Bilateral and regional trade agreements increasingly regulate a broad range of matters extending well beyond tariff reductions. They may contain detailed commitments on services, origin, regulatory cooperation, procurement, subsidies, sustainability, investment and institutional procedures.
S. Noël Law Office assists governments, trade associations and businesses with the negotiation, interpretation and implementation of preferential trade agreements.
For governments and public authorities, the practice may provide advice on negotiating positions, drafting options, the relationship between proposed commitments and WTO obligations, and the design of institutional or dispute-settlement provisions.
For businesses and industry organisations, the practice assists in identifying commercial interests, assessing proposed commitments, preparing submissions to governments and understanding the practical implications of an agreement once adopted.
Advice may cover tariff schedules, market-access commitments, rules of origin, services, regulatory disciplines, sustainability provisions, trade remedies, institutional arrangements and dispute-settlement mechanisms. The practice also advises on the interpretation of existing agreements and on disputes concerning their implementation or operation.
S. Noël Law Office assists governments, trade associations and businesses with the negotiation, interpretation and implementation of preferential trade agreements.
For governments and public authorities, the practice may provide advice on negotiating positions, drafting options, the relationship between proposed commitments and WTO obligations, and the design of institutional or dispute-settlement provisions.
For businesses and industry organisations, the practice assists in identifying commercial interests, assessing proposed commitments, preparing submissions to governments and understanding the practical implications of an agreement once adopted.
Advice may cover tariff schedules, market-access commitments, rules of origin, services, regulatory disciplines, sustainability provisions, trade remedies, institutional arrangements and dispute-settlement mechanisms. The practice also advises on the interpretation of existing agreements and on disputes concerning their implementation or operation.