Thursday, January 29, 2009
[IWS] WTO: REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS INFORMATION SYSTEM (RTA-IS) [14 January 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
WTO
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS INFORMATION SYSTEM (RTA-IS) [14 January 2009]
http://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicMaintainRTAHome.aspx
Welcome to the Regional Trade Agreements Information System (RTA-IS)
It allows you to retrieve information on RTAs notified to the GATT/WTO:
* By WTO Member
http://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicSearchByMember.aspx
* By criteria
http://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicSearchByCr.aspx
You may also select:
* List of all RTAs in force
http://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicAllRTAList.aspx
* List of early announcements
http://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicEARTAList.aspx
* Pre-defined reports
http://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicConsultPreDefReports.aspx
This database contains information on only those agreements that have either been notified, or for which an early announcement has been made, to the WTO. For further information please consult the < http://rtais.wto.org/UserGuide/RTAIS_USER_GUIDE_EN.html> user guide and/or contact RTA section
X
See
WTO: 2009 PRESS RELEASES
Press/548
14 January 2009
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
WTO launches new database on regional trade agreements
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres09_e/pr548_e.htm
The WTO has launched a new database on regional trade agreements (RTAs). This contains all the relevant documentation received by the WTO following notification by a WTO member that an RTA has been established.
The database, which is one of the requirements of the General Council's Transparency Decision on RTAs, contains all the notifications, links to the content of the relevant RTAs, legal provisions and information on the WTO�s assessments of the RTAs.
The database also contains more detailed information about the RTAs for which the WTO has prepared a �Factual Presentation� or a �factual abstract�. In these cases the following information is provided:
* the timetable agreed in the RTA for the reduction of tariffs as well as data on trade in goods and services for the relevant countries at the time that the RTA enters into force (this only applies to RTAs where the WTO has prepared a Factual Presentation)
* a list of key provisions contained in the RTAs as well as links to brief descriptions of these provisions in the Factual Presentation or factual abstract prepared by the WTO.
The database can be searched by country, region, legal provision, date of notification or entry into force of the RTA. Summary tables of all RTAs currently in force, containing various types of information, can be easily exported by users of the database. To access the database, please go to http://rtais.wto.org/?lang=1
.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
WTO
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS INFORMATION SYSTEM (RTA-IS) [14 January 2009]
http://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicMaintainRTAHome.aspx
Welcome to the Regional Trade Agreements Information System (RTA-IS)
It allows you to retrieve information on RTAs notified to the GATT/WTO:
* By WTO Member
http://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicSearchByMember.aspx
* By criteria
http://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicSearchByCr.aspx
You may also select:
* List of all RTAs in force
http://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicAllRTAList.aspx
* List of early announcements
http://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicEARTAList.aspx
* Pre-defined reports
http://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicConsultPreDefReports.aspx
This database contains information on only those agreements that have either been notified, or for which an early announcement has been made, to the WTO. For further information please consult the < http://rtais.wto.org/UserGuide/RTAIS_USER_GUIDE_EN.html> user guide and/or contact RTA section
X
See
WTO: 2009 PRESS RELEASES
Press/548
14 January 2009
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
WTO launches new database on regional trade agreements
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres09_e/pr548_e.htm
The WTO has launched a new database on regional trade agreements (RTAs). This contains all the relevant documentation received by the WTO following notification by a WTO member that an RTA has been established.
The database, which is one of the requirements of the General Council's Transparency Decision on RTAs, contains all the notifications, links to the content of the relevant RTAs, legal provisions and information on the WTO�s assessments of the RTAs.
The database also contains more detailed information about the RTAs for which the WTO has prepared a �Factual Presentation� or a �factual abstract�. In these cases the following information is provided:
* the timetable agreed in the RTA for the reduction of tariffs as well as data on trade in goods and services for the relevant countries at the time that the RTA enters into force (this only applies to RTAs where the WTO has prepared a Factual Presentation)
* a list of key provisions contained in the RTAs as well as links to brief descriptions of these provisions in the Factual Presentation or factual abstract prepared by the WTO.
The database can be searched by country, region, legal provision, date of notification or entry into force of the RTA. Summary tables of all RTAs currently in force, containing various types of information, can be easily exported by users of the database. To access the database, please go to http://rtais.wto.org/?lang=1
.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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