아세안 경제통합의 진행상황 평가와 한국의 대응 방향: TBT와 SPS를 중심으로(Assessing ASEAN Economic Integration Progress and South Korea’s Approach: Focus on TBT and SPS)

본 연구는 한국과 아세안 간 경제협력에 기여하고 이들 국가에 대한 교역 확대를 목적으로 TBT와 SPS의 제도적 조화를 모색하기 위해 기획된 연구이다. RCEP 발효에 따른 역내 연계성 개선 노력이 필요한 시점에서 본 연구 주제는 시의성이 높다. 또한 본 연구는 아세안의 TBT/SPS 제도 및 정책 현황 검토, 역내 규제거리 측정, TBT/SPS가 수출국의 대아세안 수출에 미친 영향에 대한 실증적 분석, 중소ㆍ중견 기업 대상 설문조사 등 TBT와 SPS 조치에 대한 종합적인 접근을 통해 한국의 대응 방향에 대한 논의를 전개하고, 아세안과의 협력을 위한 구체적인 방향을 제시했다는 점에서 의미가 있다.TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) and SPS (Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures) have two attributes. They act as barriers to trade expansion by protecting producers, but their importance has grown in terms of consumer protection measures after the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather than eliminating related regulations, achieving harmonization within the ASEAN region can simultaneously serve two objectives: expanding trade between South Korea and ASEAN and improving consumer protection. We assess the level of regional economic integration by measuring regulatory distances among ASEAN member states. We also measure regulatory distances between South Korea and ASEAN, and between Japan and ASEAN. We estimate the impact of ASEAN’s TBT and SPS on the export performance of countries exporting goods to the ASEAN region. In addition, a survey of South Korean firms exporting goods to the ASEAN region is conducted to assess their difficulties and to evaluate South Korea’s support policies. Chapter 2 evaluates the economic integration efforts within the ASEAN region, focusing on TBT and SPS. In 2020, ASEAN conducted a mid-term assessment of economic integration and produced the “Mid-Term Review: ASEAN Economic Blueprint 2025” in 2021. According to the results, ASEAN has achieved 54.1% of the sectoral work plans, with the remaining 34.2% currently underway and expected to be achieved without major problems. The ASEAN recognizes the need for regional integration to overcome the poly-crises facing the global economy. ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework (ACRF) views economic integration as a means of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated poly-crises. As a result, intra-ASEAN trade and investment have increased steadily since 2021. (the rest omitted)