developpement-durable.gouv.fr for the environmental goals; MACF@dgtresor.gouv.fr for the trade policy issues; dg-comint2@douane.finances.gouv.fr for the customs and compliance issues. The CBAM is a new obligations of EU importer of some goods and requires an approach based on the compliance of AEO (OEA in French).
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Critical raw minerals and EU committee of Regions
The Council of the European Union published on 27 July 2023 the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions on the critical raw materials act. About the trade, the European Committee of the Regions underlined that: “…To take account of possible technological and economic changes, the Commission should, in continuation of current practice, periodically perform an assessment based on data for production, trade, applications, recycling, sustainability and substitution for a wide range of raw materials to update the lists of critical and strategic raw materials reflecting the evolution in the economic importance and supply risk associated with those raw materials…”; “…The EU Supply Chain Act should also include the…
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Guadelupe and new rate of octroi de mer
Guadeloupe is part of DROM (domains region outre mer). From a customs point of view it means that: a) the goods with EU status do not pay any duty; b) pay only the octroi de mer whose rate changes since 1 August 2023.
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Free trade agreement EU, New Zealand, trade and forest
The EU and New Zealand recognise the importance of the conservation and sustainable management of forests for providing environmental functions and economic and social opportunities for present and future generations. Therefore, EU and New Zealand are committed to: combat illegal logging and related trade and in general any form of wood from deforestation or forest degradation activity; promote the conservation and sustainable management of forests and trade in forest products harvested in accordance with the law of the country of harvest and from sustainably managed forests; exchange of information.
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FTA UE, New Zealand, trade and biological diversity
EU and New Zealand recognise, in their free trade agreement, the crucial role played by protection of the biological diversity in the trade relationships under this FTA. Therefore they: implement measures to combat illegal wildlife trade; promote the long-term conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species; promote trade in products derived from the sustainable use of biological resources in order to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity; take appropriate action to conserve biological diversity when it is subject to pressures linked to trade and investments;
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EU, New Zealand, Trade and climate change
EU and New Zealand recognise, in their free trade agreement which has to enter into force, the importance of taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, and the role of trade in pursuing this objective, consistent with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change done at New York on 9 May 1992 “UNFCCC”), the purpose and goals of the Paris Agreement, and with other MEAs and multilateral instruments in the area of climate change (called also climate crisis). From a practical point o view the EU and New Zealand are committed to: promote the mutual supportiveness of trade and climate policies and measures,; facilitate the removal…
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Multilateral environmental agreement and FTA EU and New Zealand
The EU and the New Zealand recognise the importance of international environmental governance, in particular the role of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its highest governing body, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), as well as multilateral environmental agreements (“MEAs“), as a response of the international community to global or regional environmental challenges and stress the need to enhance the mutual supportiveness between trade and environment policies.
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Short check of the free trade agreement EU and New Zealand
The free trade agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and EU: Applies to: a) the EU customs territory; b) the territory of New Zealand but does not include Tokelau; Provide the “non alteration priciple”, if there is not a direct trasport. Thanks to a non-manipolation certificate it is possible to store the originating goods in anoter country that the parties of the free trade agreement; Provides that the claim of preferential origin by means of either the statement of origin or the knowlwdge of importer; Provides the opportunity to release for a statement for multiple shipments of identical products imported into a Party within the period specified in the statement on…
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Sustainable development and FTA between EU and New Zealand
One of goals of the FTA (free trade agreement) between the EU and New Zealand is the sustainable development which encompasses: a) economic development; b) social development; c) environmental protection. Each party can (a) determine its sustainable development policies and priorities; (b) establish the levels of domestic environmental and labour protection, including social protection, that it deems appropriate; c) adopt or modify its relevant law and policies. International framework is made, among other, by: a) Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; b) ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization; c) “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.