Support to the ratification, early implementation and leverage of the MERCOSUR-European Union Agreement

preparation

The general objective is to strengthen the technical and institutional capacity of the full MERCOSUR member countries in the early stages of ratification and implementation of the bi-regional trade agreement with the European Union (EU). The specific objectives are: i) to assess the economic and regulatory impacts and the legal and institutional reforms needed to take advantage of the agreement; ii) to provide technical support to national authorities in the legislative ratification phase and the design of implementation plans; and, iii) to identify priority areas of intervention at the intraregional level to prevent the erosion of trade preferences and the obsolescence of the regulatory framework for regional integration. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)