The Committee on International Trade (INTA) is a standing committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for the establishment, implementation and monitoring of the European Union's Common Commercial Policy, including trade and investment legislation, bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, trade-defence instruments and relations with the World Trade Organization.

Following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, Parliament became co-legislator in the Common Commercial Policy and its consent became necessary for the conclusion of most international trade agreements. The Union's exclusive competence was also extended to include foreign direct investment.

Responsibilities

The committee is responsible for matters relating to the Union's Common Commercial Policy and its external economic relations. It examines legislation governing trade in goods and services, commercial aspects of intellectual property, foreign direct investment and the Union's participation in the World Trade Organization.

Its remit includes:

the Union's common commercial policy; trade in goods and services; commercial aspects of intellectual property; foreign direct investment; bilateral, regional, plurilateral and multilateral trade agreements; relations with the World Trade Organization and other organisations concerned with international trade; trade-defence instruments, including anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures; export controls and trade restrictions; the Generalized System of Preferences; macro-financial assistance to non-EU countries; the trade aspects of sustainable development, labour standards, human rights and environmental policy; and parliamentary monitoring of the implementation and enforcement of trade agreements.

Legislative role

INTA considers legislative proposals under the ordinary legislative procedure and prepares Parliament's position on international trade agreements. Parliament may approve or reject agreements but cannot amend their negotiated text. The committee therefore scrutinises negotiations before an agreement is signed and makes a recommendation on whether Parliament should grant consent.

The committee also monitors implementation after agreements enter into force. This includes examining commitments on market access, sustainable development, labour rights, environmental standards, dispute settlement and enforcement.

Trade policy and agreements

The committee follows negotiations conducted by the European Commission with individual countries and regional organisations. It holds exchanges of views with the Commissioner responsible for trade, Commission negotiators, representatives of partner countries, businesses, trade unions and civil-society organisations.

Its work has included agreements and negotiations involving Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, the Mercosur countries, Mexico, Chile, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It also considers autonomous trade measures and market-access arrangements for developing countries.

Trade enforcement and economic security

INTA examines instruments intended to protect the Union against unfair trade practices and economic coercion. These include anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures, the International Procurement Instrument, the Foreign Subsidies Regulation and the Anti-Coercion Instrument.

The committee also deals with export-control legislation, foreign-investment screening and measures intended to strengthen economic security and the resilience of strategic supply chains.

Chairs

The following table lists the chairs of the committee since 2009.

Name Political group Member state Took office Left office Vital Moreira S&D Portugal 16 July 2009 30 June 2014 Bernd Lange S&D Germany 7 July 2014 Incumbent

Members

10th Parliament, 2024–2029

The committee currently has 42 full members. Its current composition is shown below, with the chair and vice-chairs indicated in italics.

European People's Party Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats European Conservatives and Reformists Renew Europe Iuliu Winkler, Romania, Vice-Chair Céline Imart, France Martine Kemp, Luxembourg Ilia Lazarov, Bulgaria Miriam Lexmann, Slovakia Gabriel Mato, Spain Angelika Niebler, Germany Inese Vaidere, Latvia Jörgen Warborn, Sweden Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Poland Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez, Spain Bernd Lange, Germany, Chair Kathleen Van Brempt, Belgium, Vice-Chair Brando Benifei, Italy Udo Bullmann, Germany Andi Cristea, Romania Jean-Marc Germain, France Javier Moreno Sánchez, Spain Ștefan Mușoiu, Romania Rihards Kols, Latvia Jaak Madison, Estonia Daniele Polato, Italy Dominik Tarczyński, Poland Francesco Torselli, Italy Karin Karlsbro, Sweden, Vice-Chair Pascal Canfin, France Benoît Cassart, Belgium Bart Groothuis, Netherlands Svenja Hahn, Germany Patriots for Europe Greens–European Free Alliance The Left Europe of Sovereign Nations Christophe Bay, France Anna Bryłka, Poland Enikő Győri, Hungary Sebastian Kruis, Netherlands Thierry Mariani, France Markéta Gregorová, Czechia Majdouline Sbaï, France Catarina Vieira, Netherlands Manon Aubry, France, Vice-Chair Lynn Boylan, Ireland Rudi Kennes, Belgium Markus Buchheit, Germany Non-Inscrits Branislav Ondruš, Slovakia

Substitute members

The committee's substitute members are listed below.

European People's Party Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats European Conservatives and Reformists Renew Europe Mika Aaltola, Finland Nina Carberry, Ireland Borja Giménez Larraz, Spain Dirk Gotink, Netherlands Dariusz Joński, Poland Sandra Kalniete, Latvia David McAllister, Germany Nicolás Pascual de la Parte, Spain Lídia Pereira, Portugal Ralf Seekatz, Germany Željana Zovko, Croatia Lucia Annunziata, Italy Francisco Assis, Portugal Stefano Bonaccini, Italy Lina Gálvez, Spain Raphaël Glucksmann, France Hana Jalloul Muro, Spain Cristina Maestre, Spain Costas Mavrides, Cyprus Nicolas Bay, France Waldemar Buda, Poland Emmanouil Fragkos, Greece Kris Van Dijck, Belgium Jessika van Leeuwen, Netherlands Petras Auštrevičius, Lithuania Dan Barna, Romania João Cotrim de Figueiredo, Portugal Barry Cowen, Ireland Ľubica Karvašová, Slovakia Patriots for Europe Greens–European Free Alliance The Left Europe of Sovereign Nations Elisabeth Dieringer, Austria Aleksandar Nikolic, France Pierre Pimpie, France Hermann Tertsch, Spain Isabella Tovaglieri, Italy Saskia Bricmont, Belgium Anna Cavazzini, Germany Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Spain Danilo Della Valle, Italy Marina Mesure, France Martin Schirdewan, Germany Tomasz Froelich, Germany Non-Inscrits Fabio De Masi, Germany Kateřina Konečná, Czechia

Research support

The committee is supported by the European Parliament's research services and the Policy Department for External Relations. These services provide studies, briefings and impact assessments on trade agreements, the World Trade Organization, investment policy, trade enforcement, economic security and the effects of trade policy on sustainable development.

Research prepared for the committee is published through Parliament's supporting-analyses database and the European Parliament Think Tank.

See also

Common Commercial Policy European Union free trade agreements World Trade Organization Directorate-General for Trade Generalized System of Preferences Trade defence instrument Foreign direct investment European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs European Parliament Committee on Development

References

External links

Official website Members Supporting analyses European Parliament Think Tank