The training workshop on the use of CEFTA Market Access Barriers Database (MABD) is organized by UNCTAD on 5 November 2025 in Skopje, North Macedonia within the EU funded project: EU4Business support to CEFTA for Non-Tariff Measures monitoring and reporting and support to the implementation of the CEFTA Dispute Settlement Mechanism.
The main objective of the workshop is to build capacity and knowledge of the CEFTA Parties and CEFTA Secretariat on utilization of the upgraded CEFTA MABD tool, the new functionalities of the system, new problem categories in MABD including procedural obstacles and services alongside with the NTMs. Parties will have the opportunity to test the system on the basis of hypothetical claims provided in group exercises. The aim is to build and enhance the capacity of CEFTA Parties on the use of MABD, taking advantage of the benefits of the updated version of the system that incorporates all agreed changes.
The workshop covers the following topics:
- CEFTA MABD Overview AP7 Supporting Documents
- Overview (purpose, structure, users)
- Main functionalities and changes to the system
- Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)
- Procedural Obstacles (POs)
- Services categories
- Showcasing how the MABD system functions from IT perspective
- Hypothetical cases: using the upgraded MABD system
The participants of the workshop are representatives from CEFTA Parties and the CEFTA Secretariat.
Parties and the Secretariat will be granted the opportunity to test the upgraded system and the new guidelines/MABD User Manual will be prepared and presented to the Parties.
