Chapter 7 - Technical Barriers to Trade
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CAFTA Documents
- "Emphatically, Yes": Editorial Support for CAFTA from Coast to Coast
- 2006 Agreement Establishing a Secretariat for Environmental Matters Under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement
- 2006 U.S. Trade with the CAFTA-DR Countries
- A Partnership to Build Capacity: Corporations and NGO Assistance
- A Partnership to Build Capacity: Government Assistance
- A Partnership to Build Capacity: International Organization Assistance
- Administration of the Agreement and Trade Capacity Building
- Agreement Among the Governments of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the United States of America on Environmental Cooperation
- Amendment to Article 22.5
- An "Un-Stacked Deck": CAFTA Dispute Panels Will Be Transparent, Fair
- Annex 4.1 (Product-Specific Rules of Origin)
- Annex I Costa Rica Schedule
- Annex I Dominican Republic Schedule
- Annex I El Salvador Schedule
- Annex I Formatting Note
- Annex I Guatemala Schedule
- Annex I Honduras Schedule
- Annex I Nicaragua Schedule
- Annex I U.S. Schedule
- Annex II (Services/Investment Non-Conforming Measures)
- Annex III (Financial Services Non-Conforming Measures)
- Appendix 3.3.6 - Special Rules of Origin
- Benefits of FTAs for Investment
- Benefits of the CAFTA-DR for Agriculture
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ACTPN
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ACTPN
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports APAC
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ATAC Animals
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ATAC Fruits & Vegetables
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ATAC Grains
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ATAC Sweeteners
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ATAC Tobacco
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports IFAC 1 Customs Matters
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports IFAC 2 Standards
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports IFAC 3 Intellectual Property Rights
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports IFAC 4 Electronic Commerce
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports IGPAC
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 1 Aerospace Equipment
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 10 Lumber and Wood Products
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 11 Nonferrous Ores and Metals
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 12 Paper and Paper Products
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 13 Services
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 14 Small and Minority Business
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 15 Textiles and Apparel
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 16 Transportation, Construction and Agricultural Equipment
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 17 Wholesaling and Retailing
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 2 Capital Goods
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 3 Chemicals and Allied Products
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 4 Consumer Goods
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 5 Electronics and Instrumentation
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 6 Energy
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 7 Ferrous Ores and Metals
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 8 Footwear, Leather and Leather Products
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports ISAC 9 Building Products and Other Material
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports LAC
- CAFTA Advisory Group Reports TEPAC
- CAFTA and Access to Medicines
- CAFTA and Dietary Supplements
- CAFTA and the U.S. Trade Deficit
- CAFTA and U.S. Sovereignty
- CAFTA Benefits the American Family
- CAFTA Does Not Affect U.S. Immigration Laws
- CAFTA Gets Tough on Illegal Transshipment
- CAFTA Is Jordan-Plus: Comparison of Labor Provisions of Recent FTAs
- CAFTA Is Not "Anti-Dentist": State Licensing Requirements Not Affected
- CAFTA Is Stronger Than the Jordan FTA on Labor
- CAFTA Labor and Environment Capacity Building
- CAFTA Levels the Playing Field for U.S. Workers and Farmers
- CAFTA Protects Millions of American Investors
- CAFTA Rhymes with NAFTA But Is Better in Many Ways
- CAFTA will Accomplish More for Worker Rights than Trade Preference Programs
