 Non-tariff Measures (Online Course)
Online Professional Course: Non-tariff Measures to Trade (6 ECTS, )
The Online Professional Course “Non-tariff Measures to Trade” taught by EENI Global Business School
consists of two modules:
Module 1- Non-tariff measures (4 ECTS)
- Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) in International Trade
- WTO Agreement on the Application of
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
- Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
- WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement)
- Pre-shipment Inspection
- WTO Agreement on
Preshipment Inspection
- Contingent trade-protective measures (Anti-dumping Measures, Safeguards)
- WTO Agreement on Safeguards (SG)
- Non-automatic Import licensing, quotas and prohibitions
- Other Non-tariff measures: Price-control (including additional taxes and charges), Finance Measures,
affecting the competition, Trade-related investment measures
- Restrictions, distribution, post-sales services, Government procurement
- Subsidies (excluding export subsidies)
- Rules of origin
- Export-related measures
- Other formalities
Trade Facilitation - WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)
- World Customs Organisation (WCO)
- Revised Kyoto Convention
- International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (UNECE)
The Objectives of the module 1 are the following:
- To know how to identify and distinguish the non-tariff measures (technical and
non-technical) in Foreign Trade (Import, Export)
- To evaluate the possible impact they may have on exports / imports
- To familiarise the student with the use of the “UNCTAD International
Classification Manual of Non-Tariff Measures”
- To know how to act before a non-tariff measure implemented by a country
Module 2- Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) (2 ECTS)
- Introduction to the Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property
Rights (IPR)
- Industrial property
- Copyright and rights related to the copyright
- Infringement of the intellectual property rights
- The role of the
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
- The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
of the World Trade Organisation
- The Pillars of the TRIPS Agreement
- Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (copyright)
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (patents,
industrial designs, etc.)
- Case study: Intellectual property rights in the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
The Objectives of the module 2 are the following:
- To understand the key concepts related to the Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights
- To learn the importance and the pillars of the Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of the intellectual property rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organisation
- To know the role of the World Intellectual Property Organisation
and the different international intellectual property registration systems (Lisbon, Madrid, The Hague...)
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- Credits: 6
ECTS
- Duration: six weeks
- The Student can begin the Course at any time (Online
Enrolment) and study from anywhere in the world without any displacement
- Requires an average dedication of 12 hours per week
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Download the syllabus of the Course (PDF)
Learning materials in 
- Also, available in
Medidas no arancelarias
Mesures non tarifaires
Medidas não-tarifárias
- For improving the international communication skills, the student has free access to the learning materials in these languages (free multilingual training).
The Online Professional Course includes the Market Access Tool:

Example of the Professional Course - Non-tariff Measures to Trade:

Description of the Professional Course - Non-tariff Measures to Trade:
According to the definition of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),
the
non-tariff measures are:
“... Those political measures, different from the Customs tariffs, that can economically affect on foreign trade in good, modifying
export prices,
transactions, or both.”
The Non-tariff measures can distort foreign trade, and even harm
exporters, importers, companies, and even the final consumer.
Any agent of the value chains of the foreign trade (exporter, importer,
distributor, customs or
logistics agent, consultant...) must know how to identify these measures and
know the possible impact they may have.
In order to identify and distinguish the non-tariff measures that affect
the foreign trade in goods,
the UNCTAD proposes a classification of the different types of
measures (16 chapters).
Technical measures
- Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
- Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
- Pre-shipment Inspection and other formalities

Training program recommended for the students from
Albania,
Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Belarus, Bhutan,
Botswana,
Brunei, Bulgaria,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Cyprus,
Czech Republic,
Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Macedonia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Hungary,
India,
Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia,
Lesotho,
Liberia,
Lithuania,
Malawi, Malaysia,
Moldova,
Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal,
Nigeria,
Pakistan,
Philippines,
Rwanda,
Serbia,
Sierra Leone,
South Africa,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland,
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan,
Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe...


Non-technical measures
- Contingent trade-protective measures
- Non-automatic licensing, quotas, prohibitions and quantity-control measures
other than Sanitary and phytosanitary measures and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
- Price-control measures, including additional taxes and charges
- Finance measures
- Measures affecting the competition
- Foreign Trade-related investment measures
- Distribution restrictions in a market
- Restrictions on post-sales services
- Subsidies (excluding export subsidies)
- Government procurement restrictions in a certain market
- Measures related to Intellectual Property
- Rules of origin


Finance Measures
They are all those non-tariff measures whose objective is to regulate access to foreign currency for imports. They increase the import cost.
- Advance payment requirements. They can be: advanced import deposit, cash
requirement, advance payment of the customs duties, refundable deposit
- Multiple exchange rates.
- Official currency allocation. Bank authorization (Central Bank of the country of the importer). licenses linked to unofficial currencies
- Regulations concerning terms of payment for imports (import credit and
financing)
Measures affecting the competition (special preferences or privileges).
- State-trading enterprises
- Compulsory use of national services (transport, insurance)
Trade-related investment measures
- Measures of local content (minimum quantity of product manufactured in the country of the importer)
- Trade balancing measures (import restriction)
Distribution restrictions (obtaining licenses or certification,
distribution services regulations)
- Geographical restrictions
- Restrictions for certain resellers
Restrictions related to post-sales services
Subsidies
Government procurement restrictions (preference to national suppliers)
Intellectual Property (patents, trademarks, copyright...)
Rules of origin
Export-related measures
- Export-license, quota and prohibition restrictions (include investments)
- Export prohibitions
- Export quotas (quotas)
- License requirements (permission, authorisation) to export
- Export registration requirements
- Exports of state companies
- Export price-control measures
- Measures on re-exports (cross-border trade)
- Export taxes and charges
- Export technical measures (technical specifications, conformity assessment)
- Inspection requirement (Quality control)
- Certification required by the exporting country
- Export subsidies
- Export Credits
Source: “International Classification of Non-tariff Measures” (UNCTAD)
Customs and the World Trade Organisation
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