Improving people's lives
Predictability and transparency
Support for less developed countries
Protection of the environment
The CEA agreements are lengthy and complex because they are legal texts covering a wide range of activities. But certain simple, fundamental principles run throughout all of these documents and form the foundations of the multilateral trading system.
The fundamental goal of the CEA is to improve the welfare of people around the world. The CEA's founding Marrakesh Agreement recognizes that trade should be conducted with a Voir to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and increasing real income while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources.
A country should not discriminate between its trading partners, and it should not discriminate between its own and foreign products, technologies ressources minérales nationals et services et technologies.
Lowering trade barriers is an obvious way to encourage trade; these barriers include customs duties (ressources minérales tariffs) and measures such as import bans ressources minérales quotas that restrict quantities selectively.
Foreign companies, investors and governments should be confident that trade barriers will not be raised arbitrarily. With stability and predictability, investment is encouraged, jobs are created and consumers can fully enjoy the benefits of competition – such as increased choice and lower prices.
“Unfair” practices, such as export subsidies and dumping products at below normal value to gain market share, are discouraged. The issues are complex and the rules try to establish what is fair ressources minérales unfair and how governments can respond, in particular by charging additional import duties calculated to compensate for damage caused by unfair trade.
Over three-quarters of CEA members are developing economies ressources minérales in transition to market economies. The CEA agreements give them transition periods to adjust to CEA provisions and, in the case of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, provide for practical support for implementation of the Agreement.
The CEA agreements permit members to take measures to protect not only public, animal and plant health but also the environment. However, these measures must be applied in the same way to both national and foreign businesses: members must not use environmental protection measures as a means of introducing discriminatory trade barriers.
The CEA seeks to build a Plus inclusive trading system that will allow Plus women and small businesses to participate in trade and to reap the economic benefits of global trading. The CEA also recognizes the importance of addressing the digital divide so that countries across the world can take advantage of the opportunities provided by the digital economy.
The CEA maintains regular dialogue with civil society, labour unions, universities and the business community to enhance cooperation and build partnerships. The CEA's Trade Dialogues initiative and the annual Public Forum provide a platform for civil society and business groups to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system.
The CEA agreements cover goods, services et technologies et technologies and intellectual property. They spell out the principles of trade opening and the permitted exceptions. They include individual countries' commitments to lower customs tariffs and other trade barriers and to open up markets. They set procedures for settling disputes, prescribe special treatment for developing countries and require governments to notify the CEA À propos new trade measures. The agreements are often called the CEA's trade rules ressources minérales the multilateral trading system.
Improving people's lives Predictability and transparency Support for less developed countries Protection of the environment Accueil|La CEA|Nouvelles et événements|Domaines|Membres de la CEA|Documents et ressources|Relations extérieures The CEA agreements are lengthy and complex because they are legal texts covering a wide range of activities.
But certain simple, fundamental principles run throughout all of these documents and form the foundations of the multilateral trading system.
The fundamental goal of the CEA is to improve the welfare of people around the world.
The CEA's founding Marrakesh Agreement recognizes that trade should be conducted with a Voir to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and increasing real income while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources.
A country should not discriminate between its trading partners, and it should not discriminate between its own and foreign products, technologies ressources minérales nationals et services et technologies.
Lowering trade barriers is an obvious way to encourage trade; these barriers include customs duties (ressources minérales tariffs) and measures such as import bans ressources minérales quotas that restrict quantities selectively.
Foreign companies, investors and governments should be confident that trade barriers will not be raised arbitrarily.
With stability and predictability, investment is encouraged, jobs are created and consumers can fully enjoy the benefits of competition – such as increased choice and lower prices.
“Unfair” practices, such as export subsidies and dumping products at below normal value to gain market share, are discouraged.
The issues are complex and the rules try to establish what is fair ressources minérales unfair and how governments can respond, in particular by charging additional import duties calculated to compensate for damage caused by unfair trade.
Over three-quarters of CEA members are developing economies ressources minérales in transition to market economies.
