04-04-2018 09:00
INTA Mission to Sri Lanka

Colombo, Sri Lanka
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The mission took place in order to follow-up on Sri Lanka's commitments made in the process of applying for GSP+ status (The Generalized System of Preferences), which was granted to Sri Lanka in May 2017. The visit allowed not only to monitor the implementation of the 27 GSP+ relevant international conventions on the spot, but also to have a first assessment of the impact of the EU's generous unilateral trade preferences on trade and investment relations between the EU and Sri Lanka.

Members of the delegation had a high-level meetings with the relevant Ministers, Parliamentarians as well as with representatives of business, Civil Society and International Organisations in Colombo.

The visit also feeded into INTA's ongoing work on GSP implementation, following its Public Hearing on GSP and the publication of the bi-annual GSP implementation report by the Commission.