Tag: Multilateral trade agreements - tralac trade law centre

The role of customs management in the facilitation of trade in the region

25 Mar 15 Publications

The role of customs in the 20th and 21st centuries has evolved in many respects. With the proliferation of regional trading arrangements (RTAs) whose main objective is to incr...

New report on national trade facilitation bodies in the world

20 Feb 15 News

With the signature of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), countries have committed to creating or maintaining a national trade facilitation committee. Setting up a nationa...

Day 2 of Public Forum looks at why trade matters to Africa

03 Oct 14 News

The plenary session of the second day of the WTO Public Forum offered trade facilitation, regional integration and development of small and medium-sized enterprises as some of the ...

Cotton development meeting focuses on regional efforts to make aid more effective

30 Jun 14 News

Regional African organizations are increasing their involvement in developing the continent’s cotton sector to ensure aid reaches farmers who really need it, and strengthen produ...

The Bali WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement: Implications for southern Africa

25 Jun 14 Publications

Trade facilitation referrs to the simplification, harmonisation, standardisation and modernisation of trade procedures. It encompasses policies designed to reduce trade transaction...

Global trade: Protectionism on the rise?

11 Apr 14 News

Three recent trade reports have suggested that with many economies still feeling vulnerable in the wake of the global financial crisis, governments are resorting to trade prot...

Azevêdo asks members to shift up a gear on Doha preparation

09 Apr 14 News

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo told the Trade Negotiations Committee that “it’s time to shift things up a gear” in developing a work programme for the conclusion of the Do...

Azevêdo reports “excellent start” on efforts to put Doha Round back on track

17 Mar 14 News

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo reported to the General Council on 14 March 2014 that the chairs of the negotiating groups have completed the first round of consultations on...

EAC states not ready for TRIPS, ask for extension

07 Mar 13 News

The East African Community (EAC) partner states should ask the World Trade Organisation to unconditionally accord the Least Developed Group (LDC) an extension of the transition per...

Training for the National Trade Negotiations Team Uganda, 18-20 June 2012

22 Jun 12 Event

tralac organised a training programme for the National Trade Negotiations Team of Uganda from 18-20 June 2012. This training sought, among other things, to improve the knowledge an...

The World Trade Organisation: an African Perspective, more than a decade later

19 Jan 10 Publications

The current Round of trade negotiations is the first ‘Development Round’. Given the challenges of addressing development issues in the context of trade negotiations in the WTO ...

Workshop on Flexibilities in International Intellectual Property Rules and Local Production of Pharmaceuticals for the Southern Central and West African Region, 7-9 December 2009

17 Dec 09 Event

The workshop was organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Capacity Buil...

tralac Trade in Services Workshop – Rwanda, 9-12 December 2008

19 Dec 08 Event

tralac presented a workshop in Gisenyi, Rwanda from 9 to 12 December 2008. The first part of the workshop gave participants an introduction to the role of law and institutions...

Draft amendments to the WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement – any reason to get excited?

03 Oct 08 Publications

On 30 November 2007 the World Trade Organization (WTO) published draft amendments to the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 199...

WTO and the Singapore Issues

20 Nov 06 Publications

A feature of the World Trade Organization (WTO) during its first ten years has been the impact of the so-called Singapore issues of investment, competition, government procurement ...

The ability of select sub-Saharan African countries to utilise TRIPs Flexibilities and Competition Law to ensure a sustainable supply of essential medicines: A study of producing and importing countries

20 Sep 06 Publications

The impact of the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) on access to essential medicines in the developing world is an issue that has gripp...

The WTO Trade Policy Review Mechanism: Application and benefit to SACU

09 Jun 06 Publications

If you are trading into a country, you want to know as much as possible about the conditions of trade that exist in that country. Trade policies and practices are valuable sources ...

The WTO ten years on: Trade and Development

18 May 06 Publications

Development issues have long been a component of the multilateral trading system and it is widely recognised that there is a strong link between trade and development. The nature o...

The Multifibre Agreement – WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

28 Apr 06 Publications

Quantitative restrictions to limit international trade in certain goods have existed for a long time already, but in no sector have they been as common and broadly applied as in th...