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The Commission published today the report summarising progress made during the latest negotiation round to deepen the existing Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with five Eastern and Southern African partners.

The EU is requesting consultations with Russia in the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding certain Russian measures.

On 15 July, the World Trade Organization (WTO) held a ministerial meeting on fisheries subsidies, which confirmed the commitment to set the course for a successful outcome on negotiations before the WTO’s Ministerial Conference starting in November.

The Directorate-General for TRADE of the European Commission plans to launch the tender 'Mapping industrial products by HS codes and their associated standards and regulatory requirements' under its List of Vendors.

The Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) have published today a Guidance on due diligence to help EU companies to address the risk of forced labour in their operations and supply chains, in line with international standards.

TRADE/2021/OP/0003 Study in Support of the Analytical and Editing Work with Regard to the GSP Assessment and Reporting to the European Parliament (EP) and the Council

From 6 to 9 July, the European Commission and Member States took part in the sixth negotiation round regarding the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT).

TRADE/2021/OP/0001 Supply and Update of Data for the 'Import Requirements' and 'Internal Taxes' Sections of the European Commission's Access2Markets Website

July 1, 2021 marks the start of effective implementation by Ghana of the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA) between the European Union and Ghana.