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Guide to the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement

Guide to the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement

Author: Alan Bennett
Publisher: CCH Australia
ISBN: 9781921022616
Published In: January 2005
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Australia, U.S. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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The Guide to the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement is a practical resource for business managers, as well as financial and legal advisers. It provides a clear, concise overview of the legislation and the many issues relevant to AUSFTA, such as market access for goods, cross-border trade in services, rules of origin, qualifications for preferential duty rates, customs administration, technical barriers to trade, and safeguards.

The Guide to the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement is an invaluable reference for business managers, financial advisers, in-house counsel and legal advisers, as well as academics teaching in the disciplines of international law and business administration.

Features:

Provides insight into the actual legislation which has been introduced relating to the AUSFTA

Clarifies and explains the thrust and domain of the AUSFTA

Explains the major provisions of the AUSFTA in clear, accessible commentary

Gives a valuable overview of the issues relevant to AUSFTA and related matters

Helps managers to meet their compliance obligations under the new regime

Background and legal and institutional framework

National treatment and market access for goods

Rules of origin (general rules). Rules of origin (textiles)

Customs administration

Sanitary and phytosanitary measures

Technical barriers to trade

Safeguards

Cross-border trade in services

Investment

Telecommunications

Financial services

Competition-related matters

Government procurement

Electronic commerce

Intellectual property rights

Labour

Environment

Transparency

Institutional arrangements and dispute settlement

Alan Bennett is an Australian solicitor and a lecturer in Customs Law at The University of Sydney. He has specialised in international trade law for 35 years. He writes for CCH Australia, and edits the CCH Australian Customs Law and Practice. Formerly a partner at KPMG Sydney, Alan is currently working on a range of titles that specialise on international trade, these titles will soon be published by CCH. As a member of the IMF legal team based in Washington, Alan is also currently writing the customs laws for countries seeking help from the IMF, and his current assignment is drafting law for the Caribbean community. Alan’s degree of Master of Laws was conferred by the University of Technology, Sydney.