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Logistics and time as a trade barrier

23-Jun-2006

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 35. This paper analyses the relation between time for exports and imports, logistics services and international trade.

Summary Table of Official Export Credit Commitments to IDA-Only Countries by Sector

19-Jun-2006

2001-2006 Summary Table of Official Export Credit Commitments to IDA-Only Countries by Sector.

OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform Finland: A New Consensus for Change

06-Jun-2006

Latest in the OECD Reviews on Regulatory Reform on Finland: A New Consensus for Change. Special chapter on Enhancing Market Openness thru Regulatory Reform read more

OECD Reviews on Regulatory Reform Norway: Preparing for the Future Now

06-Jun-2006

Coming soon - OECD Reviews on Regulatory Reform Norway: Preparing for the Future Now.

Liberalising network infrastructure services and the GATS

24-May-2006

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 34. This study reviews key issues in liberalising network infrastructure services — including telecommunications, postal/courier, energy, water and sewage — in the national and multilateral contexts.

Special and differential treatment in the area of trade facilitation

24-May-2006

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 32. The objective of this study is to offer reflections on how special and differential treatment for trade facilitation may be shaped by the cost implications of measures included in the future agreement.

106th Meeting of The OECD Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees (ECG)

19-May-2006

Summary Report of the The OECD Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees which met on 24 and 25 (morning) April 2006. The main issues for discussion were officially supported export credits in the context of establishing dialogues with Non-Member Economies, measures to deter bribery and planning for the review of the OECD Recommendation on export credits and the environment.

The Australian preferential tariff regime

17-May-2006

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 33. The purpose of this paper is to consider the preferential trade arrangements available to developing countries exporting into the Australian market. The paper opens with an overview of these arrangements, followed by a detailed statistical review.

Building capacity to monitor water quality: A first step to cleaner water in developing countries

10-May-2006

OECD Trade and Environment Working Paper No. 2006-03. This report explores four cases in China, India, Malaysia, and Chinese Taipei, where water-quality monitoring and protection capacity has been improved through the use of imported water-quality monitoring equipment combined with indigenous implementation.

Competition provisions in regional trade agreements

03-Apr-2006

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 31. This study provides a taxonomy of the types of competition-related provisions contained in selected regional trade agreements. It describes different types of provisions addressing, inter alia, co-operation and coordination among competition agencies, anticompetitive behaviour, dispute settlement, and special and differential treatment.