Traducción de «Acuerdo sobre Tecnología de la Información » (Español → Inglés) :

The Information Technology Agreement (ITA) of 1997 has brought tangible results in promoting the up-take of information technology in Europe and worldwide.

We are advocating the extension of the moratorium on tariffs for electronic commerce and will pursue our efforts to update the 1996 WTO Information Technology Agreement to extend its scope, remove non-tariff barriers to trade in these products, such as duplicate conformity testing and increase its geographical membership[12].

20. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to the WTO to update and expand the above-mentioned Ministerial Declaration on ITA, setting a short time frame, in order to give an additional boost to trade in these products, to attract more participants, to address non-tariff barriers and to address the increasing challenges of technological development and convergence; regrets however the disparate interpretations of the ITA by the parties and calls on the Commission to fully implement the letter and the spirit of the current ITA and to supp ...[+++]ort a modern and realistic approach for any future agreement in line with the demand for more information technology products, free of import duties;

20. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to the WTO to update and expand the above-mentioned Ministerial Declaration on ITA, setting a short time frame, in order to give an additional boost to trade in these products, to attract more participants, to address non-tariff barriers and to address the increasing challenges of technological development and convergence; regrets however the disparate interpretations of the ITA by the parties and calls on the Commission to fully implement the letter and the spirit of the current ITA and to supp ...[+++]ort a modern and realistic approach for any future agreement in line with the demand for more information technology products, free of import duties;

The international agreement on coffee, dating from 2001, and the ITA (Information Technology Agreement) adopted in 1996 at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Singapore, both led to the abolition of customs duties on a great number of products and thus a corresponding reduction in nominal GSP coverage, whilst totally opening to them the Community market; and (3) the increasing number of bilateral and regional free trade agreements.

(27) Whereas Community undertakings should benefit fully from international trade agreements such as agreements signed within the World Trade Organisation (WTO), including those relating to tariffs, such as in the Information Technology Agreement, and from the Istanbul Convention on the elimination of customs duties on personal effects and professional equipment and have effective market access under the specific terms and conditions, including national treatment, binding on the member countries of the WTO; whereas the Commission may take all necessary actions to implement international agreements; whereas these may need to be suppleme ...[+++]nted by specific bilateral or multilateral agreements and negotiations which the Commission may start on the basis of mandates from the Council;