This Trade Tool Box provides a snap-shot of the available tools for addressing economic relations.
Each row addresses specific issues such as market access, intellectual property, subsidies, transparency and each column has a corresponding tool that can be used to address that issue. Each cell has examples for each tool and corresponding links.
Tools Issues | Multilateral | Direct Negotiations | National Unilateral mechanisms | Dialogues/ Meetings | Information Sharing | Impact via International ‘public | Global Norm Setting | EU |
Market Access | Yes | FTA | Tariffs | Postponing new legislation | EU-US-Japan | No | Yes | Yes |
IPR | Litigation DSM | Patent | Working Group on IPR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Subsidies | WTO reform DSM | Agriculture SOEs | Antidumping | WTO reform | Yes | Yes | SOE subsidies | Yes |
Transparency | WTO reforms | BIT FTA | BIT | No | Yes | Yes | FTA | Yes |
Competition Policy | WTO | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Domestic Policy changes | FTA | DG Competition |
National Security | WTO NC exemption clauses | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |