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Legal and Regulatory Framework

Assistance under this category includes helping countries to bring their own regulations into conformity with international rules, more general help to improve their legal institutions, and training officials to deal with such rules. A number of the agencies specialise in par­ticular areas, rather than trying to provide expertise on the legal rules in all sectors. For several, the aim is to balance trade-related obli­gations with other national (or international) interests.

mexico

mexico

Summary of activities included in this category
The Programme for International Development Cooperation
netherlands

netherlands

Summary of activities included in this category
Netherlands — WTO Trainee Programme
ACWL
Netherlands Chair Program (NCP)
norway

norway

Summary of activities included in this category
Advisory Centre on WTO Law (ACWL)
UNCTAD Trust Fund for Accession
portugal

portugal

Summary of activities included in this category
Support to partner countries’ legal frameworks
sweden

sweden

Summary of activities included in this category
Support to Liberia’s accession to the WTO
switzerland

switzerland

Summary of activities included in this category
Support to legal frameworks and implementation
Support to improving business environment
turkey

turkey

Summary of activities included in this category
Training programmes to provide LDCs with the necessary assistance in order to help their trade officials upgrade their trade-related skills and technical knowledge
united kingdom

united kingdom

Summary of activities included in this category
Regional harmonization of trade regulation
united states of america

united states of america

Summary of activities included in this category
ASEAN-US Technical Assistance and Training Facility ADVANCE IQC Task Order 1

South-South and Triangular Cooperation

South-South cooperation is the process whereby two or more developing countries pursue their individual and/or shared national capacity development objectives through exchanges of knowledge, skills, resources and technical know-how, and through regional and interregional collective actions, including partnerships involving Governments, regional organizations, civil society, academia and the private sector, for their individual and/or mutual benefit within and across regions.

Triangular Cooperation is a southern-driven partnership between two or more developing countries, supported by a developed country or multilateral organization(s), to implement development cooperation programmes and projects.

adb

Asian Development Bank(adb)

Summary of activities included in this category
South-South Cooperation Initiatives
The Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum (APTFF)
The SASEC Information Highway project
A project to identify and promote regional supply chains
Communities of Practice (COP) models such as the Capacity Development for Development Effectiveness initiative
ADB and IDB joint South-South cooperation initiative
afdb

African Development Bank(afdb)

Summary of activities included in this category
South-South Cooperation Trust Fund (SSCTF)
fao

Food and Agriculture Organization (fao)

Summary of activities included in this category
South-South and Triangular Cooperation