Technical Barriers to Trade
- Credits: 4
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2P + 2C
- Semester: summer
- Year: 3
- Faculty of Commerce
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
Knowledge
The students will acquire a knowledge on the rules applied in trade at the internal market and the principles of using technical regulations and standards.
Skills
By completing the course, the students will gain the skills needed for retrieving relevant information at official international, European and national sources. These skills, alongside with the knowledge on the functioning of the internal market, will prepare the students to address issues related to the free trade on the regulated market of the European Union and in the traffic with the third countries.
Competences
The competence of students will be demonstrated in their ability to use the official sources of in-formation (of responsible entities) on both the national and international level.
Indicative content
The course looks into the topic of technical barriers in trade according to the WTO and EU rules and addresses the admission of product requirements in both the harmonised and non-harmonised zones of the regulated internal market.
Support literature
1. Bartkovský, M., & Korimová, J. (2020). Mechanizmy obchodovania v rámci spoločnej poľnohospodárskej politiky EÚ. Univerzita veterinárskeho lekárstva a farmácie v Košiciach.
2. Fast-tracking implementation of etrade readiness assessments. (2022) (Second edition). United Nations.
3. Jarossová, M. A. (2023). Manažment kvality. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM.
4. Kašťáková, E., & Pásztorová, J. (2020). Vybrané aspekty podpory zahraničného obchodu na Slovensku. Ekonóm.
5. Key statistics and trends in trade policy 2019: the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on international trade. (2022). United Nations.
6. Križan, F. (2020). Kde nakupujeme, čo nakupujeme a prečo nakupujeme: lokality maloobchodu a spotreby a správanie spotrebiteľov. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave.
7. Steinhauser, D., & Pavelka, Ľ. (2021). Riadenie rizík v medzinárodnom obchode. Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM.
8. WTO(2023). Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement. World Trade Organization.
9. WTO. (2023). Global trade outlook. Geneva: WTO Publications.
10. WTO. (2023). World Trade Statistical Review 2023. World Trade Organization.
Syllabus
1. The role and importance of the free trade. 2. Legal documents related to the technical barriers in trade. 3. Addressing technical barriers in trade according to the WTO rules. 4. EU institutions and instruments designed to address the technical barriers to trade. 5. Products’ requirements at the internal market. 6. Technical standardisation. 7. Metrology. Explaining the terms used in metrology, organisational structure. 8. Testing. Explaining the terms used in testing, organisational structure. 9. Addressing technical barriers to trade under the EU rules and preventing them. 10. Free trade in the non-harmonised sectors. 11. Regulatory policy and regulated sectors. 12. Economical subjects’/ operators’ accountability. 13. Joint framework for placing the products on the market. Enforcing the EU law.
Requirements to complete the course
20% continuous semester assessment;
20% semester work;
60% written exam;
Student workload
Total study load (in hours): 104 hours
Attendance at slectures: 26 hours
Attendance at seminars: 26 hours
Preparation for seminars: 26 hours
Preparation for the exam: 26 hours
Language whose command is required to complete the course
Slovak, English
Date of approval: 06.03.2024
Date of the latest change: 17.10.2023