What are technical barriers to trade? How many types of technical barriers there are? How will Vietnamese enterprises cope with technical barriers applied by other countries? … The answers will be found in the booklet.

In the WTO, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) are compulsory conditions, standards and requirements affecting international trade with a view to protecting the human, animal or plant life or health indirectly by ensuring food safety and/or preventing imported pests and diseases.

This booklet brings in the WTO Agreement on Customs Valuation so as to provide enterprises with essential knowledge of the procedure and measures to estimate the value of a product at customs.

Agricultural products is a very sensitive product group in international trade. Therefore, it is not easy to come to an agreement on market access and subsidy cut for agricultural products. After many rounds of negotiation in the WTO, an international treaty was created, called Agreement on Agriculture

This booklet consists of main issues of General Agreement on Trade in Services.

By: WTO and International Trade Center - Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The European Trade Policy and Investment Support Project (EU-MUTRAP)

Time: 2006 By: International Trade Centre (ITC)

By: International Trade Centre (ITC) Translated by: WTO and International Trade Center - Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)