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WTO TRADE FACILITATION                                                                          

•  Mission report  Website  English   

• GATT Article V: Freedom of Transit     English

• GATT Article VIII: Fees and Formalities connected with Importation and Exportation     English

• GATT Article X: Publication and Administration of Trade Regulations     English

• WTO Annex D: Modalities for Negotiations on Trade Facilitation   English

• WTO Annex E: Trade Facilitation     English

• Doha Development Agenda     English

• GATT-WTO Chronology     English

• List of documents: May 2007     English

• Trade Facilitation Committee Minutes

  • July 2006     English

  • March 2007     English

• Briefing paper on WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations      English

NEWSLETTERS                                                                                 

• CLADEC January 2007 Newsletter
  English     Español

• CLADEC August 2006 Newsletter
  English     Español

• CLADEC January 2006 Newsletter
  English     Español

• CLADEC May 2005 Newsletter
  English     Español

PRESENTATIONS                                                  

• CLADEC Presentation to Proesa, El Salvador   Spanish (PowerPoint)   Spanish (PDF)  

• CLADEC Overview    Spanish (PowerPoint)    Spanish (PDF)

• CLADEC's 2006 Strategic Vision    English (PowerPoint)    English (PDF)   

• The Doha Round and Its Importance for Latin America and the Caribbean    English (PowerPoint)    English (PDF)   

• Caribbean Work Group Feedback 2005    English (PowerPoint) English (PDF)   

• Perishable Logistics Overview    English (PowerPoint)    English (PDF)   

• LATAM Logistics Impacting Trends (INFOAMERICAS)    English (PowerPoint)    English (PDF)

• Americas Relief Team - Relief Logistics Center    English (PowerPoint)    English (PDF)

• CLADEC Meeting and Trade Faciliation Workshop Report    English

CUSTOMS                                                                                         

• Slow Customs Means Lost Capital (article)  English 

• Text of the Revised Kyoto Convention  English  Spanish

• WCO Revised Kyoto Convention Will Boost International Trade - Press Release     English    Spanish    

• Customs' Role in Trade Facilitation in the Americas   English

• Andean FTA - report on Customs Procedures  Spanish    

• Guidelines for the Immediate Release of Consignments by Customs
  English  Portuguese  

• Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
  English

• Cancun Accord, 1996 - Memorandum of Obligation                              English     Portuguese

• Acuerdo de Cancún - XX Reunión de Directores Nacionales de Aduanas de América Latina, España y Portugal   Español

• De Minimis Thresholds for APEC Economies English

• FOMIN/BID/CIAT

  • Cancun Accord (English)

  • Cancun Accord (Español)

  • Combined CLADEC response

  • Express Clearance for Shipments

  • Despacho Expreso de Envíos

  • Observaciones a las posiciones de CLADEC y OMA (Español)

  • Comparison of CIAT

  • Memorando de Donantes (Español)

  • Medidas aduaneras para facilitar los negocios internacionales en América Latina y el Caribe (Español)

POSTAL                                                                                            

• UPU Report: Status and structures of postal administrations  English  

• Tratamiento a los servicios expresos bajo las leyes postales modernas y sus implicaciones para la ley postal brasileña propuesta - James I. Campbell   Español

• U.S. Government Private Express Statutes   English

• EEA Guide to Implementation of EU Postal Legislation    English

• EU Postal Directive 2002-39-EC    English

   

TRADE                                                                                              

• Texts for FTAs and TPAs between the U.S. and Latin American countries

  • CAFTA-DR - final text
    English

  • Chile-U.S. Free Trade Agreement - final text
    English 
    Español

  • U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement - final text
    English

  • U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement - proposed text
    English

  • U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement - final text
    English

