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11 | (2) |
Introduction |
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13 | (8) |
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Statement of the Problem and Necessity for a Research |
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13 | (4) |
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Research Goal and Importance |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (3) |
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Chapter 1 Legal Basis of Regional Trade Agreements in the World Trade Organization and the Importance of Multilateralization of Regionalism |
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21 | (22) |
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1 Regional Trade Agreements and the World Trade Organization |
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21 | (11) |
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i GATT Article XXIV (Territorial Application - Frontier Traffic - Customs Union and Free Trade Areas) and Understanding on GATT Article XXIV |
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22 | (5) |
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27 | (1) |
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iii GATS Article V (Economic Integration) |
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28 | (2) |
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iv Current and Future WTO Negotiations on RTAs |
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30 | (2) |
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2 Multilateralization of Regionalism |
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32 | (10) |
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i Definition and Background |
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33 | (2) |
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ii How Multilateralization of Regionalism Could Function? |
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35 | (3) |
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iii The Role of Mega-regional Arrangements |
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38 | (4) |
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42 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 The Geopolitical Situation and the Specifics of the Regional Trade Agreements in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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43 | (32) |
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1 The General Characteristics of RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus Region |
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43 | (4) |
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2 Historical Context, Geopolitical Perspective and Foreign Policy |
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47 | (13) |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (4) |
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iv Other International Players |
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55 | (5) |
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3 The Main RTAs of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus Region |
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60 | (13) |
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60 | (6) |
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ii Association Agreements of the EU with Moldova, Georgia and the Ukraine |
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66 | (3) |
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69 | (4) |
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73 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Traditional Sectors in the Regional Trade Agreements in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus and Multilateralization of Regionalism |
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75 | (80) |
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1 Rules of Origin Provisions of the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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75 | (24) |
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i Definition and the Importance of the Rules of Origin |
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75 | (3) |
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78 | (5) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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v RoO Provisions within the RTAs of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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85 | (10) |
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95 | (4) |
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2 Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Provisions of the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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99 | (12) |
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i TBT and SPS in the Multilateral Trade |
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99 | (4) |
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ii SPS and TBT in the RTAs |
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103 | (2) |
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iii SPS and TBT Provisions within the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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105 | (4) |
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109 | (2) |
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3 Transparency and Trade Facilitation Provisions of the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus Region |
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111 | (24) |
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i Trade Facilitation and Transparency Harmonization across the Globe |
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111 | (3) |
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ii Trade Facilitation and Transparency and the RTAs |
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114 | (3) |
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iii Core Trade Facilitation and Transparency Measures |
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117 | (5) |
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iv Trade Facilitation and Transparency Provisions within the RTAs of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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122 | (9) |
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131 | (4) |
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4 Intellectual Property Provisions of the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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135 | (16) |
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i Intellectual Property and the WTO |
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135 | (2) |
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ii Specific Elements of Intellectual Property |
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137 | (3) |
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iii The TRIPS versus RTAs on Intellectual Property |
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140 | (2) |
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iv Regional Trade Agreements of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus on the Intellectual Property Rights |
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142 | (6) |
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148 | (3) |
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151 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 WTO Beyond Provisions of the Regional Trade Agreements in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus and Multilateralization of Regionalism |
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155 | (48) |
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1 Investment Provisions of the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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155 | (15) |
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i Investment in Multilateral Trade Agreements |
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155 | (3) |
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ii Investment in Regional Trade Agreements |
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158 | (2) |
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iii Investment and Multilateralization of Regionalism |
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160 | (1) |
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iv Investment Provisions within the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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161 | (5) |
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166 | (4) |
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2 Competition Provisions of the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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170 | (13) |
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i Competition in the Multilateral Trade |
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170 | (3) |
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ii Competition in Regional Trade Agreements |
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173 | (1) |
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iii Competition and Multilateralization of Regionalism |
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174 | (1) |
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iv Competition Provisions within the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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175 | (5) |
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180 | (3) |
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3 Energy Provisions of the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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183 | (17) |
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i Energy and Multilateralism |
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183 | (6) |
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ii Energy in Regional Trade Agreements |
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189 | (1) |
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iii Energy Provisions within the RTAs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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190 | (7) |
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197 | (3) |
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200 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Assessing Possibility of Multilateralization of the Regional Trade Agreements of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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203 | (10) |
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1 Criteria for the Multileralization of the Regionalism |
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203 | (3) |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (1) |
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2 Application of Criteria for Multilateralization of Regionalism to This Region |
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206 | (5) |
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211 | (2) |
Conclusion |
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213 | (1) |
The Following Were Concluded Based on the Analysis of the Research |
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214 | (5) |
References |
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219 | (15) |
List of Laws and Regulations |
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234 | (4) |
Court Cases |
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