On 23 September 2014, the European Commission announced that the EU and Ecuador are publishing the documents of their trade agreement, which will see Ecuador joining the EU’s existing accord with Colombia and Peru. Both the EU and Ecuador are currently carrying out a legal revision of the texts, after which the necessary administrative and legal steps will be taken to approve Ecuador’s accession to, and application of, the Agreement. Colombia and Peru will also be involved in the approval process by the Trade Committee.

List of published documents

·    Draft Annotations to the Text of the Agreement

·    Market Access for Goods

o           EU draft offer

o           Ecuador draft offer

·    Draft Annotations to the Annex concerning the definition of the concept of “originating products and methods for administrative cooperation

·    Trade in Services, Establishment and Electronic Commerce

o EU draft offer

o Ecuador draft offer

o Understanding Concerning Subparagraph (b) of the Definition of “services supplied in the exercise of governmental authority” as referred to in Article 152 of the Agreement

·    Government Procurement

o EU draft offer

o Ecuador draft offer