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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10897

27 July 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 21
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) colombia
Free-trade agreement enters into force

Brussels, 26/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - Annual savings of €500 million in customs duties are expected with the lifting of trade barriers from 1 August.

Waiting to be ratified by all the EU member states, the free-trade agreement between the EU and Colombia - which was signed in June 2012 - will enter into force on Thursday 1 August.

The agreement provides for the gradual liberalisation of trade in goods and services, public procurement and investment protection. At the end of the...