Assessing regulatory and procedural measures in trade: An Evaluation Methodology (ECE/TRADE/409)

Assessing regulatory and procedural measures in trade: An Evaluation Methodology (ECE/TRADE/409)
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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 and development partners. It supports economic cooperation and the successful implementation of trade development efforts in the region. In particular, and in accordance with its mandate, the Committee:
Maintains and promotes recommendations, norms, standards and best practices for enabling the smooth flow of cross-border trade. These recommendations, norms, standards and best practices are developed by CT’s subsidiary bodies, namely:

• the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6) and the Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards (WP.7).
• Provides assessments on procedural and regulatory barriers to trade in the UNECE region.
• Acts as a forum for facilitating a multi-stakeholder dialogue on regional integration.
• Supports the successful implementation of capacity-building activities in the areas of trade facilitation and regulatory cooperation in the UNECE region.
• Provides a platform for deliberating UNECE trade-related work.

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