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    WTO Analytical Index: Rules of Origin

    This online index examines all World Trade Organization (WTO) jurisprudence and other interpretations related to the Agreement on Rules of Origin, searchable by each provision of that agreement. It is updated regularly.

    Source: World Trade Organization

    Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards,
    This online index examines all World Trade Organization (WTO) jurisprudence and other interpretations related to the Agreement on Rules of Origin, searchable by each provision of that agreement. It is updated regularly.
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    Rules of Origin – Handbook

    This short handbook provides an overview of how rules of origin work, which bodies of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Customs Organization (WCO) are involved in the issue, key definitions and international agreements, and other details.

    Source: World Customs Organization

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards,
    This short handbook provides an overview of how rules of origin work, which bodies of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Customs Organization (WCO) are involved in the issue, key definitions and international agreements, and other details.
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    Rules of Origin

    This short video, prepared under the WTO e-Campus learning program, provides an overview of the WTO Agreement on Rules of Origin. It provides definitions, practical examples, and further analysis.

    Source: World Trade Organization

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards,
    This short video, prepared under the WTO e-Campus learning program, provides an overview of the WTO Agreement on Rules of Origin. It provides definitions, practical examples, and further analysis.
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    How Trade Deals Help SMEs Step Up

    This FedEx article provides a brief overview of how small and medium-sized enterprises can access benefits from trade agreements, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region.

    Source: FedEx

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Capacity Building,
    This FedEx article provides a brief overview of how small and medium-sized enterprises can access benefits from trade agreements, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region.
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    MSME Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements

    This World Trade Organization database maps out the MSME-related provisions that are included in regional trade agreements notified to the institution, including date of entry into force, chapter where the provision is included, and the text itself.

    Source: World Trade Organization

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Regional Trade Agreements,
    This World Trade Organization database maps out the MSME-related provisions that are included in regional trade agreements notified to the institution, including date of entry into force, chapter where the provision is included, and the text itself.
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    Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in International Economic Law

    This book features an analysis of the various facets of trade and investment law that affect SMEs and MSMEs, including regional trade agreements.

    Source: Oxford University Press, 2017

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Regulation & Standards,
    This book features an analysis of the various facets of trade and investment law that affect SMEs and MSMEs, including regional trade agreements.
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    MSME Clearinghouse

    This online hub features MSME-related information linked to trade and trade agreements, designed for member states of the Organization of American States.

    Source: Organization of American States

    Policymakers: Goods, Regional Trade Agreements, North America,
    This online hub features MSME-related information linked to trade and trade agreements, designed for member states of the Organization of American States.
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    MSME Provisions in Trade Agreements

    This database extracts all the SME provisions from RTAs that include member states of the Organization of American States and lists them by agreement.

    Source: Organization of American States

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Regional Trade Agreements,
    This database extracts all the SME provisions from RTAs that include member states of the Organization of American States and lists them by agreement.
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    Trade Agreements and the World Trade Organization: Lessons for the Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises Joint Statement Initiative

    This publication, prepared under the TAF2+ WTO Umbrella Grant on New Issues, reviews how SME and MSME-related issues have been treated across the WTO agreements and regional trade agreements. It considers what trends have emerged and what can be learned.

    Source: International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and CUTS International, Geneva, 2013

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    This publication, prepared under the TAF2+ WTO Umbrella Grant on New Issues, reviews how SME and MSME-related issues have been treated across the WTO agreements and regional trade agreements. It considers what trends have emerged and what can be learned.
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    Database on Preferential Trade Agreements

    This online database features all non-reciprocal preferential trade agreements (PTAs), searchable by country/territory. Details include which countries are PTA beneficiaries, tariff schedules, and any related legal or regulatory documentation.

    Source: World Trade Organization

    Policymakers: Goods, Regional Trade Agreements,
    This online database features all non-reciprocal preferential trade agreements (PTAs), searchable by country/territory. Details include which countries are PTA beneficiaries, tariff schedules, and any related legal or regulatory documentation.
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    WTO Analytical Index: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

    This online index provides a detailed analysis of how each provision of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures has been interpreted, both in the relevant WTO bodies and in WTO jurisprudence. It is searchable by provision and regularly updated.

    Source: World Trade Organization

    Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards,
    This online index provides a detailed analysis of how each provision of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures has been interpreted, both in the relevant WTO bodies and in WTO jurisprudence. It is searchable by provision and regularly updated.
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    SPS Measures and Trade: Implementation Matters

    This World Trade Organization (WTO) working paper considers how SPS measures affect trade in food and agricultural products, along with how trade costs will vary depending on the measure, its objective, and other considerations.

    Source: World Trade Organization, 2012

    Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards,
    This World Trade Organization (WTO) working paper considers how SPS measures affect trade in food and agricultural products, along with how trade costs will vary depending on the measure, its objective, and other considerations.