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12-Nov-2009
Based on fears that the competitiveness of their domestic industries will be undermined by weak greenhouse gas emission reduction pledges from developing country trading partners, developed countries are calling for border taxes on carbon. But these fears are often exaggerated, and posturing over border taxes diverts attention away from the fundamental need for broad participation in a climate agreement, according to an article by the OECD Secretary-General published in the Financial Times.
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13-Oct-2008
This study explains expected trade-facilitating benefits and other characteristics of the use of Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDOC) as a conformity assessment procedure and assesses the trade effect of the EU’s adoption of SDOC in three product sectors.
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30-Oct-2007
OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 58. This paper examines provisions regarding “technical barriers to trade” in selected bilateral and regional trade agreements and reviews to what extent such provisions go beyond the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade.
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30-Jan-2007
OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 42. Recent research at OECD provides new evidence that customs and administrative procedures have substantial effects on trade flows.
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20-Dec-2006
OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 45. This paper discusses trade barriers that SMEs are likely to encounter, available policy tools for addressing these barriers, and how SME participation in the trade policy process can be facilitated.
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17-Aug-2006
OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 37. This paper reports detailed findings from a 2004/05 survey on the nature and trade impact of conformity assessment procedures, notably perceptions about conformity assessment barriers to trade.
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06-Mar-2006
Hosted by the German government and convened jointly with InWEnt gGBmbH, this Workshop brought together policymakers, regulators and representatives of standards, accreditation and conformity assessment bodies, as well as representatives of business groups and other stakeholders. Participants shared experiences and discussed recent work in the field by OECD and other organisations. This volume compiles the written submissions by programme participants.
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23-Jan-2006
OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 28. Significant progress has been made in quantifying the effects of non-tariff measures since OECD commissioned its last major review of this topic in 1997. This paper reviews the literature of NTMs and assesses the different methods available.
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06-Dec-2005
The studies in this volume review concerns that exporters and governments have raised about market access. This publication analyses where and why certain non-tariff measures are being applied to traded goods that are covered by multilateral rules and disciplines, and how they continue to represent challenges for exporters and policymakers.
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