EU market access seminars in Harare: how to export from Zimbabwe to the EU?
European Commission
Event details
Description
Zimbabwe ratified the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA) with the EU in 2012, starting its and provisional application on 14th May, 2012. This agreement offers Zimbabwe a preferential access to the EU market but, how can local business benefit from it?
How can Zimbabwean business export their vegetables, clothing or wood to the EU?
The EU Delegation in Zimbabwe and the European Commission's Trade dept will organise Export Helpdesk capacity-building seminars in Harare in June to clarify these issues.
Export Helpdesk coordinator, Ines Escudero, will animate three capacity-building workshops on how to export vegetables, clothing and wood to the EU.
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Introduction to Export Helpdesk
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What it is? How can it help a business? Who is using it? How does it work? Examples: fresh oranges, cut roses, tilapia, cotton, black tea, reptiles’ leather, grapefruit, avocados, capsicum, beans, silver jewellery, coffee |
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Fruit & vegetables workshop
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What it is? How can it help a business? How to export peas to the EU? Which requirements apply to peas? · hygiene & traceability · food contaminants · pesticides · Plant health control · Marketing standards · Food labelling · Organic Which duty applies to my peas? What are the Rules of Origin? How do they work? How can I proof the origin of my product? Proofs of origin Which country export/import peas? How to get further information?
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Clothing workshop
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What it is? How can it help a business? How to export peas to the EU? Which requirements apply to cotton bid & braces? · Azo dyes · Organotin compounds · Nickel · PPE · Textile labelling · Eco-labelling Which duty applies to my cotton bid & braces? What are the Rules of Origin? How do they work? How can I proof the origin of my product? Proofs of origin Which country export/import cotton bid & braces? How to get further information?
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Wood workshop
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What it is? How can it help a business? How to export wood to the EU? Which requirements apply to wood? · Timber regulation · FLEGT · CITES · Technical standards for construction products · Eco-labelling for wooden floor coverings Which duty applies to my wood? What are the Rules of Origin? How do they work? How can I proof the origin of my product? Proofs of origin Which country export/import wood? How to get further information?
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Market Access presentation
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Presentation of MADB Presentation of trade barriers and how to complain Discussion on possible trade barriers
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The documents on the right side provide details on these workshops. You can also find training material at the Export Helpdesk:
§ EH memo
Further information?
Ines Escudero Export Helpdesk coordinatorEUROPEAN COMMISSION ▪ DG TRADE Charlemagne Building, CHAR 07/93, 170 Rue de la Loi, Brussels
ines.escudero-sanchez@ec.europa.eu
www.exporthelp.europa.eu Ana Pena SeguraEconomic Cooperation and Food Security Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Zimbabwe1 Norfolk Road, Mt Pleasant Business Park, P.O. Box MP 620 Mt Pleasant HarareAna-Maria.PENA-SEGURA@eeas.europa.euhttp://www.delzwehre.ec.europa.eu
Related documents
Press release: Export Helpdesk seminars in Zimbabwe
English (46.5 KB - DOC)Factsheet: Why to export to the EU?
English (396.86 KB - PDF)Presentation: New Export Helpdesk, by Ines Escudero
English (1.29 MB - PDF)How to export from Zimbabwe to the EU? Examples
English (2.09 MB - PDF)Presentation: How to export vegetables from Zimbabwe to the EU?
English (952.75 KB - PDF)Presentation: How to export clothing from Zimbabwe to the EU?
English (884.2 KB - PDF)Presentation: How to export wood from Zimbabwe to the EU?
English (1.06 MB - PDF)Memo: What is the Export Helpdesk and how can it help you
English (298.59 KB - PDF)Factsheet: Export Helpdesk for business
English (444.2 KB - PDF)Factsheet: Export Helpdesk for business suport organisations
English (345.9 KB - PDF)Factsheet: how to export cotton clothing to the EU?
English (280.74 KB - PDF)Factsheet: classifying vegetables
English (327.98 KB - PDF)Factsheet: Classifying textiles
English (134.09 KB - PDF)Factsheet: classifying leather
English (328.51 KB - PDF)Statistics: Export Helpdesk use (per region)
English (658.5 KB - PDF)Statistics: 2012 Export Helpdesk use in Africa
English (1.17 MB - PDF)Statistics: Export Helpdesk use in Zimbabwe
English (265.96 KB - PDF)
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