Streamlining Non-Tariff Measures : A Toolkit for Policy Makers
This volume is organized as follows. Chapter one discusses the newly revamped non-tariff measure (NTM) classification system, the data collection effort so far, and the key characteristics of the data. It also highlights the private-sector view tha...
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16242941/streamlining-non-tariff-measures-toolkit-policy-makers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6019 |
| Summary: | This volume is organized as follows.
Chapter one discusses the newly revamped non-tariff measure
(NTM) classification system, the data collection effort so
far, and the key characteristics of the data. It also
highlights the private-sector view that NTMs should support
domestic firms' competitiveness across countries.
Chapter two describes the analytics of an NTM review, step
by step through the key questions, for example, is there a
market failure, which market is affected, what are the costs
of regulatory action vs. the risks of deregulation, and
explains how to answer these questions and how to go about
quantification when it is possible. Chapter three focuses on
the institutional setup and key principles required to
successfully pursue the streamlining of regulations. Since
the mid-1990s, developed countries have introduced new
regulatory approaches aimed at improving the quality of the
decision-making process by enhancing both the analytical
framework used by policy makers and the participation of
interested parties in the regulatory process. Finally,
chapters four and five provide practical examples of
streamlining NTMs. Chapter four overviews selected
experiences with tackling the trade regulatory agenda at
both country and regional levels. Chapter five presents case
studies on streamlining NTMs, including technical regulation
and prohibition, particularly illustrating the analytics
that may support the review process. Finally, NTM reviews
should be seen as part of national competitiveness agendas
rather than as concessions to trading partners. When NTMs
are perceived by the domestic private sector as hampering
access to key inputs, business regulatory reviews should
naturally lead to NTM reviews. Joint use of the triangle of
products will facilitate the adoption by governments of
coherent national competitiveness strategies centered on the
reduction of trade costs. |
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