UPDATE ON TTIP'S FIRST ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS

The negotiating groups ( 150 delegates in 24 working groups) set out the EU's and US's respective approaches and ambitions in roughly 20 of the areas that the TTIP is expected to cover. They included: market access for agricultural and industrial goods, government procurement, investment, energy and raw materials, regulatory issues, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, services, intellectual property rights, sustainable development, small- and medium-sized enterprises, dispute settlement, competition, customs/trade facilitation, and state-owned enterprises.

On 16 July, DG Trade hosted a Civil Society Dialogue attended by more than 150 participants representing NGOs, industry associations, trade unions and other bodies. The objective of the meeting was to brief stakeholders on the first round of TTIP negotiations that took place in Washington DC from 8-12 July.

Participants

• Access
• ActionAid
• AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe
• Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
• Algemene Nederlandse Vereniging van Eierhandelaren
• American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union
• ARD-Verbindungsbüro Brüssel
• Association de l'Aviculture, de l'Industrie et du Commerce de Volailles  UE
• Association des Amidonniers et Féculiers
• Association des Banques et Banquiers, Luxembourg
• Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
• ASSUC- European Association of Sugar Traders
• Beryllium Science & Technology Association
• British Medical Association
• Brussels Office of the Swedish Trade Unions
• Bundesarbeitskammer Österreich
• Bureau Européen de l'Agriculture Française
• Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
• BUSINESSEUROPE
• CCI ALPMED ASBL
• Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners
• CIRFS: European Man-made Fibres Association
• ClientEarth
• Climate Action Network Europe
• Comité Européen des Fabricants de Sucre
• Comité européen interprofessionnel du thon tropical
• Confederation of British Industry
• Confederation of European Community Cigarette Manufacturers
• Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
• Danish Bacon and Meat Council
• Danish Dairy Board Brussels s.a.
• Danmarks Rederiforening
• Délégation des Barreaux de France
• Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund
• Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag e.V.
• DigitalEurope
• Eucomed
• EUROCHAMBRES – Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry
• EuroCommerce
• Eurogroup for Animals
• Europ. Coord. Committee of Radiological, Electromedical and healthcare IT Industry
• European Agricultural Machinery (CEMA)
• European Apparel and Textile Confederation
• European Association of Chemical Distributors
• European Association of Dairy Trade
• European Association of Internet Services Providers
• European Banking Federation
• European Biodiesel Board
• European Branded Clothing Alliance
• European Broadcasting Union - Union Européenne de Radio-Télévision AISBL
• European Cocoa Association
• European Committee for Standardization
• European Dairy Association aisbl
• European Digital Rights
• European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
• European Egg, Poultry and Game Association
• European Express Association
• European Farmers
• European Federation of Origin Wines
• European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
• European Fertiliser Import Association
• European Generic medicines Association
• European Milk Board
• European Partnership for Energy and the Environment
• European Patent Office
• European Producers Union of Renewable Ethanol
• European Services Forum
• European Services Strategy Unit
• European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association
• European Trade Union Confederation
• European Union Of Wholesale with Eggs, Egg Products and Poultry and Game
• Fédération Européenne des Fabricants d'Aliments Composés
• Federation of European Publishers
• Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry
• FEDUSTRIA
• Fertilizers Europe
• FoodDrinkEurope
• Free Software Foundation Europe e.V.
• Freshfel Europe - the forum for the European fresh fruits and vegetables chain
• Friends of the Earth Europe
• Greenpeace European Unit
• Groep van Brugge
• GROUPE PAC 2013
• Groupement Européen des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs
• Handelsverband Deutschland - Der Einzelhandel
• Heinrich Böll Stiftung e.V.
• ICMP, the global voice of music publishing
• IFPI Representing recording industry worldwide
• Industrial Ethanol Association
• industriAll European Trade Union
• Insurance Europe
• International Confederation of European Beet Growers
• International Federation of Actors
• International Fur Trade Federation
• Japan Machinery Center
• Law Society of England and Wales
• Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF)
• OFE Limited
• Orgalime
• Society of Audiovisual Authors
• Stichting Health Action International Europe
• The EU Vegetable Oil and Proteinmeal Industry
• The European Direct Selling Association
• Transatlantic Business Council
• Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue
• Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union
• Ultimate Circle
• UNIFE
• Union Européenne du Commerce du Bétail et des Métiers de la Viande
• Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V.
• Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V.
• Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband
• Voice on the Net Coalition Europe
• WWF European Policy Programme
• Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie e.V.

The next round of TTIP negotiations will take place during the week of 7 October in Brussels.