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National Awareness Building Workshops on Accession to
the World Trade Organization
Date
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29-30 June 2007 |
Venue
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Phuentsholing, Bhutan |
Organizer
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UNESCAP Trade and Investment Division
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Objective
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To enhance the knowledge of government officials and other stakeholders on the WTO accession process, its implication and the linkages between trade liberalization and other development objectives |
Documentation
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Presentations:
 Multilateral Trade and Agriculture
Marc Proksch, Trade and Investment Division,
UNESCAP
Overview & Implications of Bhutan’s Current Offers of
Commitments in Agriculture, SPS/TBT and Intellectual
Property Rights
Andrew L. Stoler, Institute for International Trade,
The University of Adelaide, Australia
Bhutan’s Current Offers of Commitments in Trade in
Goods, Tariffs and Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) and
Implications
Andrew L. Stoler
Overview & Implications of Bhutan’s Current Offers
of Commitments in Services
Aik Hoe Lim, Institute for International Trade,
The University of Adelaide, Australia
Introduction to the WTO and DDA
Marc Proksch
Overview of the General Agreement on Trade in
Services (GATS)
Aik Hoe Lim
Overview of the WTO Agreement on Sanitary &
Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
Andrew L. Stoler
Overview of the WTO Agreement on Technical
Barriers to Trade (Product Standards,
Technical Regulations & Conformity Assessment)
Andrew L. Stoler
Issues in Trade Facilitation and Transit Trade:
Progress to Date in WTO
Andrew L. Stoler
Overview of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
Andrew L. Stoler
Background papers:
How does services liberalisation help development ?
Multilateral Trade Liberalization in Agriculture
Overview and Implications of Bhutan's Current Offers
of Commitments In Agriculture, SPS / TBT and
Intellectual Property Rights
Overview and Implications of Bhutan's Current Offers
of Commitments in Trade in Goods, Tariffs and
Non-Tariff Barriers
Overview and Implication of Bhutan’s Current Offers
of Commitments in Services
Introduction to the WTO
Implementation of Trade Facilitation Measures: Needs,
Costs and Other Issues for the WTO Negotiations
Decision Adopted by the General Council on
1 August 2004
Understanding the WTO
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Participants
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Programme |
Contact
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Mr. Marc Proksch
Economic Affairs Officer
Trade Policy Section
Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP
Email: proksch.unescap@un.org |
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Last updated: 7 August 2008 |
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