Streamlining Non-Tariff Measures : A Toolkit for Policy Makers

dc.creatorCadot, Olivier
dc.creatorMalouche, Mariem
dc.creatorSáez, Sebastián
dc.date2012-04-27T07:41:57Z
dc.date2012-04-27T07:41:57Z
dc.date2012
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:56:23Z
dc.descriptionThis volume is organized as follows. Chapter one discusses the newly revamped non-tariff measure (NTM) classification system, the data collection effort so far, and the key characteristics of the data. It also highlights the private-sector view that NTMs should support domestic firms' competitiveness across countries. Chapter two describes the analytics of an NTM review, step by step through the key questions, for example, is there a market failure, which market is affected, what are the costs of regulatory action vs. the risks of deregulation, and explains how to answer these questions and how to go about quantification when it is possible. Chapter three focuses on the institutional setup and key principles required to successfully pursue the streamlining of regulations. Since the mid-1990s, developed countries have introduced new regulatory approaches aimed at improving the quality of the decision-making process by enhancing both the analytical framework used by policy makers and the participation of interested parties in the regulatory process. Finally, chapters four and five provide practical examples of streamlining NTMs. Chapter four overviews selected experiences with tackling the trade regulatory agenda at both country and regional levels. Chapter five presents case studies on streamlining NTMs, including technical regulation and prohibition, particularly illustrating the analytics that may support the review process. Finally, NTM reviews should be seen as part of national competitiveness agendas rather than as concessions to trading partners. When NTMs are perceived by the domestic private sector as hampering access to key inputs, business regulatory reviews should naturally lead to NTM reviews. Joint use of the triangle of products will facilitate the adoption by governments of coherent national competitiveness strategies centered on the reduction of trade costs.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16242941/streamlining-non-tariff-measures-toolkit-policy-makers
dc.identifier978-0-8213-9510-3
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6019
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-9510-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413249
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relationDirections in Development ; trade
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
dc.subjectAFFECTING IMPORTS
dc.subjectAGREED TARIFF CONCESSIONS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectANIMAL WELFARE
dc.subjectANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
dc.subjectAPPAREL
dc.subjectAPPELLATE BODY
dc.subjectAPPELLATE BODY REPORT
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO TRADE
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF TRADE
dc.subjectBURDEN OF PROOF
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCOMMON MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPETITION PRINCIPLES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS OF FIRMS
dc.subjectCOMPLAINING PARTY
dc.subjectCONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
dc.subjectCONSUMER CONFIDENCE
dc.subjectCONSUMER PROTECTION
dc.subjectCOUNTERVAILING DUTIES
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS FORMALITIES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNION
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING NATIONS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING REGIONS
dc.subjectDISGUISED RESTRICTION
dc.subjectDISPUTE SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION SERVICES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC GOODS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectDOMESTIC ORIGIN
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRICE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRODUCERS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRODUCTION
dc.subjectDUMPING
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectEUROPEAN UNION
dc.subjectEXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectEXPORT LICENSES
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING ZONE
dc.subjectEXPORT RESTRAINTS
dc.subjectEXPORT RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectEXPORT VALUE
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectEXPORTING COUNTRY
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFINAL GOODS
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKET
dc.subjectFOREIGN PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE LAW
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE REGULATION
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectGENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectIMPORT BANS
dc.subjectIMPORT LICENSING
dc.subjectIMPORT LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectIMPORT MEASURES
dc.subjectIMPORT REGIME
dc.subjectIMPORTED PRODUCTS
dc.subjectIMPORTING COUNTRY
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARD
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE AGENDA
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
dc.subjectJOINT VENTURE
dc.subjectLEGAL RULES
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectLOBBYING
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMOST FAVORED NATION
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL RULES
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
dc.subjectMUTUAL RECOGNITION
dc.subjectMUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
dc.subjectMUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL TREATMENT BASIS
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF BARRIER
dc.subjectNTBs
dc.subjectOPEN REGIONALISM
dc.subjectOPENNESS
dc.subjectPANEL REPORT
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY TOOL
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL ACCESS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectPROTECTION MEASURES
dc.subjectPROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectPROTECTIONIST
dc.subjectPROTECTIONIST MEASURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectRECOGNITION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectREGIONAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectREGULATORY REFORM
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIMES
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRULES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectSAFETY REGULATIONS
dc.subjectSAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subjectSHOPS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSOURCING
dc.subjectTARIFF BINDING
dc.subjectTARIFF CONCESSIONS
dc.subjectTARIFF PROTECTION
dc.subjectTARIFF REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectTARIFF-RATE QUOTA
dc.subjectTECHNICAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL REGULATION
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTRADE AGENDA
dc.subjectTRADE ALERT
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE CENTER
dc.subjectTRADE CONTROL MEASURES
dc.subjectTRADE COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE DATA
dc.subjectTRADE EFFECTS
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE FINANCE
dc.subjectTRADE IN GOODS
dc.subjectTRADE IN SERVICES
dc.subjectTRADE LAW
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY REVIEW
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
dc.subjectTRADE REGULATION
dc.subjectTRADE SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRADE VALUE
dc.subjectTRADE VALUES
dc.subjectTRADE VOLUME
dc.subjectTRADE WARS
dc.subjectTRADE-RELATED INVESTMENT
dc.subjectTRADING SYSTEM
dc.subjectUNDERLYING ISSUES
dc.subjectUNJUSTIFIABLE DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectWORLD PRICES
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.titleStreamlining Non-Tariff Measures : A Toolkit for Policy Makers

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