Результати тристоронніх консультацій Україна - ЄС - РФ щодо імплементації Угоди про асоціацію
18 травня у
Брюсселі відбулися тристоронні Міністерські консультації у форматі Україна – ЄС
– РФ щодо імплементації Угоди про асоціацію в частині поглибленої та
всеохоплюючої зони вільної торгівлі.
Українську
делегацію очолив Міністр закордонних справ України Павло Клімкін,
сторону ЄС – Єврокомісар з питань торгівлі Сісілія Мальмстрьом, делегацію РФ
- Міністр економічного розвитку РФ Олексій Улюкаєв.
За результатами було ухвалено Спільні операційні висновки ЄК-Росія-Україна за результатами тристоронніх переговорів
щодо імплементації Угоди про асоціацію:
Outcome of the Trilateral Talks on the Implementation of the EU-Ukraine
Association Agreement/Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement
Brussels, 18 May 2015
Joint Operational Conclusions by the European Commission, the Russian
Federation and Ukraine
In the framework of the trilateral talks and on the basis of our joint
statement of 12 September 2014 and taking into account the 12 February 2015
Declaration in support of the "Package of Measures for the Implementation
of the Minsk Agreements", the EU Trade Commissioner Malmström,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Klimkin and
Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Ulyukayev
–the Parties– have met today to continue talks on the implementation of the
EU-Ukraine Association Agreement/Free Trade Area (AA/DCFTA), which will be
provisionally applied as of 1 January 2016. This was the third meeting at
ministerial level, after the two previous meetings held on 11 July and 12
September 2014.
The Parties have reiterated their commitment towards the development of
trade in the region as a means to achieve inclusive economic growth.
With a view to address the concerns raised by Russia with regard to the
DCFTA, the Parties have taken stock of the intense work carried out at
technical level, including during the meeting of 20-21 April 2015 held in
Brussels.
While some of the issues can be addressed in the context of the existing
flexibilities available in the DCFTA, and others in the context of the current
bilateral or trilateral and plurilateral cooperation
frameworks, the Parties have agreed to intensify their efforts and task their
experts to achieve practical solutions to the concerns raised by Russia, in particular
in the following areas:
Customs cooperation
– Maintain and further improve customs data exchange and electronic
verification of origins by means of strengthened customs cooperation and
dialogue towards the convergence of customs information systems;
– Commitment to tackle additional issues (e.g. fight against fraud);
– Commitment by Ukraine and Russia to consider initiation of a revision
of the rules of origin of the CIS FTA;
– Readiness by the EU to strengthen the informal dialogue on customs
cooperation with Russia and, where requested, provide EU expert advice and
technical support to the Parties;
Technical barriers to trade (TBT)
– Creation of a dedicated working group to further develop the
harmonization process with a view to minimizing the impact of the regulatory
changes, recognizing the importance of convergence of technical regulations and
standards as a tool to facilitate trade flows. The first meeting of the working
group will take place within two weeks of the issuance of this statement;
– Consider the extension of the transition periods for the regulatory
alignment when and if appropriate for specific sectors or products, by taking
advantage of the flexibilities built in the DCFTA;
Sanitary and Phytosanitary issues (SPS)
– Consider the preparation of an updated arrangement between Ukraine and
Russia on bilateral acceptance of veterinary certificates;
The experts were tasked to meet on the basis of the above and to report
to ministers no later than July.
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-15-4992_en.htm