March 21, 2013, category: Disputes, General, WTO

The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 26 March 2013, of the Dispute Settlement Body. You can download the airgram here.
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March 19, 2013, category: General, WTO

The 4th review of the trade policies and practices of Argentina is scheduled for March 20 and 22 2013. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by
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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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March 10, 2013, category: Disputes, General, WTO

At the request of the participants (Canada, Japan, and the European Union) in the disputes “Canada – Certain Measures Affecting the Renewable Energy Generation Sector” and “Canada – Measures Relating to the Feed-in Tariff Program”
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February 26, 2013, category: General, WTO

Yesterday, DG Pascal Lamy reported to the General Council that negotiators are focusing on the Doha Round elements that are being developed as part of the deliverables for the Ninth Ministerial Conference in Bali (MC9):
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February 18, 2013, category: Disputes, General, WTO

The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 27 February 2013, of the Dispute Settlement Body. You can find the airgram here
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February 17, 2013, category: General, WTO

The conference: The Future of the World Trading System: Asian Perspectives, is an event intended to actively promote a broad and comprehensive examination of the key changes in the multilateral trading system from Asian perspectives.
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February 6, 2013, category: General, WTO

DG Pascal Lamy, at yesterday’s launch of the joint WTO-WHO-WIPO study “Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation”, said that “coherence between health policies, intellectual property rules and trade policy is key to finding sustainable
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January 29, 2013, category: General, WTO

View live webcasting of the press conferences with each of the nine candidates for the post of Director-General. Click here
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January 29, 2013, category: Disputes, General, WTO

Yesterday the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) authorized Antigua and Barbuda to retaliate against US intellectual property (IP), as part of their longstanding dispute regarding internet gambling services (DS285). At this moment it is unclear
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