Advanced Trade Policy Course

OUTLINE

Advanced Trade Policy Course 16 January - 10 March 2017

Tariffs, Schedules of Concessions and their modification and Market Access databases

Objectives:

Objective 1: After the module, participants should understand what a tariff is from a policy, legal and economic viewpoint and be able to differentiate it from other charges which may be charged at customs.

Objective 2: After the module, participants should be capable of autonomously reading a WTO Schedule of concessions and should understand the requirements for modifying tariff concessions therein.

Objective 3: Participants should acquire advanced skills in using the Market Access databases as source of information for tariff and trade negotiations and trade policy analysis and should have increased skills in interpreting the statistics available in the online tools and their trade implications.

Tuesday, 17 January 2017

Session Outline Delivered by

14:00 – 15:45 What is a tariff? What are the WTO rules concerning tariffs and WTO Roy Santana, Schedules of Concessions? MAD

15:45-16:00 Break 16:00-17:30 Continued (including exercises)

Wednesday, 18 January 2017

11:00 – 12:30 Why and how to change the WTO schedule of concessions. Different Roberta Lascari, rules and procedures MAD

Wednesday, 18 January 2017

14:00 – 15:45 Online tools and exercises on how to obtain tariff and trade data Monia Mimouni, using the Tariff Download Facility (TDF) and the World Tariff Profiles ERSD-MAIS 15:45 - 16:00 Break 16:00 - 17:30 Continued (including exercises)

- INT/SUB/ITTC/349

Thursday, 19 January 2017

09:00 – 10:45 How to obtain tariff and trade data through the "Tariff Analysis Online Thomas Verbeet, (TAO)" (bound tariffs, applied tariffs and trade (import) data) ERSD-MAIS

10:45 - 11:00 Break 11:00 - 12:30 Continued

Recommended reading:

- GATT 1994: Article I - GATT 1994: Article II - GATT 1994: Article III - GATT 1994: Article XI - GATT 1994: Article XXIV - GATT 1994: Article XXVIII - The "Enabling Clause" - Preferential Tariff Treatment for LDCs - Extension of Waiver for preferential treatment for LDCs (WT/L/759) - 1980 Procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedules (L/4962) - GATT 1994: Article XXVIII - Interpretative notes - Ad Article XXVIII - Understanding on the interpretation of Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994

Teaching methodology:

Case study / Dispute settlement case Simulation (e.g. Negotiations, Moot Court) Exercises Q&As Lecture / Presentation Quizzes Roundtable / Discussion Other (Please specify, e.g. database use, attending WTO Committee meeting, etc.)