Commission expert group on the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP Expert Group)

Details

Abbreviation: GSP Expert Group

Policy Area: External Trade

Lead DG: DG Trade

Type: Informal

Scope: Limited

Mission: Advise the Commission services on practical implementation aspects of the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP), which provides trade preferences to developing countries. This includes helping the Commission in the preparation of so-called "delegated acts" to implement the provisions of GSP law.

Task: Assist the Commission in the preparation of delegated acts

Contact: -

Publication in RegExp: 04/10/2012

Creating Act: -

Last updated: 08/06/2022

Additional Information

Selection procedure: The members of this group are the Member States. It is for each Member State to decide on who will represent them.

Rules of procedure: Rules of procedure will be adopted by the group at its first meeting and uploaded subsequently.

140724 - Rules of procedure 2013.pdf (approx. 156 kb)

Other: Terms of Reference of the Commission expert group on the Generalised Scheme of Preferences

Standard ToR _ JUNE 2021 FINAL SIGL rev. R2.docx (approx. 53 kb)

Subgroups

No Subgroups assigned to this group.

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  Dit type werkgroepen van de Europese Unie adviseert de Europese Commissie bij het opstellen van nieuwe wetgeving en nieuw beleid. Daarnaast houden ze zich bezig met controle, coördinatie en samenwerking met de lidstaten. Expertgroepen kunnen tijdelijk of permanent zijn ingesteld. De deskundigen worden niet betaald, maar krijgen een onkostenvergoeding. Expertgroepen zijn samengesteld uit deskundigen van nationale overheden, vertegenwoordigers van belangenorganisaties en/of experts uit het bedrijfsleven.
   
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  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.