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« The voice of the European Service Industries for
International Trade Negotiations in Services »
« The voice of the European Service Industries for International Trade Negotiations in Services »
Programme EGA Stakeholders Event
THE ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AGREEMENT -
PROMOTING EU ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES THROUGH TRADE
Wednesday 3 June 2015, Brussels
EC, Charlemagne building, Room Lord Roy Jenkins, 170 rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels
16:30 – 18:15 Panel discussion: Environmental Goods Agreement
– opportunities and challenges
“What about an EGSA ? -
Environmental Goods and Services Agreement"
Pascal Kerneis – Managing Director
European Services Forum - Brussels
« The voice of the European Service Industries for
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• Insurance
• Banking
• Business services: IT & Computer; consulting, advertising, after-sales services, News Agencies
• Professional services:
Legal services,
Accountants,
Architects,
Engineers, etc.
• Construction services
• Distribution services
• Postal & Express Delivery
• Audio-visual services
• Telecommunication services
• Tourism
• Air Transport
• Maritime Transport
For more information, see www.esf.be
ESF Membership covers a large range of services sectors and Horizontal federations:
• BUSINESSEUROPE
• Confederation of Danish Industries (DI)
• Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK)
• Confederation of Swedish Enterprises (SN)
• Irish Business and Employers
Confederation (IBEC
• Confederation of French Enterprises
(MEDEF)
&
« The voice of the European Service Industries for
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If we use the trade in value-added (TiVA) indicators, the share
of services is 45% of the total world trade ! (more than 50% in
the EU countries)
Source: OECD-WTO TiVA database - 2012
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EU services inputs in EU manufacturing
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EU Services Exports and Imports per sectors (2010 - € 1 000 million)
40% Including
Environmental services
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1) Environmental Services
in the
Global Value Chain
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Embodied services Essential components of the supply chain of trade in
environmental goods
Source: Study of Swedish National Board of Trade: “Servicification - Everyone is in services” June 2012
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Embedded Services in the products Essential elements of
creation of value added and benefits for the environmental
goods !
Many environmental goods that will be
listed in EGA need Services and
cross-border data flows to be well
performed.
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(After sales services,
Maintenance & Repair, etc.)
(Advertising)
(Distribution services)
(Transport services: sea, air, road, etc.)
(Engineering)
(Certification & Testing)
(Outsourcing)
The GVC Smiley is of course
also valid for the
Environmental Goods!
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2) Consequence on Trade Policy:
TISA or/an EGA?
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EGA = Group of 17 (16 + 1(28) = 44: Australia; Canada;
China; Costa Rica; European Union; Hong Kong; Iceland;
Israel; Japan; New Zealand; Norway; South Korea;
Singapore; Switzerland; Taiwan; Turkey; and USA.
TISA = 25 “Real Goods Friends of Services” (RGFS) in
Geneva - (24 + 1(28) = 52): Australia, Canada, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, European Union (27), Hong Kong,
Iceland, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein,Mauritius, Mexico,
New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru,
South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, USA, Uruguay.
== 15 Countries participate to both negotiations!
THE PARTICIPANTS TO EGA & TISA
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How to tackle the services components in EGA?
• Most of the environmental goods that will be covered by
EGA involve services that are embedded in the products
(services around the products)
• However, some of these services are not systematically open
Need for joint venture to open distribution network, logistic services,
maintenance & repair, after-sales services:
Special Mode 3/FDI market access commitments for services related goods
listed in EGA?
Difficulties for getting experts and engineers moving along with the
product
Special Mode 4 commitments for EGA – movement of high skilled personnel ?
Possible difficulties of transfers of data across borders
Special disciplines for data flows for Environmental goods?
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Conclusion
The Consequences of barriers in services around the products can
be much more detrimental (in terms of revenues) than the tariffs!
So it is imperative to be efficient for these product to also tackle the
services components.
Three options:
1) To integrate in TiSA negotiations on environmental services that
would cover the goods listed in EGA,
2) To integrate in EGA negotiations on environmental services?, or
3) To reconcile the two set of talks:
What about negotiating the services components in a
second phase of the EGA and transform it into the
Environmental Goods and Services Agreement (EGSA)?
« The voice of the European Service Industries for
International Trade Negotiations in Services »
Pascal KERNEIS
Managing Director
European Services Forum – ESF
168, Avenue de Cortenbergh
B – 1000 – BRUSSELS
Tel: + 32 2 230 75 14
Fax: + 32 2 320 61 68
Email: esf@esf.be
Website: www.esf.be
Thank you for ATTENTION !