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DTSTART:20170925T070000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20170925T150000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Mandatory Trade Regulations and MAST Meeting at NTMs Week.
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD is organizing its first Non-Tariff Measures Week to have
  comprehensive and intensive discussion on this topic. The NTMs Week has a
  diverse programme for three days with policy discussions\, recent economi
 c research findings\, the annual meeting of the Multi Agency Support Team 
 (MAST)\, and a look towards voluntary sustainable standards. \n\nRegulati
 ons and standards are a main hurdle to trade. Business surveys as well as 
 quantitative assessments show that with falling tariffs\, NTMs have become
  the more important impediment to trade. Challenges include costs of compl
 iance and in particular the lack of transparency. At the same time\, many 
 regulations and standards provide benefits for consumer protection and oth
 er sustainable development objectives. \n\nThe meeting on mandatory trade
  regulations and MAST takes place during the first two days of the NTMs we
 ek. The meeting sheds light on the importance of NTMs on international tra
 de and development\, and shows successful global and regional approaches t
 o tackle the challenges including transparency initiatives and regulatory 
 cooperation. \n\nMoreover\, the MAST meeting follows up on the September 
 2015 and October 2016 Expert Meetings on NTMs to take stock of the policy 
 agenda and the further development and revision of the NTMs Classification
 . The International Classification of NTMs developed by MAST has become a 
 common language for the international trade community\, including for rese
 archers\, regional and international organizations as well as governments.
 \n\nThis was the first step towards enhancing transparency and understandi
 ng of NTMs. Significant effort has also been made in the subsequent global
  and comprehensive mapping of NTMs by UNCTAD and its partners. The current
  database covers over 80% of world trade and these efforts go hand-in-hand
  with capacity building.\n\nThe global database on Non-Tariff Measures: ht
 tp://i-tip.unctad.org\n\n \n\nMAST group members:\n​\n\n\n \n/official
 -document/unctad-insights-looking-through-conduit-fdi-search-ultimate-inve
 stors\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/mandatory-
 trade-regulations-and-mast-meeting-ntms-week
DTSTAMP:20260811T011244Z
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DTSTART:20170926T070000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20170926T150000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Mandatory Trade Regulations and MAST Meeting at NTMs Week.
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD is organizing its first Non-Tariff Measures Week to have
  comprehensive and intensive discussion on this topic. The NTMs Week has a
  diverse programme for three days with policy discussions\, recent economi
 c research findings\, the annual meeting of the Multi Agency Support Team 
 (MAST)\, and a look towards voluntary sustainable standards. \n\nRegulati
 ons and standards are a main hurdle to trade. Business surveys as well as 
 quantitative assessments show that with falling tariffs\, NTMs have become
  the more important impediment to trade. Challenges include costs of compl
 iance and in particular the lack of transparency. At the same time\, many 
 regulations and standards provide benefits for consumer protection and oth
 er sustainable development objectives. \n\nThe meeting on mandatory trade
  regulations and MAST takes place during the first two days of the NTMs we
 ek. The meeting sheds light on the importance of NTMs on international tra
 de and development\, and shows successful global and regional approaches t
 o tackle the challenges including transparency initiatives and regulatory 
 cooperation. \n\nMoreover\, the MAST meeting follows up on the September 
 2015 and October 2016 Expert Meetings on NTMs to take stock of the policy 
 agenda and the further development and revision of the NTMs Classification
 . The International Classification of NTMs developed by MAST has become a 
 common language for the international trade community\, including for rese
 archers\, regional and international organizations as well as governments.
 \n\nThis was the first step towards enhancing transparency and understandi
 ng of NTMs. Significant effort has also been made in the subsequent global
  and comprehensive mapping of NTMs by UNCTAD and its partners. The current
  database covers over 80% of world trade and these efforts go hand-in-hand
  with capacity building.\n\nThe global database on Non-Tariff Measures: ht
 tp://i-tip.unctad.org\n\n \n\nMAST group members:\n​\n\n\n \n/official
 -document/unctad-insights-looking-through-conduit-fdi-search-ultimate-inve
 stors\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/mandatory-
 trade-regulations-and-mast-meeting-ntms-week
DTSTAMP:20260811T011244Z
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