02/08/2013 (Agence Europe) - Agri-food trade under economic partnership agreements (EPAs). The European Commission has launched a call for tenders for evaluation of preferential agricultural trade regimes, in particular economic partnership agreements relating to the agri-food trade. Particular attention will be paid to agricultural trade in the context of the different agricultural trade regimes and to the role of non-tariff measures (including rules of origin, public and private standards, trade defence instruments) in the agricultural trade regimes. Tenders must be submitted by 19 September at the latest. (LC/transl.jl)