© International Trade Centre, International Trade Forum
- Issue 1/2001
-- Major Markets for Cotton T-shirts. 115 pages (Technical
Paper). Market survey on cotton T-shirts in the European Union
(with particular reference to Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden),
United States and Japan - discusses international textile trade in
general terms and in relation to WTO Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing; presents major markets and their characteristics;
outlines documentary and shipping requirements, relevant
legislation, contact specifications, quality control methods and
environmental issues; contains statistical data.
-- Fibres and Textiles Industry at the Turn of the Century: Some
Observations. 44 pages (Technical Paper). Background paper covering
issues with significant impact on future development in
international trade in textiles and clothing, focuses on WTO
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (coming to an end in 2004), and
its consequences for the sector; examines anti-competitive
practices, as well as individual regional and government policies;
reviews supply and demand trends and prospects; environmental
issues and their impact on sector.
-- International Trade Rules: Business Questions about the World
Trading System and the WTO. 116 pages (Technical Paper). Guide
aimed at small and medium enterprises in developing and least
developed countries, and economies in transition, answering
questions related to impact of the multilateral trading system and
WTO Trade Agreements on business environment - addresses issues
such as implementation and enforcement of the Agreements, dispute
settlement mechanism of WTO, implications for international trade,
involvement of developing and least developed member states in WTO
negotiations, and effects of removal of trade barriers on business;
includes references for more in-depth information on specific
issues; list of WTO member states and a glossary of related
terms.
-- Trade in Euro: A guide for enterprises and trade support
agencies in developing and transition countries. 80 pages
(Technical Paper). Guide analysing implications of the introduction
of the euro for small and medium enterprises in developing
countries, it describes economic, commercial and financial
environment resulting from creation of the European Monetary Union
(EMU) and its impact on non-European countries; examines practical
consequences of the introduction of euro for enterprises outside
the euro zone; outlines practical adjustments to be considered by
these enterprises for conducting advantageous commercial
relationships with euro-zone countries; provides overview of EMU
and describes main steps leading to full implementation of the
euro.
-- Rules of Origin in Export Credit Insurance. 35 pages
(Technical Paper). Paper focusing on impact of the rules of origin
on export credit insurance, it provides background information on
rules of origin and describes export credit insurance concept;
examines links between the two and explains to what extent rules of
origin can influence possibility of applying for an export credit
insurance policy; presents current set of rules adopted by ECAs
(export credit agencies) and export credit insurance companies in a
large number of countries; also deals with the impact of euro on
rules of origin and export credit insurance.