Learning Objectives
The objective of this course is to increase the participants' knowledge in order to:
- Better understand the international regulatory frameworks governing trade and its implementation mechanism as well as the eventual implications of the recent WTO Ministerial Conferences;
- Discuss the significance of non-tariff measures (NTMs) on the international trade and the relevance of WTO Agreements regarding such measures on the national trade policies;
- Learn about the main obligations on agriculture that the post-Soviet countries undertake upon accession to the WTO and within the framework of regional trade agreements.