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Actualités & Evénements
Actualités
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01-juil.-2011
Trade liberalisation in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, a major contributor to innovation and productivity growth, can help foster competition and reduce prices for consumers, according to this study.
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27-mai-2011
The deployment of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation technologies depends on international trade in services such as business, telecommunications and construction and related engineering. This is typically seen through cross-border Internet trade, commercial presence for services in the construction and operation of production facilities, and training or temporary movement of personnel.
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13-mai-2011
How are environmental provisions incorporated in regional trade agreements (RTAs)? What are the environmental impacts of RTAs? Participants at a recent OECD workshop discussed these issues and shared ideas on co-operation activities, consultation mechanisms and dispute settlement.
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13-mai-2011
This report gives an update on regional trade agreements in 2010 with substantive environmental content. It features recent agreements between New Zealand and Hong Kong (China); Chinese Taipei and Nicaragua; and European Union trade agreements with Korea, Montenegro and Serbia.
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19-avr.-2011
Emerging economies are increasingly important in the pharmaceutical sector as markets and as research and development (R&D) participants. Further involvement by these economies in international trade facilitating measures will help trade, innovation and globalisation of R&D, says this paper.
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08-avr.-2011
Reforming fossil fuel subsidies would help fight climate change, save taxpayers' money and better target public expenditures on social protection, participants at a recent OECD expert workshop on fossil fuel support were told. OECD and other international organisations were encouraged to play a key role in developing measurements and improving transparency around government support for fossil fuels.
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07-avr.-2011
Transparent design and implementation of domestic regulation reduces administrative burdens and costs for government and firms, according to case studies from Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States. Transparency mechanisms also make laws and regulations more readable and accessible, prevent potential frictions with trading partners, and improves domestic policy enforcement.
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17-mars-2011
Trade can be impeded by inefficiencies in transport infrastructure, border procedures or information flows. Better logistics services reduce trade costs for businesses and improve the competitiveness of a country's exports, according to this study. (OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 108)
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11-mars-2011
Producer countries are making greater use of export restrictions on industrial raw materials such as timber and rare earths. Food commodity exports have also been restricted in recent years. OECD analysis shows that countries can use more effective and less costly alternatives to export restrictions.
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Export restrictions on raw materials
15-févr.-2011
Raw materials such as metals, minerals and rare earths are used in high-tech products like computers and hybrid vehicles, while timber and gas remain important industrial inputs. Businesses and policymakers are concerned by recent trends of some producer countries in export restrictions that distort trade in these raw materials. OECD is working to bring more transparency and discipline to the use of these restrictions.
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