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:

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

Contents

  1. Legislative proposals in negotiation
  2. Legislation currently being implemented
  3. Legislation in force

1.

Legislative proposals in negotiation

There are 338 proposals for legislative or other legal instruments of this Directorate-General in negotiations with the Council and the European Parliament.
Date Title
14.04.2023  Authorisation of the opening of negotiations for digital trade disciplines with Korea and with Singapore.
Recommendation com(2023)230
 
16.03.2023  Secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials in support of the twin transition.
Communication com(2023)165
 
17.02.2023  Signing of the Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand.
Decision com(2023)82
 
17.02.2023  Conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand.
Decision com(2023)87
 
19.01.2023  Implementation of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
ini(2023)2001
 

2.

Legislation currently being implemented

There are 440 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
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
 
14.02.2023  EU position as regards the modification of Appendix XVII-3 (Rules applicable to telecommunication services) of Annex XVII to the Association Agreement with Ukraine.
Decision com(2023)90
 
28.11.2022  EU position in the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development with Japan on the List of Experts and Rules of Procedure regarding relevant Articles of Chapter 16.
Decision com(2022)653
 
31.10.2022  EU position in the EPA Committee established under the Interim Agreement in view of an Economic Partnership Agreement with the Central Africa.
Decision com(2022)566
 
21.09.2022  EU position in the Joint Committee EU-Denmark/Faroe Islands as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the EC/Faroe Islands Joint Committee.
Decision com(2022)471
 

3.

Legislation in force

There are at least 190 laws or other legal instruments in force that have been previously proposed by this Directorate-General.
Date Title
27.02.2023  Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2020/2170 as regards the application of Union tariff rate quotas and other import quotas to certain products transferred to Northern Ireland.
Regulation com(2023)125
 
23.02.2023  Temporary trade liberalisation supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the Association Agreement with Ukraine.
Regulation com(2023)106
 
27.04.2022  Temporary trade liberalisation supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the Association Agreement with Ukraine.
Regulation com(2022)195
 
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