TTIP NEGOTIATIONS : Where are we?

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TTIP NEGOTIATIONS Where are we?

• Bozkurt ARAN
• Istanbul, February 12

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Three pillars of the negotiations
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Three pillars of the negotiations

• A. Market access
• Reducing tariffs on goods
• Industrial goods
• Agricultural products
• Services
• Public procurement
• Rules of origin

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Three pillars of the negotiations

• B. Regulatory cooperation (General position
  papers)
• Harmonization, equivalence, mutual recognition
• Horizontal
• Sectors such as cars, chemicals, cosmetics,
  engineering products, medical devices,
  information and communication technologies,
  pharmaceuticals, textiles
• Technical barriers to trade (TBT)
• Food safety and animal plant health (SPS)
• Sanitary phytosanitary SPS measures

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Three pillars of the negotiations

• C. Trade Rules
• Development
• Labour rights
• Environment
• Energy and Raw materials
• Custom formalities - trade facilitation
• Investment Protection
• Competition
• Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and
  Geographical indicators (GI)
• Dispute between governments
• SMEs

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Textual proposals

• Market access
• Information on market issues is not expected to
  be revealed before the finalization of the TTIP
• Regulatory Co-operation
• Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
• Food Safety and Animal and Plant Health (SPS)

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Textual proposals

• RULES
• Customs and Trade Facilitation
• Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs)
• Investment Protection
• Competition Policy
• General
• State Enterprises
• Subsidies
• Government to Government Dispute Settlement (GGDS)

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Remarks

• A final deal is still far from view
• The opposition against TTIP in EU member states.
• Some member states have weak coalition
  governments, and politically vulnerable.
• European Parliemant is open to special interests
  for non-trade issues. These groups are fueled by
  anti-globalisation sentiments.
• The US Congress is harsh on the fast-track
  authority for the President.

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Remarks

• Impact on third countries
• Better balance the interests of the TTIP members
  and third countries?
• Regulatory issues favour mutual recognition
• Inclusive mechanism for 3rd country regulatory
  bodies
• Less restrictive rules of origin
• A sound mechanism for the integration of 3rd
  countries