Non-Tariff Measures Affecting EU Exports: Evidence From a Complaints-Inventory

Peter Walkenhorst and Barbara Fliess

No 373, OECD Economics Department Working Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: Evaluating the importance of non-tariff measures (NTMs) affecting imports remains a major challenge. This study reports evidence on the prevalence of NTMs based on an inventory of business complaints. This data source has the advantage of drawing on experiences of economic agents that are directly involved in trading activities, of containing information on "behind the border measures", and of covering procedural aspects of NTMs. The results suggest that natural resource based industries, such as agriculture and food, mining, and textiles, are most strongly affected by NTMs relative to their export volumes. Certification procedures, quantity control measures, and technical regulations are the types of NTM most frequently complained about. Complaints about domestic governance practices, such as impediments related to government procurement, investment restrictions, or insufficient intellectual property rights protection account for almost a third of all NTM observations and are in ...

Mesures non-tarifaires affectant les exportations de L'UE : Evidence a partir d'un inventaire de plaintes Évaluer l’importance des mesures non-tarifaires (MNT) affectant les importations demeure un défi majeur. Cette étude démontre, preuves à l’appui, la fréquence des MNT à partir d’un inventaire de plaintes commerciales. Ces données ont l’avantage de brosser un tableau des expériences des agents économiques qui couvrent les aspects procéduriers des MNT. Les résultats suggèrent que les industries basées sur les ressources naturelles, comme l’agriculture, l’alimentation, les mines et les textiles sont le plus fortement affectées par les MNT relativement à leurs volumes d’exportation. Les procédures de certification, les mesures de contrôle de quantité et les réglementations techniques représentent les types de MNT qui sont l’objet des plaintes les plus fréquentes. Les plaintes au sujet des pratiques administratives nationales, tels que les obstacles liés aux marchés publics, aux restrictions à l’investissement ou à la protection insuffisante des droits de propriété intellectuelle ...

Keywords: accès aux marchés; barrières non-tarifaires; business concerns; intérêts commerciaux; market access; non-tariff barriers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-12-05
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