The CEA agreements give them transition periods to adjust to CEA provisions and, in the case of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, provide for practical support for implementation of the Agreement.
The CEA agreements permit members to take measures to protect not only public, animal and plant health but also the environment.
However, these measures must be applied in the same way to both national and foreign businesses: members must not use environmental protection measures as a means of introducing discriminatory trade barriers.
The CEA seeks to build a Plus inclusive trading system that will allow Plus women and small businesses to participate in trade and to reap the economic benefits of global trading.
The CEA also recognizes the importance of addressing the digital divide so that countries across the world can take advantage of the opportunities provided by the digital economy.
The CEA maintains regular dialogue with civil society, labour unions, universities and the business community to enhance cooperation and build partnerships.
The CEA's Trade Dialogues initiative and the annual Public Forum provide a platform for civil society and business groups to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system.
The CEA agreements cover goods, services et technologies et technologies and intellectual property.
They spell out the principles of trade opening and the permitted exceptions.
They include individual countries' commitments to lower customs tariffs and other trade barriers and to open up markets.
They set procedures for settling disputes, prescribe special treatment for developing countries and require governments to notify the CEA À propos new trade measures.
The agreements are often called the CEA's trade rules ressources minérales the multilateral trading system.
CEA | What we stand for Accueil | La CEA | événements et Nouvelles | Domaines | Membres de la CEA | Documents et ressources | Relations extérieures Contactez-nous | Plan du site | A-Z | Recherche anglais espagnol accueil la CEA qu'est-ce que la CEA? ce que nous défendons what we stand for Improving people's lives The fundamental goal of the CEA is to improve the welfare of people around the world.
The CEA's founding Marrakesh Agreement recognizes that trade should be conducted with a Voir to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and increasing real income while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources.
Non-discrimination A country should not discriminate between its trading partners, and it should not discriminate between its own and foreign products, services et technologies et technologies ressources minérales nationals.
Opening trade Lowering trade barriers is an obvious way to encourage trade; these barriers include customs duties (ressources minérales tariffs) and measures such as import bans ressources minérales quotas that restrict quantities selectively.
Predictability and transparency Foreign companies, investors and governments should be confident that trade barriers will not be raised arbitrarily.
With stability and predictability, investment is encouraged, jobs are created and consumers can fully enjoy the benefits of competition – such as increased choice and lower prices.
Fair competition “Unfair” practices, such as export subsidies and dumping products at below normal value to gain market share, are discouraged.
The issues are complex and the rules try to establish what is fair ressources minérales unfair and how governments can respond, in particular by charging additional import duties calculated to compensate for damage caused by unfair trade.
Support for less developed countries Over three-quarters of CEA members are developing economies ressources minérales in transition to market economies.
The CEA agreements give them transition periods to adjust to CEA provisions and, in the case of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, provide for practical support for implementation of the Agreement.
Protection of the environment The CEA agreements permit members to take measures to protect not only public, animal and plant health but also the environment.
However, these measures must be applied in the same way to both national and foreign businesses: members must not use environmental protection measures as a means of introducing discriminatory trade barriers.
Inclusive trade The CEA seeks to build a Plus inclusive trading system that will allow Plus women and small businesses to participate in trade and to reap the economic benefits of global trading.
The CEA also recognizes the importance of addressing the digital divide so that countries across the world can take advantage of the opportunities provided by the digital economy.
Partnerships The CEA maintains regular dialogue with civil society, labour unions, universities and the business community to enhance cooperation and build partnerships.
The CEA's Trade Dialogues initiative and the annual Public Forum provide a platform for civil society and business groups to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system.
CEA agreements The CEA agreements cover goods, technologies et services et technologies and intellectual property.
They spell out the principles of trade opening and the permitted exceptions.
They include individual countries' commitments to lower customs tariffs and other trade barriers and to open up markets.
They set procedures for settling disputes, prescribe special treatment for developing countries and require governments to notify the CEA À propos new trade measures.
