MULTILATERAL TRADE ASSISTANCE PROJECT III
(EU-VIETNAM MUTRAP III)
MUTRAP ACTIVITIES
FROM 6 AUGUST 2008 TO 17 JUNE 2012
1.
COMPONENT ONE: INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF MOIT TO COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT WTO COMMITMENTS
WTO-1: Facilitate the participation of Vietnamese officials in the regular work of the WTO
WTO-2: Briefing of high level decisionmakers and negotiators on developments in the international trading system
WTO-3: Assist MOIT to make preparations for the first WTO to trade policy review
WTO-4: Supporting Viet Nam’s participation in the Doha development round
WTO-5: Support to MOIT to improve the quality of Vietnamese trade related laws and making them fully compatible with international obligations
WTO-6: Assess the accession of Viet Nam to international economic conventions and make domestic laws compatible with international obligations
WTO-7: Assistance to the implementation of WTO commitments relating to SPS and TBT, implementing awareness-raising and capacity-building activities and assistance to Vietnamese exporters to comply with EU’s TBT and SPS requirements
WTO-8: Analyzing Vietnam’s trade deficit and the balance-of-payments provisions of the WTO
WTO-9: Increase the capacity of central agencies (Government Office, National Assembly Office, State President Office and Central Party Office) in assessing the impacts of international economic integration on the economy and on the policy-making and legislative coordination
WTO-10: Upgrading capacity of IP law enforcers to overcome sophisticated counterfeiting techniques
WTO-11: One public awareness raising campaign, with special focus on IP enforcement
WTO-12: Support to study non-market economy status of Viet Nam and its implications
Contingent activities
WTO-C1: Trade policy course for government officials
WTO-C2: Support the government and other stakeholders to analyse future developments in the international trading system and their implications for Viet Nam.
2. COMPONENT 2: INCREASED COORDINATION OF THE MOIT WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR, TRAINING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS TO DEVELOP A COHERENT, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE TRADE INTEGRATION STRATEGY
CB-1: Strengthening the coordination ability of MOIT and relevant Ministries, local governmental bodies and private sectors with respect to the negotiation and the enforcement of Vietnam’s international trade and economic agreements (including WTO, ASEAN, FTA)
CB-2: Strengthening the foreign information system for enterprises in order to support their import-export activities
CB-3: Support MOIT on drafting a Prime Minister’s decision on the promulgation of regulations on the issuance of CFS (Certificate for Free Sale)
CB-4: Researches on trade related environmental and social issues
CB-5: Training courses on trade policy analysis, data and market diagnosis, and other issues
CB-6: Raising awareness and strengthening the management capacity of local government departments in dealing with international economic integration.
CB-7: Capacity building on trade policy for Vietnamese business associations and universities.
3. COMPONENT 3: INCREASED CAPACITY OF THE MOIT TO EFFECTIVELY NEGOTIATE AND COORDINATE REGIONAL TRADE-RELATED ARRANGEMENTS SUCH AS AFTA, ASEAN PLUC DIALOGUE PARTNERS AND TO ENGAGE IN FTA NEGOTIATIONS WITH MAJOR TRADE PARTNERS INCLUDING THE EU
FTA-1: Impact assessment of ASEAN-China FTA on Vietnam’s economy
FTA-2: Impact assessment of the ASEAN-KOREA FTA on Vietnam’s economy
FTA-3: Impact assessment of ASEAN-INDIA FTA on Viet Nam’s economy
FTA-4: Impact assessment of ASEAN-NEW ZEALAND-AUSTRALIA FTA on Viet Nam’s economy
FTA-5: Analyse and compare Rules of Origin (ROO) in bilateral and multilateral trade agreements (as well as the ongoing negotiation’s draft texts) participated by Viet Nam, including GSP and GSTP
FTA-6: Legal analysis and impact assessment of FTA partners and ASEAN countries’ NTBs
FTA-7: Training on negotiating skills
FTA-7A (sub activity): Support Meeting of Vietnamese Commercial Counselors in the EU Member Countries in Brussels
FTA- 8: Facilitate the participation of Vietnamese officials in the regular work of the ASEAN and regional trade negotiations
FTA-9: Impact assessment of AFTA and other future FTAS, included the ASEAN-EU FTA, on Viet Nam’s economy.
4. COMPONENT FOUR: IMPROVED FACILITATION OF TRADE IN SERVICES THROUGH BETTER COORDINATION, STATISTICS AND BETTER ANALYTICAL CAPACITY
SERV-1: Assessment of the economy wide impacts of multilateral, regional and unilateral trade liberalization in key services sectors of Vietnam.
SERV-2: Research on the competitiveness of key services sectors of Vietnam and suggested strategy for services trade development
SERV-2A: Supporting Ministry of Planning and Investment on Formulating the Draft Comprehensive Strategy for Services Sector Development to the year 2020 and a vision to 2025
SERV-3: Support to the development of logistic services
SERV-4: Regulatory review of Vietnam’s distribution services and recommendations for WTO-compatible sector regulations
SERV-5: Comparative study on the domestic regulations of distribution services in EU, ASEAN and selected East Asian countries
SERV-6: Training courses on services negotiations in the WTO and regional (FTA) frameworks
SERV-7: Capacity building to improve the statistical system for trade in services
SERV-8: Capacity building to Viet Nam on Statistical analyses and forecasting on financial services development
SERV-9: Support for the establishment of a GATS enquiry point.
5. COMPONENT FIVE: STRENGTHENED CAPACITY OF THE COMPETITION POLICY STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE CONSUMER PROTECTION AND A FAIR AND LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL BUSINESS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW COMPETITION LAW
COMP-1: Capacity building and technical assistance for VCC
COMP-2: Best administrative practices to hear and adjudicate cases on competition law
COMP-3: Upgrading Vietnamese Consumer Protection legislation
COMP-4: Strengthen Viet Nam’s consumer organisations’ capacity to handle complaints
COMP-5: One public awareness raising campaign, with special focus on the regulation on anti-competitive practices
COMP-6: One public awareness raising campaign, with special focus on consumer protection
COMP-7: Increasing awareness of business of anti-dumping procedures threatening Vietnamese exporters