Ref. Ares(2017)693617 - 08/02/2017
Ref. Ares(2017)3028981 - 16/06/2017
From:
[Art. 4.1(b)]
(TRADE)
Sent:
11 December 2014 15:26
To:
DEMARTY Jean-Luc (TRADE); GARCIA BERCERO Ignacio (TRADE); PETRICCIONE
Mauro Raffaele (TRADE); RATSO Signe (TRADE); KONIG Helena (TRADE);
(TRADE); REDONNET Denis (TRADE);
(TRADE);
(TRADE);
(TRADE);
(TRADE);
(TRADE);
(TRADE);
(TRADE);
(TRADE);
(TRADE);
(TRADE);
(TRADE)
Cc:
NYMAN Jon (CAB-MALMSTROM)
Subject:
Meeting report: M. Asenius with VDA (German Automotive industry), 9
December 2014.
Meeting Report: VDA (German Association of the Automobile Industry) with
M. Asenius, 9 December 2014.
Participants:
VDA:
;
[Art. 44.1(b)] - policy officer from VDA Bxl office.
COM: M.Asenius; J.Nyman (CAB);
(DG)
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On JP, while VDA is generally supportive of trade deals, and is not afraid of
facing competition from abroad, it also questioned the benefits of having an FTA -
as a 10% duty on EU side was a significant concession in terms of final cost of
the car. While NTBs were targeted by our negotiations, VDA sees cultural
differences are the main obstacle to exports.
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