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Article: The WTO Panel Report in United States - Safeguard on Washers (Part I) 条款:WTO专家组在美国的报告-对洗衣机的保障措施(第一部分)
IF 0.3 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.54648/gtcj2023014
Fernando Piérola-Castro
This first part of the commentary on the panel decision in United States - Safeguard on Large Residential Washing Machines provides a summary and views on three issues addressed by the panel: the treatment of unforeseen developments (and the effect of obligations incurred under the GATT), the definition of the domestic industry, and the assessment of increased imports. The panel addressed these issues by relying extensively on the standard of review envisaged for the assessment of safeguard-related claims: the review of the existence of reasoned and adequate explanations. The panel also favoured consistency between the categories defined for the different instances of investigation.unforeseen developments, domestic industry, increased imports, reasoned and adequate explanation, safeguard on washers
关于“美国-对大型家用洗衣机的保障措施”一案专家组裁决的评注的第一部分,对专家组处理的三个问题进行了总结和看法:对未预见的事态发展的处理(以及在关贸总协定下产生的义务的影响),国内产业的定义,以及对增加进口的评估。小组处理这些问题时,广泛依靠为评估与保障有关的索赔要求所设想的审查标准:审查是否存在合理和充分的解释。小组还赞成为不同的调查实例所界定的类别之间保持一致。不可预见的发展,国内工业,进口增加,合理和充分的解释,对洗衣机的保护
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Article: The European Commission Proposes a Regulation to Ban Products Made With Forced Labour 文章:欧盟委员会提出一项禁止强迫劳动产品的法规
IF 0.3 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.54648/gtcj2023013
Alessandro Fruscione
On 14 September 2022, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Regulation (Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council banning products made with forced labour on the Union market, COM (2022) 453 final of 14 September 2022, https://eurlex. europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52022PC0453) aimed at banning from the EU market products made with forced labour.The proposal – which concerns both imported products and those manufactured in the Union territory to be destined for internal consumption or export and does not focus on specific types of enterprises, thus also affecting very small ones – will now have to be discussed and approved by the European Union Parliament and Council to become an effective legislative act and will apply after twenty-four months from its entry into force. The Regulation Proposal of the European Commission appears to be wide-ranging, and doesn’t identify – at least in this first phase – specific product categories or certain producer countries, unlike what was decided by other countries (For example, the United States of America, in the framework of the bans on the import of goods made with forced labour, on 21 June 2022 adopted the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which tightens the ban on imports into the USA for products made with forced labour in China, particularly in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). The most immediate effect of the desirable approval of the Proposal in question will be represented, for Union economic operators, by the need to carry out even more careful due diligence on supply chains and, more generally, on the reliability of their suppliers, in order to mitigate the risks of placing on the market products obtained by resorting to modern slavery.Forced labour, Regulation, Importer, Exporter, Slavery, Products, Manufactured, Ban, Market, Work conditions
