Regulation & Standards

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    Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) Funding Opportunities

    These grants can involve the application of SPS-related capacity evaluation tools, preparation of feasibility studies and/or formulation of project proposals to address specific SPS capacity building needs linked to trade.

    Source: Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), 2023

    Policymakers: Goods, Access to Finance, Capacity Building, Regulation & Standards,
    These grants can involve the application of SPS-related capacity evaluation tools, preparation of feasibility studies and/or formulation of project proposals to address specific SPS capacity building needs linked to trade.
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    Good regulatory practices to improve SPS measures: A practical guide

    The Guide is targeted at government officials responsible for the development of sanitary and phytosanitary measures in developing countries.

    Source: Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), 2021

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Capacity Building, Regulation & Standards,
    The Guide is targeted at government officials responsible for the development of sanitary and phytosanitary measures in developing countries.
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    ePing SPS & TBT Platform

    The platform facilitates tracking sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and technical barriers to trade (TBT) measures.

    Source: World Trade Organization(WTO)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards,
    The platform facilitates tracking sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and technical barriers to trade (TBT) measures.
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    GATT Standards and safety

    Two specific WTO agreements dealing with food safety and animal and plant health and safety, and with product standards in general.

    Source: World Trade Organization(WTO), 1947

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards,
    Two specific WTO agreements dealing with food safety and animal and plant health and safety, and with product standards in general.
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    The WTO Agreements Series Technical Barriers to Trade

    The agreements were the outcome of the 1986–1994 Uruguay Round of world trade negotiations held under the auspices of what was then the GATT .

    Source: World Trade Organization(WTO), 2021

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards,
    The agreements were the outcome of the 1986–1994 Uruguay Round of world trade negotiations held under the auspices of what was then the GATT .
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    Streamlining NTMs in ASEAN: The Way Forward

    This the policy brief on how NTMs could play a role of check and balance for quality of goods.

    Source: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), 2017

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards, Tariffs & Taxes, Asia & Middle East, Oceania,
    This the policy brief on how NTMs could play a role of check and balance for quality of goods.
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    Non-tariff measures to Trade: Economic and Policy Issues for Developing Countries

    This study contributes to a better understanding of the implications of NTMs for developing countries.

    Source: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2013

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Regulation & Standards, Tariffs & Taxes,
    This study contributes to a better understanding of the implications of NTMs for developing countries.
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    ITC Programme on Non-Tariff Measures

    ITC's programme on non-tariff measures (NTMs) aims at increasing transparency and help countries better understand the non-tariff obstacles to trade faced by their business sectors.

    Source: International Trade Centre (ITC)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Regulation & Standards, Tariffs & Taxes,
    ITC's programme on non-tariff measures (NTMs) aims at increasing transparency and help countries better understand the non-tariff obstacles to trade faced by their business sectors.
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    The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT 1947)

    This Appendix contains the complete text of the General Agreement together with all the amendments which became effective since its entry into force.

    Source: World Trade Organization(WTO)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Regulation & Standards, Tariffs & Taxes,
    This Appendix contains the complete text of the General Agreement together with all the amendments which became effective since its entry into force.
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    The International Classification of Non-tariff Measures

    The classification of non-tariff measures presented here is a taxonomy of all those measures considered relevant in international trade today.

    Source: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2019

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Regulation & Standards, Tariffs & Taxes,
    The classification of non-tariff measures presented here is a taxonomy of all those measures considered relevant in international trade today.
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    Policy and Legislative Assistance

    This assistance can help policy makers get the most out of intellectual property (IP) in their specific national context.

    Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Intellectual Property, Regulation & Standards,
    This assistance can help policy makers get the most out of intellectual property (IP) in their specific national context.
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    Regulations, Policies and Initiatives on E-Commerce and Digital Economy for APEC MSMEs

    The research aims to provide information on policies, initiatives and best practices to develop the e-commerce and trade related digital economy.

    Source: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), 2020

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Regulation & Standards, Asia & Middle East, Oceania,
    The research aims to provide information on policies, initiatives and best practices to develop the e-commerce and trade related digital economy.