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Current Issue Presentation

Muhammad Umar Ashraf, C&T

Sponsor DS: Ms. Sijal Tauseef KhanDate: !"1"#1$

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GSP+, Challenges andProspects for Pakistan


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Curren% of the topi% 'ntrodu%tion (a)istan *U trade relations 'mports of *U Ke Ad+antaes 'mplementation of ! Con+entions 'mportant Time -ines

S(/ %hallenes 0h CS Con%lusion 0a 2or3ard

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Sequence


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Currency Of The Topic


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Under the s%heme, more fa+ora;le tari< treatmentis ranted to a rane of produ%ts oriinatin in

those %ountries that meet %ertain %onditions

pertainin to e%onomi% +ulnera;ilit and thesustaina;le de+elopment %riteria as pro+ided ;

the ! international %on+entions on human rihts,

the en+ironment and internationall areed la;our

standards

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Introduction


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*U (a)istan?s sinle larest tradin partner

't a%%ounts for .9@ of our e5ports

Main e5ports"home te5tiles, arments,

leather produ%ts, foot3ear, foot;alls,

suri%al instruments and ri%e

Major imports"industrial ma%hiner,

ele%troni% eBuipment, %hemi%als et%.

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Pakistan EU Tradeelations

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Dut free treatment for (a)istani produ%ts F%o+erin 9@ of produ%ts e5ported to the*U ; (a)istan.

Gnl the se%ond %ountr in the entire Southand South *ast Asian reion to ha+e dutfree a%%ess to *uropean Union.

Competitors in the T&C se%torH China, 'ndia,

Iietnam, Thailand, 'ndonesia ha+e no dutfree a%%ess as 3ell as no preferential a%%essF 1# to 1 dut ad+antae.

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&ey 'd(antages


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! international %on+entions pertainin to◦ Juman ihts,

◦ -a;or ihts,

◦ *n+ironment,

◦ ar%oti%s

◦ ood o+ernan%e:

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I!ple!entation of )* Con(entions

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The s%heme shall appl for a period of 1# ears. *+er Eears the *uropean Commission 3ould

present a report on the status of implementationof the Con+entions to the *uropean (arliament

and the Coun%il. $ ears after its entr into for%e, the Commission

should report to the *uropean (arliament and tothe Coun%il on the appli%ation of this eulation

and assess the need to re+ie3 the s%heme,in%ludin the spe%ial in%enti+e arranement forsustaina;le de+elopment and ood o+ernan%e.

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I!portant ti!e lines


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The marins of dut preferen%e a%%ordedunder the *U?s S(/ s%heme %an ;e adou;le eded s3ord:

The reatest potential for (a)istan?sin%reased e5ports to the *U %learl las inthe te5tiles and %lothin se%tor. 't must ;ea%hie+ed

The )e %hallene to in%rease (a)istan?se5ports to the *U las primaril 3ithin the;order

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GSP+ C'E-GES


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Di+ersiL%ation *du%ation of our emploees 6e.. Bualit

%ontrol8.

Attention on la;our:◦ *nfor%ement of la;our rihts,◦ Child la;our

◦ *Bual rihts for 3omen,

◦ CS 6also safet issues, li)e Lre es%ape8

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GSP+ C'E-GES


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GSP+ C'E-GES"Cont..%


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GSP+ C'E-GES"Cont..%


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So%ial Media ha+e put pu;li% & pri+ate se%tor;eha+iour under %lose s%rutin

0e;"ena;led %ommuni%ation means thateoraph is histor

Transparen% happens 3ith the speed of liht An supplin %ompan that ;rea)s its promise

ris)s the s%rutin of e+er sour%in ;uer, ;usinessanalst, pressure roup and %onsumer 3orld3ide

-eislators 6and uer enfor%ed 'SG & %ontinuoussupplier Bualit assessments8 are *USate)eepers

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/hy CS


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• GSP+ scheme is a double edged sword• The challenge of fully utilizing the potential under GSP Plus will be

a daunting task

• Conditions are attached with GSP+ and we have to adhered tothem

e must adhere to labor laws and rights! gender rights ande"uality! protection of the environment! human rights! climatechange etc as re"uired from us

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Conclusions


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• #ocus primaly on Te$tile and %eather Sector• &mplement CS'

• (pt for &S( )*

• (pt for diversification

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