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WTO/ESCAP Regional Seminar on the WTO and
Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) for Asia-Pacific Economies
Date
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15-16 October 2009 |
Venue
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Bangkok, Thailand |
Organizers
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Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP
World Trade Organization |
Objective
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The workshops aims to contribute to capacity-building in the region in light of the mandate of the multilateral trading system related to RTAs, thus facilitating the more effective participation of these countries in the work of the WTO. The specific objectives of the seminar are to increase participants' awareness of RTA dynamics in the region and in global trade relations; to improve their understanding of WTO rules and procedures on RTAs, including the status of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations in this area; and to provide a forum where to explore and discuss RTA-related issues of particular relevance to the region. |
Documentation
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Presentations:
Thursday, 15 October
 Regional Trade Agreements and the WTO
Characterizing RTAs
Juneyoung Lee
Characterizing RTAs, Trade in Goods - Handout
WTO Rules on RTAs
Friday, 16 October
DDA Negotiations on WTO Provisions related to
Regional Trade Agreements
Transparency Mechanism for RTAs
APTIAD and its use in evidence-based trade policymaking
ECO Trade Agreement (ECOTA) Potential Benefits for
the Region
Background papers:
Economic Cooperation Organization Trade Agreement
Regional Trade Agreements notified to the GATT/WTO and in force by date of entry into force
Report (2008) of the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements to the General Council, Committee on Regional Trade Agreements, World Trade Organization, 28 November 2008
Transparency Mechanism for Regional Trade Agreements (Decision of 14 December 2006), World Trade Organization, 18 December 2006
Transparency of Preferential Trade Agreements (Decision of 14 December 2006), World Trade Organization, 18 December 2006
Legal Texts, Committee on Regional Trade Agreements
The landscape of regional trade agreements and WTO surveillance by Roberto V. Fiorentino, Jo-Ann Crawford and Christelle Toqueboeuf
Services Liberalization in the New Generation of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs): How Much Further than the GATS?, Staff Working Paper ERSD-2006-07, Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization, September 2006
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Participants
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Information note for participants
Programme |
Contact
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Ms. Mia Mikic
Economic Affairs Officer, Trade Policy Section
Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP
Email: mikic@un.org
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Last updated: 1 December 2009 |
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