2022年9月14日,欧盟委员会提交了一项法规提案(欧洲议会和理事会禁止在欧盟市场上使用强迫劳动生产的产品的法规提案,COM (2022) 453 final of 2022年9月14日,https://eurlex)。europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52022PC0453),旨在禁止强迫劳动生产的产品进入欧盟市场。这项建议- -既涉及进口产品,也涉及在联盟领土内生产的用于国内消费或出口的产品- -并不侧重于特定类型的企业,因此也影响到非常小的企业- -现在必须由欧洲联盟议会和理事会讨论和批准,以成为一项有效的立法行为,并将在其生效后24个月后实施。欧盟委员会的监管提案似乎涉及范围很广,至少在第一阶段没有确定具体的产品类别或某些生产国,这与其他国家的决定不同(例如,美利坚合众国在禁止进口强迫劳动制造的商品的框架下,于2022年6月21日通过了《维吾尔族强迫劳动预防法》(UFLPA))。该法案收紧了对从中国(尤其是新疆维吾尔自治区)强迫劳动生产的产品进口到美国的禁令。对于欧盟经济运营商来说,该提案获得批准的最直接影响是需要对供应链进行更仔细的尽职调查,更广泛地说,是对供应商的可靠性进行尽职调查,以减轻将通过诉诸现代奴隶制获得的产品投放市场的风险。强迫劳动,法规,进口商,出口商,奴役,产品,制造,禁令,市场,工作条件
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Article: Customs Law: Deal Maker or Breaker in Mergers & Acquistions? The UAE Perspective 第1篇:海关法:并购中的交易撮合者还是破坏者?阿联酋的视角
IF 0.3 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.54648/gtcj2023011
Atia Hussain, Zain Satardien, W. ElKelish
Business sectors around the globe have recently seen rapid changes in the corporate world due to the ongoing pandemic. To financially and economically survive and strengthen their current footprints, businesses have merged and acquired other companies nationally and internationally. This article argues that whilst signing or negotiating an international or national transaction deal, the importance of Customs Law is significant, and should not be underestimated, as non-compliance of Customs Law by the target entity historically may serve significant risk to conclusion of a merger and acquisition deal in certain circumstances. The article discusses the scope of customs due diligence within the specific provisions of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Common Customs Law (applicable in the United Arab Emirates) and presents the consequences of non-compliance with the Customs Law. The article also presents some suggestions to avoid the trade related issues which may eventually turn into a merger and acquisition deal breaker, if not addressed appropriately.Customs Law, International Trade Law, Free Trade Agreement, Origin, Tariff Classification, Customs valuation, United Arab Emirates
由于持续的大流行,全球商业部门最近经历了企业界的快速变化。为了在财务和经济上生存并加强现有的足迹,企业在国内和国际上合并和收购了其他公司。本文认为,在签署或谈判国际或国内交易协议时,海关法的重要性是重要的,不应低估,因为在某些情况下,目标实体不遵守海关法可能会给并购交易的达成带来重大风险。本文讨论了海湾合作委员会(GCC)共同海关法(适用于阿拉伯联合酋长国)具体规定的海关尽职调查范围,并介绍了不遵守海关法的后果。本文还提出了一些建议,以避免与贸易相关的问题,如果处理不当,可能最终成为并购交易的破坏者。海关法,国际贸易法,自由贸易协定,原产地,关税分类,海关估价,阿拉伯联合酋长国
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Article: Green Shipping and Trade: Allocating Costs of the IMO Sulphur Regulation 2020 文章:绿色航运和贸易:国际海事组织《2020年硫条例》的成本分配
IF 0.3 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.54648/gtcj2023012
Abhay Singh, S. Shanthakumar
In January 2020 the Internatoinal Maritime Organisation (IMO) imposed, down from 3.5% m/m, a new limit of 0.50% m/m Sulphur limit from exhaust gases originating from commercial vessels. This new standard forced the maritime industry to switch to compliant fuels (such as Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) and ultra-low sulphur fuel oil (ULSFO) blends) or use an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS). Although there may be a consensus that this is a good thing, achievement of benefits has created contractual challenges for the industry. Responsibilities are divided between shipowner and charterer through forming a voyage charter, a time charter, or a bareboat charter (BBC). Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and Intertanko provide standard contracts allocating the responsibilities of compliance with IMO Sulphur regulations between shipowner and charterer under the time charter. The compliance obligations under the voyage charterparty and BBC are still unaddressed. Here, we address them and offer an allocation of the responsibility.Charterparty, VLSFO, EGCS, contract, obligation, fixtures, Sulphur
