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2015/0029(NLE) Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO): Agreement on Trade Facilitation. Protocol

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead INTA ZALBA BIDEGAIN Pablo (icon: PPE PPE) DANTI Nicola (icon: S&D S&D), MCCLARKIN Emma (icon: ECR ECR), DE SARNEZ Marielle (icon: ALDE ALDE), BUCHNER Klaus (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE)
Committee Opinion AFET
Committee Opinion DEVE FRUNZULICĂ Doru-Claudian (icon: S&D S&D)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 207-p4, TFEU 218-p6a

Events

2015/10/30
   Final act published in Official Journal
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO).

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision (EU) 2015/1947 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation.

CONTENT: under this Decision, the Council approved on behalf of the European Union, the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation.

The Ninth WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali on 3-6 December 2013 adopted the Ministerial Decision on Trade Facilitation, which concluded negotiations on the Agreement on Trade Facilitation subject to the legal review of the text.

At its meeting on 27 November 2014, the WTO's General Council adopted the Protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation and opened it for acceptance by WTO Members.

The Protocol includes the Agreement on Trade Facilitation and the commitments of developing countries that are incorporated as an Annex to that Agreement.

The Agreement contains a set of measures designed to improve the cross-border movement of goods by improving transparency, streamlining customs procedures and eliminating red tape. For developing countries, it also contains innovative flexibilities which may become standard in future rules type agreements.

The Agreement is divided into two sections:

the first contains provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods ; the second contains special and differential treatment provisions for developing and least-developed countries aimed at helping them implement the provisions of the Agreement.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 1.10.2015.

Documents
Decision 2015/1947
OJ L 284 30.10.2015, p. 0001
2015/10/01
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
2015/10/01
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2015/09/09
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2015/09/09
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 569 votes to 99, with 27 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.

In line with the Committee on International Trade, Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement .

The trade facilitation agreement (TFA) which was concluded at the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference in December 2013 is the first multilateral agreement since the WTO was established in 1995. The issue first appeared on the WTO agenda during the Ministerial in Singapore in 1996 and subsequently found its way into the Doha Declaration where WTO members committed to concluding a deal on this issue.

The agreement demonstrates the ability to be innovative in recognising differences in implementation capacity across nations by calling on developing and least developed countries to determine when they will apply specific provisions of the agreement and by linking implementation of some disciplines to the delivery of assistance from developed nations.

The TFA will require increased transparency and greater cooperation between customs authorities. It focuses on cooperation aimed at achieving a set of good practices that governments can support and comply with.

In order for the TFA to enter into force, it needs to be ratified by two thirds of the 160 WTO members who agreed it at the 9th Ministerial Conference.

Documents
T8-0303/2015
2015/07/22
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Details

The Committee on International Trade adopted the report by Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN (EPP, ES) on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.

The committee recommended that the European Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement.

The trade facilitation agreement (TFA) which was concluded at the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference in December 2013 is the first multilateral agreement since the WTO was established in 1995. The issue first appeared on the WTO agenda during the Ministerial in Singapore in 1996 and subsequently found its way into the Doha Declaration where WTO members committed to concluding a deal on this issue.

The Agreement demonstrates the ability to be innovative in recognising differences in implementation capacity across nations. In particular, by:

allowing developing and least developed countries to categorise commitments and determine the timing of their implementation; linking implementation of some disciplines to the provision of technical assistance; calling for joint action by donor countries, development assistance providers and developing and least developed country WTO members to assist the latter in implementing some provisions of the agreement; incorporating an Expert Group to assess the situation in a Member once notified implementation periods have expired, and the use of the TFA Committee as a forum for the exchange of experiences and deliberation.

The TFA will require increased transparency and greater cooperation between customs authorities. It focuses on cooperation aimed at achieving a set of good practices that governments can support and comply with.

In order for the TFA to enter into force, it needs to be ratified by two thirds of the 160 WTO members who agreed it at the 9th Ministerial Conference.

Documents
A8-0237/2015
2015/07/14
   EP - Vote in committee
2015/06/25
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
PE552.077
2015/06/01
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
PE557.162
2015/04/01
   EP - FRUNZULICĂ Doru-Claudian (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in DEVE
2015/03/25
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2015/03/06
   CSL - Legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, of the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO).

