Studie zur behördlichen Informationstätigkeit im Referendum über die EFTA-Indonesien Wirtschaftspartnerschaft

Meine eben erschienene rechtswissenschaftliche Fallstudie zu den Zollpräferenzen für nachhaltig produziertes Palmöl im Freihandelsabkommen mit Indonesien deckt Aspekte auf, die bisher nicht bekannt waren und im Abstimmungskampf von den Behörden kaum thematisiert wurden.  Wie die Studie zeigt, sind die potentiellen Zollersparnisse über den sogenannten Nachhaltigkeitsnachweis für Palmöl äusserst gering (zwischen 1-10 CHF/100kg). Zudem finden die…

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EFTA-Indonesia: Accelerating the Transition to (More) Sustainable Trade?

This Sunday, 7 March 2021, Switzerland holds a popular referendum on the ratification of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between EFTA states (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland) and Indonesia. It is the first time in the history of Switzerland that a popular vote will decide the fate of a non-European Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This is…

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Emerging Post-Brexit Relations of Switzerland with the EU and the UK: New Year, New Treaties?

The Swiss government has not yet signed the draft framework treaty complementing existing agreements with the EU. Instead it has initiated public consultations . The fate of the draft framework treaty in Switzerland is therefore rather uncertain: with heavy opposition from both ends of the political spectrum and a lack of commitment from the government, those…

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Developing Countries and Preferential Services Trade

In order to escape their dedicated role as suppliers of raw materials for the global market, developing countries need to engage in value-add production of goods. All value-add production requires some amount of services in order to manage the various steps in the production of goods: Think about managing teams in two different factories working…

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Navigating between expectations, obligations and research freedom in the interest of happy customers and solid findings is an interesting and pleasant challenge.

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