2020年1月,国际海事组织(IMO)从3.5%m/m下调至0.50%m/m的商业船舶废气硫限量。这一新标准迫使海事行业改用合规燃料(如极低硫燃料油(VLSFO)和超低硫燃料油混合物)或使用废气净化系统(EGCS)。尽管人们可能一致认为这是一件好事,但利益的实现给该行业带来了合同挑战。船东和承租人通过组建航次租船合同、定期租船合同或光船租船合同(BBC)来划分责任。波罗的海和国际海事理事会(BIMCO)和国际海运协会(Intertanko)提供了标准合同,根据定期租船合同,船东和承租人之间分配了遵守国际海事组织硫法规的责任。航次租船合同和英国广播公司的合规义务仍未得到解决。在这里,我们要解决这些问题,并提供责任分配。租船方、VLSFO、EGCS、合同、义务、固定装置、硫
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A Comparative Analysis of South African Current and Proposed Customs Legislation for Customs Brokers 南非现行和拟议的报关员海关立法的比较分析
IF 0.3 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI: 10.54648/gtcj2023005
Joy W. Moodley, Sanele Gumede
Customs brokers perform an essential service in assisting global traders in dealing with the complexity of global trade as well as the numerous associated compliances. These services are impacted by customs legislation that must be adhered to for an importer or exporter to trade. This article addresses the evolving role, scope of services, compliances, risks and liabilities of clearing agents currently found in the Customs and Excise Act No 91 of 1964 (C&E Act) and those of the newly termed customs brokers as provided for in the New Customs Control Act No 31 of 2014 (CCA) and the New Duty Act no. 30 of 2014. This vital role that customs brokers fulfil is examined and compared within both new and in-force legislative frameworks. An examination of the evolving legislative landscape and the impact on services is also evaluated and discussed to establish their roles in accordance with global instruments. South Africa has been greatly steered by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and by how brokers operate internationally. The findings of this study show that customs brokers’ procedures will be affected given their nominated role in the trade process. A dearth of infrastructure and a lack of training are potential hindrances to the implementation of proposed legislation.Custom brokers, South Africa, Customs Act
海关经纪人在协助全球贸易商处理全球贸易的复杂性以及众多相关合规问题方面发挥着重要作用。这些服务受到海关立法的影响,进口商或出口商必须遵守这些立法才能进行贸易。本文论述了目前在1964年第91号《海关和消费税法》(C&E法)中发现的清算代理人的角色、服务范围、合规性、风险和责任,以及2014年第31号《新海关管制法》(CCA)和2014年第30号《新关税法》中规定的新称海关经纪人的角色、范围、合宪性、风险与责任。海关经纪人发挥的这一重要作用在新的和现行的立法框架内进行了审查和比较。还对不断变化的立法格局及其对服务业的影响进行了评估和讨论,以根据全球文书确定其作用。南非在很大程度上受到了世界海关组织(WCO)和经纪人国际运作方式的指导。这项研究的结果表明,鉴于报关员在贸易过程中的指定角色,他们的程序将受到影响。缺乏基础设施和缺乏培训是实施拟议立法的潜在障碍。海关经纪人,南非,海关法
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SACU and Trade Facilitation: A Post-Covid Pandemic Legal Analysis for Improved Efficiency 中美合作所与贸易便利化:疫情后提高效率的法律分析
IF 0.3 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI: 10.54648/gtcj2023007
Mbakiso Magwape
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) prioritizes trade facilitation as one of its primary objectives in its founding Agreement (Article 2 (a)), implementing programmes to increase trade through expedited movement, and release and clearance of goods in the region. The oldest Customs Union in the world anticipated increased trade-flows following the entry into force and implementation of the progressive World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO TFA), and operation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Its aspirations, however, were dampened by the Covid-19 pandemic, which presented supply side challenges and slowed customs processes. Members introduced critical legislative measures to reduce or stop the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and initiate needed trade-facilitations interventions at a national and regional level. SACU also played a role in this regard, albeit a minimal one, through Council