The Regional Trade Agreements in the Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus: Is multilateralization of regionalism possible?

Table Of Contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• About the author
• About the book
• This eBook can be cited
• Contents
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• Statement of the Problem and Necessity for a Research
• Research Goal and Importance
• Research Hypotheses
• Structure
• Chapter 1 Legal Basis of Regional Trade Agreements in the World Trade Organization and the Importance of Multilateralization of Regionalism
• 1. Regional Trade Agreements and the World Trade Organization
• i. GATT Article XXIV (Territorial Application –​ Frontier Traffic –​ Customs Union and Free Trade Areas) and Understanding on GATT Article XXIV
• ii. The Enabling Clause
• iii. GATS Article V (Economic Integration)
• iv. Current and Future WTO Negotiations on RTAs
• 2. Multilateralization of Regionalism
• i. Definition and Background
• ii. How Multilateralization of Regionalism Could Function?
• iii. The Role of Mega-​regional Arrangements
• 3. Summary of the Chapter
• Chapter 2 The Geopolitical Situation and the Specifics of the Regional Trade Agreements in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus
• 1 The General Characteristics of RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus Region
• 2. Historical Context, Geopolitical Perspective and Foreign Policy
• i. Post-​Soviet Republics
• ii. Russia
• iii. The EU
• iv. Other International Players
• 3. The Main RTAs of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus Region
• i. The EAEU
• ii. Association Agreements of the EU with Moldova, Georgia and the Ukraine
• iii. The CIS
• 4. Summary of the Chapter
• Chapter 3 Traditional Sectors in the Regional Trade Agreements in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus and Multilateralization of Regionalism
• 1. Rules of Origin Provisions of the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus
• i. Definition and the Importance of the Rules of Origin
• ii. The Preferential RoO
• iii. RoO Models
• iv. Way Forward
• v. RoO Provisions within the RTAs of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus
• vi. Key Findings
• 2. Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Provisions of the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus
• i. TBT and SPS in the Multilateral Trade
• ii. SPS and TBT in the RTAs
• iii. SPS and TBT Provisions within the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus
• iv. Key Findings
• 3. Transparency and Trade Facilitation Provisions of the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus Region
• i. Trade Facilitation and Transparency Harmonization across the Globe
• ii. Trade Facilitation and Transparency and the RTAs
• iii. Core Trade Facilitation and Transparency Measures
• iv. Trade Facilitation and Transparency Provisions within the RTAs of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus
• v. Key Findings
• 4. Intellectual Property Provisions of the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus
• i. Intellectual Property and the WTO
• ii. Specific Elements of Intellectual Property
• iii. The TRIPS versus RTAs on Intellectual Property
• iv. Regional Trade Agreements of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus on the Intellectual Property Rights
• v. Key Findings
• 5. Summary of the Chapter
• Chapter 4 WTO Beyond Provisions of the Regional Trade Agreements in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus and Multilateralization of Regionalism
• 1. Investment Provisions of the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus
• i. Investment in Multilateral Trade Agreements
• ii Investment in Regional Trade Agreements
• iii. Investment and Multilateralization of Regionalism
• iv. Investment Provisions within the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus
• v. Key Findings
• 2. Competition Provisions of the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus
• i. Competition in the Multilateral Trade
• ii. Competition in Regional Trade Agreements
• iii. Competition and Multilateralization of Regionalism
• iv. Competition Provisions within the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus
• v. Key Findings
• 3. Energy Provisions of the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus
• i. Energy and Multilateralism
• ii. Energy in Regional Trade Agreements
• iii. Energy Provisions within the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus
• v. Key Findings
• 4. Summary of the Chapter
• Chapter 5 Assessing Possibility of Multilateralization of the Regional Trade Agreements of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus
• 1. Criteria for the Multileralization of the Regionalism
• i. OECD Criteria
• ii. Other Considerations
• 2. Application of Criteria for Multilateralization of Regionalism to This Region
• 3. Summary of the Chapter
• Conclusion
• The Following Were Concluded Based on the Analysis of the Research
• References
• List of Laws and Regulations
• Court Cases
• Series index