Ex-post evaluation of the implementation of part IV of the Association Agreement (Trade Pillar) between the EU and its Member States and Central America
Inception Report 28 May 2021
Annex B – Consultation Strategy and Plan
Prepared by BKP Economic Advisors 28 May 2021
The views expressed in the report are those of the consultant, and do not present an official view of the European Commission.
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ANNEX B: CONSULTATIONS STRATEGY AND PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures, Tables and Boxes ...... 3 1 Introduction ...... 5 2 Consultation objectives and scope ...... 5 2.1 Consultation objectives ...... 5 2.2 Consultation scope ...... 6 3 Identification and Mapping of key stakeholders ...... 6 3.1 Stakeholder Identification ...... 6 3.2 Stakeholder Mapping ...... 8 4 Consultation Activities ...... 8 4.1 Pillar 1: Civil Society Dialogue meetings ...... 9 4.2 Pillar 2: Online public consultation ...... 9 4.3 Pillar 3: Targeted consultation activities ...... 10 4.3.1 Workshops in partner countries ...... 10 4.3.2 Business survey ...... 14 4.3.3 Interviews and meetings ...... 14 4.4 Pillar 4: Consultations with EU institutions ...... 15 4.5 Pillar 5: Dedicated website and other electronic communication ...... 15 4.5.1 Website ...... 15 4.5.2 Twitter and LinkedIn ...... 17 4.5.3 Email and electronic newsletter ...... 17 5 Consultations Schedule ...... 18 6 Reporting ...... 18 Appendix A: List of Stakeholders Identified ...... 20 Appendix B: Questionnaire for Online Public Consultation ...... 50 Appendix C: Questionnaire for Business Survey ...... 76
LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES AND BOXES Figure 1: Screenshot of study website ...... 16
Table 1: Composition of identified stakeholders in partner countries and the EU (number of entities in database) ...... 7 Table 2: Consultations’ schedule (GANTT) ...... 19
Box 1: Tentative workshop agenda example ...... 12
The information and views set out in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Commission. The Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this study. Neither the Commission nor any person acting on the Commission’s behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained herein.
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1 INTRODUCTION
This document sets out the strategy and actions planned to be undertaken in the context of preparing the “ex post evaluation of the Trade Pillar (hereinafter EU-CA FTA) of the Association Agreement between the EU and its Members States, and Central America”, which is undertaken by a team led by BKP Economic Advisors GmbH (BKP). The document has been prepared based on an initial consultation plan presented by BKP as part of the proposal for the study and takes into account the outline consultation strategy included in the Commission’s Evaluation Roadmap,1 as well as the work undertaken during the study’s inception phase. The consultation strategy is also based on the guidelines for consultations as set out in Chapter VIII of the European Commission’s Better Regulation toolbox2 as well as the Commission’s minimum standards for consultation of interested parties.3
This document describes the consultation objectives and scope (section 2), the identification of key stakeholders in the EU and the six partner countries (section 3), as well as the various consultation means and planned activities (section 4), the planned schedule for the consultation activities (section 5), and the reporting on the consultation activities and feedback received (section 6).
2 CONSULTATION OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE
2.1 Consultation objectives
The consultations are an important element of the evaluation because they contribute significantly to its transparency and participatory nature. This requires that stakeholders are provided with information, and consulted, at each stage of the analysis, thereby strengthening the legitimacy of the study and its findings and recommendations.
The main objectives of the consultations therefore are: To inform stakeholders about the conduct of the evaluation and its findings and recommendations, enabling stakeholders to provide their inputs to the evaluation and views about the EU-CA FTA. To contribute to the identification of possible economic, social, environmental, and human rights impacts of the EU-CA FTA. To contribute to the identification of sectors and groups which have benefited or have been negatively affected as a result of the implementation of the EU-CA FTA. To analyse the reasons for such effects. To contribute to the identification and the conduct of the case studies; and To validate the ex-post evaluation overall with key stakeholder inputs.
Consultations are based on the following underlying principles: The first is that various consultation components are aimed at presenting (draft) results and holding them up against stakeholder scrutiny and feedback. The second is that consultation efforts are designed to draw in knowledge, understanding and on-the-ground experience of key stakeholders – this information will be used as input in the various analytical components of the study. The third is the emphasis on an open and transparent process where results are not set in stone, but preliminary findings are openly and transparently discussed – whereby the discussions are transparently noted down and reported also.
1 European Commission (2019), Evaluation Roadmap, Ares(2019)3139989, 2019, available at https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1994-Evaluation-of-the-Trade- Part-of-the-EU-Central-America-Association-Agreement 2 See https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-making-process/planning-and-proposing-law/better-regulation-why- and-how/better-regulation-guidelines-and-toolbox/better-regulation-toolbox_en#viistakeholderconsultation 3 Commission of the European Communities (2002), Communication from the Commission. Towards a reinforced culture of consultation and dialogue - General principles and minimum standards for consultation of interested parties by the Commission, COM(2002) 704 final, 11 December 2002, https://eur- lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52002DC0704&from=EN
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2.2 Consultation scope
The scope of the consultations is based on the above objectives as well as the scope of the study itself.
In terms of the technical scope, consultations address all matters covered by the Agreement, with a particular focus on the specific issues covered by the evaluation framework, as described in the main body of the inception report.
In terms of timing, consultations will take place during the entire period of the evaluation. Some preliminary consultations of stakeholders have already taken place during the inception phase, and they will continue until the discussion of the draft final evaluation report.
With regard the geographic scope, this is in principle universal, i.e., communication with stakeholders from anywhere will be part of the activities, (for example via the website and other electronic means of communication). At the same time, more in-depth consultations will be held with stakeholders in and from the EU and the six partner countries – with a particular effort to involve stakeholders from outside the capitals of the six countries.
Regarding the stakeholders to be consulted, again the scope of the consultations is universal and non-exclusive. Nevertheless, like the geographic scope, key stakeholders are distinguished from other stakeholders, and may play a more active role in consultations. Key stakeholders are those who have been involved in the negotiation, implementation and/or monitoring of the Agreement, those that could have been affected by the EU-CA FTA – irrespective of their access opportunities to the consultations – and those that will have expressed an interest (e.g. by getting in touch with the study team) in the evaluation. The following section provides more detail regarding the identification of stakeholders.
Regarding the uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the possibility to reach out in person (e.g., via face-to-face interviews or the six planned workshops in each of the CA countries), we have two back-up plans depending on the situation with COVID-19 that allow us to continue our consultation work for the evaluation regardless of the COVID-19 situation.
3 IDENTIFICATION AND MAPPING OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS
3.1 Stakeholder Identification
The first step that is needed when carrying out a high-quality and inclusive consultation process is to identify the key stakeholders in the EU and partner countries that we need to engage with. For the purposes of this evaluation, we take “key stakeholders to mean those who could be affected by, are interested in, or are in any way related to implementing and/or monitoring the EU-CA FTA, irrespective of their access opportunities to consultations.
The groups of key stakeholders identified are the following: Business representatives – both business associations, such as chambers of commerce or sectoral organisations, and individual companies, including SMEs – in the EU and the partner countries.4
4 Potentially, stakeholders in countries competing with partner countries (e.g. other Latin American countries, banana-producing ACP countries or LDCs) might also be included. A selective approach for this will be taken to avoid inflating the database, e.g. by consulting third country stakeholders only in the context of specific case studies. This remains to be further developed as the study progresses. Note that stakeholders in the EU Outermost Regions are included among the EU stakeholders.
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Social partners (employer associations and workers’ organisations/trade unions) both in the EU and the CA partner countries. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other civil society representatives – including consumer organisations – in the EU and the partner countries, covering the economic, social, environmental, and human rights issues. (Academic) experts and think tanks from the EU and partner countries, as well as those working on trade and development issues in general. International organisations that could provide important inputs and angles, such as inter alia the ILO and the UN, including relevant monitoring bodies, WTO, UNCTAD, ITC, UN Global Compact, and others. Representatives of public administration (government, legislatures, and authorities/ agencies) involved in the implementation of the Agreement. Representatives of EU institutions and Member States public administrations involved in the implementation of the Agreement. Vulnerable groups (e.g., women, youth, indigenous people, migrant workers, and marginalised groups) that might have been affected directly locally by the Agreement and run the risk of being excluded from the consultations.
An initial database of stakeholders has been prepared during the inception phase based on the following sources and activities: For EU stakeholders, the basis for the list was an existing database developed in the context of previous similar studies (sustainability impact assessments and support studies for Commission impact assessments); This has been complemented by a review of stakeholders listed in relevant reports and documents and invitations to recent trade-related workshops in the CA partner countries; for EU stakeholders, responses to recent consultations and CSD meetings on issues related to trade with Latin America (such as regarding negotiations with Chile, Mexico, MERCOSUR, GSP, Andean) have also been used. The EU Delegations as well as the members of the evaluation team based in the CA partner countries have added stakeholders to the list based on their local knowledge.
The list of key stakeholders identified so far is provided in Appendix A at the end of this Annex (excluding EU institutions and EU Member States).
Table 1 provides an overview of the current status by type of stakeholder and location.
Table 1: Composition of identified stakeholders in partner countries and the EU (number of entities in database)
El Type of Costa Guate Hon- Nica- Pana- EU Region Salva Total stakeholder Rica -mala duras ragua ma dor Civil society (incl. academia and 189 94 81 30 87 51 34 566 think tanks) Private sector 382 28 14 22 16 25 9 469 Public sector* 99 11 10 8 8 15 12 163 Social partners 37 4 5 10 2 6 5 69 International / regional 49 49 organisations Total 707 49 137 110 70 113 97 60 1343
* Note: EU institutions and EU Member State governments are not included; they will also be consulted. Source: Prepared by study team.
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Additional stakeholders will continue to be identified as the evaluation work progresses. In particular, based on the CGE results additional efforts will be made to identify stakeholders in sectors where the more pronounced effects of the Agreement are found. Additional stakeholders will also be identified in the context of the proposed case studies after their selection has been confirmed. Moreover, further to the renewal of the EU civil society Advisory Group and Central American Advisory Groups established under the Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) Title, the stakeholder list will be reviewed to ensure that previous and new AG members from all Parties have been included. Finally, stakeholders registering through the website or other means will continuously be added to the database and will be kept informed of the evaluation activities and progress. Our stakeholder list is essentially a living document that will be updated regularly throughout the project.
3.2 Stakeholder Mapping
Stakeholder mapping especially in the partner countries is important to increase the effectiveness of stakeholder consultations. Mapping of stakeholders deepens our understanding of how certain weaknesses and imbalances may affect civil society inputs. It enables us to take corrective measures by highlighting where we need to put extra efforts to obtain views and inputs that are important for the study. In this context, ensuring fair and balanced access to consultations is important.
The mapping exercise covers the following elements: Identification among the “universe of stakeholders” the main ones for each of the different dimensions of the evaluation – this is based on the expected level of the effect which the Agreement may have had on different groups. Identification of gaps in stakeholder organisation – i.e., are there groups on which the Agreement has had a notable effect, but which have no representative body? These stakeholders will be added as the evaluation progresses. Determination of past levels of activity of stakeholders in the public debate, as well as their resources, based on knowledge of the local evaluation team members. Determination of the relations between stakeholders, i.e., the degree to which they work together (or not). Assessment of stakeholders’ participation in the implementation and monitoring of the Agreement and, previously, the Agreement negotiations; and Generally, determination of the stakeholder engagement culture in the country and what opportunities and risks can be identified.
The findings regarding these elements will be used to identify both those stakeholders that are likely to play an active role in the consultations (i.e., the influential stakeholders), and those on which the Agreement may have had strong effects (positive or negative) and who will have to be approached by the evaluation team even though they may have a low level of organisation.
As the necessary information for some of the elements listed above remains to be determined in the evaluation desk phase, the stakeholder mapping is still ongoing. The results will be presented, for each of the partner countries, as part of the interim report.
4 CONSULTATION ACTIVITIES
The consultation activities are grouped into five consultation “pillars”, characterised by different target groups and channels used: Pillar 1: Meetings with the EU civil society (civil society dialogue, CSD, meetings). Pillar 2: Online public consultation (questionnaire). Pillar 3: Targeted consultation tools, in particular workshops in partner countries, an online survey for businesses (including SMEs) in the EU and partner countries, and interviews and meetings with stakeholders in the EU and partner countries.
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Pillar 4: Meetings with EU institutions and Government representatives of CA countries. Pillar 5: Digital engagement with stakeholders and interested persons in general, through website and electronic communication channels, including a social media strategy.
The feasibility of direct (in person) consultations with stakeholders under pillars 1 and 3 will be assessed based on developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, and if needed alternative means of consultations (webinars, conference calls and/or written consultations) may have to be used, along with a stronger reliance on interviews held by local experts if international travel will not be possible – in particular of stakeholders in rural areas which may not have access to reliable internet. The situation is being monitored, and decisions will be taken in consultation with the Commission.
Compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be ensured across all consultation activities. This implies that only personal data strictly needed for the study purposes will be collected and that any personal data will: Be securely stored. Be used only for the purposes of the consultations within the evaluation only. Be made available to study team members only on a need-to-know basis and will not be made available to third parties except where this is legally required, or the person has given his or her prior consent.
The personal data protection policy, including the contact for queries or complaints, is available on the study website, and any communications with stakeholders will refer to it. The following sections provide more details about each of the pillars and activities.
4.1 Pillar 1: Civil Society Dialogue meetings
Meetings with the EU civil society centre around presenting ongoing work and discussing it with civil society in Brussels, as part of DG Trade’s CSD5, a system of regular meetings where civil society and the Commission discuss the EU’s trade policy.6
It is planned to hold CSD meetings at three stages of the evaluation: Presentation of the draft inception report (evaluation methodology): tentatively scheduled for April 2021, in a virtual form. Presentation and discussion of the interim report, tentatively scheduled for November 2021; and Discussion of the draft final report – tentatively scheduled for March 2022.
To ensure that meetings are effective in presenting the ongoing study work, receiving feedback, and using this feedback to further improve and advance the work, draft reports at each stage will be published at least two weeks ahead of the meeting in order for the participants to have sufficient time to prepare and study the materials.
4.2 Pillar 2: Online public consultation
The parameters for the online public consultation (OPC) are clearly specified in the ToR, notably: The OPC will be hosted by the Commission on the EUSurvey portal.7 It will be open for at least 12 weeks. Questionnaires will be made available in English, Spanish, French, and German, with translation from English into the other languages to be taken care of by the Commission.
5 Additional discussions with representatives of the EU civil society may take place, e.g., at the EU Advisory Group (DAG) meetings, with a focus on evaluation of the implementation of the TSD Title. 6 See https://trade.ec.europa.eu/civilsoc/. 7 https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/home/welcome.
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The preparation of the questionnaire as well as the analysis of responses will be the responsibility of the evaluation team.
Given that this consultation is aimed at a wide audience (the general public) but at the same time should cover all evaluation criteria and impact dimensions, a particular challenge is to balance the desire for obtaining as much information as possible and the limited willingness of respondents to fill in long and complex questionnaires (and open questions). We address this by reducing the number of questions that any respondent will have to answer as much as possible by using a “smart” survey approach, where responses provided to certain questions influence the selection of follow up questions, and by limiting open questions, while providing an opportunity for respondents to add more information, if they wish to do so.
The specific activities related to the OPC are as follows: Draft questionnaires for the survey have been prepared in Word-compatible format (see Appendix B) and have been tested by team members and Commission staff. The final questionnaire will then by transferred into the EUSurvey and translated into Spanish, French, and German by the Commission, directly in EUSurvey. Launch of the OPC is planned for May 2021. Stakeholders listed in the database will be informed about the public consultation through the email newsletter (see section 4.5.3), and the consultation will also be featured on the study website. In addition, we will encourage the stakeholders we meet in interviews, and other meetings to participate in the survey. This is to broaden dissemination of the consultation to as many stakeholders as possible and ensure a high number of responses. Upon completion of the consultation period, the evaluation team will analyse the responses provided and incorporate the results in the quantitative and qualitative analyses throughout the evaluation report. A separate section with a statistical analysis of the survey will also be prepared in the consultation report, while incorporating the main findings into the analysis presented in the main body of the study. Original responses will be provided to the Commission. Responses in Spanish will not be translated but those provided in other languages will be translated into English.
In addition to the OPC (and running simultaneously), a more targeted survey for businesses, including SMEs will be carried out (see section 4.3.2).
4.3 Pillar 3: Targeted consultation activities
4.3.1 Workshops in partner countries
An important consultation part are the workshops in the partner countries. Workshops are excellent opportunities to present draft findings to a wide range of partner country stakeholders and get feedback from them. The main goal of a workshop is to encourage an open discussion and exchange of ideas with a diverse set of stakeholders including business, social partners, other civil society organisations, international organisations with presence in the partner country, and academics and think tanks. The media would also be invited.
In terms of timing, we propose to organise the workshops after the interim report, as that will allow us to present initial findings while being early enough in the process to adequately reflect stakeholder contributions made at the workshop during the subsequent analysis. Tentative dates are in the last two weeks of November and first week of December 2021.
In this section, we explain in detail how we plan to carry out this part of the consultations (excluding purely operational and logistical tasks, such as those related to the booking of
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the venue, catering, equipment rental, hiring of interpreters, and supporting sponsored participants, the conditions for which are clearly mentioned in the ToR).
The description below is based on the assumption that workshops can be held in person. Nevertheless, at present, given the uncertainty around COVID-19, three options for the workshops are still being considered, and a final decision on how to organise them will be taken in May 2021. They could be held, depending on COVID-19: Fully in person, as originally planned, with the EU evaluation team members being present in each of the Central American countries. This option looks however unlikely given current developments with the pandemic. It may also require stretching the workshops over a longer period (and holding about one per week to allow time for targeted interviews, also in person, with stakeholders in each country); In hybrid form, i.e., in person for stakeholders in the partner countries and with the EU evaluation team members linked in virtually; or Fully virtually. The necessary infrastructure to hold the workshops fully virtually (including the possibility for simultaneous interpretation and holding break-out sessions) is already available.
Workshop Target Group and Participants As a prelude to the workshops, we foresee various elements: Well in advance before the workshops, we will use our local partners as well as social media to reach out to key stakeholders and invite them for the workshop, asking them to prepare, and asking them for suggestions on who else to invite. We will organise a one-hour webinar about the CGE model and methodology used for those stakeholders who are interested and in preparation for the workshop (to avoid a very technical discussion at the workshop itself). We will publish – at least one to two weeks in advance of the workshop – some key information on the programme, the main evaluation findings, and the issues we want to discuss, on the project website. Our EU and CA social media teams will share general information and articles related to the EU-CA FTA (e.g., EU implementation report findings) with participants to create focus on the topics we want to discuss. We will use Twitter to post links and quotes to promote the workshop via social media.
