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EU import measures and the developing countries

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  • Auboin, Marc
  • Laird, Sam

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The EU's import policies towards developing countries are complex, stemming from important sectoral and country variations in policy. Average tariffs are modest, and, while there are tariff peaks and escalation in some areas of interest to developing countries, these are being reduced as a result of the implementation of the results of the Uruguay Round. The use of non-tariff measures has fallen, particularly as a result of agricultural tariffication, and is being further reduced in textiles and clothing. The elimination of VERs has not led to an increase in the use of alternative measures. Contingency protection falls more heavily in chemicals, iron and steel, certain textile items and certain electrical consumer goods and on Asian, Central and Eastern European and former Soviet Union countries. The operation of various factors appears to be working to mitigate the use of trade defence measures in recent years, helping to counter pressures that seem likely to arise as liberalization proceeds.

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  • Auboin, Marc & Laird, Sam, 1998. "EU import measures and the developing countries," WTO Staff Working Papers TPRD-98-01, World Trade Organization (WTO), Economic Research and Statistics Division.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:wtowps:tprd9801
    DOI: 10.30875/f2d5003d-en
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    1. Auboin, Marc, 2007. "Fulfilling the Marrakesh Mandate on Coherence: Ten years of cooperation between the WTO, IMF and World Bank," WTO Discussion Papers 13, World Trade Organization (WTO), Economic Research and Statistics Division.

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    European Union; trade policy; developing countries;
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    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations

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