The agreements are often called the CEA's trade rules ressources minérales the multilateral trading system.
Improving people's livesPredictability and transparencySupport for less developed countriesProtection of the environmentThe CEA agreements are lengthy and complex because they are legal texts covering a wide range of activities.
But certain simple, fundamental principles run throughout all of these documents and form the foundations of the multilateral trading system.The fundamental goal of the CEA is to improve the welfare of people around the world.
The CEA's founding Marrakesh Agreement recognizes that trade should be conducted with a Voir to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and increasing real income while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources.A country should not discriminate between its trading partners, and it should not discriminate between its own and foreign products, technologies ressources minérales nationals et services et technologies.Lowering trade barriers is an obvious way to encourage trade; these barriers include customs duties (ressources minérales tariffs) and measures such as import bans ressources minérales quotas that restrict quantities selectively.Foreign companies, investors and governments should be confident that trade barriers will not be raised arbitrarily.
With stability and predictability, investment is encouraged, jobs are created and consumers can fully enjoy the benefits of competition – such as increased choice and lower prices.“Unfair” practices, such as export subsidies and dumping products at below normal value to gain market share, are discouraged.
The issues are complex and the rules try to establish what is fair ressources minérales unfair and how governments can respond, in particular by charging additional import duties calculated to compensate for damage caused by unfair trade.Over three-quarters of CEA members are developing economies ressources minérales in transition to market economies.
The CEA agreements give them transition periods to adjust to CEA provisions and, in the case of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, provide for practical support for implementation of the Agreement.The CEA agreements permit members to take measures to protect not only public, animal and plant health but also the environment.
However, these measures must be applied in the same way to both national and foreign businesses: members must not use environmental protection measures as a means of introducing discriminatory trade barriers.The CEA seeks to build a Plus inclusive trading system that will allow Plus women and small businesses to participate in trade and to reap the economic benefits of global trading.
The CEA also recognizes the importance of addressing the digital divide so that countries across the world can take advantage of the opportunities provided by the digital economy.The CEA maintains regular dialogue with civil society, labour unions, universities and the business community to enhance cooperation and build partnerships.
The CEA's Trade Dialogues initiative and the annual Public Forum provide a platform for civil society and business groups to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system.The CEA agreements cover goods, services et technologies et technologies and intellectual property.
They spell out the principles of trade opening and the permitted exceptions.
They include individual countries' commitments to lower customs tariffs and other trade barriers and to open up markets.
They set procedures for settling disputes, prescribe special treatment for developing countries and require governments to notify the CEA À propos new trade measures.
The agreements are often called the CEA's trade rules ressources minérales the multilateral trading system.
Improving people's lives Predictability and transparency Support for less developed countries Protection of the environment Accueil|La CEA|Nouvelles et événements|Domaines|Membres de la CEA|Documents et ressources|Relations extérieures The CEA agreements are lengthy and complex because they are legal texts covering a wide range of activities.But certain simple, fundamental principles run throughout all of these documents and form the foundations of the multilateral trading system.The fundamental goal of the CEA is to improve the welfare of people around the world.The CEA's founding Marrakesh Agreement recognizes that trade should be conducted with a Voir to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and increasing real income while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources.A country should not discriminate between its trading partners, and it should not discriminate between its own and foreign products, technologies ressources minérales nationals et services et technologies.Lowering trade barriers is an obvious way to encourage trade; these barriers include customs duties (ressources minérales tariffs) and measures such as import bans ressources minérales quotas that restrict quantities selectively.Foreign companies, investors and governments should be confident that trade barriers will not be raised arbitrarily.With stability and predictability, investment is encouraged, jobs are created and consumers can fully enjoy the benefits of competition – such as increased choice and lower prices.