• Delivery Industry Talking Points  English

• WTO and Trade Facilitation: An IECC Perspective English

• WTO Makes all Official GATT Documents Public   English  Spanish 

• WTO 2007 Schedule of Meetings   English  Spanish 

• UNCTAD Transport Newsletter - Fourth Quarter 2006   English   

• Doha Ministerial Takes Steps Towards Freer Trade  English

• Report on Express Delivery Industry in Chile   Spanish  

• AACCLA Trade Facilitation Declaration  

  • English

  • Español                                            

  • Portugues

  • Joint (3 languages)

• USAID report on Central America: "Strategies for Improving the Efficiency of Trade Flows and Strengthening the Business Climate in the CAFTA Countries"

  • English

  • Español                                               

• GEA Country Market Access and Customs Barriers Reports

  • ZIP File

                        

• CLADEC CAFTA Task Force
  Dominican Republic Joins CAFTA Task Force    Español
  Task Force Summary of Goals    Español

• CLADEC Elogia Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Centroamérica y Estados Unidos - diciembre 2003 (Press Release)
  Español

AMERICAS BUSINESS FORUMS                                                       

• VIII Americas Business Forum (ABF) Workshop Conclusions, Miami 2003

  • English

  • Español

  • Portugues
    

• VIII Americas Business Forum (ABF) Position Papers, Miami 2003

  • Competition Policy      Español     Portugues

  • Investment                  Español      Portugues

  • Intellectual Property    Español      Portugues

  • Market Access             Español      Portugues

  • Services                      Español      Portugues

  • Small Economies         Español      Portugues
    

• VII Americas Business Forum (ABF)Workshop Conclusions, Quito 2002

  • Agriculture                          Español

  • Anti-dumping, subs. & counterv. duties      Español

  • Competition Policy              Español

  • Dispute Settlement

  • Investment                          Español

  • Intellectual Property Rights Español

  • Origin

  • Public Sector Procurement

  • Smaller Economies              Español

  • Services                              Español
    

• CLADEC's Recommendations at VII Americas Business Forum, Quito 2002

  • Civil Society

  • Competition Policy

  • Electronic Commerce

  • Intellectual Property

  • Investment

  • Market Access

  • Services

  • Smaller Economies
    

• VI Americas Business Forum (ABF) Workshop Conclusions, Buenos Aires 2001

  • Competition Policy

  • E-Commerce

  • Intellectual Property Rights

  • Investment

  • Market Access

  • Services Workshop

  • Small Economies
    

• CLADEC's Recommendations at VI Americas Business Forum, Buenos Aires 2001

  • Competition Policy

  • Electronic Commerce

  • Intellectual Property

  • Investment

  • Market Access

  • Services

• AREA DE LIBRE COMERCIO DE LAS AMERICAS, DECLARACION MINISTERIAL - 1999 - Medidas de Facilitación de Negocios    Español

REPORTS                                                                                          

• The Air Express Industry in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Assessment of Economic Benefits and Regulatory Barriers - Organization of American States    English
  

• La Industria del Transporte Expreso Aéreo en América Latina y el Caribe: Evaluación de sus Beneficios Económicos y Barreras Regulatorias - Organización de Estados Americanos    Español
  

• A Indústria do Transporte Expresso Aéreo na América Latina e no Caribe: Avaliação de seus Benefícios Econômicos e Barreiras Regulatórias - Organização dos Estados Americanos    Português
  

• World Bank-APEC Policy Research Paper (March 2003)
  Trade Facilitation and Economic Development: Measuring the Impact English

MEXICO                                                                                             

• APTA Comercio Exterior: Publicaciones del DOF Relacionadas Con el Comercio Exterior, 09 Octubre 2003

  • Modificación de la Norma Oficial Mexicana de Emergencia NOM-EM-040-FITO-2003

  • Extracto del acuerdo por el que la Comisión Federal de Competencia inicia la investigación de oficio identificada bajo el número de expediente IO-09-2003

  • Cuarta Resolución de modificaciones a las Reglas de Carácter General en Materia de Comercio Exterior para 2003