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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.

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United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and The Caribbean (un eclac)

Summary of activities included in this category
Integrated database of trade disputes for Latin America and the Caribbean

Trade Policy Development

Agencies’ assistance to trade policy development is generally provided in four areas: design and implementation of trade policy; specific developing country issues in trade (such as commodity exports and preferences); support in trade negotiations; and assistance in man­aging the interactions between trade and other policies.

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United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and The Caribbean (un eclac)

Summary of activities included in this category
Policy-making and policy implementation assistance