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Non Tariff Barriers to Trade
NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TO TRADE

IN THE CORE COUNTRIES OF

THE STABILITY PACT FOR

SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE

Study prepared by

Dr. Hanspeter Tschäni
Dr. Laurence Wiedmer

Bureau Arthur Dunkel
56, rue du Stand – CH - 1204 Genève
Tél : +41 22 312 48 35 – Fax : +41 22 312 48 71
E-mail : sti2@iprolink.ch
ABBREVIATIONS

ASYCUDA Automated System for Customs Data
BiH Bosnia and Herzegovina
BSEC Black Sea Economic Cooperation
CAFAO Customs and Fiscal Office
CAM-A/CAM-ES Customs Assistance Mission in Albania and Eastern Croatia
CEFTA Central European Free Trade Agreement
CEI Central European Initiative
CIF Cost, Insurance, Freight
DEM Deutsche Mark
EFTA European Free Trade Association
EU European Union
FIAS Foreign Investment Advisory Service
FTAs Free Trade Agreements
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
HS Harmonized System (Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System)
IDA International Development Association
ISO International Organisation for Standardization
MFN Most-Favoured Nation
MoU Memorandum of Understanding
NTB Non-Tariff Barrier
OHR Office of the High Representative
QR Quantitative restriction
RS Republic of Srpska
SAA Stabilisation and Association Agreement
SECI Southern European Cooperative Initiative
SEETI South East Europe Trade Initiative
SPS Sanitary and Phytosanitary (measures)
TBT Technical Barriers to Trade
TIR Transport International Routier
TTFSE Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe
UN-ECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNMIK United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
VAT Value Added Tax
WTO World Trade Organization

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page

I Foreword 4

II The meaning and use of non-tariff barriers to trade in trade agreements 7

III On-going efforts to deal with non-tariff barriers to trade 14 in South Eastern Europe

IV Findings and conclusions of the study 19

V Country sheets 25

Albania 26 Bosnia and
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