Call for Experts under FWC Lot 3: Trade and Market Access - Policy Support Facility for the Implementation of EU Foreign Policy-PSF 2019 Worldwide

Position: Call for Experts under FWC Lot 3: Trade and Market Access

Country: Worldwide

Start date: 02 February 2020

Duration: short- and medium-term assignments

Deadline: 31 January 2020

Eurosupport is the leader of the consortium awarded the Framework Service Contract for the Policy Support Facility for the Implementation of EU Foreign Policy, Lot 3: Trade and Market Access.

The overall objective of the FWC Lot 3 is to contribute to improved market access for EU companies in EU trade partner countries.

The following specific objectives will be addressed in the individual assignments to which the work will contribute:

- increase business and trading opportunities for EU companies in third countries,

- ensure proper enforcement and implementation of trade and investment agreements,

- support market access activities to ensure the removal of trade and investment barriers for EU business,

- reinforce Market Access Teams (MATs) with the aim of strengthening the presence of EU companies in global markets.

 

The intended start date is February 2020 for a duration of 2 years (renewable).

We will receive various requests for services for short- and medium-term assignments on the following trade - related sectors: 

  • customs and trade facilitation,
  • import formalities and requirements,
  • non-tariff barriers (NTBs),
  • technical-barriers to trade (TBTs),
  • investment,
  • services, including financial services, transport services
  • rules of origin and origin procedures,
  • intellectual property rights,
  • public procurement,
  • corporate social responsibility, gender and labour rights
  • sustainable development and environment,
  • sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures,
  • agriculture and fisheries,
  • competition policy, including state owned enterprises, monopolies, and enterprises granted special rights or privileges,
  • anti-fraud;
  • energy and raw material,
  • telecommunications,
  • electronic commerce
  • Proceedings and expertise linked to WTO dispute settlements and trade defence instruments
  • Identification and efforts to remove market access barriers in third countries
  • Advocacy with third country governments and civil society organisations
  • Taxation issues

We are looking for a candidates with qualifications and skills in the above mentioned sectors. 

It is expected that the majority of the specific contracts under this FWC will take place in EU trade partner countries, particularly the following countries: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, China-Hong Kong, Colombia, Egypt, India , Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam

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