TAFTA documents

Leaks

• Leaked version of TAFTA by Zeit Online dated of July 2013 (traduction fr) (02/07/2013)

• Leaked European Commission PR strategy: "Communicating on TTIP" (traduction fr)

Issues paper Communicating on TTIP – Areas for cooperation between the Commission services and Member States

• TAFTA negotiation mandate

The directives for the negotiation on TAFTA, as adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) on 14 June 2013.

• Working paper on the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector

Leaked document from the EU negotiators related to Internet

Documents published by institutions

• Speech of Karel De Gutch: Making the most of Europe – the EU's common commercial policy as a driver for growth - 21/02/2014
• Press Release: EU trade chief following EU-US trade deal stock taking: good progress, time to go the extra mile ([http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-164_fr.htm fr) - 18 February 2014
• Announcement of the 4th round of negotiations - 28 January 2014
• Announcement of the start of a public consultation on investor-state dispute settlement planned for March 2014 - 21 January 2014
• Nicole Bricq's (French Minister for Foreign Trade) interveiw [fr] about TAFTA
• Press release of the EU Commission conluding the 2nd round of TAFTA - 15 November 2013
• The Econonic Analysis of the TAFTA explained by the EU Commission - September 2013
• Minutes of Civil Society Dialogue meeting - 22 July 2013
• Closing press briefing of the first round of TAFTA negotiations - 12 July 2013
• EU letter sent to the US Chief Trade Negotiators about transparency - 5 July 2013
• Press release of the Council of the EU, announcing the approbation of a mandate for the negotiation of a comprehensive trade and investment agreement with the United States - 14 June 2013
• European Parliament resolution on TAFTA, adopted in reaction to the massive spying by the USA - 23 May 2013
• US Gov Notification Letter - 20 March 2013
• Impact Assessment Report on the future of EU-US trade relations - Accompanying the document "Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations" - 12 March 2013
• Recommendations of the High Level Working Group, led by US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, emphasizing the need for a transatlantic trade agreement - 11 February 2013
• Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Transatlantic relations and the international promotion of the European social model’ - 17 February 2011
• Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Transatlantic Relations: ‘How to improve the participation of civil society’ - 25 March 2009

Reports

• Report on legal implications of tafta for the acquis communautaire - Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee of the European Parliament - October 2013

This study discusses the potential impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement on the EU acquis in the areas of the environment and food safety. It recommends, in particular, that the European Parliament pay very close attention to the precise wording of provisions regarding the environment, food safety, and investment set out in the final text to ensure that both parties are able to maintain the environmental and consumer protection standards they deem appropriate, as provided for in the European Commission’s negotiating mandate.

• Brave new transatlantic partnership - Seattle to Brussels Netword - October 2013

The proposed EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partners hip (TTIP/TAFTA), and its socio-economic & environmental consequences

• A transatlantic corporate bill of rights - investor privileges in EU-US trade deal threaten public interest - October 2013 (version FR)

The EU negotiating mandate for a far-reaching free trade agreement with the US reveals the European Commission’s plans to enshrine more powers for corporations in the deal. The proposal follows a persistent campaign by industry lobby groups and law firms to empower large companies to challenge regulations both at home and abroad if they affect their profits. As a result, EU member states could soon find domestic laws to protect the public interest challenged in secretive, offshore tribunals where national laws have no weight and politicians no powers to intervene. Read the updated version of our initial analysis from June this year.

• Meeting on intellectual property provisions in forthcoming US and Japan negotiations - May 2013

DG Trade (PVM) presented the steps taken so far and the future ones in view of the discussion with the US on the IPR chapter.

Initial EU Position Paper

• Trade Cross-cutting disciplines and Institutional provisions
• Public Procurement
• Raw materials and energy
• Sanitary and phytosanitary issues
• Trade and sustainable development
• Technical barriers to trade

Analysis

• Les régions Île-de-France et PACA demandent l’arrêt des négociations du grand marché transatlantique - 3 mars 2014
• Lettre ouverte envoyée par ATTAC à Nicole Bricq - 27 février 2014
• Accord UE-US : menaces sur la réglementation financière - 14 février 2014
• Accord commercial Europe - États-Unis : la région Ile-de-France demande l’arrêt des négociations - 14 février 2014
• Lettre ouverte à Nicole Bricq : faites la transparence sur les négociations du Partenariat transatlantique ! - 13 février 2014
• La Parisienne Libérée : « It's cold in Washington » - 13 février 2014
• Manifestation monstre à Berlin - 19 janvier 2014
• Propriété intellectuelle : la Commission outrepasse son mandat en négociant avec les industriels américains - 20 décembre 2013
• La Commission européenne organise la propagande en faveur du traité de libre-échange avec les Etats-Unis - 18 décembre 2013
• Alan Grayson : le mandat de négociation réclamé par Obama est « une vaste supercherie ! » - 25 novembre 2013
• FFII e.V. working group on ACTA - Negotiators determined to transfer sovereignty to companies - 17 November 2013
• Arrêt sur images - Accords transatlantiques : "Ce secret est anormal" - 15 novembre 2013
• Le Monde Diplomatique - The corporation invasion - novembre 2013 (version fr)
• Contre La Cour - Les Parlements nationaux ne seront pas consultés sur la ratification du Traité transatlantique - 29 octobre 2013
• EDRI - The Lobbyists' Charter - 9 October 2013
• New York Times - European Officials Consulted Business Leaders on Trade Pact - 8 October 2013
• Tech Dirt - UK Government Study Tries To Gloss Over TAFTA/TTIP's Problems With Impossibly Precise Figures - 26 September 2013
• Corporate Europe - Busting the myths of transparency around the EU-US trade dea (fr)- 25 September 2013
• Corporate Europe - European Commission preparing for EU-US trade talks: 119 meetings with industry lobbyists - 4 September 2013
• Corporate Europe - Unravelling the spin: a guide to corporate rights in the EU-US trade deal - 9 July 2013
• EFF - TAFTA, the US-EU's Trojan Trade Agreement: Talks (and Leaks) Begin - 8 July 2013
• Privacy International - Privacy is not a commodity to be traded - 21 June 2013
• Mediapart - Accord « transatlantique » : il n'y a pas que l'exception culturelle ! - 3 juin 2013
• Tech Dirt - Not Learning From ACTA: IPR Protection And Enforcement Seen As 'Less Difficult Issue' For TAFTA/TTIP - 24 April 2013
• Civil Society Declaration - “IP out of TAFTA” - 15 March 2013

Others

• Partial list of TAFTA negotiators (help us to complete it!)
• Interview of Karel De Gutch about TAFTA
• TAFTA Crossborder Letter signed by nearly 100 organizations from the U.S. and the EU
• Audio recording of the stakeholders meeting after the 2nd round
• EU Commssion's TAFTA website
• Working document published by the EU
• TTIP FAQ of Marietje Schaake
• Questions de la député Marion Maréchal-Le Pen à la Ministre Nicole Bricq
• Calendrier de conférences et réunions locales sur TAFTA
• Réponse de François Hollande à une question sur TAFTA au cours d'une conférence de presse avec Barack Obama (« Nous pouvons aller vite ! »)