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 352 proposals for legislative or other legal instruments of this Directorate-General in negotiations with the Council and the European Parliament.
Date Title
14.05.2025  Amendment of Regulation 2024/823 on exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association Process.
Regulation com(2025)229
 
14.05.2025  EU position in the Partnership Committee established by the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement with Armenia as regards the replacement of the list of ...
Decision com(2025)199
 
08.05.2025  New negotiating directives for a regional Free Trade Agreement and bilateral Free Trade Agreements with the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of ...
Recommendation com(2025)194
 
06.05.2025  Authorisation of the opening of negotiations of a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement with Côte d'Ivoire.
Recommendation com(2025)192
 
25.04.2025  EU position in the Trade Committee established by the Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand, as regards amendments to that Agreement concerning fundamental principles ...
Decision com(2025)183
 

2.

Legislation currently being implemented

There are 473 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
28.03.2025  EU position in the EPA Council and in the Committee of Senior Officials established by the Economic Partnership Agreement with Kenya, Member of the East African ...
Decision com(2025)156
 
17.02.2025  Position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf with regard to the decision of the Participants to the Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Civil Aircraft.
Decision com(2025)44
 
10.02.2025  EU position in the Association Committee in Trade configuration established by the Association Agreement with Ukraine as regards the modification of Appendix XVII-3 ...
Decision com(2025)49
 
06.02.2025  EU position in the World Trade Organization on adding the Agreement on Electronic Commerce into the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization.
Decision com(2025)33
 
03.02.2025  Amendment of Regulation 2018/196 on additional customs duties on imports of certain products from the USA.
Regulation com(2025)27
 

3.

Legislation in force

There are at least 179 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
 
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
 
11.10.2019  EU position in the CETA Joint Committee as regards a decision on the procedure for the adoption of interpretations in accordance with Articles 8.31.3 and 8.44.3(a) of ...
Decision com(2019)458