The Chief Trade Enforcement Officer at the Directorate-General for Trade of the European Commission, Mr. Denis Redonnet, will present the EU’s work and priorities on trade barriers. Moreover, you will be reminded of the many existing trade policy tools available to professionals, such as the Access2Markets information portal, the Single Entry Point (SEP) to report trade barriers and the rules of origin self-assessment tool.
The USA and India will be in focus for a panel discussion, made up of EU market experts and major Swedish companies, while a discussion on other countries will be possible as well. The US is the most important market for Swedish sales abroad and we will discuss the challenges to be addressed, such as the Inflation Reduction Act, IRA, as well as the status of a future trade agreements. India is growing as a trade partner and progress on the EU-India free trade agreement is a priority under the Swedish EU presidency.
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PROGRAM MARKET ACCESS DAY 2023
09:00 Welcome to Market Access Day
Jesper Öhrn, Head of International Trade, The West Sweden Chamber of Commerce
Per-Arne Hjelmborn, DG, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
09:20 Enforcement and implementation of free trade agreements, EU trade policy and how this matters for Sweden
Denis Redonnet, Deputy Director General and Chief Trade Enforcement Officer, European Commission
09:45 Introduction to the portal Access2Markets and the Single Entry Point
Simona Pinto, Trade Policy Officer, European Commission
10:15 Q&A
10:30 Break
11:00 Introduction to trade barriers in the US and India by the European Commission
Pauline Weinzierl, Deputy Head of Unit, USA and Canada, European Commission
Denis Baresch, Senior Trade Expert, South and South East Asia, European Commission
Renita Bhaskar, Head of Trade and Economic Section, Delegation of the European Union to India
Dominica Svozilova, Trade Policy Coordinator for India, European Commission
11:20 Panel: Trade barriers in the US and India
Susanne Jannesson, Legal Counsel Public Affairs, Volvo Group
Charlotte Niklasson, Director Public Relations, Getinge
Lars Karlsson, Global Head of Trade and Customs Consulting, Maersk
Moderator: Carolina Dackö, Partner, Mannheimer Swartling
12:00 Q&A
12:15 Presentation of trade barriers success story
Niclas Ericson, Compliance and Product Specialist PureBallast, Alfa Laval
12:30 Q&A
12:45 Concluding remarks
Anders Ahnlid, Director General, National Board of Trade Sweden
Denis Redonnet, Deputy Director General and Chief Trade Enforcement Officer, European Commission
