ANNEX III

Transparency-Related Measures

1. Disseminate and periodically update information on tariffs and trade flows prepared in the context of the Negotiating Group on Market Access through the FTAA Home Page.
   
    
2. Publish and disseminate the document “National Practices on Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment in the Western Hemisphere” prepared by the FTAA Working Group on Standards and Technical Barriers to Trade.
   
    
3. Disseminate and periodically update the list of national contact points that provide information on national legislation and other measures affecting trade in services. This information will include name, title, office, address, telephone, fax and e-mail.
   
    
4. Disseminate through the FTAA Home Page the existing procedures and requirements for temporary entry of business persons in each of the FTAA countries.
   
    
5. Periodic dissemination of the statistical “Report on Foreign Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean” prepared by ECLAC by linking it to the FTAA Home Page.
   
    
6. Disseminate through the FTAA Home Page and periodically update information on commercial arbitration regimes existing in the countries of the Hemisphere, including the institutions that provide commercial arbitration services.
   
    
7. Disseminate through the FTAA Home Page and periodically update the “Compendium on Antidumping and Countervailing Duties Lawsin the Western Hemisphere”, which includes information on national legislation and contact points. 
   
    
8. Disseminate through the FTAA Home Page and periodically update the “Inventory of Domestic Laws and Regulations Referring to Competition Policies in the Western Hemisphere.” 
   
    
9. Disseminate through the FTAA Home Page and periodically update the “Inventory of Dispute Settlement Mechanisms, Procedures and Legal Texts Established in Existing Trade and Integration Agreements, Treaties and Arrangements in the Hemisphere and in the WTO.” 
   
    
10. Make information on government regulations, procedures, and competent authorities more accessible, including via the use of Internet links to the FTAA Home Page, in the following areas:

1. government procurement;
2. subsidies, antidumping and countervailing duties;
3. competition policy;
4. services;
5. intellectual property rights;
6. investment;
7. market access, which includes standards;
8. agriculture, which includes sanitary and phytosanitary measures; and
9. dispute settlement.

In addition to the above, a number of related inventories are also included on the official FTAA Home Page. New documents and inventories will be posted on the FTAA Home Page as they become available. Existing information will be updated periodically to ensure that they are kept current and relevant to our business communities and other interested stakeholders.