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The continuous reductions in tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade and the rise of global supply chains have further increased the importance of trade as an engine of growth, creating new opportunities for investments, job creation and human development. However, for several countries, capitalising on these opportunities is
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UN/CEFACT Recommendation 35: Establishing a Legal Framework for an International Trade Single Window The publication (ECE/TRADE/401) of Recommendation 35 adds to the suite of products offered by UNECE to assist with the establishment of a Single Window. There
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UN/CEFACT Recommendation 34: Data Simplification and Standardization for International TradeRecommendation Number 34 (ECE/TRADE/400) was developed in response to a particular set of requests from Single Window implementers who were faced with the task of harmonizing and standardizing government information
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This brochure (ECE/TRADE/415) provides information about the resources available, free of charge, from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) that can be used to support Aid-for-Trade projects. The resources include international conventions, publications, standards and training materials, and are available to
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Assessing regulatory and procedural measures in trade: An Evaluation Methodology (ECE/TRADE/409) ......The Committee on Trade (CT) is a multilateral platform that brings representatives of governments from the 56 member States of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) together with civil society organizations
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...The Single Window Planning and Implementation Guide contains managerial guidelines for policy managers, policymakers and those who are tasked to plan and manage the information technology-enabled Single Window development projects for simplifying cross-border trade procedures and document requirements within
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The Executive Committee (EXCOM) of the UNECE recommended at its thirty-fourth session in February 2010 that the Committee on Trade carry out three trade needs assessment studies in selected UNECE member countries and/or sub-regional groupings with economies in transition. These studies focus on procedural and regulatory barriers to trade in goods, with an eye to on-going development efforts in
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Regulatory and Procedural Barriers to Trade in Belarus Needs Assessment (ECE/TRADE/403)This study presents the findings of the first UNECE trade-needs-assessment study, which was carried out in the Republic of Belarus in 2010 and 2011. It was prepared by the UNECE Trade
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Developing Guiding Principles, measures and good practice for the adoption, implementation and operation of Mobile Business (mBusiness) to facilitate international trade.The description of mBusiness in this publication is an attempt to help create a general understanding of the term and its components. It is not an attempt to provide a definitive definition. Work on m-Business is also
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Draft UN/CEFACT procedure for ODP and directory announcementson the UN/CEACT Website.Version 0.4Download Draft
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"Norms and Standards and Practices for Trade Facilitation and International Business" offers you an overview of all the recommendations, norms and standards developed by the United Nation Economic Commission for Europe - Committee on Trade (UNECE), together with related information. Whether you 're in the public or in the private sector, the academia, or if you'
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This volume brings together presentations and background papers from some of the speakers and participants of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Third Executive Forum that took place in Geneva, Switzerland. The Forum, held under the auspices of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), offered its participants various
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This publication is part of a project financed under the Fourth Tranche of the United Nations Development Account. The project, entitled "Interregional partnership for promoting trade as an engine of growth through knowledge management and information and communication technologies", is carried out jointly by the five regional commissions of the United Nations.The Fourth Tranche of the UN
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Recommends the establishment of a "Single Window", whereby trade-related information need only be submitted once to fulfil all import, export and transit-related regulatory requirements. The publication also contains a detailed set of Guidelines designed to assist countries in implementation.Download: English
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Contains the standard data elements that can be used with any method for data interchange on paper documents as well as with other means of data communication. They can be selected for transmission one by one, or used within a particular system of interchange rules, e.g. the UN/EDIFACT.Readmore
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The Trade Facilitation Toolkit and Forms Repository assist Governments and trade associations to simplify their documentary requirements and develop consistent national series of trade documents. The Toolkit and Repository support the requirements for simplification of documents and transparency in the implementation of trade regulations as set out in GATT
ECE/TRADE/354 Trade Facilitation: Sharing the Gains of Globalization in the New Security Environment
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This publication, based on two previous UNECE publications (ECE/Trade/330 and ECE/Trade/299), offers to the Russian-speaking audience, a review of main current trade facilitation issues, such as promoting trade facilitation in the new security environment and encouraging the fair distribution of the gains from trade facilitation activities.Readmore
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©2003 United NationsECE/TRADE/330: Sharing the Gains of Globalization in the New Security Environment - The Challenges to Trade Facilitation [Summary of the Debate at the 2003 Forum]
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ECE/TRADE/299: Trade Facilitation: The Challenges for Growth and Development [pdf format -- 344 pages]
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Addresses the income distribution impact of trade facilitation in developing countries. The matter is considered from a general perspective, drawing on economic analysis and practical experience to construct a broad framework to explain the links between trade facilitation, income distribution and poverty Readmore