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Trade Issues in East Asia, January 2008 : Overcoming Trade Barriers from Standards and Technical Regulations

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-20T20:39:36Z
dc.date.available2014-08-20T20:39:36Z
dc.date.issued2008-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper is about trade issues in East Asia. One of the most important non-tariff measures is regulations and standards aimed at securing the safety and or quality of products, labeling requirements and protection of the environment. Standards are now recognized as a trade issue since they determine market access. The use of standards by governments to meet public health and safety objectives and by the private sector to meet market-driven consumer and industrial objectives is important for economic development. Standards provide information on the quality and reliability of a product that may not be readily observable and thus reduce uncertainty and contribute to increased trade. Standards have become a key element in facilitating trade within and between countries since in order for a good to be traded it must comply with the agreed standard. This applies to both mandatory standards required by governments and voluntary standards set by industry associations and other non-state actors. Recognizing the potential of diverging national technical regulations to hinder trade flows, the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has taken steps to eliminate such barriers in the sectors it considers important for economic integration. The sector that will be the first to have a fully harmonized regulatory regime across ASEAN countries will be cosmetics, starting in January 2008. The new regulation primarily involves broadly defined common safety requirements and a new approach to risk management, which does away with the requirement of pre-market approval for cosmetics products and introduces instead a system of post-market surveillance. In doing so, the new directive shifts to a great extent the responsibility of ensuring safety from the government to the private sector.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9041430/trade-issues-east-asia-overcoming-trade-barriers-standards-technical-regulations
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/19526
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19526
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABBREVIATIONS
dc.subjectACCESSION
dc.subjectACCREDITATION
dc.subjectACCREDITATIONS
dc.subjectANNUAL REPORT
dc.subjectARRANGEMENT
dc.subjectARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectARTICLE
dc.subjectARTICLES
dc.subjectASSESSMENT RESULTS
dc.subjectAUDITING
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO IMPORTS
dc.subjectBILATERAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectBINDING
dc.subjectCOMMON MARKET
dc.subjectCOMMON STANDARDS
dc.subjectCOMPETENT AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectCOMPETENT AUTHORITY
dc.subjectCOMPETITORS
dc.subjectCOMPLAINT
dc.subjectCOMPLAINTS
dc.subjectCOMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS
dc.subjectCOMPUTERS
dc.subjectCONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectCONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
dc.subjectCONSULTATION
dc.subjectCONSULTATION PROCESS
dc.subjectCONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
dc.subjectCONSUMER GOODS
dc.subjectCONTENTS
dc.subjectCONTROL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCOST OF COMPLIANCE
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING STANDARDS
dc.subjectDIRECTIVES
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATORY MEASURES
dc.subjectDISPUTE SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectDIVERGENT STANDARDS
dc.subjectDOCUMENTS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC FIRMS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectDOMESTIC STANDARDS
dc.subjectECONOMIC COMMUNITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectENTRY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORTING COUNTRY
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN PRODUCERS
dc.subjectFOREIGN STANDARD
dc.subjectFOREIGN STANDARDS
dc.subjectFOREIGN SUPPLIERS
dc.subjectFORMAL RECOGNITION
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AREA
dc.subjectGLOBAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectGLOBAL PRODUCTION CHAINS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
dc.subjectHARMONIZATION
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectIMPORTED GOODS
dc.subjectIMPORTING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectIMPORTING COUNTRY
dc.subjectINCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINFORMATION EXCHANGE
dc.subjectINTEGRATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL NORMS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectINTRA-ASEAN TRADE
dc.subjectINTRA-REGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR STANDARDS
dc.subjectLEGAL IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLOCAL FIRMS
dc.subjectLOCAL PRODUCERS
dc.subjectMANDATORY STANDARDS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMEMBER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMEMBER COUNTRY
dc.subjectMEMBER STATES
dc.subjectMINISTERS
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL LEVEL
dc.subjectMUTUAL RECOGNITION
dc.subjectMUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
dc.subjectMUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEGISLATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectNATIONAL STANDARDS BODIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectNEIGHBORING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF MEASURES
dc.subjectNONTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectPACIFIC REGION
dc.subjectPERMITS
dc.subjectPOLICY OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectPOST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCT BASIS
dc.subjectPRODUCT CATEGORIES
dc.subjectPRODUCT CERTIFICATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT LIABILITY
dc.subjectPRODUCT SPECIFIC
dc.subjectPRODUCT STANDARDS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLISHING
dc.subjectQUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subjectQUALITY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectQUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectQUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectREFERENCE MATERIALS
dc.subjectREGIONAL APPROACH
dc.subjectREGIONAL APPROACHES
dc.subjectREGIONAL BODIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectREGISTRY
dc.subjectREGULATIONS POLICY
dc.subjectREGULATORS
dc.subjectREGULATORY AGENCIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY APPROVAL
dc.subjectREGULATORY AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY BURDEN
dc.subjectREGULATORY EFFORT
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREGULATORY OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectREGULATORY PRACTICE
dc.subjectREGULATORY REFORM
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIME
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIMES
dc.subjectREGULATORY SCHEME
dc.subjectRESEARCHER
dc.subjectRULES
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY CONCERNS
dc.subjectSAFETY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectSAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subjectSTANDARD SETTING
dc.subjectSTANDARDIZATION
dc.subjectSTANDARDS AGENCIES
dc.subjectSTANDARDS REGIMES
dc.subjectSTANDARDS SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL PROCEDURES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL REGULATION
dc.subjectTECHNICAL REGULATIONS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTHIRD-COUNTRY IMPORTS
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADING PARTNERS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectUNILATERAL ADOPTION
dc.subjectVAN
dc.subjectVENDORS
dc.subjectVOLUNTARY STANDARDS
dc.subjectWEBSITE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.titleTrade Issues in East Asia, January 2008 : Overcoming Trade Barriers from Standards and Technical Regulationsen
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okr.date.disclosure2008-01-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:23:05.820043Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Policy Note
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9041430/trade-issues-east-asia-overcoming-trade-barriers-standards-technical-regulations
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid734181468245379531
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20080228050849
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9041430
okr.identifier.report42720
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: Central government administration
okr.sectorFinance :: Micro- and SME finance
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: Mining and other extractive
okr.sectorIndustry and trade
okr.themeEconomic management :: Analysis of economic growth
okr.themeEconomic management :: Macroeconomic management
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Public expenditure, financial management and procurement
okr.themeFinancial and private sector development
okr.themeTrade and integration :: Export development and competitiveness
okr.themeTrade and integration :: Technology diffusion
okr.themeTrade and integration :: Trade facilitation and market access
okr.themeTrade and integration :: Other trade and integration
okr.topicPublic Sector Regulation
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Regional Integration
okr.topicRegulatory Regimes
okr.topicInformation Security and Privacy
okr.topicAdministrative and Regulatory Law
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.topicLaw and Development
okr.unitEASPR
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