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General Council appoints Azevêdo as next Director-General of the WTO
May 14, 2013, category: General, WTO
At a special meeting, earliert today, the General Council approved the appointment of Ambassador Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Brazil) as the next Director-General of the WTO. He begins his term of office on 1 September
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Troika recommends Carvalho de Azevêdo to be the next WTO DG
May 8, 2013, category: General, WTO
At an informal meeting of the Heads of Delegation, earliert today, the three facilitators in the process of selecting the next WTO Director-General recommended Ambassador Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Brazil) as the candidate who can
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AB issues reports on renewable energy dispute
May 6, 2013, category: Disputes, General, WTO
Earlier today, the WTO Appellate Body issued its reports in the cases “Canada – Certain Measures Affecting the Renewable Energy Generation Sector” (DS412) and “Canada – Measures Relating to the Feed in Tariff Program” (DS426),
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Items proposed for consideration at the next meeting of DSB
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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Trade Policy Review: Argentina
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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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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Registration begins for public observation of appeal in renewable energy disputes
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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Summary of GC meeting of 25 February 2013
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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Upcoming DSB meeting
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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The future of trade from Asian perspectives – Conference
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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