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| 2004
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| Task Force:
Regional Trading Arrangement
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The PECC Trade Forum
will continue to focus on a specific issue such as
agriculture, competition, services, and trade facilitation
in their relevant contexts, like the WTO, APEC and Regional
Trading Arrangements (RTAs) for 2003-2005
cycle.
At the same time, there
is much "unfinished business " relating to RTAs as
a systemic issue, and this will continue to be a priority
area for the Trade Forum
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| Task
Force: Trade
and Investment issues in WTO and APEC
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| Joint
meeting of PECC Trade Forum and APEC
Study Centre Consortium, Valparaiso, Chile 26-29 May
2004
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A joint
meeting with the APEC Study Centre Consortium, sponsored by LAEBA
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| Trade
Forum Meeting, Beijing China,
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| PECC participation
in APEC as an official observer |
SOM I |
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| SOM II |
PECC
Statement delivered at SOM II
PECC
Statement to the MRT |
| SOM III |
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| Ministerial |
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| Publication:
Perspectives
on Services Regulatory Issues
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Prepared
by the Services study group led by Sherry Stephenson
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| Publication:
Perspectives
on the Services - Investment Nexus
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2003 |
| Task Force:
Regional Trading Arrangement |
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The Trade Forum is
at the end of its 2-year cycle. The RTA task force has
produced a proposal for an APEC Common Understanding on RTA
Activities
of the Trade Forum was summarized for the PECC Standing
Committee in Brunei 2003
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| Task Force:
Trade and Investment Issues in
WTO and APEC (TIWA) |
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| Trade Forum Focus Workshop, part of the
PECC XV General Meeting, 1 Sept, Brunei |
Hosted by
BNCPEC as part of the PECC XV General Meeting |
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| Trade Forum Meeting, A Joint Meeting with
the APEC Study Centre Consortium, 25 May, Phuket |
A joint
meeting with the APEC Study Centre Consortium |
The result of the PECC/ASC
joint meeting was presented at the SOM on RTA/FTA and at the
meeting of APEC MRT (Ministers Responsible for Trade) |
| Trade Forum
Meeting, 22-23 April, Washington |
Hosted by
the USNCPEC, IIE and IADB |
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| PECC participation
in APEC as an official observer |
SOM I |
PECC
Report to CTI
PECC
Report on GOS |
| SOM II |
PECC
Report to CTI
PECC
Report on GOS
PECC
Memo to the IEG (accompanying the PECC Publication:
"An
Assessment of Impediments to Foreign Direct Investment in
APEC Member Economies")
PECC's Participation in the APEC's
Trade Policy Dialogue
PECC
Report to the MRT |
| SOM III |
PECC
Report to CTI
PECC
Report on GOS
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| Ministerial |
PECC
Proposal for "APEC
Common Understanding on RTAs" |
| APEC Menu of Options phase III |
APEC Group on Services (GOS) |
APEC GOS has finalized its project on Menu
of Options
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| APEC's study on "Costs and Benefits of
Trade Liberalization" |
APEC Group on Services (GOS) |
PECC Trade Forum Coordinator,
Robert Scollay is coordinator for the project and several
members of the PECC Trade Forum are responsible for the
sectoral studies. The project will end at the end of
the year |
| Study on the Mutually
Supportive Advancement of APEC's Facilitation and Secure
Trade Goals Post September 11 |
APEC Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) |
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| Publication:
Proposals
for an APEC Common Understanding on RTAS |
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| Publication:
Asia
Pacific RTAs an Avenues for Achieving APEC's Bogor Goals |
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| Publication:
PECC
Trade Forum CD: Key Issues on RTAs - Analyses and
Conclusions 2001 through 2003 |
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| Publication:
Asia
Pacific Experience Underpins support for DOHA Process (article
in the World Trade Brief prepared for the 5th WTO
Ministerial Meeting in Cancun). |
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| Publication: WTO
Agriculture Negotiations: A Proposal for Progress |
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| Publication:
ASEAN
Perspectives on Preferential Trading Arrangements |
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| Publication:
Financial
Services Liberalization and its Sequencing in the APEC
Region: WTO and RTAs |
A Joint
publication with the Finance
Forum |
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| 2002 |
| Task Force: Regional
Trading Arrangement |
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Undertaking an extensive study
on the RTA in the Asia Pacific, which will result in a guideline
for WTO and APEC-consistent principles |
| Task Force: Trade
and Investment Issues in WTO and APEC (TIWA) |
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The Task Force has taken up studies
of the “Singapore Issues” of the WTO (Investment, Competition,
trade facilitation; agriculture and services |
| Trade
Forum Meeting, Vancouver, 11-12 November 2002 |
Hosted by CANCPEC and
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada |
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| Trade
Forum Meeting, Lima, Peru,
17-18 May 2002 |
Hosted by the PERUPEC and the
Universidad del Pacifico. |
The Forum crystallized its agenda
for the RTA and TIWA. |
| PECC participation
in APEC as an official observer in 2002 |
SOM I |
PECC
Statement to SOM |
| SOM II |
PECC
Statement to SOM |
| PECC
Report to CTI |
| MRT |
PECC
Statement to MRT |
| SOM III |
PECC
Statement to SOM |
| Phase III: Menu of Options
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APEC Group on Services (GOS)
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Phase
III involves the exploration and development of the two
areas of transparency and domestic regulation identified within
the MOO as relevant issues for the WTO services negotiation
by the GOS. Background papers were presented. |
| Phase I: Review of the cross
border M&A in APEC |
APEC’s Investment Experts Group
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PECC would gather current available
