Author (Corporate) | Library of the European Parliament |
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Series Title | Library Briefings |
Series Details | 05.12.12 |
Publication Date | 05/12/2012 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
In 2011, a high-level working group on Jobs and Growth (HLWG) was tasked by EU and US leaders to analyse possibilities for increasing transatlantic trade and investment. In its interim report, the HLWG proposed the conclusion of a comprehensive EU-US trade and investment agreement, to tackle tariff and non-tariff barriers (including regulatory divergences in a number of sectors), services, government procurement, etc. Non-tariff barriers and regulatory divergence were identified as the main challenge for the agreement. Stemming from different values, public preferences and different approaches towards risk management, these regulatory issues are greatest in the fields of protection of health, safety and the environment. Efforts in transatlantic regulatory cooperation date back to the 1990s, but progress has been difficult to achieve, in particular in areas such as consumer and food safety, intellectual property rights and data protection, in which transatlantic trade disputes have emerged. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/bibliotheque/briefing/2012/120393/LDM_BRI(2012)120393_REV1_EN.pdf |
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Countries / Regions | Europe, United States |