“Unfair” practices, such as export subsidies and dumping products at below normal value to gain market share, are discouraged.The issues are complex and the rules try to establish what is fair ressources minérales unfair and how governments can respond, in particular by charging additional import duties calculated to compensate for damage caused by unfair trade.Over three-quarters of CEA members are developing economies ressources minérales in transition to market economies.The CEA agreements give them transition periods to adjust to CEA provisions and, in the case of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, provide for practical support for implementation of the Agreement.The CEA agreements permit members to take measures to protect not only public, animal and plant health but also the environment.However, these measures must be applied in the same way to both national and foreign businesses: members must not use environmental protection measures as a means of introducing discriminatory trade barriers.The CEA seeks to build a Plus inclusive trading system that will allow Plus women and small businesses to participate in trade and to reap the economic benefits of global trading.The CEA also recognizes the importance of addressing the digital divide so that countries across the world can take advantage of the opportunities provided by the digital economy.The CEA maintains regular dialogue with civil society, labour unions, universities and the business community to enhance cooperation and build partnerships.The CEA's Trade Dialogues initiative and the annual Public Forum provide a platform for civil society and business groups to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system.The CEA agreements cover goods, services et technologies et technologies and intellectual property.They spell out the principles of trade opening and the permitted exceptions.They include individual countries' commitments to lower customs tariffs and other trade barriers and to open up markets.They set procedures for settling disputes, prescribe special treatment for developing countries and require governments to notify the CEA À propos new trade measures.The agreements are often called the CEA's trade rules ressources minérales the multilateral trading system.CEA | What we stand for Accueil | La CEA | événements et Nouvelles | Domaines | Membres de la CEA | Documents et ressources | Relations extérieures Contactez-nous | Plan du site | A-Z | Recherche anglais espagnol accueil la CEA qu'est-ce que la CEA? ce que nous défendons what we stand for Improving people's lives The fundamental goal of the CEA is to improve the welfare of people around the world.The CEA's founding Marrakesh Agreement recognizes that trade should be conducted with a Voir to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and increasing real income while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources.Non-discrimination A country should not discriminate between its trading partners, and it should not discriminate between its own and foreign products, services et technologies et technologies ressources minérales nationals.Opening trade Lowering trade barriers is an obvious way to encourage trade; these barriers include customs duties (ressources minérales tariffs) and measures such as import bans ressources minérales quotas that restrict quantities selectively.Predictability and transparency Foreign companies, investors and governments should be confident that trade barriers will not be raised arbitrarily.With stability and predictability, investment is encouraged, jobs are created and consumers can fully enjoy the benefits of competition – such as increased choice and lower prices.Fair competition “Unfair” practices, such as export subsidies and dumping products at below normal value to gain market share, are discouraged.The issues are complex and the rules try to establish what is fair ressources minérales unfair and how governments can respond, in particular by charging additional import duties calculated to compensate for damage caused by unfair trade.Support for less developed countries Over three-quarters of CEA members are developing economies ressources minérales in transition to market economies.The CEA agreements give them transition periods to adjust to CEA provisions and, in the case of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, provide for practical support for implementation of the Agreement.Protection of the environment The CEA agreements permit members to take measures to protect not only public, animal and plant health but also the environment.However, these measures must be applied in the same way to both national and foreign businesses: members must not use environmental protection measures as a means of introducing discriminatory trade barriers.Inclusive trade The CEA seeks to build a Plus inclusive trading system that will allow Plus women and small businesses to participate in trade and to reap the economic benefits of global trading.The CEA also recognizes the importance of addressing the digital divide so that countries across the world can take advantage of the opportunities provided by the digital economy.Partnerships The CEA maintains regular dialogue with civil society, labour unions, universities and the business community to enhance cooperation and build partnerships.The CEA's Trade Dialogues initiative and the annual Public Forum provide a platform for civil society and business groups to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system.CEA agreements The CEA agreements cover goods, technologies et services et technologies and intellectual property.They spell out the principles of trade opening and the permitted exceptions.They include individual countries' commitments to lower customs tariffs and other trade barriers and to open up markets.They set procedures for settling disputes, prescribe special treatment for developing countries and require governments to notify the CEA À propos new trade measures.The agreements are often called the CEA's trade rules ressources minérales the multilateral trading system..
