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27-Mar-2006
OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 22. This paper analyses customs automation which is one of the most powerful tools to increase customs efficiency. It focuses in particular on the benefits and implementation costs of automation.
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08-Mar-2006
OECD has recently completed a study on the treatment of agriculture in regional trade agreements, OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No 15.
In addition, work is under way examining the treatment in RTAs of investment, competition and the environment, as well as a study of the treatment of asymmetries at the regional level.
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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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09-Feb-2006
OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 29. Services are the main drivers of economic growth in OECD countries and they are becoming increasingly innovative. This study analyses the role of open services markets in the transfer and diffusion of technology from developed countries to developing countries.
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31-Jan-2006
The Seventh Informal Consultation between the OECD Trade Committee and Civil Society Organisations took place on 24 October 2005, back to back with the 142nd Session of the Trade Committee.
See Summary Record .
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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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18-Jan-2006
OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 25. This study analyses the increased use of traded services in the fragmentation process in four different manufacturing value chains (apparel, automobiles, semiconductors, and wood furniture), and is complemented by empirical work examining the relationship between services liberalisation and manufacturing FDI.
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10th February 2006: OECD Global Forum on Trade and Competition
16-Dec-2005
The OECD Global Forum on Trade and Competition will be held in Paris on 10th February 2006. This one-day event will address developing country concerns about trade and competition. Participants will discuss, among others, case studies on competition, competitiveness and development as well as research on competition provisions in regional trade agreements and their implementation.
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13-Dec-2005
This paper compares two lists of environmental goods that have been used in the WTO negotiations on liberalising trade in environmental goods and services. It describes the genesis of the lists, which were compiled in the late 1990s.
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13-Dec-2005
OECD Trade and Environment Working Paper No. 2005-06. This report addresses the issue of environmentally preferable products (EPPs) in the context of the Doha Development Round and the Johannesburg Plan of implementation. It reviews available definitions; describes existing compilations of products and identifies broad categories of EPPs; and offers case studies on three groups of products addressing benefits (and costs) of liberalisation for selected countries and products.
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