Digital Trade Estimates Project

D I G I TA L T R A D E E S T I M A T E S P R O J E C T

M A R T I N A F. F E R R A C A N E P O L I C Y A N A LY S T A T E C I P E

D T E P R O J E C T, B R U S S E L S L A U N C H 1 2 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 6

D I G I TA L T R A D E E S T I M A T E S : T H E P R O J E C T

- Project entirely dedicated to measures impacting digital trade

- 65 economies

- Main pillars of the project:

- DTE Database

- DTE Index

- DTE Annual Report

D I G I TA L T R A D E E S T I M A T E S : T H E D A TA B A S E

- More than 1700 measures identified

- Regulatory measures

- ‘De facto’ measures

- 13 main areas of research

- 40+ subcategories of research

D I G I TA L T R A D E E S T I M A T E S : T H E D A TA B A S E

13 main areas:

1. Tariffs and trade defence

2. Taxation and subsidies

3. Public procurement

4. Foreign investment

5. IPR

6. Competition policy

7. Business mobility

8. Data policies

9. Intermediary liability

10. Content access

11. Quantitative trade restrictions

12. Standards

13. Online sales and transactions

1. Applied tariffs on digital goods

2. Antidumping, CVD & Safeguards on digital goods

C H A P T E R 1 : TA R I F F S A N D T R A D E D E F E N C E

Digital goods : ICT products beyond the list agreed in the ITA agreements.

C H A P T E R 1 : TA R I F F S A N D T R A D E D E F E N C E

C H A P T E R 2 : TA X A T I O N A N D S U B S I D I E S

1. Discriminatory tax regime on digital goods and products

2. Discriminatory tax regime on online services

3. Taxation on data usage

4. Subsidies and discriminatory tax regime

C H A P T E R 3 : P U B L I C P R O C U R E M E N T

1. Preferential purchase schemes covering ICT products, services

2. Surrendering of patents, source code etc.

3. Technology mandate (encryption, formats)

M A I N A R E A S : 4 . F O R E I G N I N V E S T M E N T

1. Restrictions on ownership

2. Restrictions on board of directors and managers

3. Screening and restrictions on cross-border mergers

and acquisitions

1. Patents

2. Copyright

3. Trade secrets

5 . I N T E L L E C T U A L P R O P E R T Y R I G H T S

M A I N A R E A S : 6 . C O M P E T I T I O N P O L I C Y

Mainly related to the telecom sector….

M A I N A R E A S : 7 . B U S I N E S S M O B I L I T Y

Measures include quotas, labour

market regulations and limits of stay,

inter alia.

M A I N A R E A S : 8 . D A TA P O L I C I E S

1. Restrictions cross-border on data flows (data localisation)

2. Data retention

3. Subject rights on data privacy

4. Administrative requirements on data privacy

5. Sanctions for non-compliance

M A I N A R E A S : 9 . I N T E R M E D I A R Y L I A B I L I T Y

1. Framework that provides a safe harbor

2. Notice and takedown requirement

1 0 . C O N T E N T A C C E S S

1. Censorship, filtering

2. Bandwidth, net neutrality

M A I N A R E A S : 1 1 . Q U A N T I TA T I V E T R A D E R E S T R I C T I O N S

1. Import restrictions

2. Local Content Requirements for commercial market

3. Export restrictions

M A I N A R E A S : 1 2 . S TA N D A R D S

1. Telecom network and base standards (Non-international

broadband, mobile, and ICT product standards)

2. Product safety certification (EMC/EMI, radio transmission)

3. Product screening and testing requirements

4. Encryption

M A I N A R E A S : 1 3 . O N L I N E S A L E S A N D T R A N S A C T I O N S

1. Barriers to fulfilment

2. Domain name (DNS) registration requirements

3. Online sales

4. Discriminatory/disproportionate consumer protection

D I G I TA L T R A D E E S T I M A T E S : A P R A C T I C A L A P P L I C A T I O N

Source: ECIPE Digital Trade Estimates database. Available at www.ecipe.org/dte/database

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Source: ECIPE Digital Trade Estimates database. Available at www.ecipe.org/dte/database

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Source: ECIPE Digital Trade Estimates database. Available at www.ecipe.org/dte/database

Source: ECIPE Digital Trade Estimates database. Available at www.ecipe.org/dte/database

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Source: ECIPE Digital Trade Estimates database. Available at www.ecipe.org/dte/database

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M A R T I N A F R A N C E S C A F E R R A C A N E E M A I L : M A R T I N A . F E R R A C A N E @ E C I P E . O R G

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