WTO: RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
May 29 - June 2, 2004

 

Intended Audience

Practitioners from the public and private sectors involved in negotiating and ensuring compliance with regional and international trade agreements.

Course Objectives

The seminar provides an understanding of the opportunities and obligations assumed by members of WTO and numerous other agreements that were concluded in the Uruguay Round. It will consider the status of developing countries in the WTO and the preferential measures available to promote their economic development.

Course Outline

OVERVIEW

  • GATT 1947 - basic principles of world trade
  • GATT as agreement and organization
  • Basic functions of WTO
  • Uruguay Round
  • Interrelationship of domestic and international law

WTO AGREEMENTS

  • Agreement Establishing WTO
  • Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT's)
  • Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
  • Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIM's)
  • Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIP's)
  • Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
  • Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
  • General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
  • Agreement on Agriculture
  • Plurilateral Agreements on Civil Aircraft and Government Procurement

BASIC ELEMENTS OF CUSTOMS LAW

  • Classification - Harmonized Tariff Schedule
  • Customs bonds
  • Duty-avoidance programs
  • Rules of origin - WTO Agreement

Course Tuition

US$ 1750.00

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