Highlights - Consideration of amendments on Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

On 9 November, IMCO will consider amendments tabled to the draft opinion to INTA on recommendations to the Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). The draft opinion calls on the Commission to ensure the highest level of transparency in the negotiations. The agreement should create conditions for fair competition in the services sector, while preserving the high level of protection for consumers, workers, and the environment.

Furthermore, the negotiations should strengthen the role played by public services and services of general interest in the EU. The draft opinion also calls on the Commission to ensure that the negotiations meet the new directives on public procurement and concessions, to ensure reciprocity of mutual recognition of professional qualifications, as well as to ensure transparent and effective measures to protect consumers from fraudulent online commercial activities. IMCO will vote on the draft opinion on 10 November 2015.