The EU - UK TCA: A vision from spain

• Author: Juan Francisco Martínez García
• Profession: Director General de Política Comercial. Secretaría de Estado de Comercio, Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo de España
• Pages: 109-121

THE EU - UK TCA: A VISION FROM SPAIN

JUAN FRANCISCO MARTÍNEZ GARCÍA*

I. Introduction II. Trade Figures III. General Assesment IV.

Content of the Agreement 1.Trade in goods: rules of origin

and regulatory matters 2. Trade in services 3. Data  ow, Pu-

blic procurement and Intellectual Property 4. Level playing

 eld and dispute settlement 5.Fisheries V. Implementation

of the Agreement: results so far

I. INTRODUCTION

This paper highlights the importance of the Trade and Cooperation

Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom

(UK) for Spain and the elements that are of special interest for Spanish

companies.

II. SPAIN & UK TRADE FIGURES1

To begin with, let me stress that the UK is a premier partner for

Spain:

x It is our third client in the export of goods and services.

* Director General de Política Comercial. Secretaría de Estado de Comercio, Ministerio

de Industria, Comercio y Turismo de España.

1 According to available trade  gures (2020).