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Exchanging Value: Negotiating Technology Licensing Agreements: A Training Manual. 2005. 178 pages. For Sale. Price: US$ 50 (developed countries); US$ 20 (developing countries and Least Developed Countries). ITC UNCTAD/WTO and WIPO.
This publication is a manual on how to negotiate technology licensing agreements, covering a wide range of basic issues. It focuses on the process of preparation for negotiations, and steps involved in actual negotiation, acquisition and transfer through licensing agreements of technologies protected by patent and trade secrets; it provides guidance on negotiating techniques for licensing contracts; it explains a number of basic rules, common issues and legal and financial concerns associated with the negotiating process, and illustrates these with examples; and it also includes an outline of a program schedule and practical guidelines for creating and managing teams/groups for conducting mock negotiations during a five-day practical workshop on negotiating technology licenses.
Accessed on 27 June 2005 from: <http://www.intracen.org/eshop/f_e_IP_Title.Asp?ID=31432&LN=EN>

Open Economies Delivering to People, 2005. Regional integration and outcomes in the APEC region. 2005. Available on-line (PDF-Format, 47 pages, 390 Kb). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia.
The publication reports that APEC economies have achieved significant liberalisation of trade and investment, aided by APEC. APEC economies have also improved policy in a range of other areas such as competition policy, governance and social policy. The rewards of these policy choices have been substantial. Strong economic growth has driven reductions in poverty, improvements in health and education and increased access to basic services. The APEC region has been the engine of world growth.
Accessed on 27 June 2005 from: <http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/APEC_open_economies/open_economies_2005.pdf>

Quantitative Methods for Assessing the Effects of Non-Tariff Measures and Trade Facilitation. April 2005. 672 pages. For Sale. Price: US$98. APEC.
As tariffs have fallen worldwide, the increasing importance of non-tariff policies for further trade liberalization has become widely recognized. The methods for assessing the potential effects of such liberatization have lagged significantly behind those available for analyzing tariffs. This book is the first volume that comprehensively addresses this gap. It has been designed to be useful for both economists and policymakers, especially for those involved in communicating ideas and results between economists and policy makers.
Accessed on 27 June 2005 from: <http://www.apecsec.org.sg/apec/publications.html#Highlights>

Sober Reflection: Considering the Rush to Regionalism. May 2005. Available on-line (PDF-Format, 27 pages, 203.3 Kb). Trade Knowledge Network.
This paper asks whether the rush to regionalism in international trade and investment benefits developing countries. It argues that preferential trade agreements (PTAs) are harmful to the multilateral trade regime in a number of possible ways. As well, their contributions to economic improvement are uncertain at best, and depend on the presence of a number of other factors. In some ways, PTAs may actually harm signatories (loss of tariff revenue, loss of policy space). However, they do provide a platform for negotiated progress on a number of important non-economic objectives, from cementing peaceful political relations to pursuing common environmental problems.
Accessed on 24 June 2005 from: <http://www.tradeknowledgenetwork.net/pdf/tkn_consider_rush_region.pdf>

Strategy for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Third Countries. April 2005. Available on-line (PDF-Format, 20 pages, 80 Kb). European Commission.
In an effort to halt the increase in piracy and counterfeiting the European Commission has adopted a communication setting the strategy for the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) in third countries. The action plan focuses on vigorous and effective implementation and enforcement of existing IPR laws. It proposes to identify priority countries where enforcement actions should be concentrated. Stress will be put on technical cooperation and assistance to help third countries fight counterfeiting but the Commission will not hesitate to trigger all bilateral and multilateral sanction mechanisms against any country involved in systematic violations. The Commission will foster awareness raising of users and consumers in third countries and support the creation of public-private partnerships for enforcement.
Accessed on 21 June 2005 from:
<http://trade-info.cec.eu.int/doclib/html/122636.htm>

Towards a New Trade “Marshall Plan” for Least Developed Countries: How to deliver on the Doha Development Promise and Help Realize the UN Millennium Development Goals? May 2005. Available on-line (PDF-Format, 64 pages, 352 Kb). UNCTAD.
The paper sets out a new and comprehensive vision for a trade-related support plan for Least Developed Countries (LDC’s), who at present are unable to profit from trade liberalization and beneficially integrate into the international trading system and the global economy. Drawing upon historical experience with the Marshall Plan where the United States of America reconstructed a war devastated Europe ground up, it calls for practical and concrete commitments, policies and measures in favour of LDC’s.
Accessed on 23 June 2005 from: <http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/ditctabpov1_en.pdf>

Trade Policy: Promoting Investment for Development. Working Paper No. 19. June 2005. Available on-line (PDF-Format, 43 pages, 497 Kb). OECD
This report describes the complex and changing interrelationship between trade, domestic investment and foreign direct investment (FDI) and provides examples of good practices in trade policymaking that create a healthy investment climate in developing countries. A two-by-two taxonomy is used to analyze the impact of policies affecting imports and exports in both host and home countries. After describing a typical investment project and its participants, the study identifies issues and practices that trade policymakers may wish to address to ensure that their trade policies attract investors and enhance the benefits of investment for development.
Accessed on 27 June 2005 from:
http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2004doc.nsf/

