MARKET ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Friday 18 Apri! 201.3

Summary report

1. APPROVAL OF THE DRAFT AGENDA

Participants asked to add 3 items to the agenda under ЛОВ: - an early warning case on Israel's ban in trade of fur products - an update on import restrictions and IPR issues for pharmaceuticals in Algeria - Russia's recently introduced ban for transit of domestic/farmed and wild ruminants from

Poland through the Russian territory. The draft agenda was adopted with these additions.

2. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR

COM informed the Committee on forthcoming WGs: WG on pharmaceuticals in May and the WG on chemicals in June.

3. INDONESIA: FOLLOW-UP ON THE REVISION OF THE KEY BARRIERS LIST

COM thanked for the contributions received following the presentation in the МААС in March and explained the new list which includes 7 key barriers: Investment restrictions; Import licenses and pre-shipment controls; Food and agricultural products; Pharmaceuticals; Mining and export restrictions; Draft Laws and regulations that impact foreign trade and investment; Government procurement. COM debriefed on the TPR that took place in the WTO on 10 and 12 April and confirmed that members showed unanimously concern by the increase of protective measures in Indonesia.

4. CHINA: FOLLOW-UP ON THE REVISION OF THE KEY BARRIERS LIST

COM presented the conclusions on the revision of the key barriers list following discussions in December 2012 in Beijing and in the МААС of January and March. The final list includes 11 items. COM informed that following MS and BU request, and after having consulted the relevant COM services, it was decided to include a broader barrier related to financial services, covering horizontal problems such as slow and non-transparent licencing procedures, ownership and multiplatform restrictions.

5. EARLY WARNING CASES:

5.1. Indonesia: draft regulation on health warnings for products high in salt, fat and sugar

A participant expressed concern that a draft decree is being prepared by the Indonesian Ministry of Health, which was not notified under the TBT/SPS agreement, and which will require that sugar, fat and salt contents have to be declared on the label of all packaged food, together with a "health message" indicating that beyond a certain threshold it can harm the consumer's health. COM gave preliminary comments and explained that the requirement is close to the mandatory nutrition labelling requested in the EU Regulation Nol 169/2011. COM assured that once a draft text will be available it will examine the content of the legislation to see whether the language of the "health message" is disproportionate. COM further informed that it has sent an enquiry to the TBT contact point in this regard.

Commission européenne, B-1049 Bruxelles / Europese Commissie, B-1049 Brussel - Belgium. Telephone: (32-2) 299 11 11

Ref. Ares(2013)1790235 - 06/06/2013

6. MARKET ACC ESS CASES

6.1. Ukraine: GMP requirements and new concept of import licencing for medicinal products

A participant explained that a resolution introduces, from 1 July 2013, the requirement to submit during the state registration a document confirming that a medicinal product is produced in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice, even in the case of products which already have P1C/S certificates and noted that local producers are not subject to this regulation. Jt was also raised concern about Ukraine's new import licensing regime. COM noted that the measure contains a TBT angle and that it will be looked at carefully from that point of view. COM agreed with the concerns expressed by the Industry about a possible more stricter application of this measure as of 1 December 2013, and confirmed having raised the issue with Ukraine requesting full clarification on this matter.

6.2. Ukraine: import ban on coke for steel production

A Member Stated asked to inform the Committee on Ukraine's draft measure aiming at the introduction of an import ban on coke. COM noted that the draft legislation has been adopted but was not yet in force. COM also made clear that the measure in question was a trade policy related matter which is competence of the EU and must be tackled at EU level.

7. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

7.1. Israel: ban m trade of fur products

Member Stated showed concern on Israel's intention to pass a legislation to ban all trade in fur products. This would be the first country in the world introducing such a ban. COM replied that this issue was already raised in the past but did not materialise and confirmed that the COM would analyse the situation.

7.2. Algeria: import restrictions and IP protection for pharmaceuticals

A Member State recalled that following a measure adopted in 2008 and modified in 2011, Algeria imposes a ban on imported drugs which are also produced locally and asked the COM to update on the case, which is listed as a key barrier in the M ADB.

7.3. Russia: transit ban of domestic/farmed and wild ruminants

A Member State informed the Committee on Russia's recently introduced transit ban of household animals, wild ruminants and their genetic material through the Russian territory and asked the COM to analyse the situation and come back on this issue in a forthcoming MAAC.

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS - 18 April 2013 MARKET ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE - MEMBER STATES + CROATIA

Country Organisation Austria Perm. Representation Austria BMWFJ Belgium Perm. Representation Bulgaria Perm. Representation Craotia State office for Trade

Policy Cyprus Perm. Representation Czech Republic Ministry of Industry and

Trade Denmark MF A

Estonia Ministrv of Economic Affairs

Finland Perm. Representation France Ministère du Commerce

Exterieur France Perm. Representation Germany Fed. Ministry of Economy

and Technology Hungary MF A Hungary Perm. Representation Italy Ministry of Economy

Latvia Perm. Representation Lithuania MFA Lithuania Perm. Representation Netherlands Perm. Representation Poland Ministry of Economy Portugal Perm. Representation

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Romania Perm. Representation Slovenia Perm. Representation

Spain Ministry of Economy

Spain Perm. Representation

Sweden National Board of Trade

United Kingdom BIS

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS - 18 April 2013 MARKET ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE - BUSINESS

FEDERATION CECED Cerame-Unie Digitaleurope

DIHK

EBF

EDA

EFPIA

EGA

ETRMA

EuroCommerce

F oodDrinkEurope Freshfel FTĀ IFTF

spiritsEUROPE

UEAPME UECBV

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