Author	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Title	Market Access : Developments since the Uruguay Round, Implications, Opportunities and Challenges, in particular for Developing Countries and the Least Developed among them, in the context of Globalization and Liberalization
Imprint	Geneva : United Nations, 1998
Connect to	http://161.200.145.45/docs/en/e1998d55.en.pdf
Descript	40 p. : ill., charts, tables

Summary: The report argues that the conclusion of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and the creation of the WTO resulted in significant improvements in conditions, as well as security, of market access in trade in goods and in services. Further improvements in sectoral market access conditions have been achieved under the WTO. Nevertheless, significant tariff barriers (tariff peaks and tariff escalation) and non-tariff measures continue to affect a number of products of export interest to developing countries. Also increased market penetration has given rise to intense demands from domestic producers in OECD countries for trade remedies. In services, trade continues to be hampered by restrictions imposed on the movement of natural persons to supply services coupled with other barriers, including anti-competitive practices. Therefore, there remains substantial scope for further multilateral liberalization of trade, in particular in products and sectors of export interest to developing countries, especially the least developed among them

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International Institute for Trade and Developement : UNCTAD Collection	E/1998/55	CHECK SHELVES