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

CONTENT: it is proposed that the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization be approved on behalf of the European Union. This protocol was adopted by the WTO’s General Council at its meeting on 27 November 2014.

The 9th WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali on 3-6 December 2013 adopted the Ministerial Decision on Trade Facilitation, which concluded negotiations on the Agreement on Trade Facilitation subject to the legal review of the text.

The protocol includes the Agreement on Trade facilitation and the commitments of developing countries will become an integral part of the Agreement.

For details of the main provisions of this Agreement, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial legislative proposal dated 6.2.2015 .

Documents
06040/2015
2015/03/06
   CSL - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
06041/2015
2015/03/06
   CSL - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
06043/2015
2015/03/05
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, of the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO).

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

CONTENT: it is proposed that the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization be approved on behalf of the European Union. This protocol was adopted by the WTO’s General Council at its meeting on 27 November 2014.

The 9th WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali on 3-6 December 2013 adopted the Ministerial Decision on Trade Facilitation, which concluded negotiations on the Agreement on Trade Facilitation subject to the legal review of the text.

The protocol includes the Agreement on Trade facilitation and the commitments of developing countries will become an integral part of the Agreement.

For details of the main provisions of this Agreement, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial legislative proposal dated 6.2.2015 .

Documents
06040/2015
2015/02/24
   EP - ZALBA BIDEGAIN Pablo (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
2015/02/06
   EC - Preparatory document
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, of the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO).

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

BACKGROUND: the World Trade Organization (WTO) launched the Doha Round of trade negotiations, known as the Doha Development Agenda in November 2001.

The negotiations on trade facilitation were launched in July 2004, based on a commitment to clarify and improve several articles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994): such as those concerning: (i) freedom of transit); (ii) fees and formalities connected with importation and exportation); (iii) publication and administration of trade regulations.

Moreover, the mandate referred to provisions for effective cooperation between customs or any other appropriate authorities on trade facilitation and customs compliance issues.

The 9 th WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali on 3-6 December 2013 adopted the Ministerial Decision on Trade Facilitation, which concluded negotiations on the Agreement on Trade Facilitation subject to the legal review of the text.

At its meeting on 26 November 2014, the WTO's General Council adopted the Protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation and opened it for acceptance by the WTO Members. The Protocol should now be concluded on behalf of the Union.

CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is invited to conclude the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization.

The protocol includes the Agreement on Trade facilitation and the commitments will become an integral part of the Agreement.

The Agreement contains a set of measures designed to improve the cross-border movement of goods by improving transparency, streamlining customs procedures and eliminating red tape. For developing countries, it also contains innovative flexibilities which may become standard in future rules type agreements.

The Agreement is divided into two sections:

the first contains provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods ; the second contains special and differential treatment provisions for developing and least-developed countries aimed at helping them implement the provisions of the Agreement.

The OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators estimate that comprehensive implementation of all measures of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation would reduce total trade costs by 10% in developed countries and by 13-15.5% in developing countries.

Documents
COM(2015)0050
EUR-Lex
2015/02/06
   EP - Preparatory document
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, of the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO).

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

BACKGROUND: the World Trade Organization (WTO) launched the Doha Round of trade negotiations, known as the Doha Development Agenda in November 2001.

The negotiations on trade facilitation were launched in July 2004, based on a commitment to clarify and improve several articles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994): such as those concerning: (i) freedom of transit); (ii) fees and formalities connected with importation and exportation); (iii) publication and administration of trade regulations.

Moreover, the mandate referred to provisions for effective cooperation between customs or any other appropriate authorities on trade facilitation and customs compliance issues.

The 9 th WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali on 3-6 December 2013 adopted the Ministerial Decision on Trade Facilitation, which concluded negotiations on the Agreement on Trade Facilitation subject to the legal review of the text.

At its meeting on 26 November 2014, the WTO's General Council adopted the Protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation and opened it for acceptance by the WTO Members. The Protocol should now be concluded on behalf of the Union.

CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is invited to conclude the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization.

The protocol includes the Agreement on Trade facilitation and the commitments will become an integral part of the Agreement.

