Regional organizations will play a key role in advancing trade facilitation and in implementing measures that may result from a multilateral agreement on trade facilitation.

ESCAP continued to support the draft agreement on facilitation of cross border transport of goods and people in the Greater Mekong Subregion and the draft intergovernmental agreement of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on facilitation of international road transport.

guiding principles that should be taken into account when designing a new WTO Agreement on trade facilitation.

The outlines of a new WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement are already clear, but some technical differences remain on specific provisions.

The Framework Agreement on WTO Doha round of negotiations included trade facilitation in trade negotiations, which would examine issues covered in Articles V, VIII and X of the 1994 GATT Agreement.

Customs facilitation agreement between the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the Republic of Guatemala (16 July 1990)

Customs facilitation agreement between the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua (27 May 1997)

Customs facilitation agreement between the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica (27 August 1991)

Facilitation

Customs facilitation agreement between the customs administration of the United Mexican States and the customs administration of the Republic of Cuba (15 December 1986)

Forum facilitation

C. Facilitation

Trade facilitation

In February 2002, the Government entered into a ceasefire agreement with the rebel group and began talks, with the facilitation of the Government of Norway.

Trade and transport facilitation and development Trade facilitation and regional integration Private sector expectations from the WTO negotiations on trade facilitation Implementation of trade facilitation measures Conclusions and the way forward

A new WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement would benefit all by increasing developing countries capacity to trade, strengthening the WTO s development mandate, and boosting global economic growth.

The Framework Agreement sets out five core areas that include, in addition to agriculture, market access on non agricultural products, services, development issues and trade facilitation.

Facilitation of use

D. Facilitation of implementation

Facilitation of partnership building

Facilitation of technical assistance

Facilitation of technical assistance

The Mbeki Facilitation Mission

Director, Compliance and Facilitation

Facilitation of technical assistance

The Mbeki Facilitation Mission

Trade facilitation and logistics

A useful tool for facilitating the delivery of relief consignments in response to disasters is the model customs facilitation agreement (text at www.reliefweb.int ocha_ol programs response custnet model_en.html). Negotiated ahead of time, this agreement ensures that appropriate procedures are in place when needed.

Trade facilitation and regional integration

Implementation of trade facilitation measures

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Trade facilitation was also important.

In particular, we believe that an international agreement on trade facilitation is the right step, as it would reduce export and import costs and restore momentum to global trade liberalization.

Emphasis will be placed on trade facilitation to clarify and expand on the relevant aspects of articles V, VIII and X of the 1994 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

The transport ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed, on 20 September 2002, Protocol No. 9 to the ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit.

Trade and transport facilitation and development

Trade and transport facilitation and development

Mr. David Wakeford, Trade Facilitation Alliance

Trade facilitation as an engine for development

Status of WTO negotiations on trade facilitation

Introduction to implementation issues in trade facilitation

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