WTO members meeting as the General Council agreed today to extend two existing moratoriums related to customs duties on electronic transmissions and the initiation of “non-violation” complaints under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
1. Report by the Chairman of the Trade Negotiations Committee and Report by the Director-General The Chair referred to the Director-General’s report at the 19 July Informal TNC and HODs meetings. At that meeting, some
Today, the WTO General Council approved by consensus the following chairpersons for WTO bodies: H.E. Mr Xavier Carim of South Africa (General Council) and H.E. Mr Junichi Ihara of Japan (Dispute Settlement Body). Ambassador Carim
WTO members hailed the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) as a historic achievement at today’s meeting of the General Council. In welcoming this milestone, members pledged to advance work on implementing the
WTO members have agreed that the organization’s Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) will take place from 11 to 14 December 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The dates were endorsed at yesterday’s meeting of the WTO’s General Council.
Yesterday, WTO members adopted Seychelles’ WTO terms of entry at the General Council meeting. Seychelles will have until 1 June 2015 to ratify the deal to formally become a WTO member 30 days after it
DG Roberto Azevêdo, in his report to the General Council yesterday as chair of the TNC, said that there had been “a very good level of engagement” in recent consultations conducted by him and the
Last Monday’s GC meeting discussed a report by the DG on the status of the negotiations post-Bali. You can find the report here. On other topics, Russia’s trade restrictions were a topic addressed
Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his farewell statement to the General Council on 24 July 2013, said: “It has been an immense honour and privilege to serve this organization. I think it is fair to say
This website uses cookies to improve our reader's experience. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To learn more, please read our privacy policy and terms of service.OkPrivacy policy
