Title of the activity
Regional workshop on supply-chain resilience: Use of tariffs, licensing, and quantitative restrictions by WTO Members for Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus (CEECAC)
Activity Type
Regional course/Workshop
Description
This regional workshop for CEECAC Government officials, with a focus on WTO rules and Members' practices relating to tariffs, quantitative restrictions and import licensing, combines substantive presentations, round-table discussions, practical exercises and hands-on use of WTO databases, with particular attention to transparency and WTO notification requirements in these areas.
Venue
Austria
City
Joint Vienna Institute, Vienna
Trade topic
Market Access for Trade in Goods
Start Date
End Date
Duration (days)
4
Activity Level
selection process
Applications will only be considered from candidates whose experience and current responsibilities are directly relevant to the subject of the Workshop. Beneficiaries are invited to submit the applications of 4 candidates with the following profile:
• Mid-level capital-based government officials directly involved in trade policy implementation and market access issues including tariffs, licensing regimes and / or import or export restrictions (prohibitions, quotas or any other types of quantitative restrictions); or
• Officials responsible for WTO notifications (focal points preparing or examining notifications of import licensing and / or quantitative restrictions or related matters).
Applications must be submitted through the Permanent Mission to the WTO Secretariat as indicated in the documents attached.
• Mid-level capital-based government officials directly involved in trade policy implementation and market access issues including tariffs, licensing regimes and / or import or export restrictions (prohibitions, quotas or any other types of quantitative restrictions); or
• Officials responsible for WTO notifications (focal points preparing or examining notifications of import licensing and / or quantitative restrictions or related matters).
Applications must be submitted through the Permanent Mission to the WTO Secretariat as indicated in the documents attached.
Pre-requisite
Selection criteria are explained in the documents attached
Target Audience
Government officials
Language
English
Key Result
1. Government officials are implementing WTO Agreements and fully realising Members' rights and obligations
Key Output
1.1: Government officials have enhanced knowledge about WTO Agreements, trade policy formulation and conduct of trade negotiations
Programme
Invited Members and Observers:
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Georgia
Iran
Israel
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Moldova, Republic of
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Russian Federation
Serbia
Tajikistan
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan