Directorate General for Trade (TRADE)

This Directorate-General is to advance the removal of trade barriers, to encourage the harmonious development of world trade and to lower custom barriers. The Directorate General has to implement the common trade policy of the EU towards non-member states.

This DG has the following tasks:

  • protecting the trade interests of the EU
  • negotiate with other involved parties
  • encouraging and ensuring the compliance of international agreements
  • monitoring and development of policies regarding international trade and investment
  • exchanging information with other involved parties in the field of international trade
 

1.

Legislative proposals in negotiation

There are 348 proposals for legislative or other legal instruments of this Directorate-General in negotiations with the Council and the European Parliament.
Date Title
04.12.2023  EU position in the World Trade Organization’s 13th Ministerial Conference.
Decision com(2023)756
 
01.12.2023  Conclusion of the Protocol amending the Agreement with Japan for an Economic Partnership regarding free flow of data.
Decision com(2023)774
 
01.12.2023  Signing of the Protocol amending the Agreement with Japan for an Economic Partnership regarding free flow of data.
Decision com(2023)773
 
21.11.2023  Generalised Scheme of Preferences covering the period 2020-2022.
join(2023)34
 
17.11.2023  EU position in the CETA Joint Committee established under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada, as regards the adoption of a decision on the ...
Decision com(2023)708
 

2.

Legislation currently being implemented

There are 449 laws or other legal instruments of the Council and the European Parliament, previously proposed by this Directorate-General, which are currently being implemented by the member states.
Date Title
01.09.2023  EU position in the Association Committee in Trade configuration established by the Association Agreement with Moldova as regards the modification of Annex XXVIII-B ...
Decision com(2023)503
 
07.07.2023  EU position as regards the positive assessment of the implementation of phases 1 and 2 of Annex XXI-A to the Association Agreement with Ukraine and the market access ...
Decision com(2023)396
 
04.07.2023  Amendment of Regulation 978/2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences.
Regulation com(2023)426
 
16.06.2023  Signing of the Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement with Angola.
Decision com(2023)312
 
24.04.2023  EU position in the Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft concerning the accession of Brazil to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.
Decision com(2023)211
 

3.

Legislation in force

There are at least 189 laws or other legal instruments in force that have been previously proposed by this Directorate-General.
Date Title
02.05.2023  Temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Moldovan products under the EU/Moldova Association Agreement.
com(2023)245
 
22.04.2022  EU position in EPA Committee established under the Economic Partnership Agreement with Ghana, regarding the adoption of Rules of Procedure for Dispute Settlement.
Decision com(2022)176
 
08.12.2021  Protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries.
Regulation com(2021)775
 
11.10.2019  EU position in the CETA Committee on Services and Investment as regards the adoption of a code of conduct for Members of the Tribunal, the Appellate Tribunal and ...
Decision com(2019)459
 
11.10.2019  EU position in the CETA Joint Committee as regards a decision setting out the administrative and organisational matters regarding the functioning of the Appellate ...
Decision com(2019)457