European Commission Directorate-General for Trade

1. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): Notice pursuant to Article 19(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 of the termination of an investigation with respect to the protection of the freedom of association and the right to organise in the Republic of El Salvador
   • Résumé : Pursuant to Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 the Commission decided in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27(5) of that Regulation that the findings of the investigation do not justify temporary withdrawal of the special incentive arrangement referred to in Section 2 of Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 and therefore to terminate the investigation.
   • 22 October 2009
   • Type : Stratégie et politiques
   • Source : Commission
   • Format: PDF 13Kb
2. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): REPORT : Investigation pursuant to Article 18(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 with respect to the protection of the freedom of association and the right to organise in El Salvador
   • Résumé : REPORT : Investigation pursuant to Article 18(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 with respect to the protection of the freedom of association and the right to organise in El Salvador
   • 22 October 2009
   • Type : Stratégie et politiques
   • Source : Commission
   • Format: PDF 64Kb
3. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): Termination of the GSP+ investigation on El Salvador
   • Résumé : The Commission adopted a Decision terminating the Commission investigation initiated under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) Regulation in respect to El Salvador's effective implementation of the International Labour Organization (ILO) convention No 87 on the freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise.
   • 22 October 2009
   • Type : Communiqués de presse
   • Source : Commission
   • Format: PDF 12Kb
4. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): COMMISSION DECISION : Providing for the termination pursuant to Article 19(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 of the investigation initiated by Commission Decision 2008/316/EC with respect to the protection of the freedom of association and the right to organise in El Salvador
   • Résumé : COMMISSION DECISION : Providing for the termination pursuant to Article 19(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 of the investigation initiated by Commission Decision 2008/316/EC with respect to the protection of the freedom of association and the right to organise in El Salvador
   • 20 October 2009
   • Type : Documents officiels
   • Source : Commission
   • Format: PDF 14Kb
5. Sri Lanka: Commission statement on Sri Lanka GSP+ report
   • Résumé : The investigation identifies significant shortcomings in respect of three UN human rights conventions such as to indicate that Sri Lanka at present is not effectively implementing them.
   • 19 October 2009
   • Type : Communiqués de presse
   • Source : Commission
   • Format: PDF 14Kb
6. Sri Lanka: Notice on the GSP+/Sri Lanka issue
   • Résumé : Sri Lanka has benefited from the European Union's Generalised System of Preferences special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (“GSP+”) since 2005 ...
   • 19 October 2009
   • Type : Stratégie et politiques
   • Source : Commission
   • Format: PDF 13Kb
7. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): Sri Lanka GSP+ : the Commission final report
   • Résumé : Report on the findings of the investigation with respect to the effective implementation of certain human rights conventions in Sri Lanka
   • 19 October 2009
   • Type : Stratégie et politiques
   • Source : Commission
   • Format: PDF 216Kb
8. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): EBA : end of transitional quotas for sugar and rice
   • Résumé : From 1st October all products from all least developed countries enter the EU market duty and quota free
   • 1 October 2009
   • Type : Communiqués de presse
   • Source : Commission
   • Format: PDF 19Kb
9. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): Sri Lanka GSP+ : an independant expert report
   • Résumé : The Implementation of certain Human Rights Conventions in Sri Lanka, Final Report. 30 September 2009. Prepared by Françoise Hampson, Leif Sevón and Roman Wieruszewski
   • 30 September 2009
   • Type : Stratégie et politiques
   • Source : Commission
   • Format: PDF 491Kb
10. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): GSP+ vulnerables countries
    • Résumé : GSP+ vulnerables countries
    • 21 September 2009
    • Type : Statistiques
    • Source : Commission
    • Format: PDF 76Kb
11. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): presentation wto 12 mars
    • Résumé : wto12 mars
    • 12 March 2009
    • Type : Autres
    • Source : Commission
    • Format: PDF 134Kb
12. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): WTO notification of the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences covering the period 01/01/2009 – 31/12/2011 - ANNEX IV
    • Résumé : Imports into the EU - by country and by tariff treatment
    • 4 March 2009
    • Type : Stratégie et politiques
    • Source : Commission
    • Format: PDF 104Kb
13. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): WTO notification of the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences covering the period 01/01/2009 – 31/12/2011 - ANNEX VII
    • Résumé : Product Sections in respect of which tariff preferences have been removed or re-established (Art 13 of the Regulation)
    • 4 March 2009
    • Type : Stratégie et politiques
    • Source : Commission
    • Format: PDF 63Kb
14. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): WTO notification of the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences covering the period 01/01/2009 – 31/12/2011 - ANNEX V
    • Résumé : Imports into the EU by top 20 GSP beneficiary countries - by product section and tariff treatment
    • 4 March 2009
    • Type : Stratégie et politiques
    • Source : Commission
    • Format: PDF 103Kb
15. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): WTO notification of the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences covering the period 01/01/2009 – 31/12/2011 - ADDENDUM
    • Résumé : The following communication, dated 3 March 2009, is being circulated at the request of the European Communities. It contains a notification by the European Communities under paragraph 2 of the Enabling Clause of their revised GSP Scheme, which entered into force on 1 January 2009 and is founded on the following two legal instruments...
    • 4 March 2009
    • Type : Stratégie et politiques
    • Source : Commission
    • Format: PDF 62Kb
16. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): WTO notification of the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences covering the period 01/01/2009 – 31/12/2011 - ANNEX VI
    • Résumé : Top preferential imports of the EU's GSP – by product section (top 10) and top preferential imports of the EU's GSP – by chapter (top 20)
    • 4 March 2009
    • Type : Stratégie et politiques
    • Source : Commission
    • Format: PDF 75Kb
17. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): EU gives developing countries duty-free access with GSP+
    • Résumé : The preferences, called GSP+, are in addition to the standard Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) extended to developing countries.
    • Langues :
      • fr
      • es
      • de
    • 9 December 2008
    • Type : Communiqués de presse
    • Source : Commission
    • Format: PDF 19Kb
18. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): The EC Special Incentive Arrangement for Sustainable Development and Good Governance (GSP+) 2009-2011
    • Résumé : The primary objective of the GSP is to contribute to the promotion of sustainable development and good governance...
    • Langues :
      • fr
      • es
      • de
    • 9 December 2008
    • Type : Stratégie et politiques
    • Source : Commission
    • Format: PDF 11Kb
19. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): Gsp presentation for web
    • Résumé : Gsp presentation for web
    • 27 November 2008
    • Type : Autres
    • Source : Commission
    • Format: Document Microsoft Powerpoint 126Kb
20. Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): Commission initiates investigation on the effective implementation of certain human rights conventions in Sri Lanka
    • Résumé : sri lanka
    • 21 October 2008
    • Type : Documents officiels
    • Source : Commission
    • Format: PDF 16Kb

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