Methods of harmonization and unification of external economic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation in the context of Russia’s accession to WTO

Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization poses serious risks for the economy of the Republic of Belarus. This will affect such sectors of the Belarusian economy dominating in exports to Russia as agriculture, machine-building, chemical industry. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out a detailed analysis of the rules and regulations that exist in the economy in the nearest future. For this purpose, the methods of harmonization and unification of external economic relations between Belarus and Russia have been developed. The practical application of the developed methods will reveal their non-compliance with WTO law enforcement practice, which will give an opportunity to take immediate action to minimize losses in this sphere because of Russia’s accession to WTO

Keywords

republic of belarus, russian federation, world trade organization (wto), harmonization, unification, economic standards