JAKARTA - Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA IEU) entered a new phase with negotiation was held on Sept. 20-21 in Brussels, Belgium. Director General of International Trade Negotiations (PPI) of the Ministry of Commerce, Iman Pambagyo said the two sides have likened the views in more depth and comprehensive review of the various issues.
In the talks there are concrete steps to continue, deepen and expand strategic ties, especially in economics, trade, and investment. Thus, the target IEU-CEPA negotiations completed within a period of two years can be achieved. Some issues addressed in this first talks among others related to market access for goods and services trade, customs and trade facilitation, as well as the technical regulations in the field of sanitary and phytosanitary.
In addition, also discussed technical regulations in the field of technical barriers to trade, government procurement, intellectual property rights and such, competition, transparency policy, dispute settlement, and trade and sustainable development. From the results of the meeting agreed that negotiations to-2 will be held in Indonesia in early 2017. (*)