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OECD Global Forum on Trade and Competition, Paris, 10 February 2006 - Rapporteur’s report

04-Oct-2006

This Global Forum, co-organised with the Competition Division of DAF, was attended by approximately 140 people from 58 delegations and addressed key issues for developing countries: (i) the way in which anti-competitive practices influence export competitiveness, (ii) the linkages between competition policy and socio-economic development to attain the Millennium Development Goals, and (iii) regional approaches to trade and competition found in bilateral and regional trading arrangements.

Benefits from the liberalisation of trade in environmental goods and services, Case study: Chile

21-Sep-2006

OECD Trade and Environment Working Paper No. 2004-05. Analyses major determinants of change in the Chilean market for environmental goods and services and how they have affected trade in environmental goods and services with a particular focus on water services and air pollution control.

Benefits from the liberalisation of trade in environmental goods and services, Case study: Czech Republic

28-Aug-2006

OECD Trade and Environment Working Paper No. 2004-01. This study analyses the development of trade in environmental goods and services in Czech Republic and the impact of its liberalization on the country.

Benefits from the liberalisation of trade in environmental goods and services, Case study: Korea

28-Aug-2006

OECD Trade and Environment Working Paper No. 2004-03.  Korea began actively promoting its environmental technologies in the early 1990s when the government identified environmental goods and services (EG&S) as one of several strategic national industries.  This study looks at the situation in the Republic of Korea. 

Benefits from the liberalisation of trade in environmental goods and services, Case study: Brazil

28-Aug-2006

This study discusses the impact of liberalizing trade in environmental goods and services in Brazil. OECD Trade and Environment Working Paper No. 2004-04. 

Can energy-efficient electrical appliances be considered "Environmental goods"?

25-Aug-2006

OECD Trade and Environment Working Paper No. 2006-04. This chapter considers electrical appliances for home and office, which are produced and consumed in large and increasing numbers in industrialised and, increasingly, in developing economies.

Benefits from the liberalisation of trade in environmental goods and services, Case study: Kenya

21-Aug-2006

OECD Trade and Environment Working Paper No. 2004-02.  This study discusses the evolving demand for and supply of environmental goods and services in Kenya.

Trends in conformity assessment practices and barriers to trade: Final report on survey of CABs and exporters

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.

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.

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.




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