Overview
- Presents a number of suggestions how the WTO could move forward with the TBT agenda
- Provides an in-depth analysis of compatibility of TBT facilitation in FTAs with WTO law
- Offers a comprehensive analysis how technical barriers to trade are addressed in EU and US free trade agreements
Part of the book series: European Yearbook of International Economic Law (EUROYEAR, volume 29)
Part of the book sub series: EYIEL Monographs - Studies in European and International Economic Law (EYIELMONO)
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About this book
This book examines the interplay between cooperation on technical barriers to trade (TBT) in free trade agreements and the multilateral framework of the World Trade Organization. In recent years, TBT, especially differences in standards, have attracted increased interest and have been addressed as part of the WTO+ negotiated agenda in trade agreements. Because of a number of political and legal constraints, the process of further cooperation at the WTO have been stalled, which made free trade agreements a central pillar in setting the agenda of international trade governance. This leads us to rethinking the interrelation between the WTO and free trade agreements and to questioning the role of both fora in the future of trade.
The book examines some TBT provisions in free trade agreements and highlights their positive and problematic aspects when it comes to the WTO-consistency and the ideas of open and inclusive trade. It also suggests that a more optimal way forward would be toincrease parallel work on TBT cooperation at the WTO, a more inclusive forum that could address issues of global significance, such as environmental protection and regulation of digital goods. The book explores the potential for trade agreements to advance the WTO agenda, but notes that the organization would need to adapt its institutional structure and governance in order to do so.Drawing on the example of the EU and US so-called “new generation” trade agreements, the book provides a detailed analysis of the various methods used to navigate TBT cooperation, and offers insight into how these agreements can serve as inspiration for future multilateral disciplines.
This book is a valuable resource for trade law academics, policymakers, and anyone interested in the intersection of technical barriers to trade, regional trade agreements, and the WTO.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Iulianna Romanchyshyna is an International Trade Consultant based in Brussels, Belgium and a doctoral candidate at the University of Passau, Germany.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Technical Barriers to Trade in “New Generation” RTAs and in the WTO Agreements
Book Subtitle: Conflict or Complementarity?
Authors: Iulianna Romanchyshyna
Series Title: European Yearbook of International Economic Law
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25791-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-25790-2Published: 09 March 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-25793-3Published: 09 March 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-25791-9Published: 08 March 2023
Series ISSN: 2364-8392
Series E-ISSN: 2364-8406
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 192