Brussels, 8 May 2012

By Adrian van den Hoven

STUDY VISITSTUDY VISITBOSMIP IVBOSMIP IV

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BUSINESSEUROPE: 41 members in 35 countries

Belgium Cyprus Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland France Germany Germany Greece Iceland

Iceland Ireland Italy Luxembourg Malta

Norway Poland Portugal Portugal

Spain Sweden Switzerland Switzerland The Netherlands

Turkey

United Kingdom

Estonia Hungary

Lithuania

Rep. San Marino

Romania

Croatia

Slovenia

Slovakia

Turkey

Latvia

Austria Bulgaria Denmark

Montenegro

Serbia

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• Focus of the IR-department:

EU commercial policy EU external relations EU enlargement World Trade Organization Customs legislation, export controls, sanctions

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

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a. Completed: Korea FTA: tariffs, NTBs, services

b. Ongoing:

India FTA: tariffs & services (outsourcing Canada FTA: tariffs, NTBs, services,

procurement MERCOSUR Eastern Partnership countries (varying stages) Japan (early stage)

Bilateral Free Trade Negotiations

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Bilateral Dialogues

a. US TEC: ICT principles

b. China HED: IPR, indigenous innovation, raw materials

c. Russia: IPR & regulatory dialogue

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General policy issues

a. Raw materials strategy

b. Digital Agenda (link to trade)

c. Procurement modernization

d. Trade Defence

e. EU economic diplomacy

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THANK YOU

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This presentation has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Commission. The views expressed herein are those of BOSMIP IV and can therefore in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion

of the European Commission.

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