Economic/Sectoral Survey

Economic/Sectoral Survey

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The current survey is being carried out by LSE Enterprise, the consultancy arm of the London School of Economics and Political Science, on behalf of the Directorate-General for Trade of the European Commission. It is an essential part of the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment, carried out in support of the ongoing negotiations for the modernization of the trade pillar of the EU-Mexico Global Agreement (GA). The modernization is aimed at moving beyond tariff removal to address issues surrounding deep integration and non-tariff barriers (NTBs). The Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment provides an assessment of the potential economic, social and environmental effects resulting from trade and trade-related aspects of the modernization of the agreement in the EU and Mexico as well as in third countries, including developing countries, and Turkey which is in a customs union with the EU. Our aim is to collect information on potential effects on specific sectors resulting from the proposed EU-Mexico GA modernization or from the cooperation of the two countries on the issues. Where applicable, please provide additional information to support your replies. The survey will be instrumental to make it easier for your company to do business in Mexico/EU. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes. You will be able to go back over your responses before clicking the submit button and you can request a copy of the full survey by emailing . Any incomplete surveys will not be taken into account for the analysis. The survey results will feed into the final report of the study of the impact of the modernization of the EU-Mexico GA, but individual organisations will not be named in the report. Thank you in advance for your feedback.

To ensure that this public consultation is open and transparent, the report of the consultation will be published on the European Commission's website. In addition, the contributions and the identification data (name or organisation, but not the contact e-mail address) of the contributors will also be published, unless a contributor has specifically requested not to have their identification data (name and organisation) published by clicking the appropriate box below. Please indicate your preference:

My contribution can be published, including my name or the name of my organisation
My contribution can be published, but in an anonymous way

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Start of Block: About you and your Organization

Details of your organisation (optional)

Name of organisation ______
Email address ______

In which country are you located?

Mexico
EU Member State
Other

If headquarters are different, please indicate where?

______

Please indicate your gender

Female
Male
Other

Please indicate your age

Less than 15
15-26
27-65
Over 65

What was your turnover in 2016? (All figures in millions)

< €1 million
€1 m - €10 m
€10 m - €20 m
€20 m - €30 m
€30 m - €40 m
€40 m - €50 m
€50 million

In 2016, were you able to afford to: (please select all that apply to you)

▢Face unexpected expenses

▢Go on a one week holiday

▢Pay for arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills, etc)

▢Eat a meal with chicken, fish, or meat every second day

▢Keep the home adequately warm

▢Have a washing machine

▢Have a color television

▢Have a telephone

▢Have a personal car

▢Have an indoor flushing toilet in the home

▢Have a bath or shower in the home

In line with the European Commission's definition of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), would you consider your company to be an SME?:
‘enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding EUR 50 million, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding EUR 43 million.’
(For further details see:

Yes
No
Unsure (Please explain below) ______

In line with the European Commission's definition of dependent and independent SMEs would you consider your company a dependent or independent SME?:
Dependent SMEs are those that belong to enterprise groups while independent SMEs do not.
(For further details see:

Independent SME
Dependent SME

Are you currently involved in trading internationally?

Are you planning to engage in international trade in the future?

What % of your total profits came from exportation in 2016?

______

What type of products make up the majority of your exports?

Final Products
Product Parts
Raw Materials
Services
I do not export

What % of your total costs came from importation in 2016?

______

What type of products make up the majority of your imports?

Final Products
Product Parts
Raw Materials
Services
I do not import

Is your feedback on this survey coming from the position of a relevant producer/service provider or of a consumer/beneficiary? (You may respond from both perspectives if applicable - Please select all that apply)

▢Producer / Service provider

▢Consumer / Beneficiary

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Start of Block: About your Organization (Producer)

Please select below the sectors for which you would like to provide feedback as a producer / service provider (Please select all that apply).

▢Manufacturing

▢Agriculture

▢Services

▢NGOs/Civil Society

▢Other (Please explain below) ______

In which sub-sector(s) of the industrial sector does your company operate as a producer?

▢Car & Car Parts

▢Machinery

▢Chemicals (including pharmaceuticals)

▢Textiles

▢Other (Please explain below) ______

In which sub-sector(s) of the Agricultural sector does your company operate as a producer?

▢Beef

▢Dairy

▢Beverages

▢Sugars/Ethanols

▢Crops

▢Fisheries

▢Other (Please explain below) ______

In which sub-sector(s) of the Service sector does your company operate as a producer?

