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Fair trade — trade-related sustainability assurance schemes
Fair trade — trade-related sustainability assurance schemes
Fair trade — trade-related sustainability assurance schemes
Fair trade — trade-related sustainability assurance schemes
SUMMARY OF:
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE COMMUNICATION?
KEY POINTS
Since 1999, a single, independently verified Fairtrade certification mark has been introduced. This replaces national labels and has increased consumer awareness.
The Commission suggests that:
In 2010, the Commission presented a communication highlighting the triple benefits of more open trade for economic growth, consumer choice and job creation.
In 2012, the Commission tabled a new communication to enhance synergy between trade and development policies. The combination, it explained, could boost jobs and growth in the EU and create better conditions for trade and investment in developing countries.
* KEY TERMS
Fair trade: a trading relationship, based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equality in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, marginalised producers and workers — especially in developing countries. Fair trade organisations, backed by consumers, are engaged actively in supporting producers, raising awareness and campaigning for changes to the rules and practice of conventional international trade arrangements.
MAIN DOCUMENT
Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee — Contributing to Sustainable Development: the role of Fair Trade and non-governmental trade-related sustainability assurance schemes (COM(2009) 215 final, 5.5.2009)
RELATED DOCUMENTS
Communication from the Commission to the Council on ‘fair trade’ (COM(99) 619 final, 29.11.1999)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Trade, Growth and World Affairs: Trade Policy as a core component of the EU’s 2020 strategy (COM(2010) 612 final, 9.11.2010)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee: Trade, growth and development — Tailoring trade and investment policy for those countries most in need (COM(2012) 22 final, 27.1.2012)
last update 07.12.2016