International Trade and Commercial Relations resources

<a href="https://www.worldbank.org/icsid/ Treaties / Treaties .htm/”> Bilateral Investment Treaties from the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.

Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

Codex Alimentarius FAO/WHO Food Standards

European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

Income Tax Treaties from the United States Internal Revenue Service.

International Alternative Dispute Resolution Treaties and Conventions in international arbitration of commercial disputes.

Juris International At the University of Montreal, a searchable database of international trade treaties.

Lex Mercatoria & International Trade/ Commercial law Monitor A comprehensive site, housed at the University of Tromso in Norway, which includes connections to trade documents, conventions, law resources, International Organizations and news sources.

MERCOSUR Secretariat This is the official MERCOSUR site. A detailed resource with treaties, maps and regulations.

NAFTA Secretariat This body of NAFTA is responsible for administration of the dispute settlement provisions of the Agreement. The site includes dispute settlement provisions, procedural timelines, decisions and links.

NAFTA Treaty An indexed, full-text version of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Organization of American States (OAS) Trade Documents Full text trade agreements between countries of the Western Hemisphere. Includes multilateral agreements (e.g., WTO/GATT), free trade agreements (e.g., NAFTA), bilateral agreements, regional scope agreements (e.g., ALADI), customs unions agreements (e.g., Mercosur, Caricom), etc.

Trade Compliance Center From the Department of Commerce, the TCC helps US exporters receive the fullest benefits from the more than 200 trade agreements the US has signed. This site contains a Trade Agreement Database and Market Access Information with reports and country commercial and trade practice guides. Links to other U.S. and world trade information sites.

UN Commission on International trade law (UNCITRAL)

UN Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (UNCISG) Housed at the Pace University School of Law, Institute of International Commercial Law , this site is dedicated to the uniform international sales law. Includes CISG treaty texts, cases (in a searchable database), scholarly information on CISG and links to other International Trade sites.

U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) The USTR is a tremendous source for information and insight into the U.S. government’s position on international trade issues. This comprehensive site offers sections on the WTO, trade sectors, trade and the environment, speeches and testimony and text of USTR negotiated agreements.

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva, Switzerland

WIPO Administered Treaties (World Intellectual Property Organisation)

World Trade Organization The site is divided into two sections — Trade Topics and Resources. The Trade Topics include: Goods, Services, Intellectual Property, Environment, Development, Policy Review, Dispute Settlements (which includes an overview of current disputes, panel and appellate body reports and adopted panel reports), Government Procurement, Research and Analysis and others. In the Resources section, you will find news releases, the Uruguay Round Agreements and Trade Statistics.

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