Mission
The Trade WG provides a forum for CLEPA members, to discuss external trade matters which affect our business with “third countries”, the Commission’s Market Access Advisory Council (MAAC), DG TAXUD’s Trade Contact Group (TCG), Businesseurope
Tasks &s objectives
- share concerns and best practices, with a view to maintaining, protecting and furthering favourable trading terms; improving market access, simplifying customs activities and trade facilitation, in the interests of the automotive supply industry;
- drafting joint proposals, position papers and recommendations.
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Recent Agenda Topics
- bilateral negotiations, EU Free Trade Agreements, India, MERCOSUR, Singapore, Malaysia;
- Russia WTO Accession;
- EU-Russia compensation mechanism for car-parts;
- Japan scoping exercise;
- EU-US Economic Trade Pact (ETP);
- supply chain security, change to Customs Code;
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- reporting to DG Trade/ DG ENTR on specific market access priorities in 3rd countries, including tariff/ import duties; rules of origin; export restrictions/prohibitions; non-tariff barriers, technical barriers to trade (TBTs); customs procedures, taxation, environmental issues;
- raising, where appropriate, trade defence instruments (safeguards, anti-dumping, anti-subsudy and countervailing measures).
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Ms. Nadia Bouzenzana, HONEYWELL
Ms. Eleri Wessman
Manager Trade and Legal Affairs
Phone: +32 2 743 91 23
Fax: +32 2 734 47 44
Trade (TRD)