BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58dbfc4c63f DTSTART:20211011T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20211011T154500Z LOCATION:Online and Florence\, Italy SUMMARY:Executive workshop on rules of origin for least developed countries and in selected mega-regionals - African Continental Free Trade Area (AfC FTA) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD in partnership with the Global Governance program at the European University Institute (EUI) has developed a research and capacity building program on trade facilitation and rules of origin.\n\nWith this\ , we carrying out applied research and developing tools to understand the extent of differences rules of origin across countries and trade agreement s with a view to detecting possible convergence or divergence\, enhancing transparency in monitoring the use of trade preferences and applying trade facilitation concepts to rules of origin certification procedures. Activi ties include applied research\, executive round tables as well as advocacy actions to provide policymakers\, firms and the civil society with some f ora to discuss ground breaking issues and innovative tools on rules of ori gin and their administration.\n\nAccordingly\, UNCTAD in partnership with EUI\, is organizing an executive training workshop on rules of origin. The workshop will be held under hybrid modalities in Florence\, Italy from 11 to 12 October 2021. The First day of the workshop is reserved to discuss LDC issues related to rules of origin. The second day of the workshop is d edicated to an in-depth discussion of the rules of origin of the two lates t mega-regional free trade agreements (FTAs)— the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the African Continental Free Trade Area ( AfCFTA)\, as well as the implications for LDCs. Leading regional represent atives from Africa and Asia will participate in the sessions.\n<\;p>\; UNCTAD in partnership with the Global Governance program at the European U niversity Institute (EUI) has developed a research and capacity building p rogram on trade facilitation and rules of origin.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p> \;With this\, we carrying out applied research and developing tools to und erstand the extent of differences rules of origin across countries and tra de agreements with a view to detecting possible convergence or divergence\ , enhancing transparency in monitoring the use of trade preferences and ap plying trade facilitation concepts to rules of origin certification proced ures. Activities include applied research\, executive round tables as well as advocacy actions to provide policymakers\, firms and the civil society with some fora to discuss ground breaking issues and innovative tools on rules of origin and their administration.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Accord ingly\, UNCTAD in partnership with EUI\, is organizing an executive traini ng workshop on rules of origin. The workshop will be held under hybrid mod alities in Florence\, Italy from 11 to 12 October 2021. The First day of t he workshop is reserved to discuss LDC issues related to rules of origin. The second day of the workshop is dedicated to an in-depth discussion of t he rules of origin of the two latest mega-regional free trade agreements ( FTAs)— the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Af rican Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)\, as well as the implications f or LDCs. Leading regional representatives from Africa and Asia will partic ipate in the sessions.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps: //unctad.org/meeting/executive-workshop-rules-origin-least-developed-count ries-and-selected-mega-regionals DTSTAMP:20260716T132620Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58dbfc4c682 DTSTART:20211012T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20211012T154500Z LOCATION:Online and Florence\, Italy SUMMARY:Executive workshop on rules of origin for least developed countries and in selected mega-regionals - African Continental Free Trade Area (AfC FTA) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD in partnership with the Global Governance program at the European University Institute (EUI) has developed a research and capacity building program on trade facilitation and rules of origin.\n\nWith this\ , we carrying out applied research and developing tools to understand the extent of differences rules of origin across countries and trade agreement s with a view to detecting possible convergence or divergence\, enhancing transparency in monitoring the use of trade preferences and applying trade facilitation concepts to rules of origin certification procedures. Activi ties include applied research\, executive round tables as well as advocacy actions to provide policymakers\, firms and the civil society with some f ora to discuss ground breaking issues and innovative tools on rules of ori gin and their administration.\n\nAccordingly\, UNCTAD in partnership with EUI\, is organizing an executive training workshop on rules of origin. The workshop will be held under hybrid modalities in Florence\, Italy from 11 to 12 October 2021. The First day of the workshop is reserved to discuss LDC issues related to rules of origin. The second day of the workshop is d edicated to an in-depth discussion of the rules of origin of the two lates t mega-regional free trade agreements (FTAs)— the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the African Continental Free Trade Area ( AfCFTA)\, as well as the implications for LDCs. Leading regional represent atives from Africa and Asia will participate in the sessions.\n<\;p>\; UNCTAD in partnership with the Global Governance program at the European U niversity Institute (EUI) has developed a research and capacity building p rogram on trade facilitation and rules of origin.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p> \;With this\, we carrying out applied research and developing tools to und erstand the extent of differences rules of origin across countries and tra de agreements with a view to detecting possible convergence or divergence\ , enhancing transparency in monitoring the use of trade preferences and ap plying trade facilitation concepts to rules of origin certification proced ures. Activities include applied research\, executive round tables as well as advocacy actions to provide policymakers\, firms and the civil society with some fora to discuss ground breaking issues and innovative tools on rules of origin and their administration.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Accord ingly\, UNCTAD in partnership with EUI\, is organizing an executive traini ng workshop on rules of origin. The workshop will be held under hybrid mod alities in Florence\, Italy from 11 to 12 October 2021. The First day of t he workshop is reserved to discuss LDC issues related to rules of origin. The second day of the workshop is dedicated to an in-depth discussion of t he rules of origin of the two latest mega-regional free trade agreements ( FTAs)— the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Af rican Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)\, as well as the implications f or LDCs. Leading regional representatives from Africa and Asia will partic ipate in the sessions.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps: //unctad.org/meeting/executive-workshop-rules-origin-least-developed-count ries-and-selected-mega-regionals DTSTAMP:20260716T132620Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR