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Trade facilitation After several years of exploratory work, WTO Members formally agreed to launch negotiations on trade facilitation in July 2004, on the basis of modalities contained in Annex D of the so-called “July package”. Under this mandate, Members are directed to clarify and improve GATT Article V (Freedom of Transit), Article VIII (Fees and Formalities connected with Importation and Exportation), and Article X (Publication and Administration of Trade Regulations). The negotiations also aim to enhance technical assistance and capacity building in this area and to improve effective cooperation between customs and other appropriate authorities on trade facilitation and customs compliance issues. > More |
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Introduction back to top
Brief
information on trade facilitation
The mandate back to top
Hong
Kong Ministerial Declaration
The
July 2004 package (WT/L/579):
> Doha Ministerial Declaration, November 14, 2001, item 27
Singapore Ministerial Declaration December 13,
1996 (see item 22) (WT/MIN(96)/DEC)
Negotiations on Trade Facilitation back to top
> The
Launching of negotiations on trade facilitation
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building in the Context of the Negotiations back to top
Documents on Trade Facilitation back to top
Trade Facilitation Pre-Negotiation Work in the WTO back to top
Overview
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