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WTO Accession Technical Assistance Program
The U.S -Vietnam Trade Council Education Forum
currently provides expertise and technical assistance to the inter-ministerial team negotiating
To assist with « USVTC Seminar on International Trade Law conducted by David Gantz - George Washington University Law School for Hanoi Law University and Ho Chi Minh University of Law, August 2004 « USVTC Workshop on Trade Remedies for HCMC Bar Association conducted by Professor David Gantz, August 2004
« USVTC Workshop on Investor State Arbitration for Ministry of Justice conducted by David Gantz, August 2004
« Vietnam WTO Working Party Meeting in Geneva, June 15. Trade Council hosts reception in honor of Vice Minister Luong Van Tu and Vietnam WTO Negotiation Team, June 2004
« Trade Council hosts briefing and luncheon in honor of Trade Minister Truong Dinh Tuyen, June 2004 « Analysis on Vietnam's April 2004 Offers and Submissions, May 2004 « Memo on PNTR for Vietnam, April 2004 « Assisted with the visit of WTO Deputy Director General Rufus Yerxa to Hanoi, April 2004 « Memo to Government of Vietnam in preparation of the visit of Rufus Yerxa, March 2004 « Assisted with consultations between Singapore Ministry of Trade & Industry and Vietnam Ministry of Finance negotiators. Singapore, April 2004. « Conducted training sessions in conjunction with Georgetown Law Center for delegation led by National Committee for International Economic Cooperation (NCIEC). Washington, DC and New York, NY, March 2004. « Conducted survey and released "The U.S.-Vietnam BTA: Survey of U.S. Companies on Implementation Issues" - Report & Interviews by the U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council Education Forum. February 2004. « Conducted briefing for members of Vietnam delegation with WTO Secretariat to review outcome of Working Party Meeting. Conducted de-brief meetings with U.S. negotiation team to review issues raised in Working Party Meeting. Hosted dinner for Vietnam's WTO negotiation team, U.S. negotiators, and WTO Secretariat. Geneva, December 2003. « Memo on Preparations for 7th Working Party Meeting, September 2003 « Vietnam’s Accession to the WTO: Strategies for Negotiations and the Implementation Process, Seminar sponsored by New York Life International in cooperation with Vietnam Ministry of Trade and USVTC. Hanoi, August 2003
« Technical Assistance provided by Cato Adrian – Accessions Division, WTO Secretariat.
Hanoi, July 30 –
« Memo on 6th Working Party Meeting, June 2003
« « Establishment of “Vietnam WTO Working Group” with Members of the Diplomatic Community « Compilation of materials on: Economic Impact of WTO and newly acceded countries, summary of recent accessions, BTA / WTO comparisons and next steps, and memos for Government of Vietnam.
« Ongoing research and analysis provided to
Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning &
Investment and Ministry of Agriculture on
Public Awareness and Outreach Programs “Business Hotline” Radio and TV shows
The U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council’s
Education Forum is working with the Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics (“
The first of the series was recorded on
Please click on this link to access the Business Hotline Website: http://www.ueh.edu.vn/main.html
The U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council Education Forum currently conducts ad hoc seminars on issues relating to WTO accession for members of the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association. These include: « USVTC Workshop on Trade Remedies for HCMC Bar Association conducted by Professor David Gantz, August 2004 « Demetrios Marantis (Chief Legal Advisor) conducts workshop on WTO accession for the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association. Ho Chi Minh City, February 2004 « Demetrios Marantis (Chief Legal Advisor) gives speech to the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association on the benefits of WTO accession. Ho Chi Minh City, July 2003
The U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council Education Forum is pleased to be conducting a joint collaborative program with the Government of Singapore in support of WTO accession and the development of Vietnam's international trade law curriculum. The following activities have been conducted thus far: « Organized and assisted with consultations with the National University of Singapore Law Faculty for visiting faculty members from Vietnam's Hanoi Law University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Law. Singapore, April 2004. « Organized study mission on Financial Services and Budget Restructuring in support of BTA implementation, and assisted with consultations with Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Trade & Industry for Vietnam Ministry of Finance. Singapore, March 2004. « Joint Program with Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs on The Impact of Tariffs: Econometric and Empirical Analysis in Support of WTO Accession. Hanoi, 29-30 September 2003.
« Sponsorship of PHD candidate from Ho Chi Minh University of Law at
National
The U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council
Education Forum is pleased to have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with the
« Memorandum of Understanding with
« Study Mission to
View All USVTC Technical Assistance Programs (under construction) Other USVTC WTO Related Documents: Updates on Vietnam WTO Accession USVTC Memo on PNTR for Vietnam
USVTC Comparative Trade Commitments Chart USVTC Catalog of Legal Updates: Vietnam Trade Policy Regime USVTC and New York Life International WTO Seminar - "Vietnam's Accession to the WTO"
Other Useful References:
Basic
Information on Acceding to the WTO
WT/ACC/10
TECHNICAL NOTES ON THE ACCESSION PROCESS China Protocol of Accession (WT/ACC/CHN/49)
USTR
Report on China WTO Compliance Australia Draft Omnibus FTA Implementing Legislation, 2004 Status of Cambodia's Accession Highlights of Cambodia's Working Party Report
Cancun
5th Ministerial Conference News from the WTO Ministerial in Cancun
Analysis
of the Doha Round of Trade Negotiations: New Opportunities &
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