literature, studies and sources of information or databases
on cross-border M&As. It will research and prepare
Draft Report. An update of progress will be issued on work
progress and next steps |
| Trade Facilitation |
Market Access Group of APEC
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Undertaking complimentary work
to monitor APEC’s effort in achieving its goal of a 5% reduction
in transaction costs, building on the existing body of knowledge
in APEC |
| Publication:
An
Assessment of Impediments to Foreign Direct Investment in
APEC member Economies |
prepared
by JANCPEC and sponsored by ABAC
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It is an assessment
and analysis of impediments to FDI in countries of the
Pacific Rim |
| 2001 |
| Task Force: RTA
Meeting: Regional Trading Arrangements—Stock Taking and Next
Steps. Bangkok, Thailand |
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The task force took the initial
steps in stocktaking the realized and proposed RTA in the
Asia Pacific Region and highlights the relevant issues in
APEC and WTO. The findings were published in the Issues@PECC
Issue: 2/2001 October |
| Trade Policy Forum Workshop:
“The Treatment of Market
Power in East Asian Economy” |
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To take forward the PECC competition
principles adopted in 1999, the TPF took on this project that
dealt with understanding of the sources and changes in market
power, and how to prevent its misuse in a number of East Asian
economies. Papers were published in the Journal “Review
of Industrial Organization” September 2002, Volume 21 Issue
2 |
| PECC participation
in APEC as an official observer in 2001 |
SOM I |
PECC
to SOM |
| PECC
Report to CTI |
| SOM II |
PECC
Statement to SOM |
| SOM III |
PECC
Statement to SOM |
| Report
to CTI |
| MRT
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PECC
Statement to MRT |
| APEC Ministerial |
PECC
Statement to Ministers |
| Phase II: Menu of Options
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APEC Group on Services |
Phase II resulted in a consensus
document on “Menu
of Options” |
| Survey of the Impediments to
Trade and Investment in the APEC region |
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This was an update of the Survey
that was originally undertaken on behalf of APEC in 1995.
(Highlights)
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2000 |
| TPF meeting in Brunei: The Millennium
Trade Agenda for the Asia Pacific: Responding to New Challenges
and Uncertainty, May 28-29 |
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PECC pointed out 2 main challenges
of the future: Maintaining Momentum of the Multilateral Agenda
and Confidence Building and Coping with the resurgence of
RTA. The findings are published in the Issues@PECC
Issue: 2/2000 September |
| Workshop: The Treatment of Market
Power in East Asian Economies in Jakarta |
Held in conjunction with the
Standing Committee Meeting as well as the 20th Anniversary
of PECC |
See above
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| PECC participation
in APEC as an official observer in 2000 |
SOM I |
PECC
to SOM |
| SOM II |
PECC
Statement to SOM |
| SOM III |
PECC
Statement to SOM
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| Study
on Investment |
Report made to ABAC |
Report published and circulated
along with ABAC recommendations to APEC leaders |
| Phase I: Menu of Options
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Phase I delivered the
“Prototype
of the Menu of Options” |
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1999 |
| Publication:
“Principles for Guiding the Development of a Competition-Driven
Policy Framework for APEC” |
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The “APEC
Principles to Enhance Competition and Regulatory Reform”
drew closely from the PECC publication |
| East Asian Conference: “Options
for the WTO 2000 Negotiations” |
Organized with the World
Bank |
It facilitated developing economies
to set up their negotiation strategies in the WTO by helping
them see what is at stake
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| Trade Policy Forum, Auckland
3-4 June 1999 |
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Summary of the discussion and
conclusion is available at Issues@PECC
Issue: 2/1999 June |
| Update
of the IAP assessment |
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PECC was asked by APEC senior
officials to provide a review of APEC’s overall progress in
each of the 15 policy areas of the Osaka Action Agenda rather
than assess the actions of individual APEC economies. This
independent PECC assessment complements the other review and
assessment processes which have been carried out by APEC this
year. |
| Report
to ABAC |
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This report to the APEC
Business Advisory Council (ABAC) included some of the key issues relating
to impediments to trade and investment in the APEC region.
It was a work in progress toward completing a full update
of the 1995 Survey of Impediments to Trade and Investment
in the APEC Region. |
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1997 |
| Trade Policy Meeting: |
Part of the PECC
XII: Transpacific Partnership: Implementing Trade and
Investment Opportunities” Santiago, Chile |
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1996 |
| Roundtable: Assessment of WTO
Ministerial” Singapore |
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Assessed the first WTO Ministerial
attended by WTO Deputy General Dr. Jesus Seade and the APEC
SOM Head Federico Macaranas. The Panel briefed the private
sector and the general public on the WTO Ministerial.
One of the few forums where the public can participate.
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1995 |
| Publication: “Milestones in APEC
Liberalization:-A map of Market Opening Measures by APEC Economies”
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Commissioned by APEC,
the “Milestones” and the “Impediments” Survey highlighted,
prioritized, monitored, and mapped the progress, achievements
and impediments to APEC economies. They were the first
regional documentations of the extent of Tariffs and Non-Tariff
Barriers in the APEC region. They mapped unilateral/
multilateral liberalization measures. This contributes
to the process of encouraging trade and services transparency
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| Publication: “Survey of the Impediments
to Trade and Investment in the APEC Region |
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1994 |
| Publication: Encouraging International
Investment in the Asia Pacific Region-A Draft Asia Pacific
Investment Code” |
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APEC Ministers Adopted the APEC
Principles which drew heavily on the PECC draft code.
PECC Draft code still remains a benchmark for APEC |
