Ha Noi (VNA) – A workshop designed to help State agencies and businesses comply with World Trade Organisation commitments was held on October 19 in the capital.
As a member of the WTO, Viet Nam must fully abide by its laws, regulations and standards, representatives were told.
The director of the Multilateral Trade Assistance Project Viet Nam II (MUTRAP II), Tran Thi Thu Hang, said: “The biggest challenge facing Viet Nam, the legal framework is now complete. However, businesses need to be given detailed advice about what WTO membership will mean for them.”
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Viet Nam director Le Quoc Bao said there was a desperate need for greater cooperation between State agencies and businesses on how best to meet WTO commitments. So far this has not been done well, he said.
When asked, only 30 percent of businesses were even aware that they would have to make changes to meet WTO regulations, said Bao. Far fewer understood what was required of them, he said.
The Government has established an Inter-department Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade to give advice when disputes arise.-Enditem
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