Committees
The Sectorial Committees (numbering 28) were the backbone as well as the main lobbying tool of the EUCCK. Each Committee was organized around one industry and run by an elected Chairman, sometimes assisted by one Vice-Chairman or Co-Chairman. The Committees developed ideas and thoughts that establish the EUCCK's overall position on relevant matters in each industry and are essential in outlining main trade barriers to EU companies in South Korea.
Each Committee identified the problems inhibiting the fair development of EU companies in South Korea and writes a Position Paper outlining the relevant issues. Every year in the first quarter, all Position Papers drafted by the Committees are compiled into a "Trade Issues & Recommendations" booklet. This document, which was renamed as "Market Access Issues" was circulated among Government administrations and relevant authorities in Korea and the European Commission (EC). The booklet also serves as a working tool for EC officials in Brussels in their preparation of official meetings with the Korean authorities and can be used by individual European countries in their bilateral talks with South Korea.
Once released, this booklet was reviewed by all relevant Government administrations under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) and Ministry of Strategy and Finance that then provided the EUCCK with the official answer of the Korean Government, generally around mid-July, and in printed form.
This official answer was then reviewed by the Committees to track any improvement and was the main source for the drafting of the following year's "Trade Issues & Recommendations" booklet. Of the 27 sectorial committees, there are a few which require more attention, and for this matter, were organized as separate entities with separate budgets. They included the Automotive Committee, Cosmetics Committee, IPR Committee, Food & Beverages Committee and Beer sub-committee, HR Committee, Real Estate Committee and Energy & Environment Committee.
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