export ratio [ national trade bloc export ratio ]

commitments relating to limitations on the extension of the scope of export subsidisation

fees and formalities connected with importation and exportation

Definition: Parents forcing the child to be different from the local norm, either sex-inappropriate (e.g. dressing a boy in girl's clothes), age-inappropriate (e.g. forcing a child to take on responsibilities above her or his own age) or otherwise inappropriate (e.g. pressing the child to engage in unwanted or too difficult activities).

export base

export licence | export license | export permit

export-led recovery

The report shows that these possibilities are often underused by EU exporters: for cheese, only 4.3% of the total quota was used for exports to Peru, 7.9% to Colombia and 44% to Central America.

In the report, quantitative analysis is supplemented with five examples providing additional qualitative assessment (Danish pigmeat exports to South Korea, Polish sugar confectionary exports to South Korea, French wine exports to Mexico, EU citrus fruits imports from Mexico and German cheese exports to Switzerland) to get insights beyond the quantitative analysis into the broader impacts of the agreements on actors of the agri-food supply chain.

40. Is of the opinion that the annual reports on arms exports are significant tools in advancing the transparency of arms trade; finds it regrettable, however, that only 21 Member States made full submissions for the 16th Annual Report; notes that full submission means data on the financial value of both arms export licences issued and actual exports, broken down by both destination and EU Military List category; notes that Greece has not provided any data and that Germany and the UK did not submit any data on actual arms exports, while France provided a total figure for arms exports ...[+++] which was not disaggregated; points out that these, with the exception of Greece, are the same countries that are the biggest exporters and shoulder major responsibility for the global impact of EU arms exports; calls on the remaining Member States to fulfil their obligation to submit an annual report and to provide data, for the 16th Annual Report retrospectively and for the forthcoming Annual Reports in due time;

38. Notes that the report includes standardised information on issued export licences, but does not include comprehensive information on real arms exports; urges the Council and the VP/HR to look at ways of improving compliance with the reporting obligation and increasing the transparency and public scrutiny of the export control framework, in particular ensuring that Member States report all arms exports; calls for this shortcoming to be remedied and for provision be made accordingly for an annual report that highlights the real export data, disaggrega ...[+++]ted by type and destination;