Salvador Font Salas

PER UN PAESE MIGLIORE
21/22/23 OTTOBRE 2010
MOSTRA D’OLTREMARE/NAPOLI
SECONDO CONGRESSO NAZIONALE
DEI DOTTORI COMMERCIALISTI
E DEGLI ESPERTI CONTABILI
EuroMed Market: approximation of the rules in the
EuroMediterranean Free Trade Area
Salvador Font-Salas
Expert on Internal Market
SECONDO CONGRESSO NAZIONALE DEI DOTTORI COMMERCIALISTI E DEGLI ESPERTI CONTABILI
EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and
Mechanisms of the Euro-Mediterranean Market
EuroMed Market Programme: approximation of the rules in the EuroMediterranean
Free Trade Area. The process of integration and convergence of rules.
Content:
- Objectives achieved at the conclusion of the programme
- Future prospects
- The role of FCM
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Some milestones:
- The Euro-Mediterranean Conference (Barcelona in November
1995)beginning of the Barcelona Process
- The Communication on the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the
Single Market, Brussels, 23.09.1998, presented during the Euro-Mediterranean
Conference of the Ministers of Industry (Austria, October 1998), highlighted 8
priority areas of the single market.
- The Working Group of Industrial Co-operation,Athens, in October 1999,
agreed to draw up a programme of multilateral actions for promoting the
Euro-Mediterranean market, on the basis of the proposals included in the abovementioned EC Communication.
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Some milestones:
- The Euro-Mediterranean Conference (Barcelona in November 1995)
beginning of the Barcelona Process.
main aim
to create a space of peace and stability in the region,
contributing to a better mutual understanding of the MP
to build an area of shared prosperity through
enhanced economical co-operation and
to regulate liberalisation of the exchanges inside of the Mediterranean space.
another goal
to remove obstacles to trade and investment
to set up in 2010 a Free Trade Area (FTA)
for the goods and to liberalise gradually the exchange of services.
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Some milestones:
- The Communication on the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the
Single Market, Brussels, 23.09.1998, presented during the Euro-Mediterranean
Conference of the Ministers of Industry (Austria, October 1998), highlighted 8
priority areas of the single market.
- The Working Group of Industrial Co-operation,Athens, in October 1999,
agreed to draw up a programme of multilateral actions for promoting the
Euro-Mediterranean market, on the basis of the proposals included in the abovementioned EC Communication.
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Overall development:
The overall objective of the programme was:
to contribute to the establishment of a
Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area by the year 2010
as well as to promote deeper economic co-operation among
the European Union and the Mediterranean Partners,
both in a regional and intra-regional framework.
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Overall Development:
Specific objectives to achieve:
- to show the present situation in the MP in each of the priority areas covered;
- to train human resources;
- to identify the regulatory framework and best practices;
- to identify fields requiring change (technical assistance) and support networking;
- to promote economic cooperation with the aim of the creation of the F T A;
- to develop a shared understanding of the necessary regulatory framework
and
enforcement mechanisms;
- to draw up action plans in each priority area;
- to promote legislative actions and the common interpretation of the rules.
- to support the development of efficient administrations in the MP,
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Overall Development: 5 phases of the EuroMed Market
1st phase: Information
May 2002 - June 2003
2nd phase: Training and Networking
July 2003 - May 2005
3rd phase: Deepening/Implementation
June 2005 - May 2006
4th phase: Consolidation and Operational
June 2006 - December 2007
5th phase: Towards the Free Trade Area
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January 2008 - May 2009
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and
Mechanisms of the Euro-Mediterranean Market
Overall Development:
The Euro Med Market Programme started its activities following the
recommendations of the 1st Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial meeting on
Trade, Brussels, 29 May 2001, and of the 4th Euro-Mediterranean
Conference of Ministers of Industry, Malaga April 2002, based on three
major components:
- Information and exchange of experiences in order to promote in the
Mediterranean Partners legislative action and a shared interpretation of the
rules in force.
- Training and targeted technical assistance.
- Networking and co-operation among administrations of all countries
involved.
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Overall Development:
The Euro Med Trade Ministerial Meeting in Palermo on 7 July 2003 encouraged Med
Partners to fully utilise the then existing MEDA programmes, such as Euro Med Market, in
particular with a view to encouraging greater participation of small and medium enterprises.
