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MISEREOR
elHR HILFSWERK
European Commission
Commissioner for Trade
Ms. Cecilia Malmstrom
Rue de la Loi 170
1000 Bruxelles
European Commission
Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Better Regulation,
Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
Mr. Frans Timmermans
Rue de la Loi 200
1000 Bruxelles
17 March 2015
Dear Commissioner Malmstrom,
Dear Vice-President Timmermans,
Please fnd in annex a joint open letter, signed by NGOs, NGO Networks, and academics
requesting for a public consultation on the ongoing revision of the "Handbook for Trade
Sustainability Impact Assessment" first adopted in 2006
With this letter we express our strong interest in more transparency and human rights
accountability in EU trade policies. At the same we are highly committed to participate in and
contribute to the process of the revision of the Handbook.
Yours sincerely,
Art.4.1(b)
Art.4.1(b)
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International Federation for Human Rights FIDH
German Catholic Bishops'
15, rue de la Liniere, 1060 Bruxelles
Organisation for Development
Cooperation
MISEREOR
MozartstraBe 9, 52064 Aachen
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