Issuing Organisation
FAO elearning Academy
Released in:
March 2023
Thematic Area:
Trade and markets
Time required:
1 h 50 m of learning
Price:
Free
Certification upon completion:
Yes
Indirect impact
Audience
This course is designed primarily for representatives from governments, for example ministries of agriculture, trade, economy and other entities directly involved in trade negotiations and in the formulation and implementation of agricultural policies and programmes. Private sector participants such as representatives of producer organizations or agro-industry as well as researchers interested in agricultural policy and trade analysis will also benefit from the course.
You will learn about
- The definition and main trends of RTAs, motivations of concluding such Agreements and potential issues.
- How RTAs deal with market access issues such as tariffs, Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs), Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) measures.
- RTA provisions on export restrictions, export duties and rules of origin, in particular with regards to agricultural products.
Course structure
The course consists of 3 lessons, ranging from approximately 25 to 45 minutes duration each:
- Lesson 1: Trends in RTAs
- Lesson 2: RTA provisions on tariffs, TRQs, SPS and TBT
- Lesson 3: RTA provisions on export restrictions, export duties and Rules of Origin
System Requirements
The online version of this course runs on the latest versions of the major browsers, such as Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox.
The downloadable version only runs on Windows PC’s and no additional software is needed.