Launch of the Digital Trade Estimates Project in Brussels (12 October 2016). You can browse our database of measures on digital trade at www.ecipe.org/dte/database

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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)

9. 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

10. 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….

11. 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.

12. 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

13. M A I N A R E A S :
9 . I N T E R M E D I A RY 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Source: ECIPE Digital Trade Estimates database. Available at www.ecipe.org/dte/database
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19. 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

21. 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

23. W W W. E C I P E . O R G / D T E
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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