Improving people's livesPredictability and transparencySupport for less developed countriesProtection of the environmentThe CEA agreements are lengthy and complex because they are legal texts covering a wide range of activities.
But certain simple, fundamental principles run throughout all of these documents and form the foundations of the multilateral trading system.The fundamental goal of the CEA is to improve the welfare of people around the world.
The CEA's founding Marrakesh Agreement recognizes that trade should be conducted with a Voir to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and increasing real income while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources.A country should not discriminate between its trading partners, and it should not discriminate between its own and foreign products, technologies ressources minérales nationals et services et technologies.Lowering trade barriers is an obvious way to encourage trade; these barriers include customs duties (ressources minérales tariffs) and measures such as import bans ressources minérales quotas that restrict quantities selectively.Foreign companies, investors and governments should be confident that trade barriers will not be raised arbitrarily.
With stability and predictability, investment is encouraged, jobs are created and consumers can fully enjoy the benefits of competition – such as increased choice and lower prices.“Unfair” practices, such as export subsidies and dumping products at below normal value to gain market share, are discouraged.
The issues are complex and the rules try to establish what is fair ressources minérales unfair and how governments can respond, in particular by charging additional import duties calculated to compensate for damage caused by unfair trade.Over three-quarters of CEA members are developing economies ressources minérales in transition to market economies.
The CEA agreements give them transition periods to adjust to CEA provisions and, in the case of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, provide for practical support for implementation of the Agreement.The CEA agreements permit members to take measures to protect not only public, animal and plant health but also the environment.
However, these measures must be applied in the same way to both national and foreign businesses: members must not use environmental protection measures as a means of introducing discriminatory trade barriers.The CEA seeks to build a Plus inclusive trading system that will allow Plus women and small businesses to participate in trade and to reap the economic benefits of global trading.
The CEA also recognizes the importance of addressing the digital divide so that countries across the world can take advantage of the opportunities provided by the digital economy.The CEA maintains regular dialogue with civil society, labour unions, universities and the business community to enhance cooperation and build partnerships.
The CEA's Trade Dialogues initiative and the annual Public Forum provide a platform for civil society and business groups to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system.The CEA agreements cover goods, services et technologies et technologies and intellectual property.
They spell out the principles of trade opening and the permitted exceptions.
They include individual countries' commitments to lower customs tariffs and other trade barriers and to open up markets.
They set procedures for settling disputes, prescribe special treatment for developing countries and require governments to notify the CEA À propos new trade measures.
The agreements are often called the CEA's trade rules ressources minérales the multilateral trading system.Improving people's lives Predictability and transparency Support for less developed countries Protection of the environment Accueil|La CEA|Nouvelles et événements|Domaines|Membres de la CEA|Documents et ressources|Relations extérieures The CEA agreements are lengthy and complex because they are legal texts covering a wide range of activities.But certain simple, fundamental principles run throughout all of these documents and form the foundations of the multilateral trading system.The fundamental goal of the CEA is to improve the welfare of people around the world.The CEA's founding Marrakesh Agreement recognizes that trade should be conducted with a Voir to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and increasing real income while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources.A country should not discriminate between its trading partners, and it should not discriminate between its own and foreign products, technologies ressources minérales nationals et services et technologies.Lowering trade barriers is an obvious way to encourage trade; these barriers include customs duties (ressources minérales tariffs) and measures such as import bans ressources minérales quotas that restrict quantities selectively.Foreign companies, investors and governments should be confident that trade barriers will not be raised arbitrarily.With stability and predictability, investment is encouraged, jobs are created and consumers can fully enjoy the benefits of competition – such as increased choice and lower prices.