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WTO meeting on “EC — seal products” dispute opened to the public
March 18, 2013, category: Disputes, General, WTO
At the request of the parties in the dispute “European Communities – Measures Prohibiting the Importation and Marketing of Seal Products” (DS400 and DS401), the panel has agreed to open its second substantive meeting with
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Argentina files dispute against the EU on biodiesel imports
August 17, 2012, category: General, WTO
Today, 17 August 2012, Argentina notified the WTO Secretariat of a request for consultations with the EU on Spanish restrictions to the imports of biodiesel from Argentina. Argentina claims that Spain
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ITA Committee meeting
May 21, 2012, category: General, Technology, WTO
After the conclusion of the symposium, we continued with the ITA Committee meeting. At the outset, the Chairman had a brief recount of the symposium, where he stated the
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Committee on Import Licensing April 2012
May 1, 2012, category: General, WTO
Last Friday’s ILC meeting was chaired by Israel’s DPR to the WTO Mr. Shai Moses PhD, and the main issue of discussion related to Argentina’s
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DSB Compliance Panel
April 16, 2012, category: Disputes, General, WTO
On the heels of last month’s Panel and AB report in the US – Large Civil Aircraft (DS353) dispute, last Friday, the US requested the establishment of a compliance panel
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CTG March 2012
April 3, 2012, category: General, WTO
Last Friday we had the CTG formal meeting. The formal meeting was preceded by a brief informal meeting where the Chair informed the Members that the consultations for the CTG subsidiary
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Canada DS412 & DS426 public hearing
March 29, 2012, category: Disputes, General, WTO
Earlier this week, the legality of government support for renewable energy initiatives was subject of review at the WTO, in what is considered a landmark case against Canada. The panel heard opening arguments
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TBT Committee March 2012
March 28, 2012, category: General, WTO
Last week we had the latest TBT Committee regular meeting. In it, the bulk of time was dedicated to Specific Trade Concerns, which had the highest number of concerns raised to date with 68, with
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DSB meeting March 2012
March 27, 2012, category: General, WTO
Last Friday’s regular meeting of the DSB, saw the formal introduction of the new Chairman of the DSB, the Ambassador of Pakistan Shahid BASHIR. On other items of the agenda it
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NAMA Tariff Negotiation Group meeting March 2012
March 15, 2012, category: General, NAMA, WTO
Yesterday we continued our discussion on the way forward in the NAMA negotiations. This time, the topic was tariffs. At the outset, the Chair stated the three key issues in the tariff negotiation as he
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