The United States and Brazil, respectively, requested the establishment of dispute panels to examine China’s administration of its tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for certain agricultural goods and support provided by Canada to the Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier. Members once again were (...)
On 30 August the European Union filed an appeal regarding the panel report in “European Union – Countervailing Measures on Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate from Pakistan” (DS486). The panel circulated its report on 6 July.
On 30 August 2017 the WTO issued the panel reports in the cases brought by the European Union and Japan in “Brazil – Certain Measures Concerning Taxation And Charges” (DS472 and DS497).
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo discussed how trade and the