The lack of progress in the Doha negotiations does not mean that trade policies have remained just as they were at the start of the Cycle in 2001. A new version of the MAcMapHS6 database, which contains the bilateral tariff protection agreements of 170 countries, covering more than 5,000...

La réduction des droits de douane reste l'enjeu central des négociations à l'OMC. Dans ce domaine, les choses sont moins simples qu'il n'y paraît. Il faut d'abord s'entendre sur le niveau de protection de départ – dans l'agriculture, cela ne s'est pas fait sans problème. Il faut aussi...

The WTO rules of non-discrimination require a redefinition of the existing trade agreements between the European Union and the ACP countries. If they wish to retain preferential access to the European market, these countries and the EU will have to come to a reciprocal free trade agreement...