Workshop on Regional Integration June 2006

Regional Workshop on the Importance of Rules of Origin and Standards in Regional Integration, Boao, Hainan, Province of China, June 26-27, 2006.

On June 26 and 27, 2006, the World Bank's East Asia Region and Boao Forum for Asia organized a workshop in Hainan, China, on the importance of rules of origin and standards in regional integration. The objective of the workshop was to identify constraints on East Asian exporters resulting from the existing regional rules of origin regimes and diverging national standards in the region and to share experiences from the EU as a successfully integrating region with East Asian policy makers. The workshop brought together representatives from governments, the private sector and academia as well as experts from regional organizations in particular ASEAN and the EU. Participants from the region represented Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

	Jacques Pelkmans: Removing Technical Barriers; EU Lessons for Asia (ppt)
	Jaime de Melo: RoO for PTAs: Implications for AFTA of US & EU Regimes (ppt)
	John Lawrence Avila: Technical Barriers Facing Philippine Exporters (ppt)
	Dourng Kakada: SPS-related Barriers Faced by Cambodian Exporters in East Asian Countries (ppt)
	Kang Qiang: Scientific Approach on the Rules of Origin Helps Boost Full-swing Development of Regional Economic Integration (Speech.pdf) and (Presentation.ppt)
	Cornelis van der Meer: Managing Food Safety, Plant Health and Animal Health in Informal Markets (ppt)
	Le Chau Giang: ASEAN Regional Approaches to Standardization and Conformity Assessment Proceedures and Their Impact on Trade (pdf) - ASEAN Cooperation on Standards and Conformance (ppt)
	LU Bo: Asian Experience with Rules of Origin with the Emphasis of China (ppt)
	Miriam Manchin and Annette Balaoing: Rules of Origin and the Web of East Asian FTAs (ppt)
	Mona Haddad : Trends and Evolution of Trade Patterns in East Asia (ppt)
	Robert Kirk: Standards and Rules of Origin in East Asia: Introducing the Key Issues (ppt)
	Silja Baller: Technical Barriers to Trade in East Asia - Standards Inventory and Trade Effects from Liberalization (ppt)
	Ulrich Diekmann: Metrology Standards Testing Quality; Relevance of a National Quality Infrastructure; PTB Practical Experience in Capacity Building (ppt)
	Wolf Maier:Regional Harmonisation of Food Safety Standards – the EU Experience (ppt)
	Xie Zhujun: Impacts of Rules of Origin on Free Trade Area (ppt)