COM(2010)694 - EU position in the WTO General Council with regard to a decision on a Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements
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Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION establishing the European Union position in the WTO General Council with regard to a decision on a Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Decision making procedure | non-legislative procedure;Non legislative enactments (NLE) |
| reference by COM-number29 | COM(2010)694  |
| Additional COM-numbers | COM(2010)694 |
| procedure number31 | 2010/0337(NLE) |
| CELEX number32 | 52010PC0694 |
| Document | 24-11-2010 |
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| Online publication | 26-11-2010 |
| Decision | 13-12-2010 |
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- 1.WTO Decision WT/L/671.
- 2.The Decision was circulated as WT/L/672.
- 3.WT/COMTD/71 of 11 October 2010.
- 4.WTO Decision WT/L/671.
- 5.The Decision was circulated as WT/L/672.
- 6.WT/COMTD/71 of 11 October 2010.
- 7.For greater clarity, since it has been notified to the GATT/WTO under paragraph 2(c) of the Enabling Clause, the Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) is not covered by this Mechanism, but instead, is covered by the General Council Decision of 14 December 2006 (Transparency Mechanism for Regional Trade Agreements).
- 8.'Electronically exploitable format' means that entire data sets of a Member's annual data can be downloaded without undue restrictions (i.e. no limitations on the number of tariff lines or records that could be downloaded) and in formats that lend themselves to processing into data base format by the WTO Secretariat.
- 9.For greater clarity, since it has been notified to the GATT/WTO under paragraph 2(c) of the Enabling Clause, the Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) is not covered by this Mechanism, but instead, is covered by the General Council Decision of 14 December 2006 (Transparency Mechanism for Regional Trade Agreements).
- 10.The Notifying Member is the Member granting the non-reciprocal preferences.
- 11.If the Notifying Member has already submitted the corresponding data to the UNCTAD, the provision of a copy of such data to the WTO would be acceptable, provided that it fulfils the notification requirements set forth in paragraph 16.
- 12.'Electronically exploitable format' means that entire data sets of a Member's annual data can be downloaded without undue restrictions (i.e. no limitations on the number of tariff lines or records that could be downloaded) and in formats that lend themselves to processing into data base format by the WTO Secretariat.
- 13.See template on Annex 3.
- 14.Including, but not limited to, (a) criteria and restrictions for eligibility, modification of beneficiaries list; (b) tariff treatment, different preferential treatment, exceptions to the preferential treatment; (c) list of beneficiaries, number of beneficiaries, history of countries excluded from the preferential treatment; (d) handbooks from UNCTAD (for example www.unctad.org/en/docs/itcdtsbmisc42rev3_en.pdf and www.unctad.org/en/docs/itcdtsbmisc25rev2_en.pdf); and (e) from Members governments (www.ustr.gov/assets/Trade_Development ).
- 15.WTO Decision WT/L/671.
- 16.The Decision was circulated as WT/L/672.
- 17.WT/COMTD/71 of 11 October 2010.
- 18.WTO Decision WT/L/671.
- 19.The Decision was circulated as WT/L/672.
- 20.WT/COMTD/71 of 11 October 2010.
- 21.For greater clarity, since it has been notified to the GATT/WTO under paragraph 2(c) of the Enabling Clause, the Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) is not covered by this Mechanism, but instead, is covered by the General Council Decision of 14 December 2006 (Transparency Mechanism for Regional Trade Agreements).
- 22.'Electronically exploitable format' means that entire data sets of a Member's annual data can be downloaded without undue restrictions (i.e. no limitations on the number of tariff lines or records that could be downloaded) and in formats that lend themselves to processing into data base format by the WTO Secretariat.
- 23.For greater clarity, since it has been notified to the GATT/WTO under paragraph 2(c) of the Enabling Clause, the Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) is not covered by this Mechanism, but instead, is covered by the General Council Decision of 14 December 2006 (Transparency Mechanism for Regional Trade Agreements).
- 24.The Notifying Member is the Member granting the non-reciprocal preferences.
- 25.If the Notifying Member has already submitted the corresponding data to the UNCTAD, the provision of a copy of such data to the WTO would be acceptable, provided that it fulfils the notification requirements set forth in paragraph 16.
- 26.'Electronically exploitable format' means that entire data sets of a Member's annual data can be downloaded without undue restrictions (i.e. no limitations on the number of tariff lines or records that could be downloaded) and in formats that lend themselves to processing into data base format by the WTO Secretariat.
- 27.See template on Annex 3.
- 28.Including, but not limited to, (a) criteria and restrictions for eligibility, modification of beneficiaries list; (b) tariff treatment, different preferential treatment, exceptions to the preferential treatment; (c) list of beneficiaries, number of beneficiaries, history of countries excluded from the preferential treatment; (d) handbooks from UNCTAD (for example www.unctad.org/en/docs/itcdtsbmisc42rev3_en.pdf and www.unctad.org/en/docs/itcdtsbmisc25rev2_en.pdf); and (e) from Members governments (www.ustr.gov/assets/Trade_Development
- 29.De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
- 30.De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
- 31.Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
- 32.Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
- 33.Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.