| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立東華大學 === 財經法律研究所 === 103 === Taiwan and New Zealand signed the “Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation, hereafter ‘ANZTEC’ ” on July 10, 2013. ANZTEC contains 25 Chapters covering a wide range of topics. The most significant part of the Agreement is its Chapter on Film and Television Co-Production and Cooperation on Indigenous Issues. This is the first time Taiwanese indigenous peoples clauses was included in bilateral trade agreements. It brings a great learning experience for Taiwan when signing multilateral or bilateral agreements.
The most significant cultural clause of international law and norms and trade of cultural are codified in UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, “hereafter CCD” that was adopted in 2005. While New Zealand is a contracting party to the CCD. For the protection and promotion of cultural diversity and incorporating cultural clauses in ANZTEC. It has to generate a new practice on convention on cultural diversity. Therefore, this thesis is to explore the impact and meaning of the ANZTEC’s cultural clauses objective on the cultural diversity of Taiwan.
In recent years, the rise of the cultural industries are thriving, they have become the focus of development project on the countries. They have become the main focus of economic activity within countries. The cultural products which in the liberalizing trade regime should be treated with the same treatment in general products. However, it is necessary that States members consider the trade of cultural products should be protected. It is different from general trade products to cultural products, should be given special treatment. Nevertheless, under the WTO frameworks it can’t achieve cultural specificity and cultural advocate. It stimulated the negotiation convention on the diversity of cultural expressions.
Contracting States in order to implement the CCD effectively may use the Operational Guidelines made by the CCD. While adhering to the purposes and principles of the Convention. At the same time mentioning the convention on the diversity through international cultural which cooperating agreements or international trade agreements. ANZTEC through the Operational Guidelines of the CCD to examine and analyze the terms of agreement culture. Finally, in order to achieve and explore agreement in cultural clauses and cultural diversity of issues. For the future that Taiwan contact with other countries to sign multilateral or bilateral agreements. On the cultural industries in the free trade market in the current development is an important issue.
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