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EU, Singapore inches toward FTA deal
SINGAPORE (Commodity Online) : European Union and Singapore on Friday completed the first round of negotiations on the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
In a joint statement, Singapore's Trade and Industry Ministry and the EU's European Commission said the two sides had constructive discussions on a wide range of issues.
Negotiations on the FTA were officially launched by Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht on March 3.
Among the issues discussed were trade in goods, rules of origin, trade remedies, trade in services and investment, intellectual property, government procurement, customs procedures, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, competition, sustainable development and dispute settlement.
The next round of negotiations is scheduled to take place in Brussels from May 31 to June 4.
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