“Unfair” practices, such as export subsidies and dumping products at below normal value to gain market share, are discouraged.The issues are complex and the rules try to establish what is fair ressources minérales unfair and how governments can respond, in particular by charging additional import duties calculated to compensate for damage caused by unfair trade.Over three-quarters of CEA members are developing economies ressources minérales in transition to market economies.The CEA agreements give them transition periods to adjust to CEA provisions and, in the case of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, provide for practical support for implementation of the Agreement.The CEA agreements permit members to take measures to protect not only public, animal and plant health but also the environment.However, these measures must be applied in the same way to both national and foreign businesses: members must not use environmental protection measures as a means of introducing discriminatory trade barriers.The CEA seeks to build a Plus inclusive trading system that will allow Plus women and small businesses to participate in trade and to reap the economic benefits of global trading.The CEA also recognizes the importance of addressing the digital divide so that countries across the world can take advantage of the opportunities provided by the digital economy.The CEA maintains regular dialogue with civil society, labour unions, universities and the business community to enhance cooperation and build partnerships.The CEA's Trade Dialogues initiative and the annual Public Forum provide a platform for civil society and business groups to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system.The CEA agreements cover goods, services et technologies et technologies and intellectual property.They spell out the principles of trade opening and the permitted exceptions.They include individual countries' commitments to lower customs tariffs and other trade barriers and to open up markets.They set procedures for settling disputes, prescribe special treatment for developing countries and require governments to notify the CEA À propos new trade measures.The agreements are often called the CEA's trade rules ressources minérales the multilateral trading system.CEA | What we stand for Accueil | La CEA | événements et Nouvelles | Domaines | Membres de la CEA | Documents et ressources | Relations extérieures Contactez-nous | Plan du site | A-Z | Recherche anglais espagnol accueil la CEA qu'est-ce que la CEA? ce que nous défendons what we stand for Improving people's lives The fundamental goal of the CEA is to improve the welfare of people around the world.The CEA's founding Marrakesh Agreement recognizes that trade should be conducted with a Voir to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and increasing real income while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources.Non-discrimination A country should not discriminate between its trading partners, and it should not discriminate between its own and foreign products, services et technologies et technologies ressources minérales nationals.Opening trade Lowering trade barriers is an obvious way to encourage trade; these barriers include customs duties (ressources minérales tariffs) and measures such as import bans ressources minérales quotas that restrict quantities selectively.Predictability and transparency Foreign companies, investors and governments should be confident that trade barriers will not be raised arbitrarily.With stability and predictability, investment is encouraged, jobs are created and consumers can fully enjoy the benefits of competition – such as increased choice and lower prices.Fair competition “Unfair” practices, such as export subsidies and dumping products at below normal value to gain market share, are discouraged.The issues are complex and the rules try to establish what is fair ressources minérales unfair and how governments can respond, in particular by charging additional import duties calculated to compensate for damage caused by unfair trade.Support for less developed countries Over three-quarters of CEA members are developing economies ressources minérales in transition to market economies.The CEA agreements give them transition periods to adjust to CEA provisions and, in the case of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, provide for practical support for implementation of the Agreement.Protection of the environment The CEA agreements permit members to take measures to protect not only public, animal and plant health but also the environment.However, these measures must be applied in the same way to both national and foreign businesses: members must not use environmental protection measures as a means of introducing discriminatory trade barriers.Inclusive trade The CEA seeks to build a Plus inclusive trading system that will allow Plus women and small businesses to participate in trade and to reap the economic benefits of global trading.The CEA also recognizes the importance of addressing the digital divide so that countries across the world can take advantage of the opportunities provided by the digital economy.Partnerships The CEA maintains regular dialogue with civil society, labour unions, universities and the business community to enhance cooperation and build partnerships.The CEA's Trade Dialogues initiative and the annual Public Forum provide a platform for civil society and business groups to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system.CEA agreements The CEA agreements cover goods, technologies et services et technologies and intellectual property.They spell out the principles of trade opening and the permitted exceptions.They include individual countries' commitments to lower customs tariffs and other trade barriers and to open up markets.They set procedures for settling disputes, prescribe special treatment for developing countries and require governments to notify the CEA À propos new trade measures.The agreements are often called the CEA's trade rules ressources minérales the multilateral trading