Regulation & Standards

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    Getting Down to Business: Making the Most of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

    This report explains the key considerations for policymakers in implementing the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement, while also including technical notes and guidelines that can be adapted and applied at the country level.

    Source: The International Trade Centre, in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

    Businesses: Goods, Services, Regulation & Standards,
    This report explains the key considerations for policymakers in implementing the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement, while also including technical notes and guidelines that can be adapted and applied at the country level.
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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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    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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    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.
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    TCdata360: Sanitary and phytosanitary trade restrictions (in force)

    This World Bank online tool maps out "specific trade concerns" and regular sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measure notifications, searchable by country and coverage. The tool also allows for comparing between countries and showing how such SPS measures have evolved in each country over time.

    Source: World Bank

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards,
    This World Bank online tool maps out "specific trade concerns" and regular sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measure notifications, searchable by country and coverage. The tool also allows for comparing between countries and showing how such SPS measures have evolved in each country over time.
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    E-Learning short videos – The SPS Agreement

    This short video provides an overview of the WTO's Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures, describing what SPS measures can entail; what the agreement's objective is; what the main disciplines are; and practical examples of its application.

    Source: World Trade Organization

    Policymakers: Goods, Capacity Building, Regulation & Standards,
    This short video provides an overview of the WTO's Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures, describing what SPS measures can entail; what the agreement's objective is; what the main disciplines are; and practical examples of its application.
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    United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS)

    To provide an overview of the key considerations for businesses as they consider certification under a voluntary sustainability standard, including costs, benefits, and use. The course spans two weeks, with an expected time commitment of four hours per week.

    Source: The UNFSS is coordinated by five UN agencies - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

    Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards, Sustainability,
    To provide an overview of the key considerations for businesses as they consider certification under a voluntary sustainability standard, including costs, benefits, and use. The course spans two weeks, with an expected time commitment of four hours per week.
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    Introduction to Standards and Sustainability

    To provide an overview of the key considerations for businesses as they consider certification under a voluntary sustainability standard, including costs, benefits, and use. The course spans two weeks, with an expected time commitment of four hours per week.

    Source: International Trade Centre

    Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards, Sustainability,
    To provide an overview of the key considerations for businesses as they consider certification under a voluntary sustainability standard, including costs, benefits, and use. The course spans two weeks, with an expected time commitment of four hours per week.
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    ePing alert

    To provide regular updates on new measures related to food safety, plant and animal health, labelling, standards, searchable by product and export market. It also includes information on enquiry points, notification authorities, and more.

    Source:  United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs, World Trade Organization, International Trade Centre

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Regulation & Standards,
    To provide regular updates on new measures related to food safety, plant and animal health, labelling, standards, searchable by product and export market. It also includes information on enquiry points, notification authorities, and more.