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EU Policy Trade agreement., Coreper: MS officials or NATIONAL AMBASSADORS…
EU Policy Trade agreement.
Phase 1: Design of negotiation mandate
Phase 2: Representation of the parties during the negotiations
Phase 3: Ratification
Phase 4 Implementation and enforcement
Mixed competence
In the past, AGREEMENTS under EU competence (except fo intellectual property and services) where accepted or rejected by the Council based on QMV.
Complicated as big packaged trade agremments must be approved by the EU as a whole and individual MS.
EU ratification in the Council and with the assent of the EP.
Ratification in MS in parliaments under own internal procedures
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
Need to stay within limits of mandate
Trade Policy Committee meets in Geneva to check whether Commission remains within mandate.
This complicates negotiation: moves and concession are harder for the EU than for other trade partners.
Latitude and flexbility depends on the case
MS still have corridor meetings
During WTO plenary sessions they are represented by MS but they ONLY OBSERVE.
EU Commission initates trade
Key Proposals
Drafted by the the DG trade
Key Policy Discussions by TPC
TPC Makes EUC ammendments
Committe of Permanent Representatives (COREPER)
Council Of Ministers establishes objectives for trade negotiations. Negotiating mandate.
CoM decides on negotiating mandate for EUC
Can be many or few
NOT LEGALLY BINDING
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TPC advice is followed by EUC. Otherwise, the ministers would ultimately refuese the negotiated agreement of the EUC/
Trade Policy Committee: Consultative role: Assists MS in influencing EU trade policy (Official role is Consultative role only).
Director-general and senior memberers from NATIONAL MINISTERIES, senior civil servants, come to CONENSUS rulings with no formal votes.
Senior official meeting monthly in Brussels
Monthly meetings in GENEVA for WTO meetings.
Deputies discuss meetings in Brussels about TECHNICAL ISSUES
have near weekly (Three fridays a month)
Discussion by MS
Agenda set
EUC
Rotating presidency
Assist and Answers to
EU trade commisioner
Serves five-year terms.and is nominated by the MS
Answers to Commission
Throughout entire process the EP is informed
Coreper: MS officials or NATIONAL AMBASSADORS TO the EU
Staff and deputies
Ministers from each governmen tREPRESENTING NATIONAL INTERSTS.
Depends on trade area who discusses
Most often, THE GENERAL AFFAIRS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS COUNCIL
Mostly foreign ministers
Sometimes trade ministers
Based On jurispundence