- CAFTA-DR and Dietary Supplements
- CAFTA-DR and Dietary Supplements
- CAFTA-DR Capacity Building Programs - Promoting Rural Development in the CAFTA-DR Countries
- CAFTA-DR Does Not Affect U.S. Immigration Laws
- CAFTA-DR Implementing Legislation for House of Representatives
- CAFTA-DR Trade Capacity Building Success Stories
- CAFTA: Advancing Small Business
- CAFTA: Opportunity to Reduce Poverty - Support from Key Development Institutions
- CAFTA: Strengthening Freedom, Democracy and Security
- CAFTA's Environmental Provisions are "Jordan-Plus"
- CAFTA's Labor Provisions: World Class, Best Ever
- Chapter 1 - Initial Provisions
- Chapter 10 - Investment
- Chapter 11 - Cross-Border Trade in Services
- Chapter 13 - Telecommunications
- Chapter 14 - Electronic Commerce
- Chapter 15 - Intellectual Property
- Chapter 16 - Labor
- Chapter 17 - Environment
- Chapter 18 - Transparency
- Chapter 2 - General Definitions
- Chapter 20 - Dispute Settlement
- Chapter 21 - Exceptions
- Chapter 22 - Final Provisions
- Chapter 3 - National Treatment and Market Access for Goods
- Chapter 4 - Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures
- Chapter 5 - Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation
- Chapter 6 - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
- Chapter 7 - Technical Barriers to Trade
- Chapter 8 - Trade Remedies
- Chapter 9 - Government Procurement
- Chapter 9 - Government Procurement Annex 9.1.2(b)(i)
- Chapter 9 - Government Procurement Annex 9.1.2(b)(ii)
- Chapter 9 - Government Procurement Annex 9.1.2(b)(iii)
- Communiqué of the Environmental Affairs Council of the CAFTA-DR
- Costa Rica General Notes and Appendix I
- Costa Rica Letter to U.S. Regarding Pocketing in CAFTA-DR
- Costa Rica Side Letter on Bank Sales Representatives
- Costa Rica Side Letter on Bank Sales Representatives
- Costa Rica Side Letter on Continuation of "807" Program
- Costa Rica Side Letter on Contracts of Representation, Distribution, or Fabrication
- Costa Rica Side Letter on Costa Rica's Radio-Electric Spectrum
- Costa Rica Side Letter on extraction, generation, and refining
- Costa Rica Side Letter on Gambling
- Costa Rica Side Letter on Mining Activities
- Costa Rica Side Letter on Poultry
- Costa Rica Side Letter on Wildlife, Forestry, and Zoning
- Costa Rica Side Letter regarding May 28 Side Letters
- Costa RicaSide Letter on Foreign Bank Branches and Additional Reserve Requirements
- Details on Agriculture Provisions in CAFTA
- Details on Textile Provisions of the CAFTA
- Dispute Settlement: Equivalent Procedures & Remedies for Commercial and Labor Disputes
- Dominican Republic General Notes and Appendix I
- DR Advisory Committe Report
- DR Advisory Committe Report
- DR Advisory Committe Report
- DR Advisory Committe Report
- DR Advisory Committe Report
- DR Advisory Committe Report
- DR Advisory Committe Report
- DR Advisory Committe Report
- DR Advisory Committe Report
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Committee Reports
- DR Advisory Group Reports
- DR Advisory Group Reports Animals & Animal Products
- DR FTA Reports
- DR-CAFTA - Dominican Republic Negotiators' Letter on Patents
- DR-CAFTA - Dominican Republic Side Letter on Haiti/CBTPA Co-Production
- DR-CAFTA - Dominican Republic Side Letter on IPR Procdures
- DR-CAFTA - Dominican Republic Side Letter on SPS/Import Licensing
- DR-CAFTA - Dominican Republic Side Letter on Telecommunications Policy
- DR-CAFTA - Dominican Republic Side Letter on the Labor Code
- DR-CAFTA Chapter 12 Financial Services
- DR-CAFTA Costa Rica Side Letter on Bank Sales Representatives
- DR-CAFTA Letter on Telecom
- DR-CAFTA Side Letter Honduran Nurses
- El Salvador General Notes and Appendix I
- El Salvador Letter on Tariff Treatment of Certain Confectionary Products
- El Salvador Side Letter on Article 13.4.5(a)(iv)
- El Salvador Side Letter on Poultry
- El Salvador Side Letter on Public Utility Services
- El Salvador Side Letter on the Labor Code
- El Salvador Side Letter regarding May 28 Side Letters
- Employment Impact Review
- Environmental "Firsts" in CAFTA
- Environmental Review
- Ethanol in the CAFTA
- Exchange of Letters Regarding the U.S.-Honduras Bilateral Investment Treaty
- Final CAFTA-DR Environmental Review
- Financial Support for CAFTA-DR
- Free Trade Agreements Are Working for America
- Guatemala General Notes and Appendix I
- Guatemala Letter on Tariff Treatment of Certain Confectionary Products
- Guatemala Side Letter on Establishment of Foreign Financial Institutions in the U.S.