The Agreement contains a set of measures designed to improve the cross-border movement of goods by improving transparency, streamlining customs procedures and eliminating red tape. For developing countries, it also contains innovative flexibilities which may become standard in future rules type agreements.

The Agreement is divided into two sections:

the first contains provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods ; the second contains special and differential treatment provisions for developing and least-developed countries aimed at helping them implement the provisions of the Agreement.

The OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators estimate that comprehensive implementation of all measures of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation would reduce total trade costs by 10% in developed countries and by 13-15.5% in developing countries.

Documents
COM(2015)0050
EUR-Lex

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Votes

A8-0237/2015 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain - approbation #

2015/09/09 Outcome: +: 569, -: 99, 0: 27
DE IT PL GB ES RO AT HU CZ BE PT SE BG SK FR LT FI HR DK LV SI NL LU MT EE IE CY ?? EL
Total
90
70
45
69
50
28
18
20
20
18
18
20
14
13
66
10
12
10
13
7
7
24
6
6
6
8
6
1
19
icon: PPE PPE
201

Germany PPE

31

Italy PPE

15

Poland PPE

20

Spain PPE

15

Romania PPE

11

Austria PPE

5

Hungary PPE

12

Czechia PPE

7

Belgium PPE

4

Portugal PPE

7

Sweden PPE

4

Bulgaria PPE

7

Slovakia PPE

6

France PPE

18

Lithuania PPE

2

Finland PPE

3

Croatia PPE

5

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Latvia PPE

3

Slovenia PPE

5

Netherlands PPE

4

Luxembourg PPE

3

Malta PPE

3

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Ireland PPE

3

Cyprus PPE

2

Greece PPE

4
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181

Germany S&D

26

Italy S&D

28

Poland S&D

5

United Kingdom S&D

21

Spain S&D

13

Romania S&D

14

Austria S&D

5

Hungary S&D

4

Czechia S&D

4

Belgium S&D

2

Portugal S&D

7

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6

Bulgaria S&D

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Georgi PIRINSKI
4

Slovakia S&D

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France S&D

13

Lithuania S&D

2

Finland S&D

2

Croatia S&D

2

Denmark S&D

Against (1)

Ole CHRISTENSEN
3

Latvia S&D

1

Netherlands S&D

3

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Malta S&D

3

Estonia S&D

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Marju LAURISTIN
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Ireland S&D

For (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
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Cyprus S&D

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Greece S&D

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Italy ECR

2

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James NICHOLSON
19

Czechia ECR

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Belgium ECR

3

Bulgaria ECR

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Slovakia ECR

3

Lithuania ECR

1

Finland ECR

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Jussi HALLA-AHO
1

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Denmark ECR

4

Latvia ECR

For (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1

Netherlands ECR

2

Greece ECR

For (1)

Notis MARIAS
1
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60

Germany ALDE

3

United Kingdom ALDE

1

Spain ALDE

8

Romania ALDE

2

Austria ALDE

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Angelika MLINAR
1

Czechia ALDE

4

Belgium ALDE

6

Portugal ALDE

2

Sweden ALDE

3

Bulgaria ALDE

For (1)

Iskra MIHAYLOVA
1

France ALDE

4

Lithuania ALDE

3

Finland ALDE

4

Croatia ALDE

For (1)

Ivan JAKOVČIĆ
1

Denmark ALDE

3

Latvia ALDE

1

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Netherlands ALDE

6

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Estonia ALDE

3

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

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Renate WEBER
1
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48

Germany Verts/ALE

13

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

5

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4

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Michel REIMON
3

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

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Bart STAES
2

Sweden Verts/ALE

4

France Verts/ALE

Against (1)

José BOVÉ
5

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Heidi HAUTALA
1

Croatia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

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1

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1

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For (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

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2

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Claude TURMES
1

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1
icon: EFDD EFDD
43

Italy EFDD

17

Poland EFDD

1

United Kingdom EFDD

20

Czechia EFDD

Abstain (1)

Petr MACH
1

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2

France EFDD

Abstain (1)

Joëlle BERGERON
1

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1
icon: NI NI
10

Germany NI

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Udo VOIGT
1

United Kingdom NI

For (1)

Diane DODDS
1

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2

France NI

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Bruno GOLLNISCH
1

Netherlands NI

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Auke ZIJLSTRA
1

Greece NI

4
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Italy ENF

5

Poland ENF

2

United Kingdom ENF

Abstain (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Romania ENF

Abstain (1)

Laurenţiu REBEGA
1

Austria ENF

4

Belgium ENF

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Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

France ENF

21

Netherlands ENF

3
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Germany GUE/NGL

8

Italy GUE/NGL

3

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

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Martina ANDERSON
1

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10

Czechia GUE/NGL

2

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Malin BJÖRK
1

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3

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Against (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Denmark GUE/NGL

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Rina Ronja KARI
1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Ireland GUE/NGL

3

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2

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  • date: 2015-03-06T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=6041%2F15&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 06041/2015 type: Document attached to the procedure body: CSL
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  • date: 2015-06-01T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE557.162 title: PE557.162 type: Committee draft report body: EP
  • date: 2015-06-25T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE552.077&secondRef=02 title: PE552.077 committee: DEVE type: Committee opinion body: EP
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  • date: 2015-02-06T00:00:00 type: Initial legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2015/0050/COM_COM(2015)0050_EN.pdf title: COM(2015)0050 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2015&nu_doc=0050 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, of the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO). PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. BACKGROUND: the World Trade Organization (WTO) launched the Doha Round of trade negotiations, known as the Doha Development Agenda in November 2001. The negotiations on trade facilitation were launched in July 2004, based on a commitment to clarify and improve several articles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994): such as those concerning: (i) freedom of transit); (ii) fees and formalities connected with importation and exportation); (iii) publication and administration of trade regulations. Moreover, the mandate referred to provisions for effective cooperation between customs or any other appropriate authorities on trade facilitation and customs compliance issues. The 9 th WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali on 3-6 December 2013 adopted the Ministerial Decision on Trade Facilitation, which concluded negotiations on the Agreement on Trade Facilitation subject to the legal review of the text. At its meeting on 26 November 2014, the WTO's General Council adopted the Protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation and opened it for acceptance by the WTO Members. The Protocol should now be concluded on behalf of the Union. CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is invited to conclude the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization. The protocol includes the Agreement on Trade facilitation and the commitments will become an integral part of the Agreement. The Agreement contains a set of measures designed to improve the cross-border movement of goods by improving transparency, streamlining customs procedures and eliminating red tape. For developing countries, it also contains innovative flexibilities which may become standard in future rules type agreements. The Agreement is divided into two sections: the first contains provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods ; the second contains special and differential treatment provisions for developing and least-developed countries aimed at helping them implement the provisions of the Agreement. The OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators estimate that comprehensive implementation of all measures of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation would reduce total trade costs by 10% in developed countries and by 13-15.5% in developing countries.
  • date: 2015-03-06T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=6040%2F15&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 06040/2015 summary: PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, of the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO). PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. CONTENT: it is proposed that the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization be approved on behalf of the European Union. This protocol was adopted by the WTO’s General Council at its meeting on 27 November 2014. The 9th WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali on 3-6 December 2013 adopted the Ministerial Decision on Trade Facilitation, which concluded negotiations on the Agreement on Trade Facilitation subject to the legal review of the text. The protocol includes the Agreement on Trade facilitation and the commitments of developing countries will become an integral part of the Agreement. For details of the main provisions of this Agreement, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial legislative proposal dated 6.2.2015 .
  • date: 2015-03-25T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2015-07-14T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2015-07-22T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A8-2015-0237&language=EN title: A8-0237/2015 summary: The Committee on International Trade adopted the report by Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN (EPP, ES) on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. The committee recommended that the European Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement. The trade facilitation agreement (TFA) which was concluded at the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference in December 2013 is the first multilateral agreement since the WTO was established in 1995. The issue first appeared on the WTO agenda during the Ministerial in Singapore in 1996 and subsequently found its way into the Doha Declaration where WTO members committed to concluding a deal on this issue. The Agreement demonstrates the ability to be innovative in recognising differences in implementation capacity across nations. In particular, by: allowing developing and least developed countries to categorise commitments and determine the timing of their implementation; linking implementation of some disciplines to the provision of technical assistance; calling for joint action by donor countries, development assistance providers and developing and least developed country WTO members to assist the latter in implementing some provisions of the agreement; incorporating an Expert Group to assess the situation in a Member once notified implementation periods have expired, and the use of the TFA Committee as a forum for the exchange of experiences and deliberation. The TFA will require increased transparency and greater cooperation between customs authorities. It focuses on cooperation aimed at achieving a set of good practices that governments can support and comply with. In order for the TFA to enter into force, it needs to be ratified by two thirds of the 160 WTO members who agreed it at the 9th Ministerial Conference.
  • date: 2015-09-09T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=26057&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2015-09-09T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0303 title: T8-0303/2015 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 569 votes to 99, with 27 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. In line with the Committee on International Trade, Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement . The trade facilitation agreement (TFA) which was concluded at the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference in December 2013 is the first multilateral agreement since the WTO was established in 1995. The issue first appeared on the WTO agenda during the Ministerial in Singapore in 1996 and subsequently found its way into the Doha Declaration where WTO members committed to concluding a deal on this issue. The agreement demonstrates the ability to be innovative in recognising differences in implementation capacity across nations by calling on developing and least developed countries to determine when they will apply specific provisions of the agreement and by linking implementation of some disciplines to the delivery of assistance from developed nations. The TFA will require increased transparency and greater cooperation between customs authorities. It focuses on cooperation aimed at achieving a set of good practices that governments can support and comply with. In order for the TFA to enter into force, it needs to be ratified by two thirds of the 160 WTO members who agreed it at the 9th Ministerial Conference.
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  • date: 2015-10-30T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO). NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision (EU) 2015/1947 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation. CONTENT: under this Decision, the Council approved on behalf of the European Union, the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation. The Ninth WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali on 3-6 December 2013 adopted the Ministerial Decision on Trade Facilitation, which concluded negotiations on the Agreement on Trade Facilitation subject to the legal review of the text. At its meeting on 27 November 2014, the WTO's General Council adopted the Protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation and opened it for acceptance by WTO Members. The Protocol includes the Agreement on Trade Facilitation and the commitments of developing countries that are incorporated as an Annex to that Agreement. The Agreement contains a set of measures designed to improve the cross-border movement of goods by improving transparency, streamlining customs procedures and eliminating red tape. For developing countries, it also contains innovative flexibilities which may become standard in future rules type agreements. The Agreement is divided into two sections: the first contains provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods ; the second contains special and differential treatment provisions for developing and least-developed countries aimed at helping them implement the provisions of the Agreement. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 1.10.2015. docs: title: Decision 2015/1947 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32015D1947 title: OJ L 284 30.10.2015, p. 0001 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2015:284:TOC
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  • PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, of the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO).

    PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

    ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

    CONTENT: it is proposed that the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization be approved on behalf of the European Union. This protocol was adopted by the WTO’s General Council at its meeting on 27 November 2014.

    The 9th WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali on 3-6 December 2013 adopted the Ministerial Decision on Trade Facilitation, which concluded negotiations on the Agreement on Trade Facilitation subject to the legal review of the text.

    The protocol includes the Agreement on Trade facilitation and the commitments of developing countries will become an integral part of the Agreement.

    For details of the main provisions of this Agreement, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial legislative proposal dated 6.2.2015.
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  • PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, of the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO).

    PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

    ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

    BACKGROUND: the World Trade Organization (WTO) launched the Doha Round of trade negotiations, known as the Doha Development Agenda in November 2001.

    The negotiations on trade facilitation were launched in July 2004, based on a commitment to clarify and improve several articles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994): such as those concerning: (i) freedom of transit); (ii) fees and formalities connected with importation and exportation); (iii) publication and administration of trade regulations.

    Moreover, the mandate referred to provisions for effective cooperation between customs or any other appropriate authorities on trade facilitation and customs compliance issues.

    The 9th WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali on 3-6 December 2013 adopted the Ministerial Decision on Trade Facilitation, which concluded negotiations on the Agreement on Trade Facilitation subject to the legal review of the text.

