Negotiating Group on Rules - Submission on Regional Trade Agreements by the European Communities and Their Member States
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9 July 2002 (02-3817) Negotiating Group on Rules Original: English
SUBMISSION ON REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES
The following communication, dated 5 July 2002, has been received from the Permanent Delegation of the European Communities.
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1. Introduction
The European Communities and their Member States welcome the inclusion within the DDA of negotiations to clarify and improve the disciplines and procedures applying to regional trade agreements (RTAs) under existing WTO provisions, while taking into account their developmental aspects. While negotiations should be based on the specific proposals introduced by WTO Members, their potential scope should encompass all WTO provisions dealing with RTAs, in particular Article XXIV of the GATT 1994, the relevant provisions of the Enabling Clause and Article V of the GATS.
2. The WTO Legal Framework: the need fo