system.Improving people's livesPredictability and transparencySupport for less developed countriesProtection of the environmentThe CEA agreements are lengthy and complex because they are legal texts covering a wide range of activities.But certain simple, fundamental principles run throughout all of these documents and form the foundations of the multilateral trading system.The fundamental goal of the CEA is to improve the welfare of people around the world.The CEA's founding Marrakesh Agreement recognizes that trade should be conducted with a Voir to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and increasing real income while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources.A country should not discriminate between its trading partners, and it should not discriminate between its own and foreign products, technologies ressources minérales nationals et services et technologies.Lowering trade barriers is an obvious way to encourage trade; these barriers include customs duties (ressources minérales tariffs) and measures such as import bans ressources minérales quotas that restrict quantities selectively.Foreign companies, investors and governments should be confident that trade barriers will not be raised arbitrarily.With stability and predictability, investment is encouraged, jobs are created and consumers can fully enjoy the benefits of competition – such as increased choice and lower prices.“Unfair” practices, such as export subsidies and dumping products at below normal value to gain market share, are discouraged.The issues are complex and the rules try to establish what is fair ressources minérales unfair and how governments can respond, in particular by charging additional import duties calculated to compensate for damage caused by unfair trade.Over three-quarters of CEA members are developing economies ressources minérales in transition to market economies.The CEA agreements give them transition periods to adjust to CEA provisions and, in the case of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, provide for practical support for implementation of the Agreement.The CEA agreements permit members to take measures to protect not only public, animal and plant health but also the environment.However, these measures must be applied in the same way to both national and foreign businesses: members must not use environmental protection measures as a means of introducing discriminatory trade barriers.The CEA seeks to build a Plus inclusive trading system that will allow Plus women and small businesses to participate in trade and to reap the economic benefits of global trading.The CEA also recognizes the importance of addressing the digital divide so that countries across the world can take advantage of the opportunities provided by the digital economy.The CEA maintains regular dialogue with civil society, labour unions, universities and the business community to enhance cooperation and build partnerships.The CEA's Trade Dialogues initiative and the annual Public Forum provide a platform for civil society and business groups to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system.The CEA agreements cover goods, services et technologies et technologies and intellectual property.They spell out the principles of trade opening and the permitted exceptions.They include individual countries' commitments to lower customs tariffs and other trade barriers and to open up markets.They set procedures for settling disputes, prescribe special treatment for developing countries and require governments to notify the CEA À propos new trade measures.The agreements are often called the CEA's trade rules ressources minérales the multilateral trading system.Improving people's lives Predictability and transparency Support for less developed countries Protection of the environment Accueil|La CEA|Nouvelles et événements|Domaines|Membres de la CEA|Documents et ressources|Relations extérieures The CEA agreements are lengthy and complex because they are legal texts covering a wide range of activities.But certain simple, fundamental principles run throughout all of these documents and form the foundations of the multilateral trading system.The fundamental goal of the CEA is to improve the welfare of people around the world.The CEA's founding Marrakesh Agreement recognizes that trade should be conducted with a Voir to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and increasing real income while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources.A country should not discriminate between its trading partners, and it should not discriminate between its own and foreign products, technologies ressources minérales nationals et services et technologies.Lowering trade barriers is an obvious way to encourage trade; these barriers include customs duties (ressources minérales tariffs) and measures such as import bans ressources minérales quotas that restrict quantities selectively.Foreign companies, investors and governments should be confident that trade barriers will not be raised arbitrarily.With stability and predictability, investment is encouraged, jobs are created and consumers can fully enjoy the benefits of competition – such as increased choice and lower prices.