World Trade Organization

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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I) FAIR TRADE IN THE WORLD 1. Definition of fair trade a. First debates and seminars b. The new challenges of sustainable development 2. Global actors a. Certification Labels b. Main NGOs 3. Fair trade in the global business a. Part in the exchange b. Main procurers and markets II) FAIR TRADE IN FRANCE 1. History a. Artisans du monde b. Alter Eco

Globalisation It is in the 1980s that the term globalizations started to be used. According to a recent Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) publication, the term was first used, in 1985, by Theodore Levitt - 'The Globalization of Markets', a monumental and iconoclastic figure in the field of marketing. Three areas were globalization plays an important part: The EEA is based on the same "four freedoms") as the European Community: the free movement

                        THE  FREE  MOVEMENT  OF   CULTURAL  GOODS  AND   SERVICES:  THE  CONFLICT   TRADE  VS.  CULTURE.                 Aurélie  Rapenne     I6022643                                   1   INTRODUCTION       “La   culture…   ce   qui   a   fait   de   l’homme

against this view. Introduction Since 1995, the World trade Organization (WTO) looks after the international business. Its goal is to help producer, exporter and importer to conduct their business. To do that, WTO tries to reduce barriers to free trade. Mainly, “WTO deals with trade rules between countries” ( Comprendre l'OMC, World Trade Organisation). It is frameworks within governments negotiate trade agreements. It is a place for them to settle trade arguments. The Doha round is a round of negotiations

BUSINESS OF FAIR TRADE People buy more and more Fair Trade products that means which are certified products. But is Fair Trade really advantageous for producers and consumers? Fair trade definition Fair Trade is an unconventional form of trade founded on commercial partnerships and social movements. Fair Trade allows: Improvement of rights and trade conditions for small marginalized producers. Improvement of international exchanges between North and South. Better

WTO: Organization & functions The World Trade Organization came into being in 1995. One of the youngest of the international organizations, the WTO is the successor to the General Agreement on tariffs and Trade (GATT) established in the wake of the Second World War. So while the WTO is still young, the multilateral trading system that was originally set up under GATT is well over 50 years old. GATT and the WTO have helped to create a strong and prosperous trading system contributing ti unprecedented

Trade and counterfeit Counterfeiting and piracy are terms used to describe a range of illicit activities linked to intellectual property rights infringement. It includes violation of trademarks, copyrights, patents, design rights, as well as a number of related rights. Counterfeiting of goods can be seen as one of the most significant drawback of globalization economy. This widespread parallel economy perfectly succeeded in integrating itself to the economic globalization. But the phenomenon

INTRODUCTION 1 Uruguay Round 3 World Trade Organization, WTO 4 World economy from WTO 5 Future of international economic policy in Colombia 6 Rights and obligations in the WTO Colombia Rights 7 Conclusions 9 INTRODUCTION This paper seeks to review the significance is of the signing of the World Trade Organization, WTO, international economic policy in Colombia. For the effect Salient results obtained at the Uruguay Round of the GATT-product of which arose the WTO, "a brief presentation

INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY: * Since the end of World War II, U.S. policy has generally supported the liberalization of international trade. * The United States has pursued the objective of trade liberalization primarily by joining the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and later the World Trade Organization (WTO). * In recent years, however, the United States and other countries have also begun to negotiate free-trade agreements (FTAs). Like the North American Free Trade Agreement