General Directorate for Trade
The Directorate-General Trade of the European Commission ( Directorate-General Trade , internal abbreviation: TRADE) manages the organizational trade relations with third countries outside the EU . This includes negotiations with third countries, efforts to improve market access for importers and exporters as well as the implementation of fair rules on the international market, taking into account the social and ecological effects of international trade.
The sovereign trade relations of the European Union include:
- Regulation of the exchange of goods
- Regulation of services and foreign direct investment ( Foreign Direct Investment )
- Commercial exploitation of patent rights
From January 2011 to May 2019, Jean-Luc Demarty headed the General Management . On June 1, 2019, Sabine Weyand took over the management.
The Commissioner for Trade in the von der Leyen Commission has been Phil Hogan since December 1, 2019 .
literature
- Wittrock, Olaf (2006): The Directorates-General and Services of the Commission . In: Europa simply eV (Ed.): Europa-digital.de. (Last accessed: November 1, 2011). Cologne.
- European Union (2011): About - policy making . (Last accessed November 1, 2011). Brussels.
- European Union (2008): Consolidated Version of the treaty on the functioning of the European Union (PDF) . In: Europäische Union (Ed.): Official Journal of the European Union (2011): the European Union C 115/47. Brussels.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Key EU Brexit Negotiator Is Named Europe's Top Trade Bureaucrat . May 29, 2019 ( bloomberg.com [accessed June 26, 2019]).
