An analysis of the european union vietnam free trde agreement non tariff measures on garment and textile and the suggestions for vietnam export

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY MASTER THESIS AN ANALYSIS OF THE EUROPEAN UNIONVIETNAM FREE TRADE AGREEMENT'S NONTARIFF MEASURES ON GARMENT AND TEXTILE AND THE SUGGESTIONS FOR VIETNAM’S EXPORTS Specialization: International Trade Policy and Law DANG THI HUYEN Hanoi — 2022 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY MASTER THESIS AN ANALYSIS OF THE EUROPEAN UNIONVIETNAM FREE TRADE AGREEMENT'S NONTARIFF MEASURES ON GARMENT AND TEXTILE AND THE SUGGESTIONS FOR VIETNAM’S EXPORTS Specialization: International Trade Policy and Law Code: 8310106 FULL NAME: DANG THI HUYEN SUPERVISOR: DR HOANG Hanoi — 2022 NGOC THUAN i DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY I declare that this thesis has been composed solely by myself and that it has not been submitted, in whole or in part, in any previous application for a degree Where other people’s works are used, this has been properly acknowledged and referenced in accordance with regulations of the Foreign Trade University Hanoi, 15 October 2022 Dang Thi Huyen il ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I would like to send sincere thanks to my supervisor, Dr Hoang Ngoc Thuan for his enormous support and concrete guidance on scientific research methodologies to help me complete this thesis | am very grateful for his prompt action and patience in reviewing every single line of my thesis, from the very first draft to this final version Special thanks also go to all teachers at the Graduate Department of the Foreign Trade University, especially to A/Prof Dr Tang Van Nghia and Ms Cao Thi Hong Vinh Without their timely encouragement and support, I might not have completed the full master’s programme in international trade policy and law I would Embassy like to take this opportunity to thank colleagues Hanoi and the United Nations Development Programme at the British in Vietnam, MITPL7 classmates, and especially two dearest friends, Ms Dinh Thi Bich Xuan, Deputy Director at the VCCI Office for Sustainable Business Development and Dr Nguyen Phuong Mai, Lecturer at the VNU-International School for always standing by my side, cheering me on whenever I am depressed with work-life balance Finally, I wish to thank stakeholders and partners at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Central Institute for Economic Management, and the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association for valuable expertise advice, constructive substantial inputs for this thesis suggestions, and provision of data and iil LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ASEAN Association of Southeast Asia Nations AVE Ad valorem equivalent BREXIT The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union CEPII Centre d’Etudes Prospectives and d’Informations Internationales CGE Computable General Equilibrium CIEM Central Institute for Economic Management CPTPP Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership EU European Union EVFTA European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement EVIPA European Union-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement FDI Foreign Direct Investment GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GDP Gross Domestic Production GDVC General Department of Viet Nam Customs GSP Generalized System of Preferences IMF International Monetary Fund ITC International Trade Centre MAST Multi-Agency Support Team MoIT Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam NTB Non-tariff Barrier NTM Non-tariff Measure OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development PSR Product Specific Rule RCEP Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ROO Rule of Origin RVC Regional Value Content SPS Sanitary and phytosanitary iv SWOT Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat TBT Technical Barrier to Trade UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNESCAP United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific VCCI Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry VFTAP Vietnam Free Trade Agreement Portal VITAS Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association WB World Bank WTO World Trade Organisation IJEPA Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement v TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION OF ORIGINA LÍ TY 5-