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Syrian-EU Association Agreement: Impacts and Policy Recommendations

This report from the National Agricultural Policy Center (NAPC) explores the Syrian-EU Association Agreement, its trade relations, expected impacts, and provides policy recommendations. It includes review papers, policy briefs, and commodity briefs on various agricultural sectors.

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Syrian-EU Association Agreement: Impacts and Policy Recommendations

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  1. National agricultural Policy Center (NAPC) The Operation of Trade and Trade Policy Division (TPD) By: Isam Ismail TPD's Coordinator Damascus, September 7, 2005

  2. TPD Sections • Trade agreements policies (including multilateral, Bilateral and regional trade agreements (Mahmoud Babbili and Yasser Al Issa) • Domestic trade policies (Basheer Al Hamwi) • Trade standards and measures (Hajar Baghasa)

  3. Activities • SAT 2005 • SI “Syrian-EU Association agreement” • Review Papers (RP) • Policy Briefs (PB) • Commodity Briefs • Internal Seminar • Seminars and workshops outside NAPC • Abroad Visits

  4. Special Issue: Syrian-EU Association Agreement Introduction Chapter 1 - Other Countries Experience Chapter 2 - Syria and Barcelona Process Chapter 3 - EU-Syria Trade Relation Chapter 4 - Expected Impacts, Conclusions and Policy Recommendations

  5. Review Paper (RP) • Mahmoud Babbili: Negotiations' Position of the Main trading partners and their Rationale • Isam Ismail: The Impacts of Agricultural Trade Liberalization on Development (Lessons for Syria) • Hajar Baghasa: Non-tariff barriers and Syrian Government Procedures towards Trade Liberalization • Basheer Hamwi: Main Determinant Factors of the Export Success • Yasser Al Essa: Is it possible to classify countries according to the size and forms of agricultural support?

  6. Policy Briefs • Exporting in Syria: business environment, trade reform and promotion activities (Basheer). • Non-tariff barriers in Great Arab free Trade Area (Hajar). • The WTO negotiations: Will developing countries benefit from a new agreement? (Mahmoud) • The Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement” Is it worth for Syria?” (Yasser) • Trade policy reform in Syria, what has changed? (Isam)

  7. Commodity Briefs • Tomato • Wheat • Cotton • Sheep

  8. 2006 Workplan Reports Studies Working Papers Policy Briefs Commodity Briefs Events Training

  9. Remarks • Reviewing process • Crosscutting between TPD and AFD • Tasks delay

  10. Thank you for your attention

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