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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.

australia

australia

Summary of activities included in this category
Australia -World Intellectual Property Organisation Funds in Trust Program
Addressing non-communicable diseases
Improving investment climate—working with the World Bank

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.

australia

australia

Summary of activities included in this category
ASEAN Australia Development Cooperation Program Phase II
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus
ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Economic Cooperation Support Program
Integration into the global trading system—Laos