The workshops themselves A wide range of stakeholders is planned to participate in the workshops; at the same time, capacity at the workshops will be limited (the actual number may depend on the form of holding the workshop, whereas a workshop in person may host a maximum of 50 persons and a virtual form may enable a broader participation). As a result, to achieve a balanced and representative participation the evaluation team will consider an appropriate diversity in terms of types of stakeholders, sectors, interest in different topics, and regions. Appropriate levels of participation by women and stakeholders in risk of exclusion will also be ensured, including through allocating them a preference for funded spots. (In principle, funded spots will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.)
To achieve a broadly based participation, we will start to reach out to stakeholders as soon as the date of the workshop is fixed. This will be done via the various communication channels outlined in this strategy. Also, although we do not expect many EU stakeholders to be travelling to the partner countries and be present, we will ask them to alert their counterparts and/or networks to the upcoming workshop.
In line with the ToR, a draft list of participants will be submitted to the EU Delegation in the partner country (for approval of sponsored participants).
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Workshop Content and Programme A tentative overall agenda for the main workshop is shown in Box 1; this will be further developed, and invited speakers be identified, in cooperation with the EU Delegation in the partner country. This agenda is based on the assumption that the workshops will take place face-to-face. We will re-arrange both format and duration in case the workshops will take place in digital form (e.g., based on the latest experience with virtual workshops, we would consider splitting each of them into two half-day parts to take into account time difference between Europe and Central America and the overall time during which the participants may remain focused in an online meeting). The workshops will be held in English and Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation.
Workshop materials and documentation For the workshops to be as effective as possible, we will prepare documentation ahead of the event and a welcome package for all participants. Pre-workshop documentation will be made available on the website as well as sent to confirmed participants and will include: The draft interim report (further to consulting the draft with the Commission); A document with links to other reports and research conducted regarding the Agreement (both in English and Spanish). The welcome pack upon arrival will include the following documents (the list below is not exhaustive and will be adapted to the form in which the workshop will be held): The executive summary of the interim report in both English and Spanish. The workshop agenda. The general contact details for the project (e.g., the project e-mail address). Practical details regarding venue, rooms, reimbursements (if applicable), etc.; and The workshop evaluation form.
During the workshop, we will take photographs, a selection of which will be sent to participants and be posted on the evaluation website and Twitter.
After the workshop, minutes containing the views expressed by the participants will be sent to participants and be published in English and Spanish. Furthermore, the evaluation report will explain how the views expressed during the workshop by civil society and other key stakeholders have been taken into account.
Box 1: Tentative workshop agenda example Time Agenda Speaker 09.00 – Opening and Welcome EU Delegation (if agreed) 09.15 09.00 – Introduction to the workshop and the day BKP Team leader / Senior 09.30 09.30 – Interactive plenary presentation of overall and sector BKP Team (EU/local) 09.50 results [Interactive means: also asking questions, using Mentimeter, Miro, Sli.do and other tools for feedback gathering, enhancing discussions, etc.] 09.50 – Local expert intervention: “The Free Trade Zone in the Port of Local expert 10.00 Colon [example] 10.00 – Q&A on presentation of overall and sector results All 10.30 10.30 – Coffee/tea break (informal exchange) All 11.00 11.00 – Interactive session, splitting up in smaller groups (in parallel) Expert speaker per chosen 11.45 to discuss specific sectors: sector (local from / not 11.00 – 11.05 Short intro to the sector by an expert/team from the team) member 11.05 – 11.35 Brainstorm and discussion on the sector 1 Moderator per sub-group 11.35 – 11.45 Wrap-up – conclusions and recommendations discussion
Possible sectors (to be agreed with the Commission and EU Delegation upfront and depending on the CGE results – maximum 3 or 4):
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Time Agenda Speaker Machinery – why was the sector impacted the way it was; what role did the EU-CA TP play in this (positively or negatively)? Chemicals – see machinery Food (e.g. coffee, bananas) – see machinery Meat – see machinery [Interactive means: also asking questions, using Mentimeter, Miro Sli.do and other tools for feedback gathering, enhancing discussions, etc.] 11.45 – Interactive session, splitting up in smaller groups (in parallel) Expert speaker per chosen 12.20 to discuss specific issues [focused on evaluation priority sector (local either from tasks]: the team or not) 11.45 – 11.50 Short intro to the topic by an expert/team member 1 Moderator per sub-group 11.50 – 12.20 Brainstorm / discussion on the issue discussion 12.20 – 12.30 Wrap-up – conclusions and recommendations
Possible topics (to be agreed with the Commission and EU Delegation upfront – maximum 3 or 4): Panama and regional Central American integration: does it matter, what is the current status and what should be done? What has been the effect of the EU-CA FTA for Panama’s domestic services industry and services trade with the EU? How big a barrier are customs procedures and lack of trade facilitation for intra-American trade and is the FTZ in Colon an example of how to move forward? What has been the impact of the EU-CA FTA on SMEs in Panama? Have SMEs in different sectors been impacted differently? What ambitions does Panama have in terms of attracting FDI and what role can the EU-CA FTA play in supporting these ambitions? What has been the impact of the EU-CA FTA on the export of bananas from Panama to the EU? What worked and what did not work? 12.30 – Wrap-up presentations on the morning sessions: 13.00 The 2 key takeaways from each discussion Moderators 13.00 – Lunch break All 14.00 14.00 – Interactive plenary presentation on the sustainability BKP Team leader / Senior 14.30 impacts [Interactive means: also asking questions, using Mentimeter, Miro and other tools for feedback gathering, etc.] 14.30 – Interactive session, splitting up in three groups to discuss the Research team members 15.30 three sustainability pillars: 14.30 – 14.40 Short intro to the topic by an expert/team member 14.40 – 15.15 Brainstorm / discussion on the issue 15.15 – 15.30 Wrap-up – conclusions and recommendations
Sustainability pillar split out (to be agreed with the Commission and EU Delegation upfront): Discussion on the observed social effects of the EU-CA FTA: Where they expected? What was not? Was the effect positive / negative? What should be adjusted/changed or kept/strengthened? Discussion on the observed human rights effects of the EU-CA FTA? – see social Discussion on the observed environmental effects of the EU-CA FTA? – see social [Interactive means: also asking questions, using Mentimeter, Miro, Sli.do and other tools for feedback gathering, enhancing discussions, etc.] 15.30 – Plenary session with participants 16.30 Wrap-up presentations: 2 key takeaways from each Moderators discussion Suggestions for further research (including suggestions for All information sources) Wrap up of the day and Conclusions
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Time Agenda Speaker Closure of the day BKP Team Leader / Senior EU Delegation (if agreed) 16.30 – Informal drinks and networking All 17.30
As a follow-up to the workshops, we foresee various elements: We will publish – within two weeks from the workshop – the list of participants and their affiliations, the workshop minutes (in Spanish and English) containing the views expressed by the participants, especially the key takeaways, and the ways to engage further. We will also make it clear in the (draft) Final Report how the views expressed during the workshops by civil society and other key stakeholders have been taken into account. We will also use Twitter to post approved pictures, quotes and a link to the workshop findings to promote the workshop results via social media. We view the workshops as the starting point for further engaging with some stakeholders we have not engaged with before: we will continue and deepen this engagement for the benefit of the study.
4.3.2 Business survey
In addition to the OPC, which targets the general public, an online survey of the EU-CA FTA’s impact on businesses, including (M)SMEs,8 will also be launched on EUSurvey.
The process for designing and implementing the survey will follow the OPC, except that the business survey will be managed directly by the evaluation team. Also, it will only be made available in English and Spanish, as previous experience in similar studies has shown that other languages are hardly, if ever, used by survey participants.
In terms of developing questions, the starting point have been recent business surveys which the consortium has undertaken as part of SIAs and those used in other recent ex post evaluations of EU trade agreements, mainly the EU-ANDEAN ex-post evaluation.
The draft questionnaire is provided in Appendix C.
The survey will address SME issues in two ways: first, respondents are asked to self- identify themselves as SMEs, and accordingly their responses will provide a first-hand view of the Agreement’s practical effects and impacts on SMEs. Second, a section in the questionnaire is dedicated to the Agreement’s general effects on SMEs.
Based on previous experience, intensive dissemination and promotion of the survey will be required to obtain a sufficiently high number of responses. In the partner countries, we will use inter alia the opportunity of targeted interviews, invitations through online tools and meetings held to inform business stakeholders about the survey. Where possible, we will promote the Business Survey also through the Enterprise Europe Network. The specifics still need to be discussed with the Commission.
4.3.3 Interviews and meetings
The purpose of the interviews and other targeted meetings will be to obtain specific information and views from stakeholders to test and clarify initial findings from the desk research as well as to get feedback on preliminary recommendations.
8 Although generally the term “SME” is used, in effect MSMEs are covered.
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We plan to conduct a range of interviews, one-to-one and focus group meetings with public and private sector representatives and civil society organisations. These interviews will be conducted both in the EU and partner countries.
Due to COVID-19, interviews in person will be avoided for the first part of the study at least, and all interviews are being undertaken virtually, mostly through skype, MS Teams and Zoom. Interviews are undertaken both with individual stakeholders and in focus groups. The provision of written responses and policy positions will also be possible, as experience has shown that particularly membership-based organisations often prefer to consult with their members and then provide an agreed response.
Following consultations with the local partners in the six CA countries, it has been concluded that the risk of exclusion of stakeholders e.g., in rural areas is limited, as internet coverage and the use of smartphones is widespread. If it turns out, nonetheless, that communication issues prevent their consultation, the possibility of travel by local team members to selected regions will be considered.
In total, we envisage to consult the following number of stakeholders through interviews and small group meetings: Stakeholders in EU countries: at least 30 (including written contributions); Stakeholders in partner countries to be visited/covered by local experts: at least 20 per country.
In-depth interviews and one-to-one meetings will be based on a structured questionnaire framework that will be constructed with inputs from the economic, social, environmental, and human rights experts in both the EU and partner countries.
Participation in relevant events organised by other entities, such as bilateral chambers, etc. might also be considered. However, given the uncertain situation with regard to the planning of any events, due to the pandemic, no such meetings have at present been earmarked for participation by the study team.
4.4 Pillar 4: Consultations with EU institutions
Engaging closely with the European Commission and other EU institutions is an important part of the consultation process. Consultations will be held with the Commission, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), and the EU Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) under the TSD chapter of the Agreement. A first meeting with the EU DAG already took place on 18 March 2021.
Finally, meetings with the European Commission Interservice Steering Group (ISG) will be technical in nature and will be more inward oriented and of a coordinative nature, rather than outward oriented towards civil society and other key stakeholders. These meetings will take place – once meetings in person resume – back-to-back with CSD meetings.
4.5 Pillar 5: Dedicated website and other electronic communication
The establishment and continuous updating of a website, as well as ongoing electronic communications with stakeholders constitute the last pillar of the consultation strategy and will be used mostly for sharing and distributing information by the study team to stakeholders. During the inception phase, the website has been established and launched, and initial communication has been sent out to identified stakeholders. Electronic communication with stakeholders will take place through email newsletters as well as Twitter, using BKP’s Twitter account. There will also be a social media strategy.
4.5.1 Website
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The main aim of the website is to provide relevant information about the evaluation – both in terms of process and outputs – to stakeholders, while also providing the opportunity to stakeholders to easily get in touch with the study team. The website was launched during the inception phase and is available at: http://central-america.fta-evaluation.eu.
It has the following characteristics and functionalities: It is fully bilingual (English/Spanish). It has been intentionally designed to be very simple and accessible, with few sections and without multiple layers that require clicking through various pages before one reaches the information needed. The front page (Figure 1) provides concise information about the evaluation, a timeline for its preparation, including the main consultation activities, and embedded Twitter account. The concise information can be accessed, with one click, in any of the EU official languages. A section where relevant documentation is (or will be) presented and stored, including the main deliverables of the study: the inception report, the interim report, and the final report. Also, any presentations given will be provided here (pdf format). Other relevant information to help the reader put the study in a wider context (e.g., links to other studies and documents related to the Agreement) is already available on the website. A section presenting the consultations activities. This will be developed as further information about specific consultation activities becomes available: The (upcoming and past) CSD events (also on the study calendar). The national workshops (venue, agenda, how to register, etc.). Links to the online surveys. Contributions received from stakeholders in the consultations (where permission has been granted). A contact form where anyone can leave feedback (of any nature) regarding the study and the website.
Figure 1: Screenshot of study website
The use of meta data (keywords and strings of words) will ensure that the website is found easily on search engines to increase visitor counts and further impact. The website address will also be promoted among a large range of stakeholders and partners. The website use is being monitored through a visitor count.
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4.5.2 Twitter and LinkedIn
We intend to use Twitter and LinkedIn throughout the evaluation for the following purposes: Announcing the (draft) findings and outputs of the evaluation as well as important milestones, such as the start or imminent closure of the online surveys, upcoming workshops, and meetings, and directing followers to the website or relevant internet site (e.g., for the surveys). Informing followers about work/articles/postings related to the evaluation and EU-CA trade. At regular intervals, highlighting relevant quotes from the evaluation to keep the audience tuned in. Presenting the various consultation and outreach activities organised in the context of the study (e.g., country visits or the CSD events).
It has been decided to use a project-specific Twitter account (@CaEvaluation) for the purposes of the study. This decision has been taken as it allows focused tweets for the study and it allows the research team to also bring in DG TRADE account tweets as well as BKP Advisors tweets, allowing for the most focused stakeholder outreach possible. The Twitter feed is linked to the project website. The LinkedIn account that has been specially created for this project – and that will be used to flank the twitter efforts, is: “Ex-Post Evaluation EU-Central America FTA”
To increase outreach, all identified stakeholders have been contacted by email to inform them of the Twitter activities, inviting them to follow. This has been done as part of the first mailing. Furthermore, selected stakeholders will be asked to support our efforts by retweeting. Also, our social media outreach partner will work to increase feeds into and awareness of the project via Twitter.
4.5.3 Email and electronic newsletter
Email is a useful complementary tool to reach specific stakeholders throughout the study. Through email, we will inform stakeholders of the events taking place, send questions, encourage stakeholders to send additional information and data, as well as policy positions, receive feedback and make appointments for in-depth interviews.
For keeping identified stakeholders – i.e., those in the stakeholder database – informed, email newsletters are a useful tool which we have used in other studies for DG TRADE. Such newsletters will be sent at the following stages of the study: Launch of the online public consultation. About 1-2 weeks prior to the closure of the online public consultation. Upon publication of the draft inception, interim and final reports (also informing about the subsequent CSD meetings); and Other major milestones or events during the evaluation.
For email newsletters, we use a cloud-based newsletter app, hosted in Germany, which guarantees compliance with rules on the protection of personal data (i.e., in particular the GDPR). Newsletters will be used to promote the different elements of the consultation plan, inviting stakeholders to follow the Twitter messaging as well as to visit the evaluation website.
The email address for the study, for all stakeholder engagements and inputs as well as bilateral contacts and follow-up work (e.g., from interviews) will be: central-america@bkp- advisors.com.
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5 CONSULTATIONS SCHEDULE
The detailed work plan and schedule for the consultation activities is presented in Table 2.
6 REPORTING
While key findings from the consultations will be presented in the main evaluation report as part of the analysis, a separate consultations report will be prepared (and will become an appendix to the main study, and hence also be published). This will describe the implementation of the various consultation activities, including metrics such as the number of stakeholders interviewed/participating in roundtables; responses to the consultation received; website visitors; etc. It will also present the findings from the evaluation team’s engagement with stakeholders across the five consultation pillars.
Original contributions provided be stakeholders will be made available, where consent has been given, on the evaluation website.
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Table 2: Consultations’ schedule (GANTT)
Phase / task / deliverable Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Inception phase Kick-off meeting with Commission in Brussels # Task 8: Undertake consultation activities Consultation objectives and scope Identification and mapping of stakeholders in EU and CA countries - Interviews and meetings (face-to-face, calls, zoom/teams, etc.) ongoing consultations Draft Inception Report (including Tasks 6 and 7 - consultation strategy) 20 Targeted Consultation Tools - Pillar 1: Civil Society Dialogue meetings (3x in Brussels/digital) Review meeting: Commission ISG Inception Report - Pillar 2: Onlince Public Consultation (OPC)* prep work Online Consultation open - Pillar 3: Targeted consultation activities - Workshops in Central American countries prep work WS - Business survey* prep work Business Survey (SMEs) - Interviews and meetings (face-to-face, calls, zoom/teams, etc.) ongoing consultations ongoing cons'ns Draft Interim Technical Report 20 Review meeting: Commission ISG Interim Technical Report ` - Interviews and meetings (face-to-face, calls, zoom/teams, etc.) ongoing consultations Draft final report 20 Review meeting: Commission ISG Final Report 20 * The ToR specifies 12 weeks for the survey; we tentatively propose 16 weeks because the time schedule allows it and if the project starts in January the survey would fall in the holiday season in Europe/CA which would not be conducive for responses.
