European Union Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)

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Learning unit: European Union Generalised System of Preferences (GSP). Syllabus:


- EU - Generalised System of Preferences (GSP).
- GSP+ scheme.
- The Everything But Arms arrangement (EBA).

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Master in International Business. (Es): Sistema Preferencias Generalizadas

Course summary European Union Generalised System of Preferences (GSP):

Since 1971, the European Union schemes like the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) have allowed developing countries to pay lower import tariffs.

In 2009, imports that received Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) preferences were EUR60 billion (4% of total European Union imports and 9% of the total European Union imports from developing countries).

Under the revised scheme of the GSP (General System of Preferences), imports that will receive Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) preferences are estimated at EUR37.7 billion.

The actual Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme covers 3 factors:

  • the general Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) arrangement (import tariff reductions for 176 developing economies)
  • the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+). GSP+ offers additional preferences to support vulnerable developing countries in their ratification and implementation of international conventions in the field of human and labour rights, sustainable development and good economic governance. The actual GSP+ scheme covers 15 beneficiaries.
  • the Everything But Arms arrangement which provides for complete access (duty-free and quota-free) to the European Union market save for arms and armaments for the 49 Least-Developed Countries (as defined by the United Nations).

In 2001, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) 416/2001: "EBA Regulation" ("Everything But Arms"), granting duty-free access to imports of all products from Least-Developed Countries, except arms and ammunitions

Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) benefitting from EBA (Everything But Arms) arrangement:

  • Asia Pacific: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Lao, Maldives, Nepal, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yemen
  • Africa: Angola, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Comoros Islands, Niger, Djibouti, Lesotho, Rwanda, Benin, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Eritrea, Madagascar, São Tomé and Príncipe, Togo, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Malawi, Senegal, Burundi, Gambia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Kenya, Guinea, Mauritania, Somalia, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sudan, Central African Republic, Haiti, Tanzania, Zambia.

Example of the course European Union Generalised System of Preferences (GSP):
EU GSP Generalised System Preferences



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