Legal Guides

NML’s library of Legal and Regulatory Guides assess laws, regulations, and their implementation, benchmarked against regional and international good practices. NML has developed Legal Guides on diverse topics, including regional trade agreements, digital trade, legal aspects of social investment in East Africa, and issues facing women entrepreneurs.

African Continental and Regional Sanitary and Phytosanitary Approaches and Alignments with SPS Good Regulatory Practices

Katrin Kuhlmann, Adron Naggayi Nalinya and Tara Francis, New Markets Lab for the United States Department of Agriculture (2024)

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Handbook on Provisions and Options for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Trade Agreements

Katrin Kuhlmann et al. in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (April 2023)

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Handbook on Provisions and Options for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic

Katrin Kuhlmann et al. in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (April 2021)

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Legal Review and Analysis of the Fertilizer Regulatory Framework in Southern African Development Community

New Markets Lab in partnership with the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (2021)

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Legal Review of the Malawi National Fertilizer Policy and Regulatory Options for the Fertilizer Bill and Draft Regulations

New Markets Lab for African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership with support of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (2021)

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Nigeria Guidebook on Regulatory Aspects of Dissemination of Public Varieties

New Markets Lab and Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (2020)

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Tanzania Guidebook on Regulatory Aspects of Dissemination of Public Varieties

New Markets Lab in partnership with Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (2020)

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Assessment of the Investment Regulatory Framework in Benin for the Development of the Cashew Industry​

New Markets Lab for TechnoServe (2020)

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Diagnostic Report of The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Finance in Uganda

New Markets Lab for the Uganda Agribusiness Alliance and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (September 2019)

Assessment of Regulation of Food Safety in E-Commerce: Global Good Regulatory Practices and Implications for China’s Regime

New Markets Lab (2019)

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Economic Impact Assessment and Legal Review and Analysis of the East African Community Seed and Fertilizer Legislation

New Markets Lab for the ECI-Africa and East African Community (2019)

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Digital Economy Enabling Environment Guide: Key Areas of Dialogue for Business and Policy Makers

Katrin Kuhlmann et al. for the Center for International Private Enterprise and New Markets Lab (2018)

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China Food Safety Legal and Regulatory Assessment

Katrin Kuhlmann, Mengyi Wang, and Yuan Zhou, New Markets Lab in partnership with Syngenta Foundation for Agriculture (2017)

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Assessment of Good Regulatory Practices for Food Safety and Implications for China’s New Legal Regime

Katrin Kuhlmann, Mengyi Wang, and Yuan Zhou, New Markets Lab and Syngenta Foundation for Agriculture (2017)

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An Assessment of the Cosmetics Sector in Tanzania

New Markets Lab in partnership with the International Growth Centre (2017)

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A Legal Guide to Strengthen the Ethiopian Fertilizer Market

New Markets Lab and African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (December 2016)

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A Legal Guide to Strengthen the Malawian Fertilizer Market

New Markets Lab and African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (December 2016)

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A Legal Guide to Strengthen the Tanzanian Fertilizer Market

New Markets Lab and African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (December 2016)

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A Legal Guide to Strengthen the Mozambican Fertilizer Market

New Markets Lab and African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (December 2016)

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Regulatory Enablers for Spices and Horticulture Value Chains

New Markets Lab and World Bank (2016)

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Regulatory Guide for the Tourism Services Sector

New Markets Lab for International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, (September 2016)

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Regulatory Guide for the Transport Services Sector

New Markets Lab for International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, (September 2016)

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Regulatory Guide for the ICT Services Sector

New Markets Lab for International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, (September 2016)

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East Africa Legal Guide

Katrin Kuhlmann et al., New Markets Lab for the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs Legal Working Group (September 2015)

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International Trade and Agriculture: Supporting Value Chains to Deliver Development and Food Security

New Markets Lab for Global Harvest Initiative (2013)

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