Key Meeting with the European Commission Concrete deliverable (e.g. Inception Report) Stakeholder consultation activities and meetings
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APPENDIX A: LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED
ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Aldeas Infantiles SOS NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Alianza de Mujeres en Cafe de Costa Rica NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica ALIARSE NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación Centro de Derechos Laborales sin Fronteras de Costa Rica NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación Ambientalista Sula NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociacion Cafes Finos de Costa Rica Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Asociación Cámara Costarricense de la Construcción Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Asociación Ciudadana Acceder NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación Costarricense de Derechos Humanos (ACODEHU) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación Costarricense de Personas con Discapacidad Visual NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación de Desarrollo Sostenible LGTBI Costa Rica NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación de Empresas de Zonas Francas de Costa Rica Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Asociación de Estudiantes de Manejo de los Recursos Naturales NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación de Estudiantes de Trabajo Social NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación de Importadores de Vehículos y Maquinaria Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Asociación de Productores de Banano de Costa Rica (APROBAN) Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Asociación Demográfica Costarricense NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación Ecologista de Desamparadeña - ASECODES NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociacion Empresarial para el Desarrollo - Costa Rica Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Asociación Esperanza Viva NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación Gerontológica Costarricense (AGECO) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación Interamericana para la Defensa del Ambiente (AIDA) Americas Costa Rica NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación MANU NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación Nacional de Empleados Públicos y Privados (ANEP) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación Nacional de Exportadores de Industria Textil Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Asociación Nacional de la Empresa Privada (ANEP) - Costa Rica Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Asociación Nacional de Mujeres Productoras Rurales de Costa Rica NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación Regional Centroamericana para el Agua y el Ambiente NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación Voces Nuestras NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Asociación Yara Kanic NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Bloque Verde NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Cámara Americana de Comercio (AmCham) - Costa Rica Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara Costarricense de Hoteles Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara Costarricense de la Industria Alimentaria Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara Costarricense de Restaurantes y Afines Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara Costarricense de Tecnología de Información y Comunicación Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara de Azucareros Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara de Comercio de Costa Rica Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica y de Representantes de Casas Extranjeras (CRECEX) Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara de Exportadores de Costa Rica (CADEXCO) Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Cámara de Exportadores de plantas, flores y follajes Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara de Industriales de Costa Rica Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara Nacional de Agricultura y Agroindustria (CNAACR) Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara Nacional de Bananeros (CANABA) Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara Nacional de Cafetaleros Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara Nacional de Exportadores de Piña Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara Nacional de Exportadores de productos pesqueros Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Cámara Nacional de Turismo Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Central del Movimiento de Trabajadores Costarricenses (CMTC) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Central General de Trabajadores de Costa Rica NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Central Social Juanito Mora Porras (CSJMP) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Centro Cientifico Tropical (CCT) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Centro de Investigación y Promoción para América Central de Derechos Humanos NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Centro de los Amigos Cuáqueros para la Paz NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Centro Feminista de Información y Acción (CEFEMINA) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Centro Internacional de Desarrollo Humano NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Centro Internacional para los Derechos Humanos de los Migrantes (CIDEHUM) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica CEP Alforja NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica CINDE NGO (IPA) #N/A CA Costa Rica CoecoCeiba Amigos de la Tierra NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Colectiva Lésbica Feminista Irreversibles NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Colectiva Transcendientes NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Colectivo Autónomo Estudiantil y Popular El Quilombo NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Colectivo Geografía Crítica 24 de Abril NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Colectivo Radio Machete NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Colectivo Trans-Parencias NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica COMEX (Ministry of Trade) Government Public Sector CA Costa Rica Comisión de Ambiente y Turismo de Coto Brus NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Comisión de Comercio Exterior Government Public Sector CA Costa Rica Comisión Defensora de los Ríos Convento y Sonador NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Comisión Nacional de Enlace NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Comisión Nacional para la Gestión de la Biodiversidad (CONAGEBIO) Government Public Sector CA Costa Rica Comité Nacional de apoyo a la Autonomía Indígena NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Comunidad Casabierta NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Confederación de Trabajadores Rerum Novarum (CTRN) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores CUT NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Consejo Nacional de Producción Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Conservation International Costa Rica NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Coordinada Ni Una Sola Mina NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Coordinadora de Mujeres Campesinas CMC NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Corporación Bananera Nacional – CORBANA Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Defensoría de los Habitantes (NHRI) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Departamento Ecuménico de Investigaciones NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Dirección de Cambio Climático de Costa Rica (DCC) Government Public Sector CA Costa Rica Dirección General del Registro Nacional Government Public Sector CA Costa Rica Diwö Ambiental NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica EU Delegation to Costa Rica Government Public Sector CA Costa Rica Emprendedores y Profesionales Arodescendientes (EMPROA) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica Research Civil Society CA Costa Rica
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Espacio Latinoamericano de Sexualidades y Derechos NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Federación Costarricense para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (FECON) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Foro Nacional de Mujeres Afrocostarricenses NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Frente Ecologista Universitario NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Frente Nacional de Pueblos Indígenas (FRENAPI) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Frente Nacional de Sectores Afectados por la Expansión Piñera (FRENASAPP) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Frente por los Derechos Igualitarios (FDI) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Fundación Acceso NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Fundación Bandera Ecológica NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Fundación Igualitxs NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Fundación Neotrópica NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Fundación Paniamor NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica FUNDECOOPERATION Research Civil Society CA Costa Rica Hablemos de Derechos Humanos NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica ICW Costa Rica NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Instituto Humanista de Cooperación con Países en Desarrollo HIVOS NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Jaguarundi colectivo ecológico NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Justicia y Paz Integral de la Creación (JPIC) Familia Franciscana NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Las Rojas NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Mesa Nacional Indígena de Costa Rica NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio Government Public Sector CA Costa Rica Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Energía (MINAE) Government Public Sector CA Costa Rica Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social Government Public Sector CA Costa Rica Movimiento de Agricultura Orgánica Costarricense (MAOCO) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Movimiento Diversidad Abelardo Araya NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Movimiento Ríos Vivos NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Mujeres en Acción NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Nuevo Partido Socialista Ya Basta NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Peras del Olmo NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Promotora del Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica (PROCOMER) Government Public Sector CA Costa Rica Proyecto Somos Más NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Red de Coordinación en Biodiversidad NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Red de Mujeres Afrocaribeñas, Afrolatinas y de la Diáspora NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Red Latinoamericana sobre Deuda, Desarrollo y Derechos (LATINDADD) NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Ríos Libres Turrialba NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Rostro de Justicia NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica School of Environmental Sciences, National University of Costa Rica Research Civil Society CA Costa Rica Shelter City Costa Rica NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación (SINAC) Government Public Sector CA Costa Rica Siwo Alar Hombres Trans Costa Rica NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica Sulá Batsú NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica The Handmaids Costa Rica NGO Civil Society CA Costa Rica UCR San Jose Research Civil Society CA Costa Rica UNA Heredia Research Civil Society CA Costa Rica UNDP (Costa Rica) Int Org Civil Society CA Costa Rica Unión Costarricense de Cámaras y Asociaciones del Sector Empresarial Privado (UCCAEP) Business Private Sector CA Costa Rica Universidad de Costa Rica - Facultad de Economía de la UCR Research Civil Society CA Costa Rica Universidad de Costa Rica – Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales Research Civil Society CA Costa Rica Universidad Estatal a Distancia Research Civil Society CA Costa Rica
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Administradora De Fondo De Pensiones Crecer S.A. (Empresa Emisora De Bolsa) NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Administradora De Fondos De Pensiones Confia S.A. (Empresas Emisoras De Bolsa) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Alianza por los Derechos de la Niñez, Adolescencia y Juventud en El Salvador Asesoría a Programas y Proyectos de Desarrollo (ASPRODE) NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Aseguradora Agricola Comercial S. A. (Empresas Emisoras De Bolsa) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Asociación Azucarera de El Salvador Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Asociación Bancaria Salvadoreña (ABANSA) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Asociación de industriales Químicos Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Asociación de Proveedores Agrícolas (APA) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Asociación de Restaurantes de El Salvador (ARES) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Asociación Nacional de Empresas Privadas (ANEP) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Asociación para la Salud y el Servicio Social Intercomunal en El Salvador (APSIES) NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Asociación Salvadoreña de Energías Renovables (ASER) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Asociación Salvadoreña de Industriales (ASI) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Asociación Salvadoreña para la Formación y Capacitación Integral Sostenible (ASAFOCAIS) NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador Other Other CA El Salvador Bolsa de Valores Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Cámara Agropecuaria y Agroindustrial (CAMAGRO) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Cámara de Comercio de El Salvador Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Cámara de Comercio e Industria de El Salvador (CAMARASAL) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Cámara de la Industria Textil, Confección y Zonas Francas de El Salvador (CAMTEX) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Cámara Salvadoreña de Artesanos (CASART) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Cámara Salvadoreña de la Industria de Construcción (CASALCO) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Central Autónoma de Trabajadores Salvadoreños Trade Union Civil Society CA El Salvador Central de Trabajadores Democráticos Trade Union Civil Society CA El Salvador Central de Trabajadores Democráticos (CTD) - El Salvador Trade Union Civil Society CA El Salvador Central de Trabajadores Salvadoreños (CTS) Trade Union Civil Society CA El Salvador Centro Cívico Democrática (sic) (CCD) NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Centro de Estudios del Trabajador (CENTRA) Research Civil Society CA El Salvador Centro de Investigación sobre Inversión y Comercio (CEICOM) Research Civil Society CA El Salvador Centro Nacional de Registro Government Public Sector CA El Salvador Comisión Intergremial para la Facilitación del Comercio en El Salvador (CIFACIL) Government Public Sector CA El Salvador Confederación General de Sindicatos Trade Union Civil Society CA El Salvador Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) Trade Union Civil Society CA El Salvador Confederación Nacional de Trabajadores Salvadoreños (CNTS) Trade Union Civil Society CA El Salvador Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores Salvadoreños (CUTS) Trade Union Civil Society CA El Salvador Corporación de Exportadores de El Salvador (COEXPORT) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Cristosal NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador EC Delegation to El Salvador Government Public Sector CA El Salvador FEDECREDITO Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Federación Cristiana de Campesinos Salvadoreños (FECCAS) NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Federación de Asociaciones o Sindicatos Independientes de El Salvador (FEASIES) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Federación de Cooperativas de Pesca Artesanal de El Salvador (FACOPADES Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Federación Nacional Sindical de Trabajadores Salvadoreños (FENASTRAS) Trade Union Civil Society CA El Salvador Federación Unitaria de El Salvador (FUSS) Trade Union Civil Society CA El Salvador Foro del Agua NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Fundación de Estudios para la Aplicación del Derecho NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Fundación Salvadoreña para la Promoción Social y el Desarrollo Económico (FUNSALPRODESE) NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Grupo de Monitoreo Independiente de El Salvador (GMIES) NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Instituto de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Centroamericana de El Salvador Research Civil Society CA El Salvador Instituto de Estudios de la Mujer “Norma Virginia Guirola de Herrera” (CEMUJER) NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Instituto de Garantía de Depósitos Other Other CA El Salvador Instituto de Investigación y Capacitación y Desarrollo de las Mujeres (IMU) NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Let’s do it El Salvador NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Mesa Permanente por la Justicia Laboral NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias Government Public Sector CA El Salvador Ministerio de Economía Government Public Sector CA El Salvador Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de El Salvador (MARN) Government Public Sector CA El Salvador Ministerio de Trabajo y Previsión Social Government Public Sector CA El Salvador Movimiento de Unificación Indígena de Nahuizalco (MUINA) NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Movimiento Mélida Anaya Montes (MAM) #N/A CA El Salvador Movimiento Nacional en Defensa de la Tierra NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Movimiento Salvadoreño de mujeres (MSM) #N/A CA El Salvador Organismo Promotor de Exportaciones e Inversiones de El Salvador (PROESA) Government Public Sector CA El Salvador Organización de Apoyo al Sector Productivo para las Negociaciones Comerciales Internacionales (ODASP) Business Private Sector CA El Salvador Plataforma Internacional contra la Impunidad NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Procuradora Adjunta para Medio Ambiente Research Civil Society CA El Salvador Procuradoría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos de El Salvador NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Programa Salvadoreño de Investigación sobre Desarrollo y Medio Ambiente (Prisma), (El Salvador) Research Civil Society CA El Salvador Red Centroamericana por la Defensa de las Aguas transfronterizas NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Superintendencia de Valores Other Other CA El Salvador Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero Other Other CA El Salvador Unidad Ecológica Salvadoreña (UNES) NGO Civil Society CA El Salvador Universidad Centroamericana José Simón Cañas (UCA) Research Civil Society CA El Salvador Universidad de El Salvador Research Civil Society CA El Salvador Agriculture Chamber of Guatemala Business Private Sector CA Guatemala Asociación Aldeas Infantiles SOS de Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación Caja Lúdica NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación Civil Paz Joven Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación Comunitaria de Desarrollo Integral NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación Comunitaria para la Integración y Desarrollo de la Familia NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación Consejo del Pueblo XINKA de Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación Consejo Nacional Indígena Campesino y Popular NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Asociación Coordinadora Nacional de Pobladores y Áreas Marginales de Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación de Azucareros de Guatemala - ASAZGUA Business Private Sector CA Guatemala Asociación de Exportadores de Café Business Private Sector CA Guatemala Asociación de Investigación y Estudios Sociales – ASIES Business Private Sector CA Guatemala Asociación de la Industria de Vestuario y Textiles Business Private Sector CA Guatemala Asociación de Maestros de Educación Rural NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación de Mujeres Comunicadoras Indígenas NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación de Mujeres en solidaridad (AMES) NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación de Mujeres Semillas para el Futuro NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación de Mujeres Unidas contra la Violencia NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación de Trabajadoras del Hogar a Domicilio y de Maquila NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación Estudios y Proyectos de Esfuerzo Popular NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación Femenina para el Desarrollo de Sacatepéquez NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación Generando, Equidad, Liderazgo y Oportunidades NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación Guatemalteca de Exportadores – AGEXPORT Business Private Sector CA Guatemala Asociación Guatemalteca del Arroz - ARROZGUA Business Private Sector CA Guatemala Asociación Integral Guatemalteca de Mujeres Indígenas Mam (AIGMIM) NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación La Alianza NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación Nelson Mandela NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación Pro Bienestar de la Familia de Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación Terciarios Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Asociación VIVA Juntos por la Niñez NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala ASOSEPRODI Research Civil Society CA Guatemala Cámara de Comercio de Guatemala Business Private Sector CA Guatemala Cámara de Industria de Guatemala Business Private Sector CA Guatemala Central de Trabajadores de Guatemala (CGTG) Trade Union Civil Society CA Guatemala Central de Trabajadores del Campo (CTC) Trade Union Civil Society CA Guatemala Centro de Estudios Ambientales y Biodiversidad (CEAB) Research Civil Society CA Guatemala Centro de Estudios de Guatemala Research Civil Society CA Guatemala Centro de Estudios Económicos Sociales – CEES Research Civil Society CA Guatemala Centro de Investigaciones Económicas Nacionales – CIEN Research Civil Society CA Guatemala Centro Internacional para Investigaciones en Derechos humanos NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Centro para Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Coalición de ONGs Convergencia por los Derechos Humanos de Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Colectivo Educación para todos y todas de Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Comisión Empresarial de Negociaciones y Comercio Internacional (CENCIT) Business Private Sector CA Guatemala Comisión Permanente de Reforma Educativa NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Confederación de Unidad Sindical de Guatemala (CUSG) Trade Union Civil Society CA Guatemala Congreso de la República de Guatemala Government Public Sector CA Guatemala Consejo de Juventudes Indígenas NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Consejo Nacional de las Mujeres Cooperativistas (CNMC) NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Coordinación de ONG y Cooperativas en Guatemala (CONGCOOP) Business Private Sector CA Guatemala Coordinadora Local de Juventud de Retalhuleu NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala EC Delegation to Guatemala Government Public Sector CA Guatemala El Comité Coordinador de Asociaciones Agrícolas, Comerciales, Industriales y Financieras (CACIF) Business Private Sector CA Guatemala Federación de Cooperativas Agrícolas de Productores de Café de Guatemala FEDECOCAGUA Business Private Sector CA Guatemala Federación Sindical de Trabajadores de la Alimentación Agroindustria y Similares Trade Union Civil Society CA Guatemala Fundación Esfuerzo y Prosperidad NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Fundación Esperanza de los Niños NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Fundación Guatemalteca para niños con sordoceguera NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Fundación para el Ecodesarrollo y la Conservación NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Fundación Pestalozzi NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Grupos Gestores NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Guatemala Trade & Investment Office Government Public Sector CA Guatemala Huehuetenango Asociación de Mujeres Tejedoras NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Incidejoven Asociación Ixmukane NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Instancia por la salud y el desarrollo de las mujeres NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Instituto de Agrarios y Rurales NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Instituto de Cooperación Social (ICOS) NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Instituto de Estudios Comparados en Ciencias Penales de Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Instituto de Estudios Económicos y Sociales – IDIES Research Civil Society CA Guatemala Instituto de Protección Social NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Instituto Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala INTERPEACE Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Invest in Guatemala Government Public Sector CA Guatemala Ixquic Asociación de Mujeres NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Juventud Obrera Cristiana NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala La Unidad de Protección a Defensoras y Defensores de Derechos humanos NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Government Public Sector CA Guatemala Ministerio de Economía Government Public Sector CA Guatemala Ministerio de Trabajo y Previsión Social Government Public Sector CA Guatemala Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government Public Sector CA Guatemala Movimiento Cuarto Mundo Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Movimiento de Trabajadores Campesinos NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Oficina de Derechos Humanos del Arzobispado de Guatemala (ODHAG) NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Organización para el Desarrollo Integral y Sostenible de oriente y Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Pastoral de la tierra de San Marcos NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Paz Joven Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Pintando el Mundo NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Plan International Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Private Chambers Association – CACIF Business Private Sector CA Guatemala Procuraduría de Derechos Humanos de Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Programa Nacional de Competitividad - PRONACOM Government Public Sector CA Guatemala Programma de Atención, Movilización e incidencia por la Niñez y la Adolescencia NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Red de Organizaciones Juveniles de Alta Verapaz NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe para la Democracia NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Red Nacional de Formación e Investigación Ambiental (RedFIA) Research Civil Society CA Guatemala Red Nacional para las Personas con Discapacidad NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Red Nacional por los Derechos Sexuales y reproductivos NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Red Niña-Niño NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Región Norte Consorcio por los derechos humanos de las niñas, las adolescentes y las mujeres en Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual Government Public Sector CA Guatemala Save the Children Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Sobrevivencia Guatemala NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Sociedad para el Desarrollo de la Juventud NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Unión Sindical de Trabajadores de Guatemala (UNSITRAGUA) Trade Union Civil Society CA Guatemala Universidad del Istmo – UNIS Research Civil Society CA Guatemala Universidad Rafael Landivar – URL Research Civil Society CA Guatemala Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala – USAC Research Civil Society CA Guatemala Verde y Azul NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala Red Tzikin NGO Civil Society CA Guatemala ADEPES NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Aldea Infantiles SOS NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación Colectivo Violeta NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación Comprartir con los Niños NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (ACJ) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación de Derechos Humanos Cozumel Trans NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación de Exportadores de Café de Honduras (ADECAFEH) Business Private Sector CA Honduras Asociación de Municipalidades de Honduras (AMHON) Research Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación de Organismos no Gubernamentales (ASONOG) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación Hondureña de Apoyo al Autista (APOAUTIS) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación Hondureña De Instituciones Bancarias (AHIBA) Business Private Sector CA Honduras Asociación Juventud Renovada Hogar Diamante NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación LGTB Arcoiris de Honduras NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación Nacional de Industriales (ANDI) Business Private Sector CA Honduras Asociación Nacional para el Fomento de la Agricultura Ecológica NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación para el Desarrollo de la península de Zacate Grande (ADEPZA) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación para una ciudadanía participativa (ACI-Participa) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa (ASJ) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación por la Democracia y los Derechos Humanos (ASOPODEHU) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación por lo Justo en Honduras (JASS) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Asociación Programa Amigo de los Niños (APAN) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Cámara Americana de Comercio e Industria Business Private Sector CA Honduras Camara De Comercio E Industrias De Tegucigalpa Business Private Sector CA Honduras Casa Alianza de Honduras NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Casa Asti NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Casa De Bolsa Promotora Bursatil, S.A. (Probursa) Business Private Sector CA Honduras Casa de los Ángeles de Honduras NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Casa Hogar Temporal Bencaleth NGO Civil Society CA Honduras
