Start date : month 29 (04/2003)

Completion date : month 36 (11/2003)


 

Team of the WP 7

Objectives
WP7 has the aim of underlining the key topics on OLP agri-food products and the implications for EC policies implementation with special reference to WTO international trade negotiations.
In particular :

  • provide EC a clear view on the role of OLPs on rural development, sustainability, and consumer/citizen welfare,
  • provide EC a clear view on the impact of the implemented policies,
  • provide relevant recommendations to EC in order to better prepare and support the negotiation process in the framework of WTO Round regarding protection and promotion of OLPs,
  • assessing the legal protection of OLP with regards to EU and WTO regulations and providing EU with diagnosis of negotiation basis,
  • identifying needs for further research,
  • dissemination of final results of the Concerted Action, by providing documents to WP8.

Methodology
The Steering Committee will meet together with the responsibles of Task2 WPs (WP5 and WP6) and with responsible (and assistants) of Task3 (WP7) in order to prepare Task3.
The final international Seminar will consist in contributions made by the participants on the basis of the WP1 to WP6, and in inviting lectures prepared in collaboration with known experts in the concerned field, who will have to read the reports from the workpackages and deliver their points of views.
Final document with recommendation key topics on OLPs and implications for EC policies implementation with special reference to WTO international trade negotiation (month n.36).

Deliverables

  • meeting proceedings,
  • final recommendation key topics on OLPs and implications for EC policies implentation with special reference to WTO international trade negotiation.

 

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