About The Course
Who Should Attend?
U.S. Private Sector:
Trade lobbyists
Trade consultants
Trade journalists
Trade analysts
Trade lawyers
Customs lawyers
International commercial lawyers
International IP lawyers
International agriculture lawyers
U.S. Executive Branch
Trade political appointees
Trade negotiators
Trade policy analysts
Trade lawyers
Economics diplomats
Commercial diplomats
Agricultural diplomats
NSC IEA analysts
Intel IEA analysts
U.S. Legislative Branch
Trade committee members
Trade committee counsel
Trade committee staffers
U.S. Judicial Branch
CIT Judges
CIT Law clerks
CAFC Judges
CAFC Law clerk
Introduction Covering:
Trade Policy
History and economics of trade policy, and globalization
Trade Barriers
All trade barriers as organized in the GATT/WTO framework
WTO
History, structure, agreements, and dispute settlement
WTO Treaty Obligations Covered:
Tariffs
Ordinary/special, bound rates, applied rates, ODCs, fees, TRQs, classification
Quantitative restrictions
Quantitative restrictions, including quotas, prohibitions and import regulations
Internal measures
Internal taxes and internal regulations
National treatment
National treatment, discrimination and like products
MFN treatment
MFN treatment, discrimination and like products; FTA/CU and GSP exceptions
General exceptions
General exceptions chapeau and paragraphs
Security exception
National security exceptions
Sanitary measures
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS)
Technical barriers
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBTs)
Trade facilitation
Customs procedures
Valuation
Customs valuation
Antidumping duties
Dumping and antidumping duties (ADDs)
Subsidies
Prohibited and actionable subsidies
Countervailing duties
Countervailable subsidies and countervailing duties (CVDs)
Safeguards
Surges and safeguard measures
Border adjustment taxes
Border adjustment taxes
Services
General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
Intellectual property rts.
Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)
Investment measures
Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) WTO and FTA/BIT
Procurement
Government procurement
Developing countries
Developing country provisions and programs
Agreements Covered:
A: Goods
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
In-depth: I, II, III, X, XI, XIII, XIX XX, XXI, XXIV and XXXV
Discuss: IV, V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XIV, XVI, XVII, XXII, XXIII, XXVIII, XXX, XXXIII and Part IV
SPS
Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
TBT
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
TFA
Agreement on Trade Facilitation
Value
Agreement on Customs Valuation
ADDs
Agreement on Antidumping Measures
SCMs
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
SGs
Agreement on Safeguard Measures
TRIMs
Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures
B: Services
GATS
Agreement on Trade in Services
C: Intellectual Property
TRIPs
Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights
D: Plurilaterals
GPA
Agreement on Government Procurement