Market access Tariffs and non tariff barriers

However, market access barriers and supply side constraints hampered exploitation of export opportunities.

Another tool was the Market Access Map, a database on market access barriers, developed to enhance transparency and to support international marketing and trade promotion.

With the reduction in tariffs, non tariff barriers are increasingly becoming front stage market access concerns.

With the reduction in tariffs, non tariff barriers are increasingly becoming front stage market access concerns.

13. Turning to agenda item 4, he expressed the Group s concern regarding the persistence of market access barriers such as tariff peaks and escalation, and of non tariff barriers, which jeopardized the market access of increasingly competitive developing countries.

Improving market access involved not only tariff reduction but also relaxation of non tariff barriers and rules of origin.

However, taking full advantage of export opportunities continues to be hampered by market access barriers and supply side constraints.

The Doha Development Agenda (DDA) aimed to substantially reduce barriers to market access for agricultural goods, manufactured products and services.

Meaningful improvements in market access will require the elimination of non tariff barriers to exports of interest to landlocked developing countries.

Market access barriers affect cross border supply of audiovisual products through specific quotas for local content on radio and television broadcasting.

Some of the trade barriers mentioned above are evident from the market access and national treatment limitations contained in GATS commitments.

Market access

Market access

Certain policy measures are needed to help Indian SMEs overcome the barriers to internationalizing through OFDI, including access to finance and provision of market information.

However, anti competitive regulations and monopolistic market structures persisted in many countries, as well as structural barriers that hindered enterprises apos free access to markets.

Also, the Government has launched an academic credential assessment service to develop information materials, assessment methods, tools, and supports, to remove barriers to labour market access.

At the same time, there are substantial barriers in place, impeding market access, including particularly in Mode 3 (the main channel for trade in this sector).

At the same time, attention has to be drawn to the obstacles such as market access barriers and supply side constraints which still prevent many developing countries from taking optimal advantage of new market chances.

An urgent priority is to establish a timetable for developed countries to dismantle market access barriers and begin phasing out trade distorting domestic subsidies, especially in agriculture.

Item 4 Market access, market entry and competitiveness

Non agricultural market access

Non agricultural market access

C. Market access issues

A. Market access conditions

A. Market access issues

A. Improving market access

It may also lower the market entry barriers for CHP and renewables.

Not only the level of a tariff, but also the tariff structure may imply a distortion of international production and trading conditions and constitute additional barriers to market access.

In addition to providing full, enhanced and stable market access for developing countries' agricultural and industrial exports, concrete steps are required to deal with market entry barriers such as product standards and regulations and sanitary and phytosanitary measures.

Despite various preferential trade arrangements with its main trading partners, Africa's external trade continues to be hindered by a host of non tariff barriers and excessive market entry requirements that nullify the market access granted under preferential tariff regimes.

The Government of PEI implemented a Disability Support Program in 2001 to improve access to disability supports and reduce barriers to participation in the labour market for people with disabilities.

However, present market access barriers should be addressed, including those limiting the movement of natural persons, which could be an important mode of supply in export transactions for developing countries.

Nevertheless, in order to deepen the analysis, UNCTAD should help developing countries identify areas of export interest and analyse the market access barriers and supply side constraints in these areas.

These may act as market entry barriers for products originating in developing countries.

Further urges Member States, where appropriate, to review barriers to treatment access by women and work towards the elimination of such barriers

The Programme will enhance integration of the regional economic communities for increased market access, remove barriers to trade, develop e business and help the beneficiary countries to diversify their export base.

The forthcoming WTO Ministerial Conference should deal with export subsidies, enhanced market access and the removal of technical trade barriers, for trade was the key to sustained economic growth and development.

UNCTAD should assist developing countries in identifying these market access barriers, including the use of new protectionist tools such as anti dumping and safeguard measures, and propose ways of removing them.

The Committee also cooperated with the Ministry of Economy in determining the conditions for access of foreign investors to the Russian market, and successfully argued for the exclusion of a number of provisions which would have constituted unreasonable access barriers.

This helps to generate awareness of barriers to access and guide local actions.

A. Market access conditions 10 20

A. Market access issues 30 36

A. Improving market access 47 53

2. Market access and entry conditions