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Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)


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Analysis of WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

Non-tariff Measures to Trade, AI

With the objective that technical regulations (mandatory requirements), standards and conformity assessment procedures do not create Technical Barriers to Trade, nor that are discriminatory between the countries, the World Trade Organization (WTO) created the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (OTC).

This agreement is binding for all the member countries of WTO.

The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) belongs to agreements on Non-tariff Measures of WTO.

Foreign Trade (Importing, Exporting)
Foreign Trade

  1. Introduction to WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
  2. Technical regulations
  3. Standards
  4. Conformity assessment procedures
  5. Technical Barriers to Trade- Information Management System (TBT IMS)
  6. Analysis of WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
  7. Legal text of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
  8. Trade Restrictions

Sample - Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT):
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) of WTO


The educational aims of the Subject “Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)” are:

  1. Understand the pillars of WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
  2. Know the concepts of Technical regulations, Standards and Conformity assessment procedures
  3. An In-depth analysis of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) to evaluate the implications for an exporting company

Online Students, Master in International Business and Foreign Trade

The Subject “WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Courses: Non-tariff Measures, Foreign Trade Management.

Foreign Trade Management

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade, International Transport.

Masters in International Business and Foreign Trade (MIB AI)

Doctorate: World Trade.

Doctorate in International Business (DIB AI) Online

Learning materials in Masters, Doctorate, International Business, English Study Master Doctorate in International Business in Spanish Acuerdo sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (OTC) Study Doctorate in International Business in French Accord sur les obstacles techniques au commerce (OTC) Masters Foreign Trade in Portuguese Acordo sobre as Barreiras Técnicas ao Comércio (OTC).

  1. Trade Facilitation Agreement
  2. Trade Facilitation - Trade Facilitation Agreement - Kyoto Convention (Containers)

Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT).

The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade is in force since 1995, applies to trade in goods (not applicable to Trade in Services).

The agreement does not cover issues related to Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, regulated by the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. Both agreements are related.

Like other agreements of WTO, the principles of non-discrimination, predictability in market access or preferential treatment for Developing Countries are the pillars of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT).

The TBT Committee of WTO is the body in charge of examining the special measures applied by Governments as well as facilitating implementation of the agreement.

Non-tariff Measures:

  1. Preshipment Inspection
  2. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
  3. Anti-dumping Measures and Safeguards
  4. Agreement on Safeguards
  5. Import Licenses, Tariff-rate Quotas and Prohibitions
  6. Customs and World Trade Organization (WTO)

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