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Ad hoc meeting - Bilateral Trade Negotiations: State of Play

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Meeting details

  • Date: 18/07/2012, 14h30-17h30 (registration closed)
  • Location: Charlemagne Building, J.Durieux room (1st floor), Rue de la Loi 170, 1040 Brussels

The purpose of the meeting is to update civil society organisations on the state of play of on-going trade negotiations.

Moderator
Ms Montserrat Gago de la Mata, Coordinator relations with civil society, Directorate-General for Trade

AGENDA

14.30 - 14.45 Update on agreements with ASEAN countries
Mr Peter Berz, Deputy Head of Unit, South and South East Asia, Directorate-General for Trade
Ms Frauke Sommer, Policy Co-ordinator, South and South East Asia Unit, Directorate-General for Trade
14.45 – 15.00 Q & A

15.00 – 15.15 Preparations for a trade agreement with Japan
Mr Antonio Parenti, Deputy Head of Unit, Far-East, Directorate-General for Trade
15.15 – 15.30 Q & A

15.30 – 15.45 Update on Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and Armenia DCFTA negotiations
Mr Philippe Cuisson, Deputy Head of Unit, Russia, CIS, Ukraine, Western Balkan, EFTA, EEA and Turkey, Directorate-General for Trade
Ms Joanna Miksa, Bilateral Trade Co-ordinator, CIS, Ukraine, Western Balkan, EFTA, EEA and Turkey Unit, Directorate-General for Trade
Ms Mercedes Calvo, Bilateral Trade Co-ordinator, CIS, Ukraine, Western Balkan, EFTA, EEA and Turkey Unit, Directorate-General for Trade
15.45 – 16.00 Q & A

16.00 - 16.15 Coffee break

16.15 – 16.30 Update on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada
Mr Kristofer Du Rietz, Policy Co-ordinator, USA and Canada Unit, Directorate-General for Trade
16.30 – 16. 45 Q & A

16.45 – 17.00 Updates on the Mercosur negotiations and the Multiparty Trade Agreements between the EU and Andean countries and between the EU and Central America
Mr Michelangelo Margherita, Policy Co-ordinator, Latin America Unit, Directorate-General for Trade
Mr Timothée Sautter, Policy Co-ordinator, Latin America Unit, Directorate-General for Trade
17.00 - 17.15 Q & A
 

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Organisations that have registered to participate in this meeting.

  • Mr Sune Jin Christensen, Danske Slagterier, SA (Danish Bacon and Meat Council)
  • Mr Georgios Altintzis, International Trade Union Confederation
  • Mrs Lise Andreasen Høyer, Danish Dairy Board Brussels s.a.
  • Ms Léa Auffret, Bureau Européen de l'Agriculture Française
  • Ms Ksenija Barysiene, Confederation of European Community Cigarette Manufacturers
  • Mr Adam Bedford, National Farmers' Union
  • Mr Erik Bergelin, Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
  • Mr Jürgen Burggraf, ARD-Verbindungsbüro Brüssel
  • Mr Cédric Cabanne, Eurogroup for Animals
  • Ms Carmen Caruccio , COMITE EUROPEEN des FABRICANTS de SUCRE
  • Ms Sylviane Chapelle, European Patent Office
  • Mr Stephen Clarkson, International Trade Union Confederation
  • Ms Guenaelle Collet, European Broadcasting Union - Union Européenne de Radio-Télévision AISBL
  • Mr. Fabian Delcros, American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union
  • Mr Julian Derst, Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V.
  • Ms Flora Dewar, European Dairy Association aisbl
  • Mrs Monica Di Sisto, Fairwatch (funded) NO SHOW
  • Mr Pierre Didier, Japan Machinery Center
  • Ms Egle Eimontaite, Freshfel Europe - the forum for the European fresh fruits and vegetables chain
  • Mrs LACOSTE ELISABETH, International Confederation of European Beet Growers
  • Mr. Frank Ey, Bundesarbeitskammer Österreich
  • Mr Hadelin Feront, IFAW Internationaler Tierschutz-Fonds gGmbH
  • Mr Georg Fisch, Industrial Ethanol Association
  • Mr Paul Fournier, CIRFS: European Man-made Fibres Association
  • Mr David Frautschy Heredia, European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association
  • Mrs Claire Grosbois, ASSOCIATION DES AMIDONNIERS ET FECULIERS
  • Mr Gerfried Gruber , Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich
  • Mr Luc Hellebuyck, European Fruit and Vegetable Trade Association
  • Mr Louis Hinzen, FoodDrinkEurope
  • Ms Anne-Sophie Holvoet, Comité Européen de Liaison des Commerces Agricoles et Agro-alimentaires
  • Ms Anna Hund, Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.
  • Ms Thuy Quynh Nhu HUYNH, Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
  • Ms Xenia Iwaszko, IFPI Representing recording industry worldwide
  • Mr Thomas Jenkins, EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION
  • Ms Lucyna Kaminska, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
  • Ms Friederike Kamm, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
  • ms Linda Kaucher, European Services Strategy Unit (funded)
  • Mr Daniel Kern, Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V.
  • Ms Marzena Kisielewska, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
  • Ms. Sharon Leclercq-Spooner, American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union
  • Mrs Freya Lemcke, EUROCHAMBRES – Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry
  • Ms Ilina Markova , European Generic medicines Association
  • Mrs Benedicte Masure, European Dairy Association aisbl
  • Mr Iagatti Matteo, International Confederation of European Beet Growers
  • Mr Stuart Newman, Foreign Trade Association
  • MS Simona Ovesea, Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry
  • Mr Harald Past, EuroCommerce
  • Mr Jonathan Peel, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
  • Mrs Marie-Christine RIBERA, COMITE EUROPEEN des FABRICANTS de SUCRE
  • Mr Zbigniew Roskwitalski, Gdynia Cotton Association (funded)
  • Mrs Aline RUTSAERT, Comité européen interprofessionnel du thon tropical
  • Mr Adriaan Scheiris, American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union
  • M. Vytenis Semeta, European Patent Office
  • Mrs Yolanda Smits, Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales
  • Ms Claudia Stowasser, Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (funded)
  • Ms Carmen Turcu, Association de l'Aviculture, de l'Industrie et du Commerce de Volailles dans les Pays de l'Union Europeenne asbl
  • Ms Camilla van Baarsel, BUSINESSEUROPE
  • Mr. Arjan van Dijk, Algemene Nederlandse Vereniging van Eierhandelaren
  • Mr Leander Van Laerhoven, BUSINESSEUROPE
  • Mr Lars Vogt, Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry
  • Mr. Anthony Wise, EUROPEAN SERVICES FORUM
  • Mr. Hidehiro Yajima, Japan Machinery Center
  • Mr Roland Yves, Comité Européen de Liaison des Commerces Agricoles et Agro-alimentaires