TRADE POLICY AND WTO RELATED ISSUES

With the global trade on rise, trade policy and WTO related issues became a key objective for developing and transition economies in the direction of joining the sustainable economic development trends of the developed countries.

Our expertise covers the following areas:

• WTO accession
• Legislative changes and the line up of national standards for the purpose of fulfilling the WTO obligations
• Support to trade negotiations
• Regional economic integration – support to establishment of customs unions
• Trade facilitation / customs
• Conformity assessment (accreditation, certification and testing laboratories) covering Sanitary and Phytosanitary issues / Technical barriers to trade
• Metrology
• Standards and norms covering Sanitary and Phytosanitary issues / Technical barriers to trade
• Support to producers in Sanitary and Phytosanitary issues
• Support to producers in addressing issues related to Technical barriers to trade
• Intellectual property (industrial property, copyright / related rights)
• Trade in Services
• Competition policy
• Trade and environment
• Trade defence instruments / dispute settlement / transparency and government procurement
• Developing capacity in notification of technical regulations
• Trade promotion