These recommendations were:
Identification of priority sectors;
Acquaintance with the applicable EC legislation and conduct a gap analysis on the
basis of the existing legislation;
Transposition of the necessary framework legislation and sectoral legislation;
Creation/Reformation of existing
Set up necessary certification and conformity assessment bodies;
Identification of the technical assistance needs.
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Overall Development:
Activities:
- Regional Conferences (objective to agree the work plan)
- Regional seminars (objective define Action Plans)
- Regional train-the-trainers seminars, (objective to assist the MPs
in drafting a national training programme)
- Sub-regional tailor-made seminars (objective to reinforce South-South
cooperation)
- Bilateral Activities: Study visits, expert missions and twinning.
- Studies and publications.
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Overall Development:
The VIIth Euro-Mediterranean Conference of Ministers of Foreign
Affairs took place in Luxembourg on 30-31 May 2005 to review the ten years
of the Barcelona Process.
The Commission issued a Communication entitled
“A work programme to meet the challenges of the next five years”.
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SECONDO CONGRESSO NAZIONALE DEI DOTTORI COMMERCIALISTI E DEGLI ESPERTI CONTABILI
EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Overall Development:
3rd phase: Deepening/Implementation
June 2005 - May 2006
4th phase: Consolidation and Operational
June 2006 - December 2007
5th phase: Towards the Free Trade Area
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January 2008 - May 2009
SECONDO CONGRESSO NAZIONALE DEI DOTTORI COMMERCIALISTI E DEGLI ESPERTI CONTABILI
EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Overall Development:
TOTAL: 125 activities
(Not included: 7 general conferences
4 studies
2 publications)
27,20
34
13
10,40
20
8
5
13
19
10
10,40
15,20
17,60
6,40
FMG
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CUST/RO
8,80
4,00
PP
IPR
AA
DP
FINAN
COMP
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
NUMBER OF MED PARTICIPANTS BY PRIORITY AREAS
TOTAL: 2049 Participants
24%
17%
16%
12% 13%
8%
8%
2%
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
NUMBER OF EU PARTICIPANTS BY PRIORITY AREAS
TOTAL: 420 Participants
24%
19%
13%
14%
8%
9%
9%
4%
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Objectives achieved at the conclusion of the programme:
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Updated and upgraded specialised knowledge of MEDA delegates,
Identified training needs
Identified the sectors requiring legislative adjustments in the MPs
Contributed to these adjustments and a possible legislative approximation
between the MPs and the EU and between the MPs themselves.
- Drafted by each MP of an Action plan and a Training programme in each
one of the priority areas.
- Promoted networking among all participants, these networks being
supported by the programme website (www.euromedmarket.org).
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Objectives achieved at the conclusion of the programme:
Pan-Euro-Med Protocol on rules of origin.
- Promoted a common approach to the interpretation and implementation
of Pan –Euro-Med rules of origin among the Mediterranean Partners.
- Created a permanent Pan-Euro-Mediterranean group on rules of origin
that is addressed by DG Taxud EC. This Group has regular meetings, two per
year, with the objective of promoting approximation among the Meda Partners on
the Protocol of rules of origin.
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Objectives achieved at the conclusion of the programme:
Public Procurement:
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Improved MPs knowledge in the field of Public Procurement
Progressed towards approximating the Meda Partners regulations
Reinforced relevant national entities,
Identified areas on technical assistance were required.
The General Authority for Government Services (GAGS) in Egypt
lead the permanent representatives of the EuroMed Market Working Group on
Public Procurement to attend some regional workshop organised in collaboration
with the OECD, UNDP and the World Bank.
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Objectives achieved at the conclusion of the programme:
Competition
- Put MEDA countries on the agenda of the annual European Competition
Day.
invited by the Bundeskartellamt to attend the 14th European Competition
Day in Munich on March 2007 under the German Presidency of the EU;
In 2008, under the French Presidency of the EU, the European
Competition Day dedicated a day session to the topic of building a EuroMediterranean Competition Policy.
- Directly contributed to the creation of Competition Authorities in several
Mediterranean Partner countries.
- Creation Mediterranean Competition Bulletin
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Objectives achieved at the conclusion of the programme
Competition Proposals
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- Setting up a Euro Med Competition Committee (EMCC); offer a
permanent multilateral framework in order to address common problems faced by the
countries in the region.
