Traduction de «Accord de libre-échange d'Asie du Sud » (Français → Anglais) :

The decision marks the signing and provisional application, on behalf of the European Union (EU) of a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea.

50. Considers that the EU should continue to support economic development, trade and investment in the region and that trade policy is a fundamental factor in political stability and economic development and will lead to a reduction in poverty in the South Caucasus; believes that the negotiation and establishment of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area could play a very important role in this respect; calls on the Commission to consider possible ways to assist the count ...[+++]ries in the region in their preparation, negotiation and implementation in the future, including sustaining the commitments deriving from the future deep and comprehensive Free Trade Agreements (DCFTAs), and to provide in due time a comprehensive evaluation of the social and environmental impact of these agreements; furthermore, encourages the countries of the South Caucasus to consider establishing a free trade area among themselves;

The EU-South Korea agreement is not only the first FTA negotiated by the EU with a country in Asia; it is also the most ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement ever negotiated by the European Union. After more than two years of negotiations, the free trade agreement was initialled on 15 October last year.

11. Emphasises the importance of regional integration of the SEMCs and increasing South-South trade; welcomes the signature of the Agadir Free Trade Agreement of 25 February 2004 between Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan; considers that this measure is essential for the creation of a genuine FTA and calls on the other countries in the region to join it; considers it essential, however, that the economic integration process be deepened and that the obstacles to trade between these countries be rapidly eliminated so as to enable the potential for further development of South-South trade to be fully exploited;

11. Emphasises the importance of regional integration of the SEMCs and increasing South-South trade; welcomes the signature of the Agadir Free Trade Agreement of 25 February 2004 between Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan; considers that this measure is essential for the creation of a genuine FTA and calls on the other countries in the region to join it; considers it essential, however, for the economic integration process to be deepened and the obstacles to trade between these countries rapidly eliminated to enable the development potential of South-South trade to be fully exploited;

having regard to the various free trade agreements, involving varying degrees of integration, by the Arab League, the Association of Southeast Asian countries (ASEAN), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the South American Common Market (MERCOSUR), the South African Development Community (SADC) (and the South African Customs Union - SACU - established by members of the SADC), the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), PICTA (the Pacific Islands Countries Trade Agreement) and the Japan-Singapore Economic Agreement for a New ...[+++]Age Partnership,