Non-tariff Measures (Course) Barriers to Trade

1. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures in International Trade
   1. Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
2. Technical Barriers to Trade
   1. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
3. Pre-shipment Inspection
   1. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
4. Contingent trade-protective measures (Anti-dumping Measures, Safeguards)
   1. Agreement on Safeguards
5. Non-automatic Import licensing, quotas and prohibitions
6. Other Non-tariff measures: price-control (including additional taxes and charges), Finance Measures, affecting the competition, Trade-related investment measures
7. Restrictions, distribution, post-sales services, Government procurement
8. Subsidies (excluding export subsidies)
9. Rules of Origin
10. Export-related measures
11. Other formalities

Sample - Non-tariff Measures to Trade:

Trade Facilitation.

1. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
3. Kyoto Convention (Containers)
4. Convention Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods

The goals of the module 1 are the following:

1. To know how to identify and distinguish non-tariff measures (technical and non-technical) in Foreign Trade
2. To evaluate the possible impact they may have on exports / imports
3. To familiarise the student with the use of the “UNCTAD International Classification Manual of Non-Tariff Measures”
4. To know how to act before a non-tariff measure implemented by a country

1. Introduction to Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
   1. Industrial property
   2. Copyright and rights related to copyright
   3. Infringement of intellectual property rights
2. The role of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
3. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of WTO
   1. The Pillars of the TRIPS Agreement
4. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (copyright)
5. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (patents, industrial designs, etc.)
6. Case study: Intellectual property rights in the USMCA/NAFTA 2.0

The goals of the module 2 are the following:

1. To understand the key concepts related to Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
2. To learn the importance and the pillars of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) of WTO
3. To learn about role of the World Intellectual Property Organization and the different international intellectual property registration systems (Lisbon, Madrid, The Hague...)

1. Credits: 6
2. Duration: six
   weeks It is recommended to dedicate about twelve hours of study per week following a flexible schedule. It is possible to reduce the duration dedicating more hours a week
3. Open Online Enrollment
4. Download the syllabus of the Course (PDF)

Languages:

1. Also
   available in For improving international communication skills, student has free access to the learning materials in these languages (free multilingual training).
   Medidas no arancelarias Mesures non tarifaires Medidas não-tarifárias

This course contains exercises that are evaluated, which the student must work out and pass to obtain the Diploma of the Course “Non-tariff Measures to Trade” granted by EENI Global Business School.

The course belongs to the following Higher Education Programs offered by EENI:

Postgraduate Certificate in International Trade.

Course: Foreign Trade Management.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade, International Transport.

Doctorate: World Trade.

The UNCTAD proposes a classification of the different types of measures (16 chapters).

Technical measures:

1. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
2. Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
3. Pre-shipment Inspection and other formalities

Non-technical measures:

1. Contingent trade-protective measures
2. Non-automatic licensing, quotas, prohibitions and quantity-control measures other than Sanitary and phytosanitary measures and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
3. Price-control measures, including additional taxes and charges
4. Finance measures
5. Measures affecting the competition
6. Foreign Trade-related investment measures
7. Distribution restrictions in a market
8. Restrictions on post-sales services
9. Subsidies (excluding export subsidies)
10. Government procurement restrictions in a certain market
11. Measures related to Intellectual Property
12. Rules of origin

Finance Measures

They are all those non-tariff measures whose objective is to regulate access to foreign currency for imports. They increase import cost.

1. Advance payment requirements. They can be: advanced import deposit, cash requirement, advance payment of customs duties, refundable deposit
2. Multiple exchange rates
3. Official currency allocation. Bank authorization (Central Bank of the country of the importer). licenses linked to unofficial currencies
4. Regulations concerning terms of payment for imports (import credit and financing)

Measures affecting the competition (special preferences or privileges).

1. State-trading companies
2. Compulsory use of national services (transport, insurance)

Trade-related investment measures:

1. Measures of local content (minimum quantity of product manufactured in the country of the importer)
2. Trade balancing measures (import restriction)

Distribution restrictions (obtaining licenses or certification, distribution services regulations).

1. Geographical restrictions
2. Restrictions for certain resellers

Restrictions related to post-sales services

Subsidies

Government procurement restrictions (preference to national suppliers).

Intellectual Property (patents, trademarks, copyright...).

Rules of origin

Export-related measures:

1. Export-license, quota and prohibition restrictions (include Investments)
   1. Export prohibitions
   2. Export quotas (quotas)
   3. License requirements (permission, authorization) to export
   4. Export registration requirements
2. Exports of state companies
3. Export price-control measures
4. Measures on re-exports (cross-border trade)
5. Export taxes and charges
6. Export technical measures (technical specifications, conformity assessment)
   1. Inspection requirement (Quality control)
   2. Certification required by the exporting country
7. Export subsidies
8. Export Credits

Sample:

Source: “International Classification of Non-tariff Measures” (UNCTAD).

1. Religion and export prices

Customs and World Trade Organization (WTO).