Traduction de «accord sur le libre-échange » (Français → Anglais) :

6. Stresses the importance of concluding bilateral free trade agreements between the EU and – in particular – South American and Asian growth economies in the context of increased growth and freedom to compete on an international stage under mutually recognised, transparent and fair conditions; recognises that free trade agreements not only enable each of the parties to benefit from economies of scale but also create the opportunity for the EU to focus on the knowledge and manufacturing industries in which it has a competitive advantage on the world market; considers that these free trade agreements can help boost both the quantity and ...[+++] quality of products and services on the world market, and that this is specially necessary in the light of Europe’s demographic challenges;

1. Considers that EU trade policy should first and foremost strive towards the strengthening of a multilateral rules based trade system; therefore insists that any bilateral trade agreement must be subject to this overall aim; calls on the EU and India to maintain a prudent approach at any stage of the negotiations of a bilateral FTA and not to rush into a deal which might expose large communities to rising inequality, climate change and loss of policy space; insists that an FTA should not precondition any legislative changes neither in Europe nor in India;

2. Notes that, after the latest EU-India Summit (December 2010) and more than three years of negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement, the EU and the Indian Government are at a crucial point in the negotiations; hence encourages the negotiating parties to ensure full consultation, at all stages, with their key stakeholders; calls on both parties to only envisage the conclusion of a fair and balanced FTA in the common interest of both European and Indian societies and economies; considers that the multiple crisis the world is facing should lead the EU and India to maintain a prudent approach at any stage of the trade negotiations and ins ...[+++]ists that an FTA should not precondition any legislative changes either in Europe or in India;

That is the reason behind my question, Commissioner Ashton: do you see concluding the free trade agreement with South Korea as a first step towards further bilateral free trade agreements, and does that, in your view, mean a move away from Doha?

Detecting, analysing and removing these is often more complex than tackling tariff barriers because they concern a large range of regulations and controls. The EU is working to improve the free trade of services as well as FDI within the multilateral framework of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and through bilateral Free Trade Agreements.

For the sake of coherence of the Community commercial policy, a beneficiary country should not benefit from both the Community's scheme and a free trade agreement, if that agreement covers at least all the preferences provided by the present scheme for that country.