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Central General de Trabajadores (CGT) Trade Union Civil Society CA Honduras Centro de Derechos de Mujeres (CDM) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Centro de Desarrollo Humano (CDH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Centro de Estudios de la Mujer Honduras (CEM-H) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Centro de Estudios Para la Democracia (CESPAD) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Centro de Estudios y Acción para el Desarrollo de Honduras (CESADEH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Centro de Investigación y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos (CIPRODEH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Colectiva de Mujeres Hondureñas (CODEMUH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Colectivo Diamantes Limeños NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Colectivo Unidad Color Rosa (CUCR) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Comision Nacional De Bancos Y Seguros De Honduras Business Private Sector CA Honduras Comisionado Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (NHRI) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Comité de familiares de migrantes desaparecidos del progreso (COFAMIPRO) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Comité para la Defensa y Desarrollo de la Flora y Fauna del Golfo de Fonseca (CODDEFFAGOLF) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Comité por la Diversidad Sexual de Honduras NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Comité por la libre expresión (C-libre) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Confederación de Trabajadores de Honduras (CTH) Other Other CA Honduras Confederación Pueblos Autóctonos de Honduras (CONPAH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores de Honduras (CUTH) Other Other CA Honduras Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras – COPINH NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Consejo Hondureño de la Empresa Privada (COHEP) Business Private Sector CA Honduras Consejo Nacional de Inversiones (CNI) Government Public Sector CA Honduras Consejo Nacional Indígena maya Chorti (CONIMCH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Consejo Nacional Supervisor de Cooperativas (CONSUCOOP) Business Private Sector CA Honduras Coordinador de Organizaciones Campesinas de Honduras (COCOCH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Coordinatora de Instituciones Privadas por las Niñas, Niños, Adolescentes, Jóvenes y sus Derechos NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Crisálidas de Villanueva NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Dirección General de Propiedad Intelectual Government Public Sector CA Honduras EC Delegation to Honduras Government Public Sector CA Honduras Ecuménicas por el derecho a decidir NGO Civil Society CA Honduras El Consejo Indígena Lenca NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Equipo de monitoreo independiente de Honduras (EMIH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Equipo de reflexión, investigación y comunicación (ERIC-SJ) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Familias Solidarias de Honduras NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Federación de Agriculturos y Ganadores de Honduras (FENAGH) Business Private Sector CA Honduras Federación de Agroexportadores de Honduras Business Private Sector CA Honduras Federación de Cámaras de Comercio e Industria de Honduras (FEDECAMARA) Business Private Sector CA Honduras Federación de Productores y Exportadores de Honduras (FPX) Business Private Sector CA Honduras Federación de Sindicatos de Trabajadores de la Agroindustria (FESTAGRO) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Federación De Tribus Xicaques De Yoro (FETRIXY) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Federación Hondureña de Mujeres Campesinas- (Fehmuca) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Federación Indígena Nauhas de Honduras (FINAH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Federación Nacional de Agricultores y Ganaderos de Honduras (FENAGH) Business Private Sector CA Honduras Federación Tawahka de Honduras (FITH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Federación Tribus Indígenas PECH de Honduras (FETRIPH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Federación Unitaria de Trabajadores de Honduras (FUTH) Trade Union Civil Society CA Honduras FLACSO Honduras Research Civil Society CA Honduras Fomento Financiero, S.A. Casa De Bolsa Business Private Sector CA Honduras Foro de Mujeres por la Vida NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Foro Nacional de Convergencia (FONAC) Business Private Sector CA Honduras Foro nacional para migraciones NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Foro social de la deuda externa y desarrollo de Honduras NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Franciscanos Conventuales NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Fundación Credia Research Civil Society CA Honduras Fundación Hondureña de Ambiente y Desarrollo (Fundación VIDA) Research Civil Society CA Honduras Fundación Hondureña de rehabilitación e Integración del Limitado (FUHRIL) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Fundación Nacional para el Desarrollo de Honduras (FUNADEH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Fundación para el Desarrollo Rural (FUNDER) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Grupo Lésbico Bisexual Trans Feminista Ixchel NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Humanos en Acción NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Las Hormigas NGO Civil Society CA Honduras LITOS – Colectivo de mujeres bisexuales y lesbianas NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Ministerio de Ambiente Government Public Sector CA Honduras Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Honduras (MiAmbiente) Government Public Sector CA Honduras Ministerio de Trabajo Government Public Sector CA Honduras Mosquitia Asla Takanka (MASTA) – Unidad de la Mosquitia NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Movimiento Amplio por la Dignidad y Justicia NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Movimiento de Mujeres por la Paz ‘Visitación Padilla’ NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Movimiento Indígena Independiente Lenca de la Paz en Honduras (MILPAH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras MUCA y plataforma agraria NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Observatorio permanente de derechos humanos de aguan (OPDHA) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Organismo Cristiano de desarrollo Integral de Honduras (OCDIH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Organización Fraternal Negra Hondureña (OFRANEH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Plataforma de Derechos Humanos de Honduras NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Plataforma Derechos Aquí y Ahora Honduras NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Red Contra la Violencia de Choluteca NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Red de defensoras de derechos humanos de Honduras NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Red De Instituciones De Microfinanzas De Honduras (REDMICROH) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Red de trabajadoras Domésticas de Francisco Morazán (RDT) NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Red Lésbica CATTRACHAS NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Save the Children Honduras NGO Civil Society CA Honduras Secretaria de Desarrollo Económico (Ministerio) Government Public Sector CA Honduras
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Secretaria De Industria Y Comercio de Honduras Government Public Sector CA Honduras Solidarias. Mujeres para el Desarrollo. NGO Civil Society CA Honduras UICN National Office Int Org Civil Society CA Honduras Universidad de Zamorano Research Civil Society CA Honduras Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras Research Civil Society CA Honduras Articulación de Movimientos Sociales y OSC de Nicaragua (AMS) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Asociación de Bancos Privados de Nicaragua Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Asociación de Exportadores de Café Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Asociación de Mujeres Profesionales de las Ciencias Económicas de Nicaragua (AMCEN) Research Civil Society CA Nicaragua Asociación de Oportunidad y Desarrollo Económico de Nicaragua (ASODENIC) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Asociación de Productores y Exportadores de Nicaragua (APEN) Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Asociación de Trabajadores del Campo NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Asociación Hagamos Democracia NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Asociación Nacional de Avicultores y de Productores de Alimentos (ANAPA) Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Asociación Nacional de Instituciones Financieras - Nicaragua Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Asociación Nacional de Productores y Esportadores de Productos No-Tradicionales (APENN) -Nicaragua Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Asociación Nicaragüense de la Industria Textil y de Confección (ANITEC) Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Asociación Nicaraguense para el Desarrollo Económico y Social (ANDES) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Asociación Nicaragüense para el Desarrollo Sostenible (ANIDES) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Associates in Rural Development (ARD) - Nicaragua NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Cámara Americana de Comercio (AmCham) - Nicaragua Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Cámara de Comercio de Nicaragua (CACONIC) Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Cámara de Comercio y de Servicio de Nicaragua (CCSN) Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Cámara de Energía de Nicaragua Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Cámara de Industria de Nicaragua (CADIN) Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Cámara de la Pesca de Nicaragua Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Cámara Minera de Nicaragua Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Cámara Nacional de Turismo (CANATUR) Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Cámara Nicaragüense de la Construcción (CNC) Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Campaña Latinoamericana por el Derecho a la Educación (CLADE) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Center for Research in Aquatic Resources, National Autono-mous University of Nicaragua Research Civil Society CA Nicaragua Central de Trabajadores de Nicaragua Trade Union Civil Society CA Nicaragua Central de Trabajadores de Nicaragua (CTN) Trade Union Civil Society CA Nicaragua Centro Alexander von Humbolt NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Centro de Exportaciones e Inversiones Nicaragua (CEI) Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Centro de Promoción del Desarrollo Local (CEPRODEL) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (CENIDH) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Centro por la Justicia y Derechos Humanos de la Costa Atlántica de Nicaragua (CEJUDHCAN) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Confederación Central de Trabajadores de Nicaragua Trade Union Civil Society CA Nicaragua
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Confederación de Unificación Sindical Trade Union Civil Society CA Nicaragua Confederación General de Trabajadores Independientes Trade Union Civil Society CA Nicaragua Consejo Nacional de Cooperativas Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Consejo Superior de la Empresa Privada (COSEP) Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Dirección de Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua Dirección General de Aduanas - Nicaragua Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua Dirección General de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria - Nicaragua Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua Empresa Nicaraguense de Promoción de Exportaciones (ENINPORT) Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Equipo de Estudiantes Organizados de las Universidades NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua EU Delegation to Nicaragua Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua Federación Coordinadora Nicaragüense de 29 ONGs que trabajan con la Niñez y la Adolescencia NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Federación de Asociaciones de Profesionales de Nicaragua (CONAPRO) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Federación Nacional de Cooperativas Agropecuarias y Agroindustriales (FENACOOP) Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Federación Nacional de Trabajadores Trade Union Civil Society CA Nicaragua Feministas Autoconvocadas de Nicaragua (FAN) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Fondo de Acción Urgente de América Latina y el Caribe (FAU-AL) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Foro de Educación y Desarrollo Humano de la Iniciativa por Nicaragua (FEDH-IPN) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Fundación de Río NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Fundación del Trabajo (FUNTRAB) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Fundación Friedrich Ebert NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Fundación Mujer y Desarrollo Económico (FUMDEC) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Fundación Nicaragüense para el Desarrollo Económico y Social (FUNIDES) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Fundación Nicaragüense para el Desarrollo Sostenible (FundeNic) Research Civil Society CA Nicaragua Fundación para la Promoción y Desarrollo de las Mujeres y la Niñez “FUNDEMUNI” NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Fundación Popol Na NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Fundación Violeta Barrios de Chamorro NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua IFEXY NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Iniciativa Mesoamericana de Mujeres Defensoras de Derechos humanos (IM Defensoras) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Iniciativa Nicaragüense de Defensoras de los derechos Humanos de las Mujeres NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Iniciativa por los Derechos Sexuales (SRI) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Instituto Nacional Forestal Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER) Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua Jóvenes Iberoamericanos (JI) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Maria Elena Cuadra Working and Unemployed Women’s Movement NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Mesa Nacional LGBTIQ NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Ministerio Agropecuario de Nicaragia (MAG) Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario - Nicaragua Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua Ministerio de Economía y Desarrollo - Nicaragua Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y de Recursos Naturales (MARENA) Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua Ministerio del Trabajo Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua Movimiento Autónomo de Mujeres (MAM) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Movimiento de Mujeres Trabajadoras y Desempleadas “María Elena Cuadra” NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Nitlapán Research Civil Society CA Nicaragua Operación Queer NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (NHRI) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Promotora de Desarrollo de Cooperativas (PRODECOOP) Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua PRONICARAGUA Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua Proyecto Lechuza NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Red de Empresarias de Nicaragua Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Red de Salud de las Mujeres Latinoamericanas y del Caribe – Enlace Nacional Nicaragua NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Servicio de Información Mesoamericano sobre Agricultura Sostenible (SIMAS) Research Civil Society CA Nicaragua Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres (SINAPRED) Government Public Sector CA Nicaragua Sociedad Interamericana de Prense (SIP) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Unión de Presas y Presos Políticos Nicaragüenses (UPPN) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Unión de Productores Agropecuarios de Nicaragua Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Unión Nacional de Agricultores y Ganaderos (UNAG) Business Private Sector CA Nicaragua Union of Agricultural Producers of Nicaragua (UPANIC) NGO Civil Society CA Nicaragua Universidad Autónoma de Nicaragua Research Civil Society CA Nicaragua Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) Research Civil Society CA Nicaragua Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua Research Civil Society CA Nicaragua Alianza para la Conservación y el Desarrollo (ACD) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Asamblea Legislativa de Panamá Government Public Sector CA Panama Asociación de Productores Agropecuarios de Panamá Business Private Sector CA Panama Asociación de Usuarios de la Zona Libre de Colón Business Private Sector CA Panama Asociación Mujeres Ngäbe (ASMUNG) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Asociación Nacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (ANCON) Research Civil Society CA Panama Asociación Panameña de Exportadores (APEX) Business Private Sector CA Panama Asociación Panameña de Personas Trans (APPT) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (ACP) Government Public Sector CA Panama Bolsa Agropecuaria e Industrial S.A. Panama Business Private Sector CA Panama Cámara de Comercio, Industrias y Agricultura de Panamá Business Private Sector CA Panama Cámara de Turismo de Panamá Business Private Sector CA Panama Cámara Marítima de Panamá Business Private Sector CA Panama Central General Autónoma de Trabajadores de Panamá Trade Union Civil Society CA Panama Central Nacional de Trabajadores de Panamá Trade Union Civil Society CA Panama Centro de Estudio para la Promoción del Desarrollo (PRODES) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Centro de Incidencia Ambiental Panamá NGO Civil Society CA Panama Centro de la Mujer Panameña NGO Civil Society CA Panama Centro para el Derecho Ambiental Internacional (CIEL) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Confederación de Trabajadores de la República de Panamá Trade Union Civil Society CA Panama
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Confederación Nacional de Unidad Sindical Independiente – CONUSI – CATI Trade Union Civil Society CA Panama Consejo Nacional de la Empresa Privada (CONEP) Business Private Sector CA Panama Convergencia Sindical Trade Union Civil Society CA Panama Defensoría del Pueblo de Panamá (NHRI) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Dirección General del Registro de Propiedad Industrial Government Public Sector CA Panama EC Delegation to Panama Government Public Sector CA Panama Federación Nacional de Mujeres de Negocio y Profesionales de Panamá NGO Civil Society CA Panama Foro Mujer y Desarrollo (FMyD) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Fundación (en formación) World Pride Panama (WPP) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Fundación Coalición Internacional; de Mujeres y Familias (CIMUF) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Fundación de Independientes Pro Derechos Humanos (IPDH) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Fundación Iguales NGO Civil Society CA Panama Fundación Natura Research Civil Society CA Panama Fundación para el Desarrollo Económico y Social (FUNDES) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Fundación para la Promoción de la Mujer (FUNDAMUJER) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Fundación Smithsonian de Panama Research Civil Society CA Panama Instituto de Investigación Agropecuario de Panamá Research Civil Society CA Panama Instituto de Mercadeo Agropecuario - Panama Government Public Sector CA Panama Instituto Panameño de Derecho y Nuevas Tecnologías (IPANDETEC) NGO Civil Society CA Panama La Coordinadora Nacional de Mujeres Indígenas de Panamá (CONAMUIP) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Ministerio de Ambiente Government Public Sector CA Panama Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias Government Public Sector CA Panama Ministerio de Desarrollo Social Government Public Sector CA Panama Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas Government Public Sector CA Panama Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Panamá Research Civil Society CA Panama Ministerio de Trabajo y Desarrollo Laboral Government Public Sector CA Panama Movimiento por la Defensa de los Territorios y Ecosistemas de Bocas del Toro (MODETEAB) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Mujeres con Dignidad y Derecho de Panamá NGO Civil Society CA Panama Organización de Mujeres Indígenas Unidas por la Biodiversidad de Panamá (OMIUBP) NGO Civil Society CA Panama Organización Territorial Ngabe, Bugle y Campesina de la Región Norte de Santa Fe NGO Civil Society CA Panama Panama - Council for Investment and Development Government Public Sector CA Panama Panama Trade and Investment Agency (PROINVEX) Government Public Sector CA Panama Red Jóvenes Frente al Cambio Climático de Panamá NGO Civil Society CA Panama Sindicato de Industriales de Panamá Business Private Sector CA Panama Sociedad de Amigos del Museo Afroantillano de Panamá NGO Civil Society CA Panama UNDP (Panama) Int Org Civil Society CA Panama Unión Nacional de Mujeres Panameñas NGO Civil Society CA Panama Universidad de Panamá Research Civil Society CA Panama Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá Research Civil Society CA Panama Voces de Mujeres Afrodescendientes en Panamá NGO Civil Society CA Panama Alianza Social Continental NGO Civil Society CA Regional Asociación Coordinadora Indígena y Campesina de Agroforestería Comunitaria Centroamericana NGO Civil Society CA Regional
