GROUP ASSIGNMENT

1. Topic

Group 1: WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)

Group 2: WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
Group 3: ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA)
Group 4: Vietnam-Chile Free Trade Agreement (VCFTA)
Group 5: Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
(CPTPP)
Group 6: Vietnam-Korea Free Trade Agreement (VKFTA)
Group 7: Vietnam Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (VJEPA)
Group 8: EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA)

2. Content requirements
2.1 Group 1 and Group 2

- Definition, classification, overview of SPS/TBT (Present shortly).

- Trends of application of SPS/TBT of countries in the world: which countries apply
the most, how frequently do they apply, which products/product catergories are
usually applied SPS/TBT...(Provide evidence if any)
- Some SPS/TBT regulations that Vietnamese exporters face in major export markets
(ASEAN, US, China, Japan, Korea...) for some key export products
- What have Vietnamese exporters done to overcome these barriers?

2.2 Group 3 - Group 8

- Overview of the Agreement: History, context, timeline of formation (only briefly
present)
- Summary of content, commitments in the agreement, and incentives that Vietnam
receives (only briefly present)
- Analyse impacts of the agreement on trade flows between Vietnam and partner
countries/ group of partner countries (compare data before and after signing the
agreement if any)
- Analyse impacts of the agreement on the capital and labour flow between Vietnam
and partner countries/ group of partner countries (provide evidence if any).
- Assess opportunities and challenges for Vietnam at the time of signing the
agreement.
Note:
- These are required contents that must be included in the report, the groups can add
other information but must ensure it is related to the topic.

- Plagiarism is strictly prohibited, if detected, the group will receive a score of 0

3. Submission
- Maximum length of the report: 20 pages (including references)
- Groups submit the report in the form of WORD file to the monitor, with the file title
named as: 46K01.2_Group Number_Topic
For example: 46K01.2_Group 01_TBT
- Make sure the report must be formatted when submitting
- The moniter puts all report files into a compressed file and submits it via email:
tramphh@due.edu.vn
- Deadline for submission: December 1st, 2021

4. Presentation
- Each group has 15 minutes for presentation, 15 minutes for Q&A. Not all team
members need to present. Both presentation and Q&A session must be in English.
- Expected presentation date: Sunday, December 5th, 2021