European Commission 31 October 2011, Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on a European Union position concerning the decision by the WTO General Council on the extension of the WTO waiver in order to implement the EU autonomous trade preferential regime for the Western Balkans

52011PC0716 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on a European Union position concerning the decision by the WTO General Council on the extension of the WTO waiver in order to implement the EU autonomous trade preferential regime for the Western Balkans /* COM/2011/0716 final - 2011/0316 (NLE) */ EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM In 2010 t he European Union (EU) launched the process of renewing the autonomous