Rules of origin and trade facilitation

The contents of this article complement those of the recently published FAL Bulletin No. 201, which referred to the rules of origin included in economic integration agreements signed by members of the Latin American Integration Association (LAIA). On this occasion the relationship between rules of origin and facilitation of international trade in goods is examined. The contents of both this issue and of FAL Bulletin No. 201 have been taken from a more extensive document written by the same author, which is publication No. 28 of the ECLAC Comercio Internacional Series, Normas de origen y procedimientos para su administración en América Latina, of May 2003.

Competition Policy and Trade Agreements in the Region: Exploring Forums for Cooperation and Convergence

The similarities of competition provisions in integration and other intraregional agreements and the dissemination of this information could serve as a basis for progress in cooperation and convergence on this issue in the region. The negotiation processes that have taken place for these agreements have also enhanced communication between the national agencies concerned, leading to processes of learning and harmonization; these processes could be strengthened as part of the current efforts of administrating and implementing trade agreements. This edition of the FAL Bulletin reviews the information available in order to see how progress can be made on this issue on the basis of the analysis and bibliography of Álvarez and others (2006), and Silva and Álvarez (2006).

The Transport and Trade Infrastructure Growth Gap in Latin America

This edition of the FAL Bulletin addresses the topic of transport infrastructure growth and its relationship to trade in Latin America. This study, examining the cases of four Latin American countries.

Logistics and trade facilitation between CARICOM and Central America

Includes bibliography.

Economic and trade relations between Latin America and Asia Pacific: The link with China

Includes bibliography

Opportunities for trade and investment between Latin America and Asia-Pacific: the link with APEC

Includes bibliography

Trade and the environment in the context of the World Trade Organization

Includes bibliography

Cooperation on competition policy in Latin American and Caribbean bilateral trade agreements

Incluye Bibliografía

Human capital formation and the linkage between trade and poverty: the cases of Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Includes bibliography

Poverty and income distribution in Latin America: on the complementarities between trade policy and social public spending

Includes bibliography

Latin America and Asia Pacific trade and investment relations at a time of international financial crisis

Includes Bibliography

What can we say about trade and growth when trade becomes a complex system?

Includes bibliography

The competitiveness of agrifoods in Central American and Caribbean countries in the context of trade liberalization

Includes bibliography

Municipal solid waste management in the Caribbean: a benefit-cost analysis

Includes bibliography