The overall objectives of the project at to provide:

1. a comprehensive inventory of non-tariff measures and other policies impeding or distorting trade in forest products,
2. an identification of the most frequently sued measures and polices, and
3. a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the impact of the measures and policies on trade.

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Background on Trade in the APEC Region
• Trade Theory
• Definition of Non-Tariff Measures
• Summary of Inventory of Non-Tariff Measures
• Environmental Effects of Measures Affecting Trade
• Economic Impact - Socially and Politcally Motivated NTMs
• Economic Impact - Health and Safety Motivated NTMs
• Economic Impact - Environmentally Motivated NTMs
• Quantitative Assessment of NTMs
• Conclusions