Press Release: EU-Mercosur: EU presents its completed offer to Mercosur in on-going trade talks

In the negotiations for an EU-Mercosur Association Agreement, the EU sent Mercosur a completed offer on 30 September 2004. The offer matches the approach and the level of ambition in the offer which the Mercosur sent the EU on 24 September 2004. It proposes a gradual liberalisation of Mercosur exports of industrial and agricultural goods to the EU, the opening of its services market, access to a public procurement market worth €200 bio as well as non-discriminatory rules for Mercosur investors in Europe.

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European Commission: DG Trade: Trade Issues: Bilateral trade relations: Regions: Mercosur http://ec.europa.eu/comm/trade/issues/bilateral/regions/mercosur/index_en.htm

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