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Asociación de Organizaciones Campesinas Centroamericanas para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo (ASOCODE) NGO Civil Society CA Regional Asociación Latinoamericana de Organizaciones de Promoción al Desarrollo NGO Civil Society CA Regional Asociación Servicios de Promoción Laboral (ASEPROLA) NGO Civil Society CA Regional AVINA NGO Civil Society CA Regional Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica Business Private Sector CA Regional BCIE Business Private Sector CA Regional Biodiversity International – Central and South America NGO Civil Society CA Regional CAF - Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina Int Org Civil Society CA Regional Central American Commission on Environment and Development – (SICA CCAD) Government Public Sector CA Regional Central American Women´s Network NGO Civil Society CA Regional Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) Research Civil Society CA Regional Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en Centroamérica (CEPRENEDAC-SICA) Government Public Sector CA Regional Centro del Agua del Trópico Húmedo para América Latina y el Caribe (CATHALAC) Research Civil Society CA Regional Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) Research Civil Society CA Regional Centroamérica por el Dialogo (CAD) NGO Civil Society CA Regional Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) NGO Civil Society CA Regional Comité Consultivo del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (CC-SICA) Other Other CA Regional Consejo Superior Universitario Centroamericano Research Civil Society CA Regional Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Económicas Research Civil Society CA Regional COPA-COGECA Business Private Sector CA Regional Enlazando Alternativas NGO Civil Society CA Regional Facultad Latino Americana de Ciencias Sociales Research Civil Society CA Regional Federación de Cámaras de Comercio – FECAMCO- / Central American Chambers of Commerce Business Private Sector CA Regional Federación de Cámaras Exportadoras – FECAEXCA- / Central American Chambers of Exporters Business Private Sector CA Regional Federación de Cámaras Industriales – FECAICA- / Central American Chambers of Industry Business Private Sector CA Regional Foro de Mujeres para la Integración Centroamericana (FMICA) NGO Civil Society CA Regional Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Business Private Sector CA Regional Fundación Interamericana para el Desarrollo del Mercado de Capitales (FIDEMEC) Business Private Sector CA Regional Fundación para el Desarrollo Económico y Social de Centroamérica (FUNDESCA) NGO Civil Society CA Regional Heinrich Böll Foundation Central America NGO Civil Society CA Regional Interamerican Development Bank Int Org Civil Society CA Regional Inter-American Development Bank (country offices) Int Org Civil Society CA Regional Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Int Org Civil Society CA Regional IUCN - Unión Mundial para la Naturaleza (IUCN – The World Conservation Union) NGO Civil Society CA Regional La Red de Mujeres indígenas de México y Centro América NGO Civil Society CA Regional Observatorio de las Relaciones Unión Europea – América Latina (OBREAL) Other Other CA Regional
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Observatorio Social de las Relaciones América Latina – Unión Europea - Asociación Latinoamericana de Organizaciones de Promoción al Desarrollo Other Other CA Regional Programa de Incidencia en Europa para Centroamérica (APRODEV) Government Public Sector CA Regional Proyecto de Apoyo a la Participación de Centroamérica en Tratados de Libre Comercio Other Other CA Regional Secretaria de Integración Económica Centroamericana – SIECA Other Other CA Regional Secretaria Técnica del Consejo de Ministras de la Mujer de Centroamérica y República Dominicana (COMMCA) Government Public Sector CA Regional Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA) Government Public Sector CA Regional Smithsonian Trpoical Research Institute Research Civil Society CA Regional Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) Research Civil Society CA Regional Unidad Regional de Asistencia Tecnica Other Other CA Regional Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean Research Civil Society CA Regional WWF Guatemala/Mesoamérica NGO Civil Society CA Regional
ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE ACT Alliance Advocacy to the European Union NGO Civil Society EU EU Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Committee Sector Association Private Sector EU EU AEGIS Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Agricoltori italiani Sector Association Private Sector EU Italy Research Agriculture Research for Development institute/university Civil Society EU France Airlines for Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Other private Airports Council International Europe sector association Private Sector EU EU Alliance Européenne des Engrais Phosphatés Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Architects' Council of Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Asociación de Empresas de Consultoria Terciario Avanzado (AECTA) Sector Association Private Sector EU Spain Asociación Española de Mayoristas, Transformadores, Importadores y Exportadores de Productos de la Pesca y la Acuicultura Sector Association Private Sector EU Spain Assocalzaturifici - Italian Footwear Manufacturers' Association Sector Association Private Sector EU Italy Associação Nacional das Indústrias de Vestuário e Confecção (ANIVEC/APIV) Sector Association Private Sector EU Portugal Associação Nacional dos Industriais de Arroz (ANIA) Sector Association Private Sector EU Portugal Association de l'Aviculture, de l'Industrie et du Commerce de Volailles dans les Pays de l'Union Europeenne asbl Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Association de producteurs de cinéma et de télévision (EUROCINEMA) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles (ACEA) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Association Européenne Du Commerce De Fruits Et Légumes De L'UE - European Fruit and Vegetables Trade Association (EUCOFEL) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Association for Emissions Control by Catalyst Sector Association Private Sector EU EU
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Association nationale interprofessionnelle du bétail et des viandes (Interbev) Sector Association Private Sector EU France Association of European Automotive and Industrial Battery Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Association of European Heating Industry Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Association of European manufacturers of sporting ammunition Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Association of the European Rail Industry Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Association of the German Confectionery Industry (BDSI) Sector Association Private Sector EU Germany Associazione Italiana Lattiero Casearia Sector Association Private Sector EU Italy Außenhandelsvereinigung des Deutschen Einzelhandels e.V. Sector Association Private Sector EU Germany BKP Economic Advisors Company Private Sector EU Germany Research Bocconi University institute/university Civil Society EU Italy Both ENDS NGO Civil Society EU EU Brussels Office of the Swedish Trade Unions Labour Union Social Partners EU Sweden Other private Bulgarian Industrial Association sector association Private Sector EU Bulgaria Bundesarbeitskammer Österreich Labour Union Social Partners EU Austria Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. - Federal Association of German Industries (BDI) Sector Association Private Sector EU Germany Bundesverband Großhandel, Außenhandel, Dienstleistungen e.V. (BGA) Sector Association Private Sector EU Germany Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Research Minières (BRGM) institute/university Civil Society EU France Bureau Européen de l'Agriculture Française Labour Union Social Partners EU France Bureau International des Producteurs Other private d'Assurances & de Réassurances (BIPAR) sector association Private Sector EU EU Business & Professional Women Europe NGO Civil Society EU EU Business and Industry Advisory Committee (OECD) NGO Civil Society EU EU Other private BUSINESSEUROPE sector association Private Sector EU EU Carbon Capture & Storage Association Other private (CCSA) sector association Private Sector EU EU Catapa NGO Civil Society EU Belgium Other private CEN - CENELEC sector association Private Sector EU EU Center for European Migration and Ethnic Research Studies institute/university Civil Society EU Netherlands Research Center for International Relations Poland institute/university Civil Society EU Poland Other private Central Europe Energy Partners sector association Private Sector EU EU Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK Labour Union Social Partners EU Finland Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners - Maa-ja metstaloustuottajain Other private Keskusliitto sector association Private Sector EU Finland Centre de Documentation, de Recherche et d'Information des Peuples Autochtones Research (DOCIP) institute/university Civil Society Other Switzerland Centre for South East Asian Studies at Lund Research University institute/university Civil Society EU Sweden Chambers of Commerce of Ireland Other private (Chambers Ireland) sector association Private Sector EU Ireland Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Other private région Paris Ile-de-France sector association Private Sector EU France Clean Clothes Campaign NGO Civil Society EU EU ClientEarth NGO Civil Society EU EU Other private COLEACP sector association Private Sector EU EU Comité du commerce des céréales, aliments du bétail, oléagineux, huile d'olive, huiles et Sector Association Private Sector EU EU
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE graisses et agrofournitures de l'U.E. (COCERAL) Comité Européen des Assurances Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins (CEEV) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Commission Justice & Paix NGO Civil Society EU EU Committee for European Construction Equipment Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Committee of Polyethylene Terephthalate Manufacturers in Europe (CPME) aisbl Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Committee of the European Sugar Users (CIUS) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Confederação Nacional das Cooperativas Agrícolas e do Crédito Agrícola de Portugal Sector Association Private Sector EU Portugal Confederatia Sindicala Nationala MERIDIAN Labour Union Social Partners EU Romania Confédération des Syndicats Chrétiens (ACV/CSC) Labour Union Social Partners EU Belgium Confédération Européenne de l'Industrie de la Chaussure Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Confederation Francaise Democratique du Travail Labour Union Social Partners EU France Other private Confederation of Danish Industry sector association Private Sector EU Denmark Confederation of European Community Cigarette Manufacturers Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Confederation of European Environmental Engineering Societies Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Other private Confederation of Finnish Industries sector association Private Sector EU Finland Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community (COTANCE) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Confederation of National Hotel and Restaurant Associations Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers Sector Association Private Sector EU Netherlands Other private Confederation of Portuguese Business (CIP) sector association Private Sector EU Portugal Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU (FoodDrinkEurope) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry Sector Association Private Sector EU Germany Confederation Paysanne NGO Civil Society EU France Other private Confederazione Cooperative Italiane sector association Private Sector EU Italy Confederazione Nazionale Coldiretti Labour Union Social Partners EU Italy Conférence des Notariats de l'Union Européenne Labour Union Social Partners EU EU Conseil des barreaux de la Communauté Other private Européenne (CCBE) sector association Private Sector EU EU Conservation International (CI) NGO Civil Society EU EU Other private Consorzio Remedia sector association Private Sector EU Italy Consumer Consumer Choice Center organisation Civil Society EU EU Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España Sector Association Private Sector EU Spain Cosmetics Europe - The Personal Care Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-Based Employer Industries (CEEMET) Association Private Sector EU EU Critical Raw Materials Alliance Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Danish Agriculture & Food Council Sector Association Private Sector EU Denmark Other private Danish Chamber of Commerce sector association Private Sector EU Denmark
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Danish Shipping Sector Association Private Sector EU Denmark Deutscher Gewerkshaftsbund Labour Union Social Partners EU Germany Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag Employer e.V. (DIHK) Association Private Sector EU Germany Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik - Research German Development Institute (DIE) institute/university Civil Society EU Germany Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) NGO Civil Society Other Global DIGITALEUROPE Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Direct Selling Europe AISBL Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Dole Europe Import Company Private Sector EU Belgium Dutch Dairy Trade Association Sector Association Private Sector EU Netherlands Ecommerce Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Electrical and Electronic Portuguese Enterprises Association Sector Association Private Sector EU Portugal National Embassy of Austria Government Public Sector EU National Embassy of Croatia Government Public Sector EU National Embassy of Denmark Government Public Sector EU National Embassy of France Government Public Sector EU National Embassy of Germany Government Public Sector EU National Embassy of Hungary Government Public Sector EU National Embassy of Portugal Government Public Sector EU National Embassy of Romania Government Public Sector EU National Embassy of Spain Government Public Sector EU Employer Estonian Employers' Confederation Association Private Sector EU Estonia Government Estonian Investment Agency Agency Public Sector EU Estonia EU Agency for Fundamental Rights EU institution Public Sector EU EU EU Vegetable Oil and Proteinmeal Industry (FEDIOL) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU EU-LAC Foundation NGO Civil Society EU EU EU-LAT Network/Red EU-LAT NGO Civil Society EU EU EUROALLIAGES Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Other private Eurochambres sector association Private Sector EU EU Other private EuroCommerce sector association Private Sector EU EU EuroGeoSurveys - The Geological Surveys of Europe NGO Civil Society EU EU Eurogroup for Animals NGO Civil Society EU EU Eurometaux Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Other private Europe et les Départements d'Outre-mer sector association Private Sector EU OR European & International Federation of Natural Stone Industries Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Research European Accounting Association institute/university Civil Society EU EU European Aerosol Federation Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Aggregates Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Alliance Of Catholic Women's Organisations NGO Civil Society EU EU European Aluminium AISBL Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Apparel and Textile Confederation (EURATEX) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Association for Bioindustries Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Association for the Promotion of Other private Cogeneration sector association Private Sector EU EU
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE European Association of Automotive Suppliers Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Association of Cooperative Banks Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Association of Craft, Small and Other private Medium-Sized Enterprises sector association Private Sector EU EU European Association of Dairy Trade Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Association of Fruit and Vegetable Processors Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Association of Internet Services Providers Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Association of Mining Industries, Metal Ores & Industrial Minerals Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Association of Mutual Guarantee Societies Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Association of South East Asian Research Studies institute/university Civil Society EU EU European Association of Sugar Manufacturers - Comité Européen des Fabricants de Sucre (CEFS) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Association of Sugar Traders (ASSUC) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Association of the Machine Tool Industries Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Association representing the agricultural machinery industry Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Aviation Clusters Partnership Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Banking Federation Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Biodiesel Board (EBB) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Other private European Biomass Association sector association Private Sector EU EU European Branded Clothing Alliance (EBCA) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Brands Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Broadcasting Union Labour Union Social Partners EU EU European Builders Confederation Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Business Aviation Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Other Private European Business Services Round Table Sector Association Private Sector EU European Cement Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Centre for International Political Research Economy institute/university Civil Society EU EU European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public Services and Employer Services of General Interest Association Private Sector EU EU European Ceramic Industry Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Chemical Industry Council Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Coalition on Homeopathic and Anthroposophic Medicinal Products Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Cocoa Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Commission DG DEVCO EU institution Public Sector EU EU European Commission DG EMPL EU institution Public Sector EU EU European Commission DG TRADE EU institution Public Sector EU EU European Committee for Electrotechnical Other private Standardization sector association Private Sector EU EU European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Community Shipowner's Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Competitive Telecommunications Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Concrete Paving Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions Labour Union Social Partners EU EU Other private European Confederation of Junior Enterprises sector association Private Sector EU EU European Confederation of Private Other private Employment Agencies sector association Private Sector EU EU
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE European Confederation of Woodworking Industries Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Construction Industry Federation Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Consumer European Consumer Organisation organisation Civil Society EU EU European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Coordination of Independent Other private Producers sector association Private Sector EU EU European Council for Automotive R&D Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Council for Motor Trades and Repairs Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Council on Refugees and Exiles NGO Civil Society EU EU European Crop Protection Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Dairy Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Diisocyanate and Polyol Producers Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Disposables & Nonwovens Association (EDANA) Sector Association Private Sector EU European DIY Retail Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) EU institution Public Sector EU EU European Electronic Component Manufacturers Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Engineering Industries Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Environmental Bureau NGO Civil Society EU EU European Expanded Clay Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Express Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Other private European Family Businesses sector association Private Sector EU EU European Farmers Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Federation for Construction Chemicals Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Federation for Intelligent Energy Efficiency Services Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Federation for Transport and Environment Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Federation of Biotechnology Section of Applied Biocatalysis Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Federation of Cotton and Allied Textiles Industries (EUROCOTON) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions Labour Union Social Partners EU EU European Federation of Foundation Contractors Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Federation of Geologists Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Federation of National Associations of Water andWaste Water Services Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Federation of Public Service Unions Labour Union Social Partners EU EU European Federationof Waste Management and Environmental Services Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Fish Processors & Traders Association (AIPCE) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Government European Forest Institute Agency Public Sector EU EU European Franchise Federation Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Furniture Industries Confederation Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Health Industry Business Communications Council Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Heat Pump Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE European Industrial Ethanol Association (iEthanol) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Industrial Gases Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Institute for Gender Equality EU institution Public Sector EU EU European Liaison Committee for Agriculture Other private and agri-food trade sector association Private Sector EU EU European Lime Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Man-made Fibres Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Medical Technology Industry Associations Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Milk Board Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Network of Migrant Women NGO Civil Society EU EU European Network of National Human Rights Institutions NGO Civil Society EU EU European Network of Political Foundations NGO Civil Society EU EU European Newspaper Publishers' Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Organisation for Security Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Organisation of Tomato Industries Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Organization for Packaging and the Environment Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Panel Federation Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Patent Office EU institution Public Sector EU EU European Petroleum Industry Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Plaster and Plasterboard Manufacturers Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Research European Policy Centre institute/university Civil Society EU EU European Potato Processors' Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Potato Trade Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Power Tool Association (EPTA) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Property Federation Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Public and Real Estate Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Public Health Alliance NGO Civil Society EU EU European Regions Airline Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Renewable Ethanol Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Retail Round Table Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Robotics Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Other private European Round Table of Industrialists sector association Private Sector EU EU European Satellite Operator's Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Sea Ports Organisation Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Seeds Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Other private European Services Forum sector association Private Sector EU EU European Shippers' Council Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Other private European Small Business Alliance sector association Private Sector EU EU European Smoking Tobacco Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Steel Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Steel Technology Platform Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Sugar Refineries Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Technology Platform on Research Sustainable Mineral Resources institute/university Civil Society EU EU European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Telecommunications Standards Other private Institute sector association Private Sector EU EU European Textile Collectivities Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Toner & Inkjet Remanufacturers' Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Trade Union Committee for Education Labour Union Social Partners EU EU European Trade Union Confederation Labour Union Social Partners EU EU Research European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) institute/university Civil Society EU EU European Travel Agents' and Tour Operators' Associations Sector Association Private Sector EU EU
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Other private European Travel Commission sector association Private Sector EU EU European Turbine Network Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association (ETRMA) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Union Road Federation Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Whey Processors Association (EWPA) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU European Wildlife NGO Civil Society EU EU European YWCA NGO Civil Society EU EU Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland NGO Civil Society EU Germany Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Fair Trade Advocacy Office NGO Civil Society EU EU Fairwatch NGO Civil Society EU Italy Federación de Industrias del Calzado Español - FICE Sector Association Private Sector EU Spain Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Fédération Européenne des Fabricants d'Aliments Composés Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Fédération Internationale du Recyclage Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Federation of European Publishers Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Federation of European Rice Millers Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU FederlegnoArredo - Federazione Italiana delle Industrie del Legno, del Sughero, del Mobile e dell'Arredamento Sector Association Private Sector EU Italy Fedustria - Belgian federation of the textile, woodworking and furniture industries Sector Association Private Sector EU Belgium Female Europeans of Medium and Small Other private Enterprises sector association Private Sector EU EU Fern NGO Civil Society EU EU Fertilizers Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Government Finpro of Finland Agency Public Sector EU Finland Fiscalnote Company Private Sector EU Fiskbranchens Riksförbund (Association of Swedish fish producers ) Sector Association Private Sector EU Sweden FNV, the Dutch National Trade Union Labour Union Social Partners EU Netherlands Other private Foreign Trade Association (amfori) sector association Private Sector EU EU FOS NGO Civil Society EU Netherlands Fratini Vergano Company Private Sector EU Belgium Freshfel Europe - the forum for the European fresh fruits and vegetables chain Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Research Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung institute/university Civil Society EU Germany Friends of Europe NGO Civil Society EU EU Friends of the Earth Europe NGO Civil Society EU EU FRUCOM (trade in Dried Fruit, Edible nuts, Processed fish and Processed fruit & vegetables) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Fur Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Gelatine Manufacturers of Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU German Federal Association of Senior Citizens' Organisations (BAGSO) NGO Civil Society EU Germany Research German Marshall Fund of the United States institute/university Civil Society EU Germany German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) Labour Union Social Partners EU Germany Government Germany Trade & Invest Agency Public Sector EU Germany Government GIZ - Brüssel Agency Public Sector EU Germany Glass Alliance Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Global Witness NGO Civil Society EU EU
