An exploration of the need for and cost of selected trade facilitation measures in Asia and the pacific in the context of the WTO negotiations, vol 57

Edited by Yann Duval

in STUDIES IN TRADE AND INVESTMENT from United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Abstract: The first meeting of the Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation (NGTF) held in November 2004 highlighted the necessity of identifying trade facilitation needs and priorities of developing countries (DCs) and least developed countries (LDCs), along with the need to address the concerns of DCs/LDCs related to cost implications of proposed measures and in terms of special and differential treatment. In that context, this publication presents the findings and results of an exploratory ARTNeT study on the need for and cost of implementation of selected trade facilitation measures (TFMs) related to GATT Articles V, VIII and X. It is based on six ARTNeT working papers issued between January and April 2006, including five country case studies. This publication brings together the main research outputs produced by the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT) and its members on the need for and cost of trade facilitation measures related to GATT Articles V, VIII and X between April 2005 and April 2006. Part I features a synthesis of country studies conducted in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia and Nepal. It also includes the main results of an international trade facilitation expert survey on the cost of implementation, prioritization and sequencing of trade facilitation measures conducted by the ESCAP Trade and Investment Division.

Keywords: Trade facilitation; GATT; Asia Pacific; WTO; negotiation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Overview of the related literature

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Ch 2 Assessment of trade facilitation measures implementation in selected Asia-Pacific countries

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Ch 3 Private sector surveys of needs and priorities

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Ch 4 Implementation costs of trade facilitation

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Ch 5 Conclusion and implications for the WTO negotiations

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Ch 6 Limitations of the study

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