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Stakeholder groups make recommendations on corporate sustainability due diligence

| EBCA and 26 stakeholder organisations put out a statement with recommendations on how to make the EU regulatory framework on due diligence effective and fit for purpose.

Data Flows in FTA's

| From the design to the delivery of products, cross-border data flows are key in the supply chains of branded clothing.

EU adopts modernisation of trade defence instruments

| An agreement was reached between the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament on the modernisation of the EU's trade defence instruments.

EP tables draft resolution on impact of trade on global value chains

| The European Parliament has prepared a draft resolution on the impact of the EU’s trade policies on global value chains.

CETA to apply REX system this year, following provisional application

| The Commission recently informed industry that the registered exporter’s (REX) system will soon apply to the EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA)

Sri Lanka GSP+ passes through EP and Council successfully

| Sri Lanka has gotten the green light for the granting of its GSP+ status by the EU co-legislators.

Commission threatens to suspend EBA for Bangladesh due to labour rights violations

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Sri Lanka: Commission proposes removal of import duties as pathway to GSP+ opens

| Sri Lanka advances in GSP+ approval process.

African countries will lose preferential treatment if no further progress is made on EPA ratification

| The Commission has decided to withdraw the Market Access Regulation for the countries that have not taken the necessary steps towards ratifying the Economic Partnership Agreements. I

Compromise on mandatory marking of origin rejected by Member States

| The Product Safety and Market Surveillance package is still blocked at Council level as Member States remain divided on the key issue of mandatory marking of origin.

UCC guidelines on customs valuation

| The Commission has started the process of drafting guidelines on customs valuation.

Traceability must be increased at all stages of the supply chain, says Commissioner Vĕra Jourová

| “There is a strong need to increase product traceability throughout the supply chain,” said Commissioner Vĕra Jourová (Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality) ...

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