Trade Development Clause Samples

Trade Development. 1. The Parties undertake to develop, diversify and increase trade between them and to improve the competitiveness of South African production on domestic, regional and international markets. 2. Cooperation in the field of trade development shall in particular focus on the following: (a) drawing up appropriate trade development strategies and creation of a trade environment supportive of competitiveness; (b) capacity building and development of human resources and professional skills in the field of trade and support services in both the public and private sector, including labour; (c) exchanges of information on market requirements; (d) know-how and technology transfer through investment and joint ventures; (e) development of the private sector, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises engaged in trade; (f) establishment, adaptation and strengthening of organisations concerned with the development of trade and support services; (g) regional cooperation for the development of trade and trade-related infrastructure and services in southern Africa.

Trade Development. 1. The Community shall implement measures for the development of trade at all stages up to final distribution of the product. The object is to ensure that the OCTs derive the maximum benefit from the provisions of his Decision and may participate under the most favourable conditions in the Community, domestic, sub-regional, regional and international markets by diversifying the range and increasing the value and the volume of OCT trade in goods and services. 2. In addition to developing trade between the OCTs and the Community, particular attention shall be given to operations designed to increase the OCTs' self-reliance and improve regional cooperation in trade and services. 3. Within the instruments provided for in this Decision and in accordance with the provisions set out in relation thereto, operations shall be undertaken at the request of the OCT authorities, particularly in the following areas: (a) support for the definition of appropriate macroeconomic policies necessary for trade development; (b) support for the creation or reform of appropriate legal and regulatory frameworks as well as for the reform of administrative procedures; (c) the establishment of coherent trade strategies; (d) support for OCTs in developing their internal capacities, information systems and awareness of the role and importance of trade in economic development; (e) support for strengthening the infrastructure related to trade and in particular support for the OCTs' efforts to develop and improve supportive service infrastructure, including transport and storage facilities, in order to ensure their effective participation in the distribution of goods and services and in order to enhance the flow of exports from the OCTs; (f) development of human resources and professional skills in the field of trade and services, in particular in the processing, marketing, distribution and transport sectors for the Community, regional and international markets; (g) support to private sector development and, in particular, to SMEs for product identification and development, market outlets and export-oriented joint ventures; (h) support for OCT actions aimed at encouraging and attracting private investment and joint venture operations; (i) the establishment, adaptation and strengthening of organisations in the OCTs dealing with the development of trade and services, particular attention being paid to the special needs of organisations in the least-developed OCTs; (j) support for OCTs aiming...

Trade Development. 1. The Parties undertake to develop, diversify and increase trade between them and to improve the competitiveness of their products on domestic, regional and international markets. Cooperation between the Parties towards this end shall aim at in particular strengthening capacity building in areas such as trade development strategies, opti­ misation of the potential for trade, including GSP preferences, competi­ tiveness, promotion of technology transfer between enterprises, trans­ parency of policies, laws and regulations, market information, institu­ tional development as well as regional networking. 2. The Parties shall make full use of the Aid for Trade and other supplementary assistance programmes for the purposes of enhancement of trade and investment between them.