decisions. This raises the question of the SACU’s effectiveness, or ineffectiveness, its relevance in its functions, institutional structural readiness to address pandemics and regional emergencies, and future role it will play in this regard. This article examines trade-facilitation related responses from the institution following the outbreak of the pandemic, and adequacies/inadequacies of the said measures. The article, lastly, proposes trade-facilitation related approaches the SACU could adopt to improve efficiency for future pandemics and other global emergencies.SACU, Trade-Facilitation, Customs, Covid-19, Southern-Africa, Africa, AfCFTA, WTO, WCO, Tariff
南部非洲关税联盟(南部非洲海关联盟)在其创始协定(第2条第(a)款)中将贸易便利化作为其主要目标之一,实施通过加快流动以及货物在该地区的放行和清关来增加贸易的方案。世界上最古老的关税联盟预计,随着世界贸易组织的《贸易便利化协定》(WTO TFA)的生效和实施,以及《非洲大陆自由贸易协定》(AfCFTA)的实施,贸易流量将增加。然而,其愿望因新冠肺炎疫情而受挫,这带来了供应方面的挑战,并减缓了海关流程。成员们采取了关键的立法措施,以减少或阻止冠状病毒疾病(新冠肺炎)的传播,并在国家和地区层面启动必要的贸易融资干预措施。SACU也通过安理会的决定在这方面发挥了作用,尽管作用很小。这就提出了SACU的有效性或无效性、其职能的相关性、应对流行病和区域紧急情况的机构结构准备情况,以及它在这方面未来将发挥的作用的问题。本文考察了该机构在疫情爆发后对贸易便利化的相关回应,以及上述措施的充分性/不足性。最后,文章提出了SACU可以采取的与贸易便利化相关的方法,以提高应对未来流行病和其他全球紧急情况的效率。SACU、贸易援助、海关、新冠肺炎、南部非洲、非洲、AfCFTA、WTO、世界海关组织、关税
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Bilateral Trade Between India and Bangladesh: A Pre- and Post-SAFTA Period Analysis 印度和孟加拉国双边贸易:SAFTA前后时期分析
IF 0.3 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI: 10.54648/gtcj2023008
Md. Kamrul Islam, Ashish Nath
India and Bangladesh, the two neighbouring economies of South Asia, are at the centre of attraction in the foreign trade literature. The present article analyses the pattern of trade between India and Bangladesh before and after joining the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA). The study covers twenty-five years, from 1996 to 2020 and used indices, namely, the Index of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA)Index, Trade Intensity Index (TII) and Trade Complementarity Index (TCI), to analyses the bilateral trade. Although Bangladesh has a relative comparative advantage in some of the products, India has a maximum comparative advantage in relatively more product groups. The index value of the TII is more than one for both countries during the study period, which means that the bilateral trade flows are highly intensive compared to their trading partner of the rest of the world. Furthermore, at the bilateral level, the index value of trade complementarity reflects a partial match between each country’s export supply and import demand because the value of indices stays between 0 and 100 during the entire study period. It also reflects that India’s export complementarity with Bangladesh is reciprocating, indicating growing trade demand for Indian product in Bangladesh’s market and India’s export supply becomes more compatible to meet imports demand of Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh have huge potential for bilateral trade, because they belong to Indian subcontinent, have geographical proximity, abundant natural resources and pursed similar policies towards achieving economic development.Neighbouring Countries, Bilateral Trade, Trade Intensity, Index of Revealed Comparative Advantage, Trade Complementarity, Trade Pattern, Exports, Imports JEL Classification: F10, F13, F14, F47
印度和孟加拉国是南亚的两个邻国,在外贸文献中处于吸引力的中心。本文分析了印度和孟加拉国加入南亚自由贸易区前后的贸易格局。该研究涵盖了从1996年到2020年的25年,使用了显示比较优势指数(RCA)、贸易强度指数(TII)和贸易互补性指数(TCI)等指数来分析双边贸易。尽管孟加拉国在某些产品方面具有相对比较优势,但印度在相对更多的产品组方面具有最大的比较优势。在研究期间,这两个国家的TII指数值都超过了一,这意味着与世界其他地区的贸易伙伴相比,双边贸易流动是高度密集的。此外,在双边层面,贸易互补性指数值反映了每个国家的出口供应和进口需求之间的部分匹配,因为在整个研究期间,指数值保持在0至100之间。这也反映出印度与孟加拉国的出口互补性在不断增强,表明孟加拉国市场对印度产品的贸易需求不断增长,印度的出口供应也越来越适应孟加拉国的进口需求。印度和孟加拉国属于印度次大陆,地理位置相近,自然资源丰富,在实现经济发展方面奉行类似政策,因此双边贸易潜力巨大。邻国,双边贸易,贸易强度,显示比较优势指数,贸易互补性,贸易模式,出口,进口JEL分类:F10,F13,F14,F47