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Greenpeace NGO Civil Society EU EU Health Action International (Europe) NGO Civil Society EU EU Health First Europe NGO Civil Society EU EU Human Rights Watch NGO Civil Society EU EU Humane Society International/Europe NGO Civil Society EU EU Hume Brophy Company Private Sector EU IFPI Representing recording industry worldwide Sector Association Private Sector EU EU IHK Nord e.V. - Arbeitsgemeinschaft norddeutscher Industrie- und Other private Handelskammern sector association Private Sector EU Germany Other private Independent Retail Europe sector association Private Sector EU EU Industrial Ethanol Association Sector Association Private Sector EU Industrial Minerals Association - Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU industriAll European Trade Union (industriAll) Labour Union Social Partners EU EU INSTITOUTO GEOLOGIKON KAI Research METALLEFTIKON EREVNON (IGME) institute/university Civil Society EU Institute for European Environmental Policy Research (IEEP) institute/university Civil Society EU EU Research Institute of Asian Affairs institute/university Civil Society EU Germany Insurance Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Research Intelligent Transport Systems - Europe institute/university Civil Society EU EU International Association for Textile Care Labelling Sector Association Private Sector EU EU International Association of Users of Artificial and Synthetic Filament Yarns and of Natural Silk Sector Association Private Sector EU EU International Confederation of European Beet Growers Sector Association Private Sector EU EU International Confederation of Inspection and Certification Organizations NGO Civil Society EU International Confederation of Music Publishers Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Other private International Co-operative Alliance sector association Private Sector EU EU International Federation for Human Rights NGO Civil Society EU EU International Federation of Inspection Agencies Sector Association Private Sector EU EU International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations NGO Civil Society EU EU International Flower Trade Association Sector Association Private Sector EU EU International Network for Sustainable Energy Other private - Europe sector association Private Sector EU EU International Partnership for Human Rights NGO Civil Society EU EU International Trade Union Confederation Labour Union Social Partners EU EU Other private International Trademark Association sector association Private Sector EU EU International Union for Conservation of Nature NGO Civil Society EU EU Other private Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd sector association Private Sector EU Ireland Irish Farmers' Association Sector Association Private Sector EU Ireland Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Government Economic Development Agency Public Sector EU Italy Italian Trade Union Confederation Labour Union Social Partners EU Italy Kaupan liitto ry -Finnish Commerce Federation Sector Association Private Sector EU Finland Koepel van de Vlaamse Noord-Zuidbeweging - 11.11.11 NGO Civil Society EU Belgium National Kommerskollegium Government Public Sector EU Sweden Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich Sector Association Private Sector EU Austria
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Other private Lateinamerika Verein e.V. sector association Private Sector EU Germany Latvian Traders Association - Latvijas Other private TirgotÄ•ju asociÄ•cija sector association Private Sector EU Latvia Lighting Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Lithuanian Education Trade Union Labour Union Social Partners EU Lithuania Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC), Consejo Consultivo de Pesca en Aguas Other private Lejanas sector association Private Sector EU EU Médecins Sans Frontières International NGO Civil Society EU EU Medicines for Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia in cooperation with the Ministry of Government Agriculture Agency Public Sector EU National Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government Public Sector EU Lithuania Mouvement des Entreprises de France Employer (MEDEF) Association Private Sector EU France Nanofutures Sector Association Private Sector EU EU NanoMEGAS Company Private Sector EU National Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (CNV) Labour Union Social Partners EU Netherlands Nemzeti Agrárgazdasági Kamara Sector Association Private Sector EU Networks Matter - host of the GSP Platform NGO Civil Society EU EU Other private New European Business Confederation sector association Private Sector EU EU Orgalim & Europe's Technology Industries Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Organisation pour un réseau international Other private d'indications géographiques sector association Private Sector EU EU Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund Labour Union Social Partners EU Austria Oxfam International NGO Civil Society EU UK Other private PETITA I MITJANA EMPRESA DE CATALUNYA sector association Private Sector EU Spain Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Portuguese Footwear, Components, Leather Goods Manufacturers' Association (APICCAPS) Sector Association Private Sector EU Portugal Primary Food Processors Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo NGO Civil Society Other Ecuador Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Brussels Office NGO Civil Society EU Germany Size of Wales NGO Civil Society Other UK Other private SMEUnited sector association Private Sector EU EU Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques Labour Union Social Partners EU Belgium SOL (alternatives agroécologiques et solidaires) NGO Civil Society EU EU Solar Power Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Solidaridad NGO Civil Society EU Netherlands SOS Faim Action pour le développement NGO Civil Society EU EU Spanish Association of Soft Drinks Manufacturers Sector Association Private Sector EU Spain Spanish General Workers' Union Labour Union Social Partners EU Spain spiritsEUROPE Sector Association Private Sector EU EU STARCH EUROPE Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen NGO Civil Society EU Netherlands Employer Swedish Enterprise Association Private Sector EU Sweden Syndicat du Sucre de la Réunion Sector Association Private Sector EU OR Syndicat du Sucre de la Réunion Sector Association Private Sector EU OR Syndicat du Sucre de la Réunion Sector Association Private Sector EU OR Terre des Femmes NGO Civil Society EU EU Testing, Inspection and Certification Council Sector Association Private Sector EU EU
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Textilimportörerna (Textile, Clothing, Hometextile and Shoe Importers Association in Sweden) Sector Association Private Sector EU Sweden Tobacco Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Trade Council of the Ministry of Foreign Government Affairs of Denmark Agency Public Sector EU Denmark Union des Confédérations de l'Industrie et Employer des Employeurs d'Europe Association Private Sector EU EU Union des Industries Textiles (UIT) Sector Association Private Sector EU France Union Européenne du Commerce du Bétail et Other private des Métiers de la Viande sector association Private Sector EU EU Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) Labour Union Social Partners EU Spain Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT-FICA) Labour Union Social Partners EU Spain Other private Czech Union of the Czech Production Cooperatives sector association Private Sector EU Republic Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO) NGO Civil Society EU EU Research Utrecht Sustainability Institute institute/university Civil Society EU Netherlands Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. (VCI) Sector Association Private Sector EU Germany Verband Deutscher Maschinen-und Anlagenbau e.V. (VDMA) Sector Association Private Sector EU Germany Other private Verband Kommunaler Unternehmen e.V. sector association Private Sector EU Germany Wind Europe Sector Association Private Sector EU EU Other private Wirtschaftskammer Österreich sector association Private Sector EU Austria WO=MEN Dutch Gender Platform NGO Civil Society EU Netherlands Women in Development Europe (WIDE+) NGO Civil Society EU EU Women in Europe for a Common Future NGO Civil Society EU EU Women's Economic and Social Think Tank NGO Civil Society EU EU Women's Environment & Development Organization NGO Civil Society EU EU Women's International Studies Europe NGO Civil Society EU EU Zentralverband Elektrotechnik-und Other private Elektronikindustrie e.V. (ZVEI) sector association Private Sector EU Germany Individual Public Sector EU European Parliament (EP) EU institution Public Sector EU Oxfam NGO Civil Society EU Germany Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung NGO Civil Society EU Germany Danwatch NGO Civil Society EU Denmark 3F Labour Union Social Partners EU Denmark Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung NGO Civil Society EU Germany European Parliament (EP) EU institution Public Sector EU EU Danwatch NGO Civil Society EU Denmark European Parliament (EP) EU institution Public Sector EU EU European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) EU institution Public Sector EU EU 11.11.11 NGO Civil Society EU Belgium Agencia Valona para la Exportación y las Inversiones Extranjeras en Panamá Civil Society Civil Society EU Belgium AIM European Brands Association Civil Society Civil Society EU EU AMFORI (Foreign Trade Association becomes Amfori) Civil Society Civil Society EU EU APPLIA Home Appliance Europe (ex CECED) Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Association de l’Aviculture, de l’Industrie et du Commerce de Volailles dans les pays de l’Union Européenne asbl Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Association des Constructeurs Européens d’Automobiles Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Association for Emissions Control by Catalyst Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Association of the European Heating Industry Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Business Europe Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Camara Alemana Salvadoreña de Comercio e Industria (AHK El Salvador) Private Sector Private Sector EU Germany
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Cámara Alemana-Salvadoreña de Comercio e Industria Private Sector Private Sector EU Germany Cámara de Comercio Alemana en Costa Rica Private Sector Private Sector EU Germany Camara de Comercio Belgo Costarricense - CCBELCO Private Sector Private Sector EU Belgium Cámara de Comercio e Industria Alemana Costarricense Private Sector Private Sector EU Germany Cámara de Comercio e Industria Alemana Panameña Private Sector Private Sector EU Germany Cámara de Comercio e Industria Alemana- Hondureña Private Sector Private Sector EU Germany Cámara de Comercio e Industria Franco Costarricense Private Sector Private Sector EU France Cámara de Comercio e Industria Guatemalteco-Alemana Private Sector Private Sector EU Germany Cámara de Comercio e Industria Italyna en Guatemala Private Sector Private Sector EU Italy Cámara de Comercio e Industria Nicaragüense Alemana Private Sector Private Sector EU Germany Cámara de Comercio Franco Panameña Private Sector Private Sector EU France Camara de Comercio Italo Costarricense Private Sector Private Sector EU Italy Cámara de Comercio Italo-Nicargüense Private Sector Private Sector EU Italy Cámara de Industria y Comercio Alemana Nicaragüense- Presidente Private Sector Private Sector EU Germany Cámara de Industria y Comercio Italo Hondureña Private Sector Private Sector EU Italy Cámara de Industria y Comercio Ítalo- Costarricense Private Sector Private Sector EU Italy Cámara Franco Salvadoreña de Comercio e Industria (CCI France El Salvador) Private Sector Private Sector EU France Cámara Oficial de Comercio de España en Guatemala Private Sector Private Sector EU Spain Camara Oficial de Comercio de Spain en El Salvador Private Sector Private Sector EU Spain Cámara Oficial de comercio de Spain en Honduras Private Sector Private Sector EU Spain Cámara Oficial Española CR Private Sector Private Sector EU Spain Cámara Oficial Española de Comercio de Panamá Private Sector Private Sector EU Spain CCI France El Salvador Private Sector Private Sector EU France CCI Guatemala / Cámara de Francia Private Sector Private Sector EU France CECE- Committee for European Construction Equipment Private Sector Private Sector EU EU CEMA- European Agricultural Machinery Private Sector Private Sector EU EU Central Europe Energy Partners Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Cerame-Unie Civil Society Civil Society EU EU CLECAT- European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistic and Customs Services Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Comité Européen des Fabricants de Sucre Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Conféderation Européenne des Propriétaires Forestiers Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Confederation of European Paper Industries Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación de la Embajada de España en Costa Rica, República Dominicana, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua y Panamá Public Sector Public Sector EU Spain Consejero del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de France Public Sector Public Sector EU France Consejero Económico comercial del Mineco en Panamá Public Sector Public Sector EU Spain DigitalEurope Civil Society Civil Society EU EU E Pure European Renewal Ethanol Civil Society Civil Society EU EU
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE ECG- The Association of European Vehicle Logistics Civil Society Civil Society EU EU ECTAA, Group of National Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Association within the EU Civil Society Civil Society EU EU EDSO for Smart Grids Civil Society Civil Society EU EU EEAS - SAN JOSE DE COSTA RICA Public Sector Public Sector EU EU EEAS-GUATEMALA CITY Public Sector Public Sector EU EU EEAS-MANAGUA Public Sector Public Sector EU EU EEAS-SAN SALVADOR Public Sector Public Sector EU EU EEAS-TEGUCIGALPA Public Sector Public Sector EU EU Emabajada de France en Guatemala Public Sector Public Sector EU France Emabajada de France en Guatemala - Servicio económico Public Sector Public Sector EU France Emabajada de Germany en San José Public Sector Public Sector EU Germany Embajada de Alemania en Guatemala y Belize Public Sector Public Sector EU Germany Embajada de Alemania San José, Costa Rica Public Sector Public Sector EU Germany Embajada de France en El Salvador Public Sector Public Sector EU France Embajada de France en Nicaragua Public Sector Public Sector EU France Embajada de Francia en Costa Rica Public Sector Public Sector EU France Embajada de Francia en Honduras Public Sector Public Sector EU France Embajada de Germany en El Salvador Public Sector Public Sector EU Germany Embajada de Germany en Guatemala Public Sector Public Sector EU Germany Embajada de Germany en Nicaragua Public Sector Public Sector EU Germany Embajada de Germany en Panamá Public Sector Public Sector EU Germany Embajada de Germany en Tegucigalpa Public Sector Public Sector EU Germany Embajada de Italia en Costa Rica Public Sector Public Sector EU Italy Embajada de Italy en El Salvador Public Sector Public Sector EU Italy Embajada de Italy en Guatemala Public Sector Public Sector EU Italy Embajada de Italy en Nicaragua - Oficina de cooperacion Public Sector Public Sector EU Italy The Embajada de los Países Bajos en Costa Rica Public Sector Public Sector EU Netherlands The Embajada de los Países Bajos en Guatemala Public Sector Public Sector EU Netherlands Embajada de Los The Netherlands en The Panamá Public Sector Public Sector EU Netherlands Embajada de Polonia en Panamá Public Sector Public Sector EU Poland Embajada de Portugal en Panamá Public Sector Public Sector EU Portugal Embajada de Spain en Nicaragua - Primera Secretaria Public Sector Public Sector EU Spain Embajada de Sweden en Guatemala Public Sector Public Sector EU Sweden Encargada de Negocios - Embajada de Italy en Panamá Public Sector Public Sector EU Italy EU DELEGATION IN PANAMA Public Sector Public Sector EU EU EU Delegation to El Salvador Public Sector Public Sector EU EU EU Delegation to Nicaragua Public Sector Public Sector EU EU EURELECTRIC aisbl Civil Society Civil Society EU EU EUROCAMARA DE COSTA RICA - Presidencia Private Sector Private Sector EU EU EuroCámara de Costa Rica / Cámara de Comercio e Industria France Costa Rica Private Sector Private Sector EU EU Eurocapable Private Sector Private Sector EU EU EUROCHAMBRES- Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry Private Sector Private Sector EU EU EuroCommerce Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Eurofinas Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Eurometaux Civil Society Civil Society EU EU EuropaBio Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Europe Enterprise Network - EEN Public Sector Public Sector EU EU European Aggregates Association Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European agri-cooperatives Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Aluminium Association Aisbl Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Association of Mining Industries, Metal Ores & Industrial Minerals Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Biodiesel Board Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Biomass Association Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Builders Confederation Aisbl Civil Society Civil Society EU EU
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Coalition on Homeopathic and Anthroposophic Medicinal Products Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Community Shipowner’s Associations Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Dairy Association Aisbl Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Federation for Intelligent Energy Efficiency Services Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Federation of National Associations of Water Services Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Heat Pump Association Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Insulation Manufacturers Association Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Milk Board Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Sea Ports Organisation Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Seeds Association Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Snacks Association Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Trade Promotion Organisations Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Turbine Network Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association Civil Society Civil Society EU EU European Wind Energy Association Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Eurosmart Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance Civil Society Civil Society EU EU FEAD - European Waste Management Association Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Fédération Européenne des Fabricants d’Aliments Composés Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Fédération Européenne pour la Santé Animale et la Sécurité Sanitaire (France) Civil Society Civil Society EU EU FEDIOL The EU Vegetable Oil and Proteinmeal Industry Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Fertilizers Europe Civil Society Civil Society EU EU FIGIEFA- Fédération Internationale des Grossistes, Importateurs & Exportateurs en Fournitures Automobiles/International Federation of Automobile Distributors Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Freshfel Europe- The forum for the European fresh fruits and vegetables chain Civil Society Civil Society EU EU FuelsEurope Civil Society Civil Society EU EU German Embassy Panama Public Sector Public Sector EU Germany GSMA Europe Civil Society Civil Society EU EU The Holland House CR Public Sector Public Sector EU Netherlands The Holland House Panama Public Sector Public Sector EU Netherlands Independent Retail Europe (formerly UGAL- Union of Groups of Independent Retailers of Europe) Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Industrial Mineral Association- Europe Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Medtech Europe Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Ministerio de Asuntos exteriores - Encargado de negocios Public Sector Public Sector EU Hungary Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación Public Sector Public Sector EU Spain Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación Public Sector Public Sector EU Spain Ministerio de Economía de España en El Salvador Public Sector Public Sector EU Spain Ministerio de Economía de España en Guatemala Public Sector Public Sector EU Spain Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas de France en Panamá - Dirreción General del Tesoro Public Sector Public Sector EU France
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ORGANISATION STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATION NAME Region Country TYPE TYPE Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores -Cónsul de Spain en Costa Rica Public Sector Public Sector EU Germany Ministro Consejero Embajada de Spain en Costa Rica Public Sector Public Sector EU Spain Nordic Logistics Association Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Oficina Comercial de la Embajada de Austria - Advantage Austria / Asesora para Panamá Public Sector Public Sector EU Austria Oficina Comercial de la Embajada de España en Guatemala Public Sector Public Sector EU Spain Oficina Económica y comercial de la Embajada de España en Honduras Public Sector Public Sector EU Spain Oficina Económica y Comercial de la Embajada de España en Panamá Public Sector Public Sector EU Spain Oficina Económica y Comercial de la Embajada de España en San Salvador Public Sector Public Sector EU Spain ORGALIME Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Primera Secretaria, Asuntos Políticos y Económicos/Embajada de Bégica en Panamá Public Sector Public Sector EU Belgium Sección Comercial de la Embajada de France en Panamá Public Sector Public Sector EU France Sección Comercial de la Embajada de Italy en Costa Rica Public Sector Public Sector EU Italy spiritsEurope Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Starch Europe Civil Society Civil Society EU EU The Brewers of Europe Civil Society Civil Society EU EU The European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings Civil Society Civil Society EU EU The European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration Civil Society Civil Society EU EU The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment Civil Society Civil Society EU EU UNIFE Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Union Européenne du Commerce du Bétail et des Métiers de la Viande (France) Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Cámara de Comercio e Industria France Nicaragua Private Sector Private Sector EU France CGIL (Italy) Social Partners Social Partners EU EU CNV (NL) Social Partners Social Partners EU EU UGT (Spain) Social Partners Social Partners EU EU Both ends Civil Society Civil Society EU EU EU-LAT network Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Euromontana Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Fairwatch Civil Society Civil Society EU EU Asociación Industrial de Canarias Private sector Private sector EU OR Câmara de Comércio e Indústria da Horta Private sector Private sector EU OR Cámara de Comércio e Indústria da Madeira Private sector Private sector EU OR Câmara de Comércio e Indústria de Ponta Delgada Private sector Private sector EU OR Câmara do Comércio de Angra do Heroismo Private sector Private sector EU OR Europe et les Départements d'Outre-mer Private sector Private sector EU OR Syndicat du Sucre de la Réunion Private sector Private sector EU OR Asociación de Organizaciones de Productores de Plátanos de Canarias (ASPROCAN) Private Sector Private Sector EU OR L’Union des groupements de producteurs de bananes de Guadeloupe et Martinique (UGPBAN) Private Sector Private Sector EU OR A FRUTER - Associação de Produtores de Frutas, de Produtos Hortícolas e Florícolas da Ilha Terceira Private Sector Private Sector EU OR ABAMA, Associação de Organizaçoes de Produtores da Banana da RAM Private Sector Private Sector EU OR
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APPENDIX B: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ONLINE PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Public Consultation on the implementation and impact of the Trade Pillar of the Association Agreement between the EU and its Member States and Central America on the other Standard questionnaire: DRAFT, 8 March 2021
A. Introduction
About the Trade Pillar of the Association Agreement
Since 2013, the European Union (EU) has been implementing the Trade Pillar of the Association Agreement with six Central American countries (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and El Salvador). The Agreement gradually opens markets on both sides and increases the stability and predictability of the trade and investment environment. It is also one of the first “new generation” trade agreements of the EU, characterised by its comprehensive scope that covers, in addition to liberalisation of trade in goods and services, investment, public procurement, competition, intellectual property rights, as well as trade and sustainable development issues.
About the evaluation of the Trade Pillar of the Association Agreement
After several years of implementation, an evaluation study is currently under way to analyse the economic (including SMEs), social (including labour standards), human rights and environmental impacts of the implementation of the Trade Pillar of the Association Agreement. It also includes focused analysis of the implementation of certain chapters of the agreement (e.g., on public procurement, intellectual property rights and trade and sustainable development), as well as thematic case studies. The purpose is to identify areas of strong performance as well as opportunities for improvement of the Agreement and its implementation.
More information about the evaluation is available from a dedicated evaluation study website LINK.
About this survey
The purpose of the present consultation is to seek inputs to the evaluation study. All citizens, organisations, and public authorities, regardless of where they are located, are welcome to participate in this survey.
Please note that a separate questionnaire for businesses is available – if you are responding on behalf of a business, including an SME, please (also) participate in the business survey LINK. The questionnaire is available in English, Spanish, French, and German. Completing it should take no more than 20 minutes.
