BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7355c60ec73 DTSTART:20191014T083000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20191014T063000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:NTMs Week 2019 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Non-tariff measures and regulatory policies are at the centre o f global trade talks\, affecting some 90% of world trade and all areas of our everyday lives.Meeting these complex and often opaque rules requires s ignificant resources.Reducing associated costs while ensuring the benefici al effects of those measures addressing public policy objectives requires regulatory cooperation at the regional and multilateral level.However\, th e first quarter of 2019 saw a surge in trade tension and protectionist imp ulses.To open the discussion on the topic of regulatory cooperation and de sign of NTMs as a tool to foster market access and sustainable development \, UNCTAD will host the fifth Non-Tariff Measures week and Multi-Agency Su pport Team (MAST) meeting on 14-15 October 2019 in Geneva\, Switzerland.Th e annual Non-Tariff Measures Week is a platform for policymakers and resea rchers to discuss the link between NTMs and the latest items which top the news agenda: trade wars\, e-commerce\, transparency\, and sustainable dev elopment.Sessions will discuss the role and impact of:Policy initiatives a round national and regional regulatory coherence and cooperationTrade wars beyond tariffsInternational standard-setting bodiesInterlinkage of NTMs a nd the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the PacificReporting and eliminating ‘ugly’ NTMsTransparency in trade regulationsAfrican Contin ental Free Trade AreaClassification of NTMs and MAST groupMAST Group Membe rs:<\;p>\;Non-tariff measures and regulatory policies are at the centr e of global trade talks\, affecting some 90% of world trade and all areas of our everyday lives.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Meeting these complex and oft en opaque rules requires significant resources.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Redu cing associated costs while ensuring the beneficial effects of those measu res addressing public policy objectives requires regulatory cooperation at the regional and multilateral level.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;However\, the first quarter of 2019 saw a surge in trade tension and protectionist impul ses.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;To open the discussion on the topic of regulato ry cooperation and design of NTMs as a tool to foster market access and su stainable development\, UNCTAD will host the fifth Non-Tariff Measures wee k and Multi-Agency Support Team (MAST) meeting on 14-15 October 2019 in Ge neva\, Switzerland.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The annual Non-Tariff Measures W eek is a platform for policymakers and researchers to discuss the link bet ween NTMs and the latest items which top the news agenda: trade wars\, e-c ommerce\, transparency\, and sustainable development.<\;/p>\;<\;p> \;Sessions will discuss the role and impact of:<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;< \;li data-list-item-id="\;e1e874d709d6f982d5c1f7b4afeb35165\n\nView me eting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/ntms-week-2019 DTSTAMP:20260805T152454Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7355c60ec9d DTSTART:20191015T083000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20191015T063000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:NTMs Week 2019 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Non-tariff measures and regulatory policies are at the centre o f global trade talks\, affecting some 90% of world trade and all areas of our everyday lives.Meeting these complex and often opaque rules requires s ignificant resources.Reducing associated costs while ensuring the benefici al effects of those measures addressing public policy objectives requires regulatory cooperation at the regional and multilateral level.However\, th e first quarter of 2019 saw a surge in trade tension and protectionist imp ulses.To open the discussion on the topic of regulatory cooperation and de sign of NTMs as a tool to foster market access and sustainable development \, UNCTAD will host the fifth Non-Tariff Measures week and Multi-Agency Su pport Team (MAST) meeting on 14-15 October 2019 in Geneva\, Switzerland.Th e annual Non-Tariff Measures Week is a platform for policymakers and resea rchers to discuss the link between NTMs and the latest items which top the news agenda: trade wars\, e-commerce\, transparency\, and sustainable dev elopment.Sessions will discuss the role and impact of:Policy initiatives a round national and regional regulatory coherence and cooperationTrade wars beyond tariffsInternational standard-setting bodiesInterlinkage of NTMs a nd the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the PacificReporting and eliminating ‘ugly’ NTMsTransparency in trade regulationsAfrican Contin ental Free Trade AreaClassification of NTMs and MAST groupMAST Group Membe rs:<\;p>\;Non-tariff measures and regulatory policies are at the centr e of global trade talks\, affecting some 90% of world trade and all areas of our everyday lives.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Meeting these complex and oft en opaque rules requires significant resources.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Redu cing associated costs while ensuring the beneficial effects of those measu res addressing public policy objectives requires regulatory cooperation at the regional and multilateral level.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;However\, the first quarter of 2019 saw a surge in trade tension and protectionist impul ses.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;To open the discussion on the topic of regulato ry cooperation and design of NTMs as a tool to foster market access and su stainable development\, UNCTAD will host the fifth Non-Tariff Measures wee k and Multi-Agency Support Team (MAST) meeting on 14-15 October 2019 in Ge neva\, Switzerland.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The annual Non-Tariff Measures W eek is a platform for policymakers and researchers to discuss the link bet ween NTMs and the latest items which top the news agenda: trade wars\, e-c ommerce\, transparency\, and sustainable development.<\;/p>\;<\;p> \;Sessions will discuss the role and impact of:<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;< \;li data-list-item-id="\;e1e874d709d6f982d5c1f7b4afeb35165\n\nView me eting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/ntms-week-2019 DTSTAMP:20260805T152454Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR