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USA, trade policy and deforestation
On 31 May 2023 has been published the report to the President “Reducing international deforestation through US government international programming, assistance, finance, investment, trade and trade promotion”in response to E.O 14072 (Stopping International Deforestation). This document provides a picture of the US policies to block the deforestation/forest degradation. The preferential trade agreements (free trade agreement) play a key role in the enforcement of the commitment against the illegal deforestantion. Indeed, in the “section 2: trade agreements” “(ii) Address deforestation and land conversion risk in new relevant trade agreements and seek to address such risks, where possible, in the implementation of existing trade agreements” this report states that “…The U.S. has…
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APEC and AEO recommendations
The APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures published the “Manual of Best Practices According to the AEO Benefits Survey Under Pillar 3 WCO SAFE Framework” which: focuses on the cooperation between customs and other government agencies (OGAs) in achieving a balance between trade facilitation and trade security control; The purpose for customs to establish the Authorized Economic Operator Program (AEO) programmes to strive for more facilitation in the rapidly changing digital era for enterprises that meet the AEO standard, attract more enterprises to apply for AEO certification, and make trade more convenient; In terms of the collaborative participation of OGAs, this study (performed in the 2020) puts…