Impact Study: UNESCO-Aschberg Programme for Artists and Cultural Professionals

Table 1 • The five joint CARIFORUM-EU implementation bodies

Frequency of meetings

Joint bodies

Role

Composition EU bodies involved

1 Joint Council

Every two years at least

European Commission; EU Council of Ministers; EU Member States’ representatives European Commission; EU Member States European Parliament (EP)

Caribbean Ministers; EU Trade Commissioner and High Representative

Gives political direction, reviews main issues in EPA implementation

2 Trade and

Every year

Reviews EPA implementation in detail

Senior officials

Development Committee (T&DC)

3 Parliamentary Committee

Committee to decide

Caribbean MPs, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Business and civil society representatives

Reviews EPA implementation, advises T&DC and Joint Council Reviews EPA implementation, advises T&DC and Joint Council on aspects of social, economic environmental issues Reviews technical issues concerning customs and trade facilitation

4 Consultative Committee

Committee to decide

European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), as secretariat

5 Special

Committee to decide

Customs and trade officials

European Commission; EU Member States

Committee on Customs

Cooperation and Trade Facilitation

Source: European Commission, How the EU Is Putting the CARIFORUM-EU EPA into Practice (Brussels, 2018)

For this purpose, the creation of a new Special Committee for Trade in Services was recommended in 2017, as a dedicated forum to help navigate the complex nature of the regulatory environment in the EU at the community, national and regional levels and to address issues such as the impact of visas, nationality and residency requirements on CARIFORUM suppliers, as they frequently impede themarket access afforded under the EPA and restrict the ability to maintain a presence in the same market.

27 Culture in the CARIFORUM-EU EPA