Book contents
- Digital Services in International Trade Law
- Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
- Digital Services in International Trade Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- WTO Cases
- E-commerce RTAs
- Abbreviations
- Introduction The Uruguay Round and the Advent of the Internet
- Part I Digitisation and International Trade
- Part II Classification of Digital Services
- Part III Addressing Barriers at the WTO Level
- Part IV Addressing Barriers at the RTA Level
- 8 Evolution of E-commerce-Related Provisions in RTAs
- 9 How Extensive E-commerce RTAs Address Barriers to Digital Services Trade
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
8 - Evolution of E-commerce-Related Provisions in RTAs
from Part IV - Addressing Barriers at the RTA Level
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 September 2021
- Digital Services in International Trade Law
- Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
- Digital Services in International Trade Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- WTO Cases
- E-commerce RTAs
- Abbreviations
- Introduction The Uruguay Round and the Advent of the Internet
- Part I Digitisation and International Trade
- Part II Classification of Digital Services
- Part III Addressing Barriers at the WTO Level
- Part IV Addressing Barriers at the RTA Level
- 8 Evolution of E-commerce-Related Provisions in RTAs
- 9 How Extensive E-commerce RTAs Address Barriers to Digital Services Trade
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter maps the evolution of e-commerce-related provisions in regional trade agreements (RTAs). In order to allow for exhaustive mapping, this chapter uses the technique of term-frequency analysis, which identifies specified e-commerce-related terms in a corpus of 105 RTAs with e-commerce provisions. The chapter first provides general observations on e-commerce RTAs and a historical perspective on the inclusion of e-commerce provisions in RTAs. Subsequently, different groups of e-commerce provisions are identified, related to scope, trade facilitation and cooperation, specific barriers to digital trade, data flows and policy objectives. For each of these groups, their inclusion in the 105 RTAs is mapped. Finally, the chapter provides insights into the presence of e-commerce provisions in RTAs based on the parties’ geographical location and income level. This provides the reader with a clear overview of the extensiveness of the e-commerce provisions in different RTAs, which countries have concluded most e-commerce RTAs and the evolution of different types of e-commerce provisions over time.
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- Digital Services in International Trade Law , pp. 287 - 335Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021