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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.

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

Compliance support infrastructure and services

Assistance in this category is closely related to that under the Legal and Regulatory Framework, but places more emphasis on building the institutions in developing countries to implement such legal frameworks, and less on the details of compliance. It is an area where the specialised agencies again have the main role

turkey

turkey

Summary of activities included in this category
Meeting international standards: Mozambique
Promoting labour and health standards, Bangladesh

Market and Trade Information

Market information and trade information services are different in their focus and methods. Market information is about sub-sectors and products, while trade information focuses on the aggregate level, including data on trade flows, policies affecting trade, and trends in these. Market information is usually targeted at traders. Trade information is, broadly speaking, intended to be used by policy-makers.

hungary

hungary

Summary of activities included in this category
High quality products and services from Hungary
Linking supply and demand
Services to facilitate export

Trade Facilitation

This category covers the development, harmonization, and implementation of the rules and procedures which govern how goods cross borders.

turkey

turkey

Summary of activities included in this category
Trade facilitation in the ECO region

Other Trade-Related Activities

Other types of assistance, although some of them may not be specifically targeted at trade, may be intended to affect trade.

hungary

hungary

Summary of activities included in this category
Enhanced Integrated Framework

china

Not listed in any category