principles and provisions of the WTO Agreement on TBT as a yardstick for analysis, this paper examines whether and how eight … major regional integration agreements within the African region address TBT issues. It finds that TBT are not an important … issue in Sub-Saharan African RTAs. Only one of the 8 agreements surveyed refers explicitly to the WTO TBT Agreement …

more concern among WTO Members than technical regulations do, and that testing and certification are the procedures that … in the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) during 2010-2014. We observe that CAPs raise proportionally … most frequently give rise to trade problems. Within the framework of the TBT Agreement, we find that questions around …

undergoing conformity assessment procedures (CAPs), such as testing, inspection, or certification. Duplication, delays or … regulations do, and that testing and certification are the procedures that most frequently give rise to trade problems. Within the …Even if traders adapt to technical regulations and standards in an export market, they still must prove compliance by …

This paper investigates whether TBT provisions included in RTAs differ from those under the WTO TBT Agreement, and, if …, marking and labelling and sector-specific commitments. We find that all RTAs signed since 2010 systematically include TBT … provisions and that the most frequent provisions are those referring to the TBT Agreement and transparency. Moreover, even if …

Our analysis covers 260 RTAs, of which 200 include at least one provision on TBT. We find that in general disputes on … TBT provisions arising under RTAs are not treated differently from other type of RTA disputes. Fifteen per cent of RTAs … with TBT provisions include provisions that apply exclusively to the resolution of TBT disputes and do so in general to …