▢Financial

▢Business/Professional

▢Digital

▢Engineering/Construction

▢Other (Please explain below) ______

In which sub-sector(s) of the NGO/Civil Society sector does your company operate?

▢Environmental

▢Consumer Health Protection

▢Labor + Farmers

▢SME Associations

▢Human Rights

▢Other (Please explain below) ______

End of Block: About your Organization (Producer)

Start of Block: About your Organization (Consumer)

Please select below the sectors for which you would like to provide feedback as a consumer / beneficiary (Please select all that apply).

▢Manufacturing

▢Agriculture

▢Services

▢NGOs/Civil Society

▢Other (Please explain below) ______

Which sub-sector(s) of the Manufacturing industry do you have most experience with as a consumer?

▢Car & Car Parts

▢Machinery

▢Chemicals

▢Textiles

▢Other (Please explain below) ______

Which sub-sector(s) of the Agriculture industry do you have most experience with as a consumer?

▢Beef

▢Dairy

▢Beverages

▢Sugars/Ethanols

▢Crops

▢Fisheries

▢Other (Please explain below) ______

Which sub-sector(s) of the Services sector do you have most experience with as a consumer?

▢Financial

▢Business / Professional

▢Digital

▢Engineering / Construction

▢Other (Please explain below) ______

Which sub-sector(s) of the NGO/Civil Society space do you benefit from?

Environmental
Consumer Health Protection
Labour + Farmers
SME Associations
Human Rights
Other ______

End of Block: About your Organization (Consumer)

Start of Block: EU Market Access into Mexico

Why are you not planning to trade internationally?

______

What would encourage you to do business internationally?

______

Do you do business (buy from/ sell in) in Mexico?

Would you consider doing business in Mexico?

Why would you not do business in Mexico?

______

What would encourage you to do business in Mexico?

______

Which is your main business activity in Mexico?

Purchasing final products from Mexico
Purchasing parts from Mexico
Purchasing raw materials from Mexico
Supplying final products to firms in Mexico
Supplying parts to firms in Mexico
Supplying raw materials to firms in Mexico
Subcontractor working on behalf of companies in Mexico
Business benefiting from work sub-contracted to companies in Mexico
Involved in technological co-operation with a partner in Mexico
Other ______

What percentage of your total exports are sent to (customers in) Mexico?

______

What percentage of your total imports are received from (suppliers in) Mexico?

______

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Start of Block: Mexico Market Access into EU

Do you do business (buy from / sell in) the EU?

Why do you not do business in the EU?

______

Would you consider doing business in the EU?

Why would you not consider doing business in the EU?

______

What would encourage you to do business in the EU?

______

Which is your main business activity in the EU?

Purchasing final products from the EU
Purchasing product parts from the EU
Purchasing raw materials from the EU
Supplying final products to the EU
Supplying product parts to firms in the EU
Supplying raw materials to the EU
Subcontractor working on behalf of companies in the EU
Business benefiting from work sub-contracted to companies in the EU
Involved in technological cooperation with a partner in the EU
Other (Please explain below) ______

What % of your export activity takes place in the EU market?

______

What % of your import activity takes place in the EU market?

______

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Start of Block: Market Access Conditions with LDCs +

Where is your biggest export market?

______

Where are the majority of your imports produced?

______

Do you engage in trade with any of the following countries? (Please select all that apply)

▢Afghanistan

▢Angola

▢Bangladesh

▢Benin

▢Bhutan

▢Burkina Faso

▢Burundi

▢Cambodia

▢Central African Republic

▢Chad

▢Comoros

▢Democratic Republic of Congo

▢Djibouti

▢Equatorial Guinea

▢Eritrea

▢Ethiopia

▢Gambia

▢Guinea

▢Guinea Bissau

▢Haiti

▢Kiribati

▢Laos

▢Lesotho

▢Liberia

▢Madagascar

▢Malawi

▢Mali

▢Mauritania

▢Mozambique

▢Myanmar

▢Nepal

▢Niger

▢Rwanda

▢Sao Tome and Principe

▢Senegal

▢Sierra Leone

▢Solomon Islands

▢Somalia

▢South Sudan

▢Sudan

▢Tanzania

▢Timor Leste

▢Togo

▢Tuvalu

▢Uganda

▢Vanuatu

▢Yemen

▢Zambia

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Start of Block: General Impact

Do you anticipate any positive and/or negative impacts from the modernization of the Global Agreement?