    At its meeting on 26 November 2014, the WTO's General Council adopted the Protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation and opened it for acceptance by the WTO Members. The Protocol should now be concluded on behalf of the Union.

    CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is invited to conclude the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization.

    The protocol includes the Agreement on Trade facilitation and the commitments will become an integral part of the Agreement.

    The Agreement contains a set of measures designed to improve the cross-border movement of goods by improving transparency, streamlining customs procedures and eliminating red tape. For developing countries, it also contains innovative flexibilities which may become standard in future rules type agreements.

    The Agreement is divided into two sections:

    • the first contains provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods;
    • the second contains special and differential treatment provisions for developing and least-developed countries aimed at helping them implement the provisions of the Agreement.

    The OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators estimate that comprehensive implementation of all measures of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation would reduce total trade costs by 10% in developed countries and by 13-15.5% in developing countries.

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  • PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, of the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO).

    PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

    ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. 

    BACKGROUND: the World Trade Organization (WTO) launched the Doha Round of trade negotiations, known as the Doha Development Agenda in November 2001.

    The negotiations on trade facilitation were launched in July 2004, based on a commitment to clarify and improve several articles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994): such as those concerning: (i) freedom of transit); (ii) fees and formalities connected with importation and exportation); (iii) publication and administration of trade regulations.

    Moreover, the mandate referred to provisions for effective cooperation between customs or any other appropriate authorities on trade facilitation and customs compliance issues.

    The 9th WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali on 3-6 December 2013 adopted the Ministerial Decision on Trade Facilitation, which concluded negotiations on the Agreement on Trade Facilitation subject to the legal review of the text.

    At its meeting on 26 November 2014, the WTO's General Council adopted the Protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation and opened it for acceptance by the WTO Members. The Protocol should now be concluded on behalf of the Union.

    CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is invited to conclude the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization.

    The protocol includes the Agreement on Trade facilitation and the commitments will become an integral part of the Agreement.

    The Agreement contains a set of measures designed to improve the cross-border movement of goods by improving transparency, streamlining customs procedures and eliminating red tape. For developing countries, it also contains innovative flexibilities which may become standard in future rules type agreements.

    The Agreement is divided into two sections:

    • the first contains provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods;
    • the second contains special and differential treatment provisions for developing and least-developed countries aimed at helping them implement the provisions of the Agreement.

    The OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators estimate that comprehensive implementation of all measures of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation would reduce total trade costs by 10% in developed countries and by 13-15.5% in developing countries.
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  • PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, of the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO).

    PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

    ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. 

    BACKGROUND: the World Trade Organization (WTO) launched the Doha Round of trade negotiations, known as the Doha Development Agenda in November 2001.

    The negotiations on trade facilitation were launched in July 2004, based on a commitment to clarify and improve several articles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994): such as those concerning: (i) freedom of transit); (ii) fees and formalities connected with importation and exportation); (iii) publication and administration of trade regulations.

    Moreover, the mandate referred to provisions for effective cooperation between customs or any other appropriate authorities on trade facilitation and customs compliance issues.

    The 9th WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali on 3-6 December 2013 adopted the Ministerial Decision on Trade Facilitation, which concluded negotiations on the Agreement on Trade Facilitation subject to the legal review of the text.

    At its meeting on 26 November 2014, the WTO's General Council adopted the Protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation and opened it for acceptance by the WTO Members. The Protocol should now be concluded on behalf of the Union.

    CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is invited to conclude the protocol amending the Marrakesh agreement establishing the World Trade Organization.

    The protocol includes the Agreement on Trade facilitation and the commitments will become an integral part of the Agreement.

    The Agreement contains a set of measures designed to improve the cross-border movement of goods by improving transparency, streamlining customs procedures and eliminating red tape. For developing countries, it also contains innovative flexibilities which may become standard in future rules type agreements.

    The Agreement is divided into two sections:

    • the first contains provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods;
    • the second contains special and differential treatment provisions for developing and least-developed countries aimed at helping them implement the provisions of the Agreement.

    The OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators estimate that comprehensive implementation of all measures of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation would reduce total trade costs by 10% in developed countries and by 13-15.5% in developing countries.
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