Chile and OMC’s law on non tariff provisions

Authors

  • Sofía Boza Universidad de Chile
  • Felipe Fernández Universidad de Chile

Abstract

In 1995, as one of the results of the Uruguay Round of the World Trade Organization, the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) came into force, whose main objective is to ensure that countries have the power to impose these measures, but without restricting trade more than necessary. The Agreement establishes a set of principles for the implementation of the TBT, as well as mechanisms to promote transparency. The main objective of this paper is to examine to what extent Chile has participated in these mechanisms from the entry into force of the Agreement to the present.

Keywords:

World Trade Organization, TBT Agreement, mechanisms, participation, Chile

Author Biographies

Sofía Boza, Universidad de Chile

Licenciada en Economía por la Universidad de Sevilla; Ingeniero comercial por la Universidad de Chile; Magíster en Desarrollo Económico y políticas Públicas y Doctora en Economía por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Felipe Fernández, Universidad de Chile

Ingeniero agrónomo, Licenciado en Ciencias Agronómicas, Universidad de Chile; estudiante de Magíster en Estrategia Internacional y Política Comercial, Instituto de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad de Chile