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World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade Facilitation: Assessing the Level of Ambition and Likely Impacts

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At the Ninth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) held in Bali on 3–6 December 2013, the ministers agreed upon the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation (ATF). This paper assesses the level of ambition of the ATF from two angles. First, the use of softening language in each provision is examined. Second, the final agreement is compared against the draft text prepared before the Bali conference. Then, the paper considers the likely legal, economic, capacity-building, and reform-inducing impacts of the ATF.

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  • Hamanaka, Shintaro, 2014. "World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade Facilitation: Assessing the Level of Ambition and Likely Impacts," Working Papers on Regional Economic Integration 138, Asian Development Bank.
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    Keywords

    Agreement on Trade Facilitation (ATF); Capacity building; assistance; obligation; best endeavor;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F53 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations
    • F55 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Institutional Arrangements

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