European Union Free Trade Agreements

1. Introduction to the EU Trade Agreements
2. Rules of origin applicable to the EU preferential agreements
   1. EU's preferential rules of origin
   2. Completely obtained / sufficiently transformed goods
   3. Minimal Operations
   4. Accumulation
   5. Tolerance or de minimis
   6. Direct Transport or non-handling standard
   7. Duty drawback
3. Non-preferential rules of origin
4. Proof of origin: Form A (SPG), EUR MED, EUR 1
5. EU's Generalized System of Preferences (EU GSP)
6. The European Union Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)
7. European Union Trade Agreements
8. The European Union Autonomous Trade Regimes
9. Customs Unions
10. Bilateral and regional negotiations in progress.
    1. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Treaty (TTIP) with the United States

Sample:

The educational aims of the Subject “European Union Free trade agreements (FTAs)” are the following:

1. To understand the EU's preferential trade agreements with third countries
2. To know how to apply the Rules of Origin of the agreements
3. To analyze the different existing agreements: free trade agreements, economic association agreements, customs unions, etc

The Subject “European Union's Agreements (FTA)” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Languages: or Acuerdos de la UE Accords de l’UE Acordos da UE.

EU Trade Agreements:

1. European Union-Andean Community (2012)
   1. European Union-Peru-Colombia Agreement
2. European Union-MERCOSUR
3. European Union-Chile (Association Agreement, 2005)
4. Mexico-European Union (Economic Partnership Agreement, 2000)
5. European Union-Central America
6. European Economic Area (European Union-European Free Trade Association)
7. European Union-South Korea (2015)
8. ASEAN-European Union
9. European Union-Gulf Cooperation Council
10. Turkey-EU Customs Union
11. India-European Union
12. Albania: Stabilization and Association Agreement (2006)
13. Andorra: Customs Union (1991)
14. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Stabilization and Association Agreement (2015)
15. Faroe Islands: Trade Agreement (1997)
16. Georgia: Free Trade and Association Agreement (2016)
17. Kosovo: Stabilization and Association Agreement (2016)
18. Macedonia: Stabilization and Association Agreement (2004)
19. Moldova: Association Agreement (2016)
20. Montenegro: Stabilization and Association Agreement (2010)
21. San Marino: Customs Union (1992)
22. Serbia: Stabilization and Association Agreement (2013)
23. Ukraine: Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (2016) and Association Agreement (2014)
24. Armenia: Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (1999)
25. Azerbaijan: Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (1999)
26. Cameroon: Economic Partnership Agreement Interim (2009)
27. Ghana: Economic Partnership Agreement provisionally applied (2016)
28. Canada: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) (2016)
29. Ecuador: Trade Agreement provisionally applied (2017)
30. Iraq: Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (2012)
31. Kazakhstan: Partnership and Cooperation Agreement reinforced (2016)
32. Papua New Guinea (2011) and Fiji: Provisional Association Agreement
33. South Africa: Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (2000)
34. Madagascar, Mauricio, the Seychelles and Zimbabwe: Economic Partnership Agreement (2009)
35. Southern African Development Community (SADC): Economic Partnership Agreement provisionally applied (2016)
36. European Union-Ivory Coast Economic Partnership Agreement provisionally applied (2016)
37. European Union-CARIFORUM (Economic Partnership Agreement)
38. Association Agreement with Algeria (2005)
39. Association Agreement with Egypt (2004)
40. Association Agreement with Israel (2000)
41. Association Agreement with Jordan (2002)
42. Association Agreement interim with Lebanon (2003)
43. Association Agreement with Morocco (2000)
44. Association Agreement with the Palestinian Authority (1997)
45. Cooperation Agreement with Syria (1977)
46. Association Agreement with Tunisia (1998)
47. European Union-Vietnam Agreement
48. European Union-Singapore Agreement
49. European Union-Japan Agreement
50. European Union-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
51. European Union-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilization and Accession Agreement (2015)
52. European Union-Montenegro Stabilization and Accession Agreement
53. European Union-CARIFORUM States Economic Partnership Agreement
54. Free Trade Agreement EU-Eastern and Southern African States (Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe)
55. European Union-United Kingdom Free Trade and Economic Integration Agreement

The European Union is the largest global trade player: 20% of global trade.

China is the second-largest trading partners of EU after the United States.

The objectives of EU Free Trade Agreements are:

1. To open new international markets for products and services
2. To increase Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows
3. To make International Trade cheaper (eliminating customs duties)
4. To make the external trade faster
5. To make the policy environment more predictable

Each Free Trade Agreement negotiated by the EU is adapted to the situation of each nation.

Normally:

“The more ambitious the Free Trade Agreement is, more benefits are to be gained from the agreement.”

The European Union has granted duty-free access for most of imports from Developing Countries (Generalized system of preferences).

The European Union Trade Agreements: Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Tunisia, Palestine, EFTA, South Korea, ASEAN, GGC, Central America, Andean Community, MERCOSUR, Chile, Mexico, Turkey, India, China, Lebanon, Algeria, CARIFORUM, Ivory Coast, and Georgia.