Actual or potential trade barriers

TRADE IN GOODS BARRIERS AND CONSTRAINTS

Measures to reduce trade barriers constitute a mutual responsibility.

However, significant trade barriers still existed in various forms.

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However, trade barriers cause more important constraints to trade than in other main importing regions.

Yet trade barriers were an obstacle to recovery and growth.

However, developed countries' trade barriers continued to harm developing countries.

The reduction of trade barriers, technical barriers and other forms of protectionism would enhance competition and contribute to enterprise development.

(b) The elimination of trade distorting policies, protectionist practices and non tariff barriers in international trade relations

(b) The elimination of trade distorting policies, protectionist practices and non tariff barriers in international trade relations

Their exports today face a variety of barriers in their major markets, including non tariff trade barriers and other non tariff measures.

All countries, including developing countries, need to work together to lower trade barriers and eliminate trade distorting subsidies.

This is of particular relevance in the case of technical barriers to trade.

In the area of NAMA, progress in eliminating trade barriers must be achieved.

Trade barriers among developed nations continue to cause havoc for many developing nations.

(c) Implementation of environmental measures should not result in disguised barriers to trade

Reduction of their non negligible trade barriers by African countries is important for a number of reasons. First, theoretical and empirical work in the 1960s and 1970s has shown that one's own trade barriers can handicap the exploitation of trade opportunities abroad by creating an incentive bias against exports and in favour of domestic markets.12 Second, trade barriers to one another's trade have also limited the ability of African countries to gain from trade.

The reduction of the trade barriers that confront Africa is at least as important.

He stressed the importance of free trade and the elimination of existing trade barriers to allow positive corporate contributions to flourish.

The Singapore Government has been working on establishing free trade agreements (FTA) with respective countries to remove trade and investment barriers.

Trade facilitation reduced barriers to the participation of SMEs in trade, increased employment and allowed entrepreneurs to become partners in the globalization and liberalization of trade.

Likewise, removal of trade barriers is recognized as a driver of regional integration and development.

It was noted, however, that there were important barriers to international trade in health services.

6. Urges States to eliminate barriers to trade, including tariff peaks, high tariffs and non tariff barriers and measures which are not consistent with their obligations under the World Trade Organization agreements, taking into account the importance of the trade of fisheries products, particularly for developing countries

Urges States to eliminate barriers to trade, including tariff peaks, high tariffs and non tariff barriers and measures which are not consistent with their obligations under the World Trade Organization agreements, taking into account the importance of the trade of fisheries products, particularly for developing countries

Their possible trade and investment impacts are a matter of concern for developing countries as barriers to trade may arise, especially for SMEs.

Furthermore, the Commission should secure its mandate on such important issues as integrating trade, environment and development trade in services improvement of trade preferences and identification of obstacles and barriers to trade.

It calls for dismantling trade barriers and ending agricultural subsidies that hurt farmers and small businesses.

Regional initiatives have enhanced connectivity through infrastructure and reduced poverty and barriers to trade and investment.

Indeed, trade barriers and protectionism clash with the objectives of the World Trade Organization and undermine the attainment of the MDGs in developing countries.

It had opened its doors to foreign investment and abolished many of the barriers to foreign trade.

It was suggested that the notion of trade barriers in the context of EMS needed further definition.

Where social barriers are sufficiently strong, economic barriers are certain to appear. These can range from protectionist trade policies and increasingly strict immigration controls to religious wars and ethnic cleansing.

(a) Formulating and promoting policy recommendations in the area of trade liberalization and facilitation and electronic business identifying trade opportunities and barriers among target countries

Barriers are still evident in approaching schools, universities, trade and catering facilities, housing buildings, means of transport, etc.

Conversely, inappropriate regulations can create significant barriers to trade and investment, including by adding additional and unnecessary costs.

The political will to remove long standing trade barriers would be the most critical element in this respect.

It was stressed that requirements in certification schemes should not act as market entry barriers in fish trade.

The lack of international accreditation of local certification bodies in developing countries could also result in trade barriers.

Although much progress has been made in the area of trade liberalization since the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), significant market barriers still exist.

Barriers among developing countries are also especially high, impeding rapid growth in trade between them. In services, trade barriers stand in the way of improved quality and efficiency, slowing the growth of a sector that could make a huge contribution to competitiveness and employment.

However, regional trade agreements needed to be outward looking, lowering trade barriers in order to contribute to the greater participation of developing countries in the world economy.

74. The Group reaffirmed its support for General Assembly resolution 51 167, which stressed the urgent need to continue trade liberalization in developed and developing countries through a substantial reduction of tariff and other barriers to trade, in particular non tariff barriers, and the elimination of discriminatory and protectionist practices in international trade relations.

For developing countries to boost economic growth through trade, the main barriers to their exports need to be removed.