The Common Commercial Policy after Opinion 2/15: No Simple Way to Make Life Easier for Free Trade Agreements in the EU

O. Svoboda
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On 16 May 2017, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) delivered a long-awaited opinion on the legal nature of the free trade agreement between the EU and Singapore (Opinion 2/15). This decision was highly anticipated as it was expected to clarify uncertainties of several aspects of the EU Common Commercial Policy (CCP) which has broadened in scope after the Lisbon Treaty. The CJEU’s conclusion on the division of competences and its possible impacts on the CCP immediately sparked a debate within the Union’s institutions about its future direction. In particular, the architecture of EU free trade agreements, the dominant tool of the CCP at the beginning of the 21st century, is now under scrutiny. Trade deals without investment provisions could potentially simplify many steps which now burden the treaty-making process. This paper discusses Opinion 2/15 and its significance for the future development of the CCP. It explores and analyses the implications for shaping the post-Lisbon CCP with regard to two specific areas: investment protection and sustainable development. The paper concludes that a new architecture for EU trade agreements could be further improved as there is a potential to preserve the CCP as both an operational and ambitious trade policy. In this respect, comprehensive FTAs encompassing trade, investment and sustainability deserve a second thought in the EU. Keywords: Common Commercial Policy, free trade agreement, competence, investment protection, sustainable development.   This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution − Non-Commercial − No Derivatives 4.0 International License. Suggested citation: O Svoboda, ‘The Common Commercial Policy after Opinion 2/15: No Simple Way to Make Life Easier for Free Trade Agreements in the EU’ (2019) 15 CYELP 189.
第2/15号意见后的共同商业政策:没有简单的方法让欧盟自由贸易协定的生活更容易
2017年5月16日,欧盟法院(CJEU)就欧盟与新加坡自由贸易协定的法律性质发表了期待已久的意见(意见2/15)。这一决定备受期待,因为它有望澄清欧盟共同商业政策(CCP)几个方面的不确定性,该政策在《里斯本条约》之后扩大了范围。欧盟法院关于权限划分的结论及其对中国共产党可能产生的影响,立即在欧盟机构内部引发了一场关于其未来方向的辩论。特别是,欧盟自由贸易协定的架构,作为中共在21世纪初的主要工具,现在正受到审查。没有投资条款的贸易协定可能会简化目前给条约制定过程带来负担的许多步骤。本文论述了《意见2/15》及其对中国共产党未来发展的意义。它从投资保护和可持续发展两个具体领域探讨和分析了塑造后里斯本CCP的影响。本文的结论是,欧盟贸易协定的新架构可以进一步改进,因为有可能保留CCP作为一项可操作和雄心勃勃的贸易政策。在这方面,欧盟应该重新考虑涵盖贸易、投资和可持续性的全面自由贸易协定。关键词:共同商业政策,自由贸易协定,竞争力,投资保护,可持续发展。本作品在知识共享署名-非商业-无衍生品4.0国际许可下获得许可。建议引用:O Svoboda,“第2/15号意见之后的共同商业政策:没有简单的方法让欧盟自由贸易协定的生活更容易”(2019)15 CYELP 189。
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