Anatomy of modern Free Trade Agreements

Author: Flippo Fontanelli

PDF Published: Friday 26 Jul 2019 (SB 19-50)

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- About the Author
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- UK's external trade policy after Brexit
- What are Free Trade Agreements and what is their function?
- Types of FTAs
  - Reciprocal and non-reciprocal
  - Standard FTAs and deep integration FTAs
  - Bilateral and plurilateral FTAs
- The content of deep FTAs: WTO-plus and WTO-extra sections
- What kind of Free Trade Agreements for which kind of Brexit
  - No-deal
  - Customs Union
  - EEA membership
  - Canada model
- Anatomy of two deep FTAs: CETA and EU-Japan EPA
  - Trade in goods
    
    Custom Duties and Trade Facilitation
    
    Agriculture
    
    Rules of Origin
    
    Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
    
    Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS)
  - Trade in Services
  - Provisions on foreign investments
  - Government procurement
  - Intellectual property rights
  - Sustainable development, environment and labour rights
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: Glossary of Brexit-related trade jargon
  - Canada model
  - Concessions
  - Customs union
  - European Economic Area (EEA)
  - Four freedoms
  - Free trade agreements (FTAs)
  - Most-favoured nation
  - Mutual recognition
  - Norway model
  - Public procurement
  - Rules of origin (RoO)
  - Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and technical measures
  - Single market (or internal market)
  - Trade remedies (anti-dumping and anti-subsidy)
  - Transition period (a.k.a. implementation phase)
  - World Trade Organization (WTO)
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