The Changing Landscape of Regional Trade Agreements. 2005. For Sale. Price: CHF20. Available on-line (PDF-Format, 39 pages, 3.2 Mb). WTO.
The paper presents the evolving landscape of Regional Trade Agreements (RTA) and provides a brief update on recent developments, trends and directions. Four broad themes are explored: “RTAs’ Kaleidoscope” looks at main trends and characteristics of RTAs, both in force, under negotiation and at the proposal stage; “motivations and outcome” explores some of the underlying reasons why countries engage in RTAs, together with their effects on third parties and the multilateral system a whole; a third section looks at the increasingly complex mechanisms created by RTAs, in particular with regard to rules of origin and bilateral relations and attempts to describe how RTAs can best be systhesized with the multilateral trading system; lastly, there is a brief description of RTAs within the WTO context with the status of ongoing negotiations on RTA rules.
Accessed on 27 June 2005 from: <http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/discussion_papers8_e.pdf>

http://www.customs.go.jp/index_e.htm
Japan Customs
E-mail: mailcust@mof.go.jp
The Japan Customs performs a wide range of roles which can be classified into five categories: taxation, Customs clearance, surveillance and control, supervision of Hozei areas and compilation of trade statistics. It offers detailed insights on customs procedures, trade statistics, law enforcement procedures and other customs relevant areas.
Accessed on 21 June 2005

http://www.kpa.kz/cgi-bin/index.cgi/34
Kazakhstan Petroleum Association
E-mail: kpa@arna.kz
Kazakhstan Petroleum Association (KPA) unites companies from various countries that are involved in the exploration and/or production of hydrocarbons as well as in the service sector of the oil & gas industry of Kazakhstan. The main goals of KPA are: to facilitate exploration and production activity in the petroleum industry in Kazakhstan; to share non-proprietary information between member companies and the Government with the view to advance investment and the operating climate for the industry in Kazakhstan and to communicate industry viewpoints on “important” issues.
Accessed on 21 June 2005

http://www.prcee-nepa.ac.cn
Policy Research Centre for Environment and Economy (PRCEE)
E-mail: env.info@prcee-nepa.ac.cn
The Policy Research Centre for Environment and Economy (PRCEE) of China's National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) was founded in 1991 to conducts research projects in environmental and economic policy. PRCEE's major tasks are: to carry out studies on environmental policy issues; to conduct research on the science of environmental management; to carry out policy research on environmental economics; to provide scientific and policy advice for national environment management and comprehensive decision-making for environment and economy; and to provide publications and environmental information services.
Accessed on 24 June 2005

http://www.smidec.gov.my/index.jsp
Small and Medium Industries Development Corporation (SMIDEC), Malaysia
E-mail: info@smidec.gov.my
The Small and Medium Industries Development Corporation (SMIDEC) was established in 1996 in recognition of the need for a specialized agency to further promote the development of small and medium industries (SMIs) in the manufacturing sector through the provision of advisory services, fiscal and financial assistance, infrastructural facilities, market access and other support programmes. It provides support in developing SMEs especially against the backdrop of increased globalization and liberalization.
Accessed on 29 June 2005

http://www.delind.cec.eu.int/en/index.htm
The European Commission’s Delegation to India, Bhutan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka
E-mail: Delegation-india@cec.eu.int
The Delegation of the European Commission to India is also accredited to Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. It provides information about EU-India relations, e.g. political links, trade and investment, development and economic co-operation, cultural interaction and civil society ties as well as to provide online links for further information and contact details.
Accessed on 22 June 2005

http://www.fpcci.com.pk/
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Email: fpcci@cyber.net.pk, info@fpcci.com.pk
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FPCCI) objectives are: to aid and stimulate the development of industry, trade, agriculture, mining, transport and allied activities such as inland and foreign trade and investment, banking, insurance, shipping, etc.; to promote and bring about balance and reconcile conflict of interests among industry and trade and develop liaison with counterpart bodies abroad; and to provide representation to the private sector.
Accessed on 23 June 2005

http://www.icdt.org
The Islamic Centre for Development of Trade
E-mail: icdt@icdt.org
The Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT) is the subsidiary organ of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. Its main objectives are: to encourage regular trade exchanges among member states; to promote investments likely to develop trade flows; to contribute to the promotion of member states' products and encourage access to foreign markets; to promote trade information; to assist member states in the fields of trade promotion and international negotiations as well as to extend assistance to enterprises and economic operators.
Accessed on 7 June 2005

http://www.tradeknowledgenetwork.net
The Trade Knowledge Network (TKN)
E-mail: webmaster@iisd.ca
The Trade Knowledge Network (TKN) is composed of research and policy institutions in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America that are exploring the connection between trade and sustainable development and working to ensure that increased international trade can contribute to sustainable development in their countries and regions. The goal of the Trade Knowledge Network is to foster long-term capacity to address the complex issues of trade and sustainable development in partner-country research institutions, governments and the wider policy community, including business, academia, and environment and development NGOs.
Accessed on 24 June 2005

http://www.worldchambers.com/
World Chambers Network
E-mail: secretariat@worldchambers.com, dbesson@ccip.fr
The World Chambers Network’s mission are: to foster open and comprehensive exchange of business information on products, services, markets and resources; to establish an electronic commerce network that links companies and their customers around the world and to allow each participating chamber to serve as a unique content provider and become an electronic commerce facilitator.
Accessed on 21 June 2005

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