Government launches Call for Evidence to understand merits of the Pan-Euro Mediterranean (PEM) Convention as it weighs up accession

Businesses invited to give views on joining framework which could simplify rules of origin with FTA partners across continental Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

Submissions will help establish if joining could make UK goods trade with PEM countries – worth over £500bn in 2024 – easier and cheaper for British businesses

The government is today (17 November) asking businesses, trade bodies, and stakeholders whether the UK should look to join the Pan-Euro Mediterranean (PEM) Convention as it launches a formal Call for Evidence.

The landmark Trade Strategy published this summer committed to exploring accession as part of the government’s broader efforts to

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