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View ResourceUNCITRAL, HCCH and Unidroit Legal Guide to Uniform Instruments in the Area of International Commercial Contracts, with a Focus on Sales
This guide is designed to explain the key considerations, features, and issues related to international commercial contracts.
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Informal Working Group on MSMEs – Consolidation of recommendations submitted by business associations
This publication features a consolidated set of recommendations from business associations submitted to the Informal Working Group on MSMEs.
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Compendium of Authorized Economic Operator Programmes
This publication features a compendium, updated for 2020, of authorized economic operator programs around the world. It includes programs under operation as well as those under development.
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The Authorized Economic Operator Program: Firm Steps toward Exporting to More and More Markets
This blog looks at the experience of Mexico in relation to the authorized economic operator (AEO) program. It considers the history, lessons to date, and considerations for the future.
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Ready to Launch: How the export strategy can supercharge small business (FSB)
This study from the United Kingdom's National Federation of Self Employed & Small Businesses provides survey figures and policymaker recommendations for ways to support MSMEs as they engage in international trade.
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AEO Implementation and Validation Guidance 2021
This comprehensive guidance document explains the implementation and validation of the authorized economic operator (AEO) programme. It provides templates, questionnaires, country-level best practices, and summaries of lessons learned to date.
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WCO SAFE Package
This site summarizes the World Customs Organization's SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade and authorized economic operator program, while including related resources.
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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.
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Integrating SMEs in Authorized Economic Operator Certification: Improving SME Participation in APEC Secure Trade
This report focuses on Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Certification and Mutual Recognition Agreements in APEC economies, looking at what SMEs must undertake to obtain AEO certifications or benefit from such MRAs, along with how to make existing systems easier to navigate and implement.
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ICC Policy Statement on the Misuse of Customs Valuation Databases
This policy statement examines the use of customs valuation databases for import declarations, flagging the problems that may arise from this practice, including for SMEs and others engaged in trade.
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Making the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Work for SMEs
This publication by UNESCAP examines the WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement to show which provisions are the most relevant for SMEs looking to trade, along with indicating what policy interventions and programs exist for putting these provisions into practice effectively.
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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.