- Guatemala Side Letter on Insurance Branching Commitments
- Guatemala Side Letter on Insurance Branching Commitments
- Guatemala Side Letter regarding May 28 Side Letters
- Guatemala tariff on beer
- Honduras General Notes and Appendix I
- Honduras Side Letter on Nurses
- Honduras Side Letter on Shirting Fabrics Study
- Honduras Side Letter regarding May 28 Side Letters
- Interim CAFTA-DR Environmental Review
- Investment Provisions in CAFTA
- IPR Understanding Regarding Certain Public Health Measures
- Labor Capacity Building: Promoting Effective Enforcement of Labor Laws in the CAFTA-DR countries (Brief)
- Labor Capacity Building: Promoting Effective Enforcement of Labor Laws in the CAFTA-DR countries (Long)
- Labor Capacity Building: Steps Recommended by the White Paper
- Labor Capacity-Building: Steps Recommended by the IDB
- Labor Laws Compared: Morocco with Central America/Dominican Republic
- Labor Laws in Central America and the Dominican Republic: What the ILO Report Says
- Labor Rights Report
- LAC Labor Report on DR FTA
- Meeting the Needs of the Region's Rural Poor
- National Action Plan for Costa Rica
- National Action Plan for Costa Rica - en espanol
- National Action Plan for Dominican Republic
- National Action Plan for Dominican Republic - en espanol
- National Action Plan for El Salvador
- National Action Plan for Guatemala
- National Action Plan for Guatemala - en espanol
- National Action Plan for Honduras
- National Action Plan for Nicaragua
- National Action Plan for Nicaragua - en espanol
- Nicaragua General Notes and Appendix I
- Nicaragua Side Letter on Insurance Branching Commitments
- Nicaragua Side Letter on Insurance Branching Commitments
- Opportunities for Agriculture
- Overview: CAFTA Does Not Undermine U.S. Sovereignty
- Overview: The Case for CAFTA
- Plan to Implement and Enforce the Agreement
- Preamble
- President's Transmittal to Congress Cover Page
- Quotes of Support from Business and Farm Groups
- Real Results on Labor Rights -- Improvements As A Result of CAFTA
- Report on Impact on State and Local Governments
- Report on Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor
- Schedule of Costa Rica to Annex 3.3
- Schedule of Dominican Republic to Annex 3.3
- Schedule of El Salvador to Annex 3.3
- Schedule of Guatemala to Annex 3.3
- Schedule of Honduras to Annex 3.3
- Schedule of Nicaragua to Annex 3.3
- Schedule of U.S. to Annex 3.3
- Schedule of U.S. to Annex 3.3 en espanol
- Section-by-Section Summary of the CAFTA
- Short Summary of the CAFTA
- Small Business Benefits from the CAFTA-DR
- Small Countries, BIG Markets
- Statement of Administrative Action
- Statement of How the Agreement Achieves the Objectives of the TPA Act
- Statement of How the Agreement Serves the Interests of U.S. Commerce
- Strengthening Protections for Labor Rights
- Sugar: A Spoonful A Week
- Summary of the Agreement
- Support from Environmental NGOs in Central America
- Table of Contents
- TEPAC Environmental Report on DR FTA
- Textiles
- Textiles: Uniting to Compete With Asia
- The CAFTA-DR Does Not Affect U.S. Immigration Laws
- The CAFTA-DR: Protecting American Investors
- The Facts About CAFTA's Labor Provisions: Answering the Critics
- The Facts About Improving Labor Conditions
- The Facts about the CAFTA-DR and Investment
- The FACTS on CAFTA and Government Procurement
- The Facts on the CAFTA-DR/Chile FTA/NAFTA and Government Procurement
- The Labor Dimension in Central American and the Dominican Republic. Building on Progress: Strengthening Compliance and Enhancing Capacity {White Paper}
- Trade Capacity-Building in CAFTA
- U.S. General Notes and Appendix I
- U.S. Letter to Costa Rica Regarding Pocketing in CAFTA-DR
- Understanding on Immigration Measures
- Understanding Regarding the Establishment of a Secretariat for Environmental Matters Under the DR-CAFTA
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