The Development of Trade Policies in the Asia and Pacific Region over the past 30 years since 1989

Reviews take place in the General Council, operating as the Trade Policy Review Body as peer-group assessments. This paper aims to identify the main trade liberalization/reform measures adopted over the 30 years and, to the extent possible, their developments, including adoption and abolition.3 The main source of information is the documentation used for the WTO trade policy reviews (TPRs) of 30 Members within the Asia-Pacific region, in particular, the reports by the Secretariat.4 Between 1989 and August 2019, 132 reviews for these Members were conducted; all documents used for the TPRs are available in the public domain.

While TPRs cover a comprehensive set of trade and related policies and measures, including intellectual property and trade in services, this paper focuses on the main measures directly affecting imports and exports, such as customs valuation, tariffs, and export taxes. It also focuses on the developments of the Members' effort to improve the transparency of their trade policies and measures.

N°: ERSD-2020-05

Autores: Mr. Masahiro Hayafuji

Fecha de redacción: febrero de 2020

Palabras clave:

trade policy review; trade policies; trade restrictions; trade facilitation

Código JEL:

F13; F14; F61;

volver al principio

Declinación de responsabilidad 

Este es un documento de trabajo y se refiere, por consiguiente, a un estudio en curso. Refleja las opiniones de sus autores. No pretende reflejar la posición o las opiniones de la OMC o de sus Miembros y se entiende sin perjuicio de los derechos y obligaciones de los Miembros en el marco de la OMC. Los errores que puedan existir son responsabilidad de los autores.

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