• circular economy,  compliance e AEO,  free trade agreement

    Critical raw materials and FTA EU, Australia

    Don Farrell ( Australia’s Trade Minister) has included easier access to the country’s vast critical raw materials (CRM) sector as part of negotiations over a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union ahead of possible further talks.  Indeed, as EURACTIV reported, this is one of the main point on which the negotiations are still open: “…For example, the EU would like to have access to Australian raw materials under the same conditions as Australian consumers. It wants Australia to commit to a policy that would prohibit so-called double pricing that disadvantages EU companies compared to Australian ones…”. This situasion is generated by the fact that Australia plays (and will…