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d. The concept of “transnational”…………………………………………………………….9 B. An institutional mess…………………………………………………………………………..10 1. The World Trade Organization (WTO)……………………………………………………......10 2. The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)……………...…11 3. The Hague Conference…………………………………………………………………...……11 4. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)……………...……12 5. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)………………………………………...…….12 C

Definitions and history Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Sources owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets refers to creations of the mind: inventions, musical,literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce two categories: Industrial property and Copyright  Statute of Anne 1710 and the Statute of Monopolies 1623: origins of copyright appearance

International trade: is exchange of goods, capital and services across international boundaries or territories is also a branch of economic, which, together with international finance, forms the larger branch of international economics The Regulation of IT= 1)At the National Level= controling trade unilaterally by exercising sovereign power 2)At the bilateral Level= agreement for failitating trade between 2 countries 3)At the Regional Level= Exple: NAFTA, EU 4)At the global Level= World Trade organisation

Fair Trade cocoa and chocolate De cacao du commerce équitable et du chocolat Fair Trade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equity in international trade. Le commerce équitable est un partenariat commercial fondé sur le dialogue, la transparence et le respect, qui vise plus d'équité dans le commerce international. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing their rights of, disadvantaged producers

Globalization is the increasing interrelatedness of the world in the social, political, economical and environmental domains. Any social of governmental structure, which is able to act in the international system, is referred to as a Global Actor. But one may notice that mainly the developed countries (MEDCs) benefit from this relatively new trend. This is why one may ask if globalization and global actors have a positive or negative influence in the development of LEDCs; that is the economic maturation

Fair Trade and the Solidarity Economy: the challenges ahead Summary of the Fair Trade Workshop’s Activities Fair Trade Workshop, Alliance21 Workgroup on Solidarity Socio-Economy (WSSE), in collaboration with the Chair of Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development, ESG, UQAM By Véronique Bisaillon, Corinne Gendron and Marie-France Turcotte Fair Trade Workshop, Alliance for a Responsible, Plural and United World Chair of Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development, School

...................................................................... 9 1.1. FINE (fairtrade, ifat, news, efta) ........................................................ 9 1.2. The International Fair Trade Association (IFAT) ............................ 11 1.3. Fairtrade Labelling organization ...................................................... 14 PARTIE II : ACTEURS AMÉRIQUE DU NORD ................................................................... 17 2.1. Fairtrade Federation ......

National Committee of French Foreign Trade Advisors Page 2 THANKS First, I would like to thank INSEEC Paris, the Internship Service and Mrs. MOUCHEZ for giving to students the opportunity of doing an internship abroad and in caesura, and for helping students to find a place. I would want to thank Mrs. Ghislaine GRACIET, Mrs. Céline NGUYEN and all the France Department for having welcomed me in their department in The National Committee of French Foreign Trade Advisors (NCFFTA or CNCCEF in French)

third largest in the world, after the United States and Japan. China has had the fastest growing economy for the past 30 years with an average annual GDP growth rate over 10%. The fact of being at the same time one of the last communist countries of the planet and an economy which beats all the records of growth can seems to be paradoxical. But some people assert that if this country keeps its growth rate before 2020, China will have exceeded the USA and will be the first world power. So, the increase

economics since World War II have led to the global system that exists today. The global economic system allows nations to engage in international trade, exchanging goods and services. The system also allows labor and capital to move more freely around the world International organizations such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization are important institutions in the global economic system. Global trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and