Business Guide to the World Trading System

ITC; Commonwealth Secretariat

doi:10.14217/9781848597044-en

Business Guide to the World Trading System

Authors

ITC

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-en

Synopsis

This publication is a sequel to the highly successful Business Guide to the Uruguay Round.

It provides an overview of achievements of the Uruguay Round and the legal system established by it and explains the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This edition contains updates on new developments which have taken place since 1996. It also contains a new section on the six trade-related subject areas: trade and environment, trade and investment, competition policy, transparency in government and procurement, trade facilitation and electronic commerce. A thorough understanding of the World Trading System is critical to increasing the competitiveness of enterprises in Commonwealth countries. This publication will be an essential tool to the international business community and will help business leaders to better understand the implications of the WTO Agreements and how to apply the various provisions and rules to their day-to-day business decisions.

Published jointly by the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO and the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Chapters

Preface

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-1-en

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Introduction

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-2-en

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Overview

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-3-en

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WTO: Forum for negotiations, dispute settlement and trade policy reviews

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-4-en

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Four main rules of GATT

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-5-en

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Valuation of goods for customs purposes

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-6-en

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Preshipment Inspection

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-7-en

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Mandatory and voluntary product standards, and sanitary and phytosanitary regulations

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-8-en

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Import licensing procedures

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-9-en

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Rules applicable to exports

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-10-en

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Rules governing subsidies on industrial products

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-11-en

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Safeguard measures to restrict imports in emergency situations

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-12-en

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Safeguard actions for economic development purposes: special flexibility available to developing countries

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-13-en

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Response to unfair trade practices: rules on the use of countervailing and anti-dumping duties

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-14-en

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Rules of origin

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-15-en

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Trade-related investment measures

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-16-en

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Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-17-en

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Agreement on Agriculture

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-18-en

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Results of Market Access Negotiations

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-19-en

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General Agreement on Trade in Services

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-20-en

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Government procurement

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-21-en

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State Trading

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-22-en

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Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-23-en

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Trade and environment

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-24-en

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Trade and investment

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-25-en

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Trade and competition policy

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-26-en

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Transparency in government procurement practices

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-27-en

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Trade facilitation

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-28-en

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Electronic commerce

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-29-en

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Index

Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597044-30-en

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