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US: Economic indicators and trade with the EU
Amid an intense public debate on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks, this Infographic provides you with essential data on trade between the world's 2 largest economies. This product was jointly produced by EPRS and the European University Institute as part of the GlobalStat Project.
EU-Indonesia agreement on trade in legal timber
The EU-Indonesia Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) was signed on 30 September 2013. It is the first FLEGT VPA the EU has made with an Asian timber-exporting country; VPAs with Malaysia and Vietnam are likely to follow. Please click here for the full publication in PDF format Available language versions:
Fisheries in Japan
Japan is one of the world's most important consumers of fishery products. Fisheries traditionally play a considerable role in its food supply and form a key element of the regional economies in coastal areas. Japan has developed its own set of values and habits in terms of fisheries practices, along with an elaborate fisheries management system. This note provides an overview of fisheries activities in Japan and reviews some specific aspects of this highly complex sector.
The notion of 'consumer' in EU law
The notion of 'consumer' is a key concept delimiting the application of consumer-protection rules. However, not only is there no consistent and uniform definition in EU law, there are also divergences amongst the Member States.