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Vietnam’s Commitment to Implementing TFA: Perspectives in Customs Law 越南实施贸易便利化协定的承诺:海关法的视角
IF 0.3 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI: 10.54648/gtcj2023006
Hanh T Vu, H. Tran, Tuan S. Vu
The article analyses Vietnam’s commitment to implementing the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from a legal perspective. With the TFA’s importance in terms of trade effects, not to mention its binding scope for all WTO members, Vietnam has reasons to make every effort to complete the TFA’s commitments as soon as possible. Therefore, a review of Vietnamese law to align with the TFA’s obligations and commitments is essential and meaningful. Vietnam’s legal documents reviewed in this study have a direct impact on its foreign trade. Most of the TFA’s duties have already been codified in Vietnamese law, with just a small portion of the remaining specified obligations likely to be incorporated into domestic legal documents in the near future. Full compliance with the TFA, as well as practical implementation, would be a stepping stone toward a variety of benefits for Vietnam’s economic development.Vietnam, TFA, Customs law
文章从法律角度分析了越南履行世界贸易组织《贸易便利化协定》的承诺。鉴于TFA在贸易影响方面的重要性,更不用说它对所有WTO成员国的约束范围,越南有理由尽一切努力尽快完成TFA的承诺。因此,对越南法律进行审查,使其与过渡联邦政府的义务和承诺保持一致,是至关重要和有意义的。本研究所审查的越南法律文件对其对外贸易有直接影响。TFA的大部分职责已经编入越南法律,剩下的一小部分特定义务可能在不久的将来被纳入国内法律文件。全面遵守TFA并切实实施,将是为越南经济发展带来各种好处的垫脚石。越南、TFA、海关法
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Book Review: The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization: Text, Cases, and Materials, Peter Van den Bossche & Werner Zdouc. 5th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2021 书评:《世界贸易组织的法律和政策:文本、案例和材料》,彼得·范登·博舍出版社;Werner Zdouc. 5版。剑桥:剑桥大学出版社。2021
Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI: 10.54648/gtcj2023009
Joao Otavio Benevides Demasi
View Book Review: The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization: Text, Cases, and Materials, Peter Van den Bossche & Werner Zdouc. 5th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2021 by - Global Trade and Customs Journal
书评:《世界贸易组织的法律和政策:文本、案例和材料》,Peter Van den Bossche & Werner Zdouc,第5版,剑桥:剑桥大学出版社,2021年,全球贸易和海关杂志
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The No Drawback Rule in EU Preferential Agreements 欧盟特惠协定中的无退税规则
IF 0.3 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.54648/gtcj2023003
Patricio Galella
Drawback is a tool available to countries to promote their exports but also a measure that harms trade liberalization. This article argues that the no drawback rule in European Union preferential agreements does not apply when the exemption or reduction of duties derives from an EUR.1 or an origin declaration in application of that agreement. On the other hand, this reasoning cannot always be extended when the exemption of duties derives from the application of an inward processing regime. Therefore, an operator in the European Union will find more convenient and smoother to establish trade relations with operators located in countries with which the European Union has concluded preferential trade agreements.no drawback, origin, inward processing regime, preferential treatment, Approved Exporter, EUR.1
退税是各国促进出口的一种工具,但也是一种损害贸易自由化的措施。这篇文章认为,当关税的豁免或减少来自1欧元或适用该协议的原产地声明时,欧盟优惠协议中的无退税规则不适用。另一方面,当关税豁免源自对内加工制度的适用时,这种推理不能总是得到扩展。因此,欧盟的运营商将发现与欧盟签订优惠贸易协议的国家的运营商建立贸易关系更加方便和顺畅。无退税、原产地、进口加工制度、优惠待遇、批准出口商,欧元。1
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