- Setting up a Mediterranean Competition Network (MCN) virtual
network already established in the framework of the EuroMed Market.
- Tunisia has offered hosting a regional training centre ;
- Morocco is currently working on the creation of a research and
documentation centre which could also be of regional scope.
- To continue the work under the Union for the Mediterranean
Secretariat.
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Objectives achieved at the conclusion of the programme:
Customs co-operation and fight against counterfeiting and piracy
The volume of seized counterfeited goods has registered an increase.
Proposals
- to preserve the database of the EuroMed Market Programme with a
view to setting up a network for information exchange in this field.
- Future training actions focused on good practices in the field of fight
against counterfeiting, risk-analysis on counterfeit goods and targeting
methods of such goods.
- the MPs are invited to harmonise their respective application for action
forms.
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Objectives achieved at the conclusion of the programme:
Auditing and accounting
- Promote convergence towards high quality global financial reporting
standards, with special attention to the needs of SMEs
- Improve comparability and transparency of consolidated financial
information
- Support appropriate programmes of:
Professional education and training,
Quality control and public oversight, to ensure correct implementation of standards
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Objectives achieved at the conclusion of the programme:
Auditing and accounting
- to use the study “Towards the Free Trade Area” on this issue as a basis to draft
national action plans in this field in each MP.
- Setting up a central Euro-Mediterranean entity comprising both representatives
of the public and private sectors, with a view to coordinating actions in this field.
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- The Federation of Mediterranean Accountants (FCM) should start
working as hub for EuroMed cooperation activities in the field of auditing
and accountancy and be the starting point to create an Accountancy and
Auditing Central EuroMed Entity.
SECONDO CONGRESSO NAZIONALE DEI DOTTORI COMMERCIALISTI E DEGLI ESPERTI CONTABILI
EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Objectives achieved at the conclusion of the programme
Contribution to South-South Cooperation
- Agreed to set up an experts’ committee entrusted with drafting an action
plan aimed at approximation of existing regulations, harmonise all standards
and technical regulations and at ensuring adequate protection in the countries
concerned.
- Invited on several occasions representatives of the Agadir Secretariat
to Meda Market activities..
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Euro-Mediterranean networks:
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Auditing and Accounting:
the Federation of Mediterranean Chartered Accountants (FCM), Rome,
the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), London;
Public Procurement:
the Italian central purchasing body CONSIP, Rome;
Intellectual Property Rights:
the French INAO for Geographical indications and
the Spanish SGAE for Copyright and related rights,
Banking:
the Mediterranean Bank Network, Malta,
Competition:
Mediterranean Competition Network
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Future Prospects:
- Essential condition for the creation FTA in 2010 -new deadline“RULES APPROXIMATED”
in the EuroMediterranean Free Trade Area
- Follow up of the EuroMed Market Programme:
European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI)
Bilateral projects:
TAIEX
Institutional Twinning
(any Regional initiative)
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
Future Prospects:
RELEX information about the evolution of ACCAs and rules
approximation:http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp/documents_en.htm#1
- New Scenario
- Center for Mediterranean Integration
(Marseille)
- Office de coopération économique pour la Méditerranée et les pays
du Golfe. “Network of Networks”
(Marseille)
- Project of the EuroMediterranean Development Bank (Marseille)
- E C / EMPI: Indicative Programme 2011-2013 (Brussels)
- Secretariat Union for the Mediterranean
(Barcelona)
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
The role of FCM:
- During the EuroMed Market Programme
. Expert
. Playing an important role as facilitator in approximation of
the rules
. Recognised as the Mediterranean Network on Auditing and
Accounting
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
The role of FCM:
- Final Declaration of the EuroMed Market proposal:
The Federation of Mediterranean Accountants (FCM) should
start working as hub for EuroMed cooperation activities in the
field of auditing and accountancy and be the starting point to
create an Accountancy and Auditing Central EuroMed Entity.
-After EuroMed Market:
. Give its support for an Institutional Twinning to Egypt
. FCM calls for a 2nd EuroMed Market Programme and for the
continuation of EuroMed cooperation activities.
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EuroMed Market Programme May 2002 – April 2009 Regional Programme for the Promotion of the Instruments and Mechanisms of the EuroMediterranean Market
THANK YOU
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