MANILA, Philippines–The Philippines has begun making the necessary preparations to ensure that local exporters will be able to immediately tap the benefits of the European Union’s new Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme, or GSP+.
According to Trade Undersecretary Adrian S. Cristobal Jr., the government hopes that the European Parliament will hand down a favorable decision on the Philippines’ trade status by December this year.
For now, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has started its “One Country, One Voice” consultations with exporters and government agencies regarding the GSP+.
“At this stage, our consultations are more in-depth. We are gathering more practical issues and suggestions from exporters to the EU, such as the canned tuna producers and meat processors, as well as representatives from the garments, chemicals, semiconductor and electronics sectors,” Cristobal said.
“Practical issues include capacity building for government agencies, like the Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, regarding rules of origin for instance, and the usual phytosanitary measures, standards and requirements of the EU market on processed food.”
The series of consultations will enable local businesses to enjoy the EU’s GSP+ benefits right away, Cristobal said.
“We’re quite optimistic that it will be approved,” he added.
Securing the EU’s approval for the GSP+ program is part of the Philippine government’s strategy to further boost bilateral trade with the 28 member states of the European Union. The approval of the country’s GSP+ application is expected to increase Philippine exports to the EU by as much as 611 million euros, or roughly P38 billion a year.
According to earlier projections, once the country’s application for the GSP+ has been approved, product sectors with the highest projected increases are animal or vegetable fats and oils (231.2 million euros); prepared foodstuffs (151.2 million euros); textiles and garments (79.7 mullion euros); footwear, headwear, umbrellas (28.5 million euros); and chemical products (17.1 million euros).
These projections are also expected to generate 267,587 additional jobs in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors. –Amy R. Remo |Philippine Daily Inquirer
Read more: http://business.inquirer.net/179759/ph-in-line-for-new-eu-perks#ixzz3F3pMmXc3
Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook
March –
IT’S WOMEN’S MONTH!
“Respect and support women
every day of the year/s!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands
#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #TakePicturesVideos
Monthly Observances:
Women’s Role in History Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Environmental Week;
Women’s Week
Week 3: Philippine Industry and “
Made-in-the-Philippines Products Week
Last Week: Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment
of the Girl Child Week
Daily Observances:
March 8: Women’s Rights and
International Peace Day;
National Women’s Day
March 4: Employee Appreciation Day
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: Global Recycling Day
March 21: International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination
March 23: International Day for the Right to the Truth
Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations
and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27: Earth Hour
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