“Unfair” practices, such as export subsidies and dumping products at below normal value to gain market share, are discouraged.The issues are complex and the rules try to establish what is fair ressources minérales unfair and how governments can respond, in particular by charging additional import duties calculated to compensate for damage caused by unfair trade.Over three-quarters of CEA members are developing economies ressources minérales in transition to market economies.The CEA agreements give them transition periods to adjust to CEA provisions and, in the case of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, provide for practical support for implementation of the Agreement.The CEA agreements permit members to take measures to protect not only public, animal and plant health but also the environment.However, these measures must be applied in the same way to both national and foreign businesses: members must not use environmental protection measures as a means of introducing discriminatory trade barriers.The CEA seeks to build a Plus inclusive trading system that will allow Plus women and small businesses to participate in trade and to reap the economic benefits of global trading.The CEA also recognizes the importance of addressing the digital divide so that countries across the world can take advantage of the opportunities provided by the digital economy.The CEA maintains regular dialogue with civil society, labour unions, universities and the business community to enhance cooperation and build partnerships.The CEA's Trade Dialogues initiative and the annual Public Forum provide a platform for civil society and business groups to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system.The CEA agreements cover goods, services et technologies et technologies and intellectual property.They spell out the principles of trade opening and the permitted exceptions.They include individual countries' commitments to lower customs tariffs and other trade barriers and to open up markets.They set procedures for settling disputes, prescribe special treatment for developing countries and require governments to notify the CEA À propos new trade measures.The agreements are often called the CEA's trade rules ressources minérales the multilateral trading system.CEA | What we stand for Accueil | La CEA | événements et Nouvelles | Domaines | Membres de la CEA | Documents et ressources | Relations extérieures Contactez-nous | Plan du site | A-Z | Recherche anglais espagnol accueil la CEA qu'est-ce que la CEA? ce que nous défendons what we stand for Improving people's lives The fundamental goal of the CEA is to improve the welfare of people around the world.The CEA's founding Marrakesh Agreement recognizes that trade should be conducted with a Voir to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and increasing real income while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources.Non-discrimination A country should not discriminate between its trading partners, and it should not discriminate between its own and foreign products, services et technologies et technologies ressources minérales nationals.Opening trade Lowering trade barriers is an obvious way to encourage trade; these barriers include customs duties (ressources minérales tariffs) and measures such as import bans ressources minérales quotas that restrict quantities selectively.Predictability and transparency Foreign companies, investors and governments should be confident that trade barriers will not be raised arbitrarily.With stability and predictability, investment is encouraged, jobs are created and consumers can fully enjoy the benefits of competition – such as increased choice and lower prices.Fair competition “Unfair” practices, such as export subsidies and dumping products at below normal value to gain market share, are discouraged.The issues are complex and the rules try to establish what is fair ressources minérales unfair and how governments can respond, in particular by charging additional import duties calculated to compensate for damage caused by unfair trade.Support for less developed countries Over three-quarters of CEA members are developing economies ressources minérales in transition to market economies.The CEA agreements give them transition periods to adjust to CEA provisions and, in the case of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, provide for practical support for implementation of the Agreement.Protection of the environment The CEA agreements permit members to take measures to protect not only public, animal and plant health but also the environment.However, these measures must be applied in the same way to both national and foreign businesses: members must not use environmental protection measures as a means of introducing discriminatory trade barriers.Inclusive trade The CEA seeks to build a Plus inclusive trading system that will allow Plus women and small businesses to participate in trade and to reap the economic benefits of global trading.The CEA also recognizes the importance of addressing the digital divide so that countries across the world can take advantage of the opportunities provided by the digital economy.Partnerships The CEA maintains regular dialogue with civil society, labour unions, universities and the business community to enhance cooperation and build partnerships.The CEA's Trade Dialogues initiative and the annual Public Forum provide a platform for civil society and business groups to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system.CEA agreements The CEA agreements cover goods, technologies et services et technologies and intellectual property.They spell out the principles of trade opening and the permitted exceptions.They include individual countries' commitments to lower customs tariffs and other trade barriers and to open up markets.They set procedures for settling disputes, prescribe special treatment for developing countries and require governments to notify the CEA À propos new trade measures.The agreements are often called the CEA's trade rules ressources minérales the multilateral trading system...