If you wish to add further information (such as a position paper), you can do so at the end of the questionnaire. The survey will be available online until xxxxx.
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[Note: Red text indicates questions; black text response options, and green text guidance on the flow of questions.]
A.1 Publication privacy settings The Commission will publish the responses to this public consultation. You can choose whether you would like your details to be made public or to remain anonymous.
i) Anonymous: Only your type of respondent, country of origin and contribution will be published. No other personal details will be published.
ii) Public: Personal details provided by you will be published with your contribution. Your email address will NOT be published in any case.
O I agree with the personal data protection provisions [LINK]
Note: In the first case, you should not include in your submission any data or information that would allow you, or your organisation, to be identified.
Please note that regardless of the option chosen, your contribution may be subject to a request for access to documents under the EU Regulation 1049/2001 on public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents. In such cases, the request will be assessed against the conditions set out in the Regulation and in accordance with applicable data protection rules.
B. About you
B.1 Please select in what capacity you are participating in this survey [single choice]
i) As an individual
ii) As a representative of an organisation
B.2 Where are you based? [single choice, drop-down]
i) Costa Rica
ii) El Salvador
iii) Guatemala
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iv) Honduras
v) Nicaragua
vi) Panama
vii) [by member state, alphabetically]
viii) Others [List of other countries, alphabetically]
B.3 What is your gender? [single choice] [hide in case of B.1ii)]
i) Female
ii) Male
iii) Other/I prefer not to state.
B.4 How would you classify your organisation (select one of the following options): [hide in case of B.1i)]
i) Academia/research institute/think tank
ii) Business association / employer association
iii) Company/business organisation
iv) Consumer organisation
v) Environmental organisation
vi) EU citizen
vii) Non-EU citizen
viii) Non-governmental organisation
ix) Public authority (public body)
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x) Trade union
xi) Other
B.5 Is your organisation a woman-led organisation (is a woman in charge (management) of your organisation or a majority owner of your organisation and/or are more than half of the board members women)? [single choice] [hide in case of B.1i)]
i) Yes
ii) No
B.6 Organisation size [hide in case of B.1i)]
i) Micro (1 to 9 employees)
ii) Small (10 to 49 employees)
iii) Medium (50 to 249 employees)
iv) Large (250 or more)
B.7 Scope of the organisation [hide in case of B.1i)]
i) International
ii) Local
iii) National
iv) Regional
B.8 In which sector(s) do your members operate? [multiple choice] [show in case of B.4ii)]
i) Agriculture: fruit and vegetable production
ii) Agriculture: Vegetable oils
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iii) Agriculture: sugar
iv) Agriculture: livestock raising, meat production, dairy, and other animal products
v) Other Crops (incl. live plants, cut flowers, seeds, pellets, forage, unmanufactured tobacco)
vi) Processed foods (incl. fishing)
vii) Forestry, wood, and wood products
viii) Fishing and aquaculture
ix) Mining and quarrying, including coal
x) Beverages and tobacco
xi) Textiles
xii) Paper and paper products
xiii) Chemicals
xiv) Rubber and plastics
xv) Pharmaceuticals
xvi) Non-ferrous metals
xvii) Electronics
xviii) Electrical equipment
xix) Machinery
xx) Motor vehicles (automotive)
xxi) Transport equipment
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xxii) Other manufacturing
xxiii) Transport services
xxiv) Other services
B.9 What is your name?
B.10 What is your organisation’s name? [hide in case of B.1i)]
B.11 If you are, in principle, available to respond to follow-up questions, please provide your email address.
C. Your awareness of the Agreement
C.1 How well do you know the trade agreement that the EU and six countries of Central America have had in place since 2013? [single choice]
i) Very well
ii) Reasonably well
iii) I have heard about it but do not know any details.
iv) I had not heard about it prior to this evaluation/survey.
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C.2 Which sources have provided you with information about the Agreement? Check all that apply. [multiple choice] [hide in case of C.1iv)]
i) Information provided by EU or government entities (including export or investment promotion agencies)
ii) Non-state organisations (such as business associations, civil society organisations)
iii) Own research (such as market research, own studies)
iv) Traditional media (TV, radio, press)
v) Social media
vi) Personal contacts
D. Operational objectives and implementation of the Agreement
D.1 To what extent do you think the Agreement has achieved the following operational objectives?
Strongly Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Strongly I don’t disagree disagree agree agree know i) It has helped to expand and diversify trade between Parties and reduced tariffs paid in the EU on imports from the six Central America partner countries ii) It has helped to expand and diversify trade between Parties and reduced tariffs paid in the six Central America partner countries on imports from the EU iii) It has facilitated bilateral trade in goods by reducing non- tariff barriers (such as technical regulations and standards, simplifying customs procedures, etc.) in the six Central America partner countries iv) It has facilitated bilateral trade in goods by reducing non- tariff barriers (such as technical regulations and standards, simplifying customs procedures, etc.) in the EU v) It has opened up public procurement markets in the EU for firms from the six Central America partner countries
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Strongly Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Strongly I don’t disagree disagree agree agree know vi) It has opened up public procurement markets in the six Central America partner countries for EU firms vii) It has liberalised trade in services between the EU and Central America viii) It promotes regional economic integration in Central America (in the area of customs procedures, technical regulations and sanitary and phytosanitary measures to facilitate the circulation of goods between and within the Parties ix) It has created an enabling investment climate facilitating investment flows, and helped remove barriers in the EU for bilateral investment from the six Central America partner countries x) It has created an enabling investment climate facilitating investment flows, and helped remove barriers in the six Central America partner countries for bilateral investment from the EU xi) It ensures adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights, including geographical indications xii) It promotes free and undistorted competition xiii) It has created a functioning mechanism for the settlement of bilateral trade disputes xiv) It has established an effective framework for ensuring inclusive and equitable trade between the Parties, including support for an uptake of responsible business conduct / Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices or promotion of fair trade schemes xv) It has established an effective framework for ensuring environmentally sustainable trade between the Parties xvi) It has established an effective framework for supporting and contributing to respect for labour standards and decent working conditions in the context of trade relations between the Parties
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Strongly Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Strongly I don’t disagree disagree agree agree know xvii) It has established an effective framework for supporting sustainable development in the Parties, and for contributing towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) xviii) It has established an effective framework for ensuring that trade between the Parties does not negatively affect the enjoyment of human rights xix) It has established an effective framework for civil society participation in monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the Agreement. xx) It has provided for effective technical assistance and capacity building
D.2 Please explain your main views regarding operational objectives
D.3 To your knowledge, have non-state actors (business representatives, civil society groups, workers’ organizations) been involved in the implementation of the Agreement and its monitoring?
Strongly Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Strongly I don’t disagree disagree agree agree know i) Non-state actors receive information about the Agreement ii) Non-state actors provide their views about the Agreement iii) Views of non-state actors are adequately considered by the Parties iv) The composition of the civil society Advisory Groups established by the Trade and Sustainable Development Title of the Agreement adequately reflects the different groups and interests, and the provisions of the TSD Title
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D.4 Please elaborate your views regarding participation of non-state actors, and provide recommendations for improvement, if you have any.
E. Economic impact of the Agreement
E.1 To what extent do you think the Agreement has led to the following business and economic impacts in the EU?
Strongly Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Strongly I don’t disagree disagree agree agree know i) Goods exports by EU firms to the six Central American countries have increased ii) Services exports by EU firms to the six Central American countries have increased iii) Investment in the EU from the six Central American countries has increased iv) More EU companies are now exporting to the six partner countries v) New products (goods and services) are now being exported from the EU vi) Production costs for EU firms have decreased due to cheaper inputs vii) EU firms have become involved in bilateral value/supply chains viii) EU firms have obtained better access to new technologies ix) EU firms have a better access to public procurement markets / contracts in six Central American countries x) Intellectual property rights of EU companies and individual rights-holders are better protected now in Central America xi) EU SMEs have benefited just as much as large EU companies from the agreement xii) Government revenues in the EU and Member States have increased thanks to the Agreement
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Strongly Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Strongly I don’t disagree disagree agree agree know xiii) Overall, the EU economy has grown stronger as a result of the Agreement
E.2 Please explain how (through what mechanism(s)) the Agreement has led to these effects. If you think that the Agreement has had any other economic impacts in the EU, please also describe them here.
E.3 To what extent do you think the Agreement has led to the following business and economic impacts in the Central American countries?
Strongly Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Strongly I don’t disagree disagree agree agree know i) Goods exports by firms from the six Central American countries to the EU have increased ii) Services exports by firms from the six Central American countries to the EU have increased iii) Investment in the six Central American countries from the EU has increased iv) More companies from the six Central American countries are now exporting to the EU v) New products (goods and services) are now being exported from the six Central American countries to the EU vi) Production costs for firms in the six Central American countries have decreased due to cheaper inputs vii) Central American firms have become involved in bilateral value/supply chains viii) Central American firms have obtained better access to new technologies ix) Central American firms have a better access to public procurement markets / contracts in the EU
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Strongly Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Strongly I don’t disagree disagree agree agree know x) Intellectual property rights of Central American companies and individual rights-holders are better protected now in EU xi) Central American regional economic integration has benefited from the Agreement xii) Central American SMEs have benefited just as much as large Central American companies from the Agreement xiii) Government revenues in the Central American countries have increased xiv) Overall, the economies of the Central American countries have grown stronger as a result of the Agreement
E.4 Please explain how (through what mechanism(s)) the Agreement has led to these effects. If you think that the Agreement has had any other economic impacts in the six Central American countries, please describe also them here.
E.5 How do you rate the Agreement’s overall economic impact?
Strongly Somewhat No Somewhat Strongly I don’t negative negative effect positive positive know i) On the EU economy ii) On the economy in Costa Rica iii) On the economy in El Salvador iv) On the economy in Guatemala v) On the economy in Honduras vi) On the economy in Nicaragua vii) On the economy in Panama
E.6 Please explain your views on the economic impact – how has the Agreement contributed to them?
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E.7 Name a maximum of three economic sectors in the EU that you think have been strongly influenced by the Agreement. (Sectors could be broad, such as agriculture, mining, tourism, etc., or narrow, such as dairy products, renewable energy, etc.)
Name of sector Where? EU Negative or positive effect of the Why do you think the sector has Agreement? been affected? Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector 3
E.8 Name a maximum of three economic sectors in Central America that you think have been strongly influenced by the Agreement. (Sectors could be broad, such as agriculture, mining, tourism, etc., or narrow, such as dairy products, renewable energy, etc.
Name of sector Where? Central America Negative or positive effect of the Why do you think the sector has (Costa Rica/El Salvador/ Agreement? been affected? Guatemala/Honduras/ Nicaragua/Panama) Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector 3
E.9 What impact do you think the Agreement has had on the following countries/regions?
Strongly Somewhat No Somewhat Strongly I don’t negative negative effect positive positive know i) Other Latin American countries ii) Least-developed countries
F. Social Impact of the Agreement
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F.1 How do you think the Agreement has influenced social development indicators, including gender equality, respect for labour standards (e.g., freedom of association or child labour), working conditions (job quality, e.g., wages, number of accidents, contracts and working hours), the informal sector and vulnerable groups (e.g., poverty levels) in the Parties?
Strongly Somewhat No Somewhat Strongly I don’t negative negative effect positive positive know i) In the EU ii) In Costa Rica iii) In El Salvador iv) In Guatemala v) In Honduras vi) In Nicaragua vii) In Panama
F.2 Would you like to respond to more detailed questions on the Agreement’s social impacts?
i) Yes
ii) No
F.3 To what extent do you think the Agreement has led to the following social impacts in the EU? [hide in case of “no effect” at F.1i) or F.2ii)]
Very Somewhat Not at Somewhat Very I don’t negative negative all positive positive know Overall social indicators i) Employment level in general, and across sectors ii) Wages iii) Poverty iv) Income inequality v) Wealth inequality vi) Gender equality vii) Female participation in the labour market viii) Female entrepreneurship Labour conditions and rights
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ix) Quality of work (e.g., working hours, type and duration of contract, occupational health, and safety) x) Child labour xi) Forced labour xii) Discrimination at work xiii) Establishment and operation of trade unions, protection of workers’ rights xiv) Responsible business conduct and corporate social responsibility xv) Vocational training (including ‘on the job’) Enforcement of labour rights xvi) Operation of labour inspection services Informal sector xvii) Employment levels in the informal sector xviii) Wages in the informal sector xix) Transition from informal to formal employment Vulnerable groups xx) Disabled people/employees and other vulnerable groups (e.g., youth) xxi) The rights and protection of migrant workers Consumer issues xxii) Prices of goods and services xxiii) Quality and safety of goods and services xxiv) Choice and availability of goods and services xxv) Provision of consumer information xxvi) Protection of consumer rights (e.g., enforcement and redress mechanisms) Social protection and public policies xxvii) Social protection (e.g., pensions, other benefits) xxviii) Access to education xxix) Access to health care
F.4 Please explain how (through what mechanism) the Agreement has led to these effects. If you think that the Agreement has had any other social impacts in the EU, please also explain here. [hide in case of “no effect” at F.1i) or F.2ii)]
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F.5 To what extent do you think the Agreement has led to the following social impacts in the Central American countries? [hide in case of F.2ii)]
Very Somewhat Not at Somewhat Very I don’t negative negative all positive positive know Overall social indicators i) Employment level in general, and across sectors ii) Wages iii) Poverty iv) Income inequality v) Wealth inequality vi) Gender equality vii) Female participation in the labour market viii) Female entrepreneurship Labour conditions and rights ix) Quality of work (e.g., working hours, type and duration of contract, occupational health and safety) x) Child labour xi) Forced labour xii) Discrimination at work xiii) Establishment and operation of trade unions, protection of workers’ rights xiv) Responsible business conduct and corporate social responsibility xv) Vocational training (including ‘on the job’) Enforcement of labour rights xvi) Operation of labour inspection services Informal sector xvii) Employment levels in the informal sector xviii) Wages in the informal sector xix) Transition from informal to formal employment Vulnerable groups
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xx) Disabled people/employees and other vulnerable groups (e.g., youth and indigenous peoples) xxi) The rights and protection of migrant workers Consumer issues xxii) Prices of goods and services xxiii) Quality and safety of goods and services xxiv) Choice and availability of goods and services xxv) Provision of consumer information xxvi) Protection of consumer rights (e.g., enforcement and redress mechanisms) Social protection and public policies xxvii) Social protection (e.g., pensions, other benefits) xxviii) Access to education xxix) Access to health care
F.6 Please explain how (through what mechanism) the Agreement has led to these effects. If you think that the Agreement has had any other social impacts in the Central American countries, please also explain here. [hide in case of F.2ii)]
F.7 Who do you think have been the social groups most affected by the Agreement, in any of the participating countries? [hide in case of F.2ii)]
Most negatively Most positively affected groups affected groups i) In the EU ii) In Costa Rica iii) In El Salvador iv) In Guatemala v) In Honduras vi) In Nicaragua vii) In Panama
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F.8 Please elaborate. [hide in case of F.2ii)]
G. Environmental Impact of the Agreement
G.1 How do you think the Agreement has influenced environmental indicators?
Very Somewhat No Somewhat Very I don’t negatively negatively effect positively positively know i) In the EU ii) In Costa Rica iii) In El Salvador iv) In Guatemala v) In Honduras vi) In Nicaragua vii) In Panama
G.2 Would you like to respond to more detailed questions on the Agreement’s environmental impacts?
i) Yes
ii) No
G.3 To what extent do you think the Agreement has influenced the following environmental indicators in the EU? [hide in case of “no effect” at G.1i), or G.2ii)]
Very Somewhat Not at Somewhat Very I don’t negative negative all positive positive know i) Greenhouse gas emissions ii) Transport and the use of energy iii) Air quality iv) Land use (including soil, livestock, agricultural fertilizers)
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v) Biodiversity vi) Water quality and resources vii) Waste and waste management viii) Ecosystems services and protected areas ix) Use of renewable energy x) Natural resource exploitation (including fisheries, and forest resources)
G.4 Please explain how (through what mechanism) the Agreement has led to these effects. If you think that the Agreement has had any other environmental impacts in the EU countries, please also explain here. [hide in case of “no effect” at G.1i), or G.2ii)]
G.5 To what extent do you think the Agreement has influenced the following environmental indicators in the Central American countries? [hide in case of G.2ii)]
Very Somewhat Not at Somewhat Very I don’t negative negative all positive positive know i) Greenhouse gas emissions ii) Transport and the use of energy iii) Air quality iv) Land use (including soil, livestock, agricultural fertilizers) v) Biodiversity vi) Water quality and resources vii) Waste and waste management viii) Ecosystems services and protected areas ix) Use of renewable energy x) Natural resource exploitation (including fisheries, and forest resources)
G.6 Please explain how (through what mechanism) the Agreement has led to these effects. If you think that the Agreement has had any other environmental impacts in the Central American countries, please also explain here. [hide in case of G.2ii)]
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H. Human Rights Impact of the Agreement
H.1 How do you think the Agreement has influenced the enjoyment of human rights?
