EU support to the Palestinian Ministry of National Economy for Trade Policy Formulation and WTO accession

Palestinian National Authority
EU, 2015 - 2017
Contract value: 1,000,000 EUR

The overarching theme of the project was to develop a National Trade Policy and to facilitate Palestines WTO accession with strategies and a revised legislation. This was to accelerate the countrys integration into the multilateral trading system.

The four core objectives of the project were: 

  1. Development of National Trade Policy, based on a thorough review of existing policies and legislation with a view to their WTO compliance and support of domestic economic needs; 
  2. formulation of a WTO strategy comprising a roadmap and accession plan as guiding document for WTO accession; 
  3. review and revise regional and bilateral trade agreements for them to comply with Palestines trade policy interests and with a view to WTO principles and discipline; the result was a compendium of trade agreements; 
  4. review, revise and develop new trade-related legislation according to Palestines trade policy interests and international best practice with a view to WTO principles and disciplines, resulting in a compendium of revised and new laws. 

PROJECT IS PART OF

TRADE AS ENGINE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Administration Reform

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