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CSD on the ex-post evaluation of the implementation of the trade pillar of the EU-Central America Association Agreement - inception report

The purpose of this meeting is to present to the EU Civil Society Organisations the current state of the evaluation process as presented in the draft inception report, exchange views on it and collect feedback from civil society.

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The trade pillar of the EU-Central America Association Agreement has been provisionally applied since 1st August 2013 with Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, since 1st October 2013 with Costa Rica and El Salvador, and since 1 December with Guatemala. This comprehensive and ambitious Trade Agreement covers elimination of tariffs on trade in goods, a reduction of non-tariff barriers to trade in goods, services and investment (market access), and provisions on competition, government procurement, protection of intellectual property rights, transparency in regulation, while integrating the objective of sustainable development in all those areas.

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade awarded a contract for an “Ex-post evaluation of the implementation of the trade pillar of the EU-Central America Association Agreement to BKP Economic Advisors GmbH (BKP). The Inception Report of the Study describes the methodological approach, the draft intervention hypothesis, the consultation strategy, the timeline and set the ground of the analysis.

The purpose of this meeting is to present to the EU Civil Society Organisations the current state of the evaluation process as presented in the draft inception report, exchange views on it and collect feedback from civil society.

The draft report will be published on this page two weeks ahead of the Civil Society Dialogue. Registered participants will be informed of the publication.

Lead speakers

- Head of Unit - Latin America Unit, Directorate-General for Trade, European Commission
- BKP team leader

Moderator

Civil Society Coordination - Transparency, Civil society and Communication Unit, Directorate-General for Trade, European Commission

AGENDA

1. Introduction
2. Presentation of the interim report
3. Open discussion with stakeholders

The meeting will take place via WEBEX. Access code and password will be sent to registered participants. We would be grateful if participants could launch their WEBEX connection at least 30 minutes in advance of the meeting so that any technical problems can be arranged in time before the meeting.
 

Related documents

  • international trade | trade agreement
  • Friday 7 May 2021, 10:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
  • Live streaming available
Country or region
Central America
Trade topics
Negotiations and agreements
Event type
EU Trade Dialogue with Civil Society

Practical information

When
Friday 7 May 2021, 10:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
Languages
English
Organisers
Directorate-General for Trade

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