Strongly Somewhat No Somewhat Strongly I don’t negatively negatively effect positively positively know i) In the EU ii) In Costa Rica iii) In El Salvador iv) In Guatemala v) In Honduras vi) In Nicaragua vii) In Panama
H.2 Would you like to respond to more detailed questions on the Agreement’s human rights impacts?
i) Yes
ii) No
H.3 To what extent do you think the Agreement has influenced the following human rights in the EU? [hide in case of “no effect” at H.1i), or H.2ii)G.2ii)]
Very Somewhat Not at Somewhat Very I don’t negative negative all positive positive know i) Right to work (Art. 6 ICESCR) ii) Right to enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work (Art. 7 ICESCR) iii) Right to form trade unions (Art. 8 ICESCR) iv) Right to strike (Art. 8 ICESCR)
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v) Right to social security, including social insurance (Art. 9 ICESCR) vi) Right to an adequate standard of living (Art. 11 ICESCR) [Including such rights as right to food (Art. 11 ICESCR, CESCR General Comment No. 12), clothing and housing and continuous improvement of living conditions (see Art. 11 ICESCR)] vii) Right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health (Art. 12 ICESCR) [Including right to water and sanitation (CESCR General Comment No. 15)] viii) Right to education (Art. 14 ICESCR) ix) Right to take part in cultural life (Art. 15 ICESCR) x) Right to privacy (Art. 12 UDHR, Art. 17 ICCPR) xi) Right to property (Art. 17 UDHR) xii) Right to protection of intellectual property (Art. 15 ICESCR, Art.27 UDHR) xiii) Right to information (Art. 19 UDHR) xiv) Right to participate in the conduct of public affairs (Art. 25 ICCPR, Art. 21 UDHR, Art. 8 ICESCR) xv) Right of equal access to public services (Art. 25 ICCPR, CCPR General Comment No.25) xvi) Right to freedom of assembly and association (Art. 21 ICCPR, Art. 22 ICCPR) xvii) Rights of persons with disabilities (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol) xviii) LGBTI rights (Art. 2 ICESCR, Art. 2 ICCPR) xix) Rights of indigenous peoples (Art. 27 ICCPR, ILO Convention No. 169, HRC General Comment No.23, CESCR General Comment No.21)
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xx) Women’s rights (Art. 2 and 3 ICCPR, Art. 2 and 3 ICESCR, International Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) xxi) Children’s rights (Art. 25 and 26 UDHR, Art. 10 and 12 ICESCR, Art. 23 and 24 ICCPR, ILO Conventions No. 138 and No. 182, Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols)
H.4 Which human rights do you think have been most affected by the Agreement in the EU? [hide in case of “no effect” at H.1i), or H.2ii)G.2ii)]
i) Most affected: [dropdown list of the HR listed in the matrix above]
ii) 2nd most affected: [dropdown list of the HR listed in the matrix above)]
H.5 Please explain how (through what mechanism) the Agreement has affected human rights. If you think that the Agreement has had any other human rights impacts in the EU, please also explain here. [hide in case of “no effect” at H.1i), or H.2ii)G.2ii)]
H.6 To what extent do you think the Agreement has influenced the following human rights in the Central American countries? [hide in case of H.2ii)G.2ii)]
Very Somewhat Not at Somewhat Very I don’t negatively negatively all positively positively know i) Right to work (Art. 6 ICESCR) ii) Right to enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work (Art. 7 ICESCR) iii) Right to form trade unions (Art. 8 ICESCR) iv) Right to strike (Art. 8 ICESCR)
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v) Right to social security, including social insurance (Art. 9 ICESCR) vi) Right to an adequate standard of living (Art. 11 ICESCR) [Including such rights as right to food (Art. 11 ICESCR, CESCR General Comment No. 12), clothing and housing and continuous improvement of living conditions (see Art. 11 ICESCR)] vii) Right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health (Art. 12 ICESCR) [Including right to water and sanitation (CESCR General Comment No. 15)] viii) Right to education (Art. 14 ICESCR) ix) Right to take part in cultural life (Art. 15 ICESCR) x) Right to privacy (Art. 12 UDHR, Art. 17 ICCPR) xi) Right to property (Art. 17 UDHR) xii) Right to protection of intellectual property (Art. 15 ICESCR, Art.27 UDHR) xiii) Right to information (Art. 19 UDHR) xiv) Right to participate in the conduct of public affairs (Art. 25 ICCPR, Art. 21 UDHR, Art. 8 ICESCR) xv) Right of equal access to public services (Art. 25 ICCPR, CCPR General Comment No.25) xvi) Right to freedom of assembly and association (Art. 21 ICCPR, Art. 22 ICCPR) xvii) Rights of persons with disabilities (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol) xviii) LGBTI rights (Art. 2 ICESCR, Art. 2 ICCPR) xix) Rights of indigenous peoples (Art. 27 ICCPR, ILO Convention No. 169, HRC General Comment No.23, CESCR General Comment No.21)
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xx) Women’s rights (Art. 2 and 3 ICCPR, Art. 2 and 3 ICESCR, International Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) xxi) Children’s rights (Art. 25 and 26 UDHR, Art. 10 and 12 ICESCR, Art. 23 and 24 ICCPR, ILO Conventions No. 138 and No. 182, Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols)
H.7 Which human rights do you think have been most affected by the Agreement in the Central American countries? [hide in case of H.2ii)G.2ii)]
i) Most affected: [dropdown list of the HR listed in the matrix above]
ii) 2nd most affected: [dropdown list of the HR listed in the matrix above)]
H.8 Please explain how (through what mechanism) the Agreement has affected human rights. If you think that the Agreement has had any other human rights impacts in the Central American countries, please also explain here. [hide in case of H.2ii)G.2ii)]
I. Concluding Questions
I.1 In your view, to what extent is the Agreement aligned with the following policy objectives?
Not at all Somewhat Fully I don’t know aligned aligned aligned i) Current EU trade policy ii) EU’s commitment to sustainable development in trade policies as a contribution to the attainment of the SDGs iii) EU’s commitment to promote decent work iv) EU environmental policies
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I.2 Please elaborate, and provide recommendations, if any.
I.3 Overall, what are the most positive aspects of the Agreement between the EU and the six Central American countries?
I.4 Overall, what are the most negative aspects of the Agreement?
I.5 Overall, is there need for improvement in the implementation of the Agreement, or to negotiate amendments to it?
i) No
ii) Implementation needs to improve
iii) Parts of the Agreement should be revised
iv) I don’t know
I.6 What issues should be the focus for improvements? [hide in case of H.2ii)G.2ii)]G.2ii)
I.7 Are there any other comments you would like to make on EU-Central America trade or the Agreement?
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I.8 If you would like to upload any documents, such as position papers on EU-Central America trade relations, please do so here.
Many thanks!
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APPENDIX C: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BUSINESS SURVEY
Business survey on the implementation and impact of the Trade Agreement between the EU and its Member States and Central America Questionnaire: DRAFT, 22 March 2021 A. Introduction
About the Trade Agreement
Since 2013, the European Union (EU) has been implementing Trade Pillar of the Association Agreement with six Central American countries (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and El Salvador). The Agreement gradually opens markets on both sides and increases the stability and predictability of the trade and investment environment. It is also one of the first “new generation” trade agreements of the EU, characterised by its comprehensive scope that covers, in addition to liberalisation of trade in goods and services, investment, public procurement, competition, intellectual property rights, as well as trade and sustainable development issues.
About the evaluation of the Agreement
After several years of implementation, an evaluation study is currently under way to analyse the economic (including SMEs), social (including labour standards), human rights and environmental impacts of the implementation of the Trade Pillar of the Association Agreement. It covers also focused analysis of implementation of certain chapters of the agreement (e.g., on public procurement, intellectual property rights and trade and sustainable development), as well as thematic case studies. The purpose is to identify areas of strong performance as well as opportunities for improvement of the Agreement and its implementation.
More information about the evaluation is available from a dedicated evaluation study website LINK.
About this survey
The purpose of the present consultation is to understand how businesspeople see the Agreement, its implementation and its effects both on businesses in general and on their own business specifically. SMEs are particularly welcome to fill in the survey.
If you would like to provide your views on the wider effects of the Agreement, please also participate in the general survey: LINK.
The questionnaire is available in English and Spanish; responses can be provided in any EU official language. Completing the questionnaire should take no more than 20 minutes. If you wish to add further information (such as a position paper or letter), you can do so at the end of the questionnaire.
The survey will be available online until xxxxx.
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[Note: Red text indicates questions; black text response options; path dependency of questions will be added in the online version]
A.1 Publication privacy settings The Commission will publish the responses to this public consultation. You can choose whether you would like your details to be made public or to remain anonymous.
i) Anonymous: Only generic data on your company, and the contribution will be published. No personal details will be published.
ii) Public: Personal details provided by you (your name and the name of the company) will be published with your contribution. Your email address will NOT be published in any case.
O I agree with the personal data protection provisions [LINK]
Note: In the first case, you should not include in your submission any data or information that would allow you, or your company, to be identified.
Please note that regardless of the option chosen, your contribution may be subject to a request for access to documents under the EU Regulation 1049/2001 on public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents. In such cases, the request will be assessed against the conditions set out in the Regulation and in accordance with applicable data protection rules.
B. About you
B.1 Where is your company based? [single choice, drop-down]
i) Costa Rica ii) El Salvador iii) Guatemala iv) Honduras v) Nicaragua vi) Panama vii) EU – [by member state, alphabetically] viii) Others [List of other countries, alphabetically]
B.2 How large is your company? [single choice]
i) Micro (1-9 employees) ii) Small (10-49 employees)
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iii) Medium-sized (50-249 employees) iv) Large (250 or more employees)
B.3 Is your company women-owned (i.e. women own more than 50% of the company)? [single choice]
i) Yes ii) No
B.4 Is your company women-led (i.e. the top manager is a woman, or women have a majority among top management)? [single choice]
i) Yes ii) No
B.5 In which sector(s) do you operate? [multiple choice]
i) Agriculture: fruit and vegetable production ii) Agriculture: other crops (incl. cereals, oilseeds, sugar) iii) Agriculture: livestock raising, meat production, dairy and other animal products iv) Other agriculture and food products (incl. beverages) v) Forestry, wood and wood products vi) Fishing and aquaculture vii) Mining and quarrying viii) Leather, footwear, textiles and garments ix) Chemical, plastics and rubber products x) Electrical equipment and machinery xi) Automotive and transport equipment xii) Other manufacturing xiii) Utilities (gas, electricity, water supply, urban transport, railways, airports and ports) xiv) Construction xv) Wholesale and retail trade xvi) Transportation and storage xvii) Tourism, accommodation and hospitality services xviii) Information and communication services xix) Financial and insurance services xx) Business services (including professional services) xxi) Other services
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B.6 What is your name?
B.7 What is your company’s name?
B.8 If you are, in principle, available to respond to follow-up questions, please provide your email address (this will not be published).
C. Your commercial experience with countries that are Party to the Agreement
C.1 Has your company been involved in trade with the EU recently? [single choice]
i) No, never ii) No, but we used to trade with the EU in the past iii) Yes, as importer only (including sourcing of raw materials/inputs) iv) Yes, as exporter only v) Yes, as an importer and exporter
C.2 For how long have you traded with the EU? [single choice]
i) Since before the Agreement started (2013) ii) We started after the Agreement entered into force
C.3 Are you affiliated with an EU company? [single choice]
i) No ii) Yes, we have subsidiaries in the EU or investments in EU firms
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iii) Yes, we are a subsidiary of an EU firm or have EU shareholders
C.4 Since when have you been affiliated with the EU company? [single choice]
i) Since before the Agreement started (2013) ii) We started after the Agreement entered into force
C.5 Has your company been involved in trade with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, or Panama recently? [single choice]
i) No, never ii) No, but we used to in the past iii) Yes, as importer only (including sourcing of raw materials/inputs) iv) Yes, as exporter only v) Yes, as an importer and exporter
C.6 With which of the six countries of Central America has your company been involved? Please rank by importance
Most 2nd most 3rd most No trade important important important i) Costa Rica ii) El Salvador iii) Guatemala iv) Honduras v) Nicaragua vi) Panama
C.7 For how long have you traded with any of the six countries of Central America? [single choice]
i) Since before the start of the Agreement (2013) ii) We started after the Agreement entered into force
C.8 Are you affiliated with a company (or more) from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, or Panama? [single choice]
i) No
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ii) Yes, we have subsidiaries in at least one of the six countries or investments in them iii) Yes, we are a subsidiary of a firm in one of the six countries or have shareholders from there
C.9 In which of the six countries do you have affiliated companies? [multiple choice]
i) Costa Rica ii) El Salvador iii) Guatemala iv) Honduras v) Nicaragua vi) Panama
C.10 Since when have you been affiliated with the company from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua or Panama? [single choice]
i) Since before the start of the Agreement (2013) ii) We started after the Agreement entered into force
C.11 Why have you never traded (or why have you ceased trading) with the EU (if you are based in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua or Panama)/ with the six partner countries of Central America (if you are based in the EU)? [multiple choice]
i) Other markets (or suppliers) are more interesting, including our own domestic market (comparing benefits and costs) ii) Administrative requirements are too cumbersome (e.g. obtaining quotas, meeting rules of origin requirements) iii) This trade relation is too costly for us (e.g. market research, maintaining business contacts, trade finance) iv) We cannot meet market requirements (e.g. standards, consumer preferences) v) Other
C.12 Please briefly explain
C.13 Do you know about the Trade Agreement that the EU, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama have had in place since 2013? [single choice]
i) Yes, very well, e.g. our company has used it for trade
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ii) I know it reasonably well iii) I have heard about it but don’t know any details iv) I had not heard about it prior to this evaluation/survey
D. Impacts of the Agreement on your operations
D.1 How do you think the Agreement has affected the following aspects of your company’s operations or performance?
Strongly Somewhat No Somewhat Strongly I don’t decreased decreased/ change increased/i increased/ know / worsened mproved improved worsened i) Exports to the EU/to the six countries of Central America ii) Imports from the EU/to six countries of Central America iii) Level of output iv) Profits v) Employment vi) Production costs vii) Access to raw materials viii) Access to technology/innovation capacity ix) Investment from the partner region into our firm x) Investment by us in a partner region firm
D.2 Please explain how (through what mechanism) the Agreement has led to these effects. If you think that the Agreement has had any other impacts on your business, please also describe them here.
D.3 Overall, how has the Agreement affected your company? [single choice]
i) Very positively ii) Somewhat positively iii) Not at all
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iv) Somewhat negatively v) Very negatively
D.4 Please describe the most important positive or negative effects on your company.
E. Your experience with the Agreement
E.1 Have you traded making use of the tariff preferences offered under the Agreement? [single choice]
i) Yes, we always do ii) Yes, for some of our exports/imports iii) No iv) I don’t know
E.2 Why have you not (always) used the tariff preferences? [multiple choice]
i) Our products are not eligible for the preferences (e.g. because of rules of origin) ii) We were not aware of tariff preferences iii) We don’t know how to make use of the preferences iv) The administrative cost of using the preferences (e.g. obtaining a certificate of origin) is higher than the benefit for us
E.3 Please briefly explain the most important issue. If there are any other problems with using the preferences, please also describe them here
E.4 Based on your experience, to what extent to do agree with the following statements on some implementation aspects of the Agreement?
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Strongly Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Strongly I don’t disagree disagree agree agree know/ no opinion Customs issues i) The cost of complying with customs requirements on the EU side has reduced ii) The cost of complying with customs requirements on the Costa Rica/El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras/Nicaragua/ Panama side has reduced iii) The time needed to comply with customs requirements on the EU side has reduced iv) The time needed to comply with customs requirements on the Costa Rica/El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras/Nicaragua/ Panama side has reduced v) The paperwork needed to comply with customs requirements on the EU side has reduced vi) The paperwork needed to comply with customs requirements on the Costa Rica/El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras/ Nicaragua/ Panama side has reduced vii) We have faced issues with post-clearance audits by EU customs authorities viii) We have faced issues with post-clearance audits by Costa Rica/El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras/Nicaragua/ Panama customs authorities ix) Overall, customs requirements and procedures under the Agreement are easy to fulfil Rules of origin x) Rules of origin are easy to understand xi) Rules of origin are easy for us to meet xii) Obtaining certificates of origin is easy Tariff rate quotas (TRQs) xiii) Applying for allocation of quotas is easy xiv) The allocation of quotas is transparent Standards xv) The Agreement has made it easier for us to meet standards and technical requirements in the partner country(ies)
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Strongly Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Strongly I don’t disagree disagree agree agree know/ no opinion Public procurement xvi) The Agreement has made it easier for us to participate in public procurement proceedings in the partner country(ies) Marketing and distribution issues xvii) As a result of the Agreement, buyers in the partner country(ies) have shown more interest in our products and services xviii) Business trips have become easier because of the Agreement xix) As a result of the Agreement, logistics for bilateral trade have improved Business environment and regulation xx) Our domestic business environment has improved because of the Agreement xxi) The Agreement has led to additional regulatory burden for us
E.5 Please specify at which level (central-level entities, subcentral-level entities) and for which sectors the Agreement has made it easier for your company to participate in public procurement procedures
E.6 What have been the most salient effects of the Agreement? Please explain briefly
E.7 What aspects of the Agreement’s implementation should be improved, and how?
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F. Effect of the Agreement on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) generally
F.1 To what extent do you agree with the following statements about the way the Trade Agreement has affected MSMEs in the EU?
Strongly Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Strongly I don’t disagree disagree agree agree know i) MSMEs have exported more that they would have without the Agreement ii) MSMEs have faced stronger competition from imported goods or services iii) The involvement of MSMEs in global value chains (or bilateral value chains) has increased iv) MSMEs have benefited less from the Agreement than large companies v) More MSMEs have started to export vi) Overall, MSMEs have benefited from the Agreement vii) MSMEs have gained access to new technologies viii) MSMEs have obtained better access to new technologies ix) MSMEs have attracted investment x) The business environment for MSMEs has improved because of the Agreement xi) The administrative requirements for trading under the Agreement are too burdensome for MSMEs
F.2 Please explain how (through what mechanism) the Agreement has led to these effects. If you think that the Agreement has had any other effects for MSMEs in the EU, please also describe them here.
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F.3 To what extent do you agree with the following statements about the way the Trade Agreement has affected MSMEs in the six partner countries of Central America?
Strongly Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Strongly I don’t disagree disagree agree agree know i) MSMEs have exported more that they would have without the Agreement ii) MSMEs have faced stronger competition from imported goods or services iii) The involvement of MSMEs in global value chains (or bilateral value chains) has increased iv) MSMEs have benefited less from the Agreement than large companies v) More MSMEs have started to export vi) Overall, MSMEs have benefited from the Agreement vii) MSMEs have gained access to new technologies viii) MSMEs have obtained better access to new technologies ix) MSMEs have attracted investment x) The business environment for MSMEs has improved because of the Agreement xi) The administrative requirements for trading under the Agreement are too burdensome for MSMEs
F.4 Please explain how (through what mechanism) the Agreement has led to these effects. If you think that the Agreement has had any other effects for MSMEs in the six countries of Central America, please also describe them here.
F.5 Do you have any recommendations on how the Agreement could better support MSMEs?
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G. Social, human rights and environmental issues related to the Agreement
G.1 Has your company, as a result of the Agreement, developed or strengthened corporate social responsibility, human rights, employment or labour standards policy or environmental policies?
Introduced for Strengthened No I don’t the first time know i) Corporate social responsibility/Responsible business conduct A B ii) Human rights policy A B iii) Employment or labour standards policy iv) Environmental policy A B
G.2 Please describe the measures taken to introduce or improve corporate social responsibility
G.3 Please describe the measures taken to introduce or improve a corporate human rights policy
G.4 Please describe the measures taken to introduce or improve a corporate environmental policy
H. Concluding Questions
H.1 Overall, what are the most positive aspects of the Agreement for your company?
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H.2 Overall, what are the most negative aspects of the Agreement for your company?
H.3 Overall, what are the most positive aspects of the Agreement for businesses in your country generally?
H.4 Overall, what are the most negative aspects of the Agreement for businesses in your country generally?
H.5 Overall, is there a need for improvement in the operation of the Agreement?
i) No ii) Implementation needs to improve iii) Parts of the Agreement should be revised iv) I don’t know
H.6 What aspects of the Agreement should be the focus for improvements?
H.7 Are there any other comments you would like to make on EU-Central America trade or the Agreement?
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H.8 If you would like to upload any documents, such as position papers on EU-Central America trade relations, please do so here.
Many thanks!
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