Yes
No
I dont know

Do you expect impacts to be positive, negative, or both?

Positive
Negative
Both

What positive impacts do you expect from the modernisation of the Global Agreement?

______

What measures could be taken to enhance the positive impacts of the modernisation?

______

What negative impacts do you expect from the modernisation of the Global Agreement?

______

What measures could be taken to lessen negative impacts of the modernisation?

______

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Start of Block: EU-Mexico Impact

Does your business sector face any restrictions in doing business in Mexico? Please provide details.

______

What problems need to be addressed for your business sector to be (more) successful in Mexico in the future? Please provide details.

______

Do you see the removal of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) with Mexico potentially affecting trade relations with any of your current trade partners?

No
Unsure
Yes (Please elaborate with whom and how) ______

Could the Agreement have negative effects on your current trade with Mexico? How could such negative effects be avoided or lessened? Please provide details.

______

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Start of Block: Mexico-EU Impact

Does your sector face any restrictions in doing business in the EU? Please provide details

______

What problems need to be addressed for your sector to be (more) successful in the EU in the future? Please provide details.

______

Do you see market access or tariff removal with the EU potentially affecting trade relations with any of your current trade partners?

No
Unsure
Yes (Please explain with whom and how) ______

Could the Agreement have negative effects on your current trade with the EU? How could such negative effects be avoided or lessened? Please provide details.

______

End of Block: Mexico-EU Impact

Start of Block: Impact Manufacturing - Producer

Within the sector your organisation belongs to, do you expect changes in the productions patterns in the coming years? How would you expect the modernization of the Global Agreement to affect these changes?Please describe,or provide reference to any evidence:

______

Do you foresee changes specific toyour company's production of industrial products as a result of this modernization?

What changes do you foresee in your company’s production of industrial products as a result of this modernization?Please describe potential impact,or provide reference to any evidence:

______

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Start of Block: Impact Agriculture - Producer

Within the sector your organisation belongs to, do you expect changes in the productions patterns in the coming years? How would you expect the modernization of this Global Agreement to affect these changes?Please describe,or provide reference to any evidence:

______

Do you foresee changes specific toyour company's production of agricultural products as a result of this modernization?

What changes do you foresee in your company's production of agricultural products as a result of this modernization?Please describe potential impact,or provide reference to any evidence:

______

End of Block: Impact Agriculture - Producer

Start of Block: Impact Services - Provider

Within the sector your organisation belongs to, do you expect changes in the provision patterns in the coming years? How would you expect the modernization of the Global Agreement to affect these changes?Please describe,or provide reference to any evidence:

______

Do you foresee changes specific toyour company's provision of services as a result of this modernization?

What changes do you foresee in your company's provision of services as a result of this modernization?Please describe potential impact,or provide reference to any evidence:

______

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Start of Block: Impact Manufacturing - Consumer

Do you expect changes in the consumption patterns of manufacturing goods in the coming years? How would you expect the modernization of this Global Agreement to affect these changes?Please describe,or provide reference to any evidence:

______

Do you foresee changes specific toyour company's consumption of manufacturing goods as a result of this modernization?

What changes do you foresee in your consumption of manufacturing goods as a result of this modernization?Please describe the potential impact and reasons for the change

______

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Start of Block: EU-Mexico Impact Agriculture - Consumer

Do you expect changes in the consumption patterns of agricultural goods in the coming years? How would you expect the modernization of the Global Agreement to affect these changes?Please describe,or provide reference to any evidence:

______

Do you foresee changes specific toyour company's consumption of agricultural goods as a result of this modernization?

What changes do you foresee in your consumption of agricultural goods as a result of this modernization?Please describe the potential impact and reasons for the change

______

End of Block: EU-Mexico Impact Agriculture - Consumer

Start of Block: EU-Mexico Impact Services - Beneficiary

Do you expect changes in the consumption patterns of professional services in the coming years? How would you expect the modernization of this Global Agreement to affect these changes?Please describe,or provide reference to any evidence:

______

Do you foresee changes specific toyour company's consumption of professional services as a result of this modernization?

What changes do you foresee in your consumption of professional services as a result of this modernization?Please describe the potential impact and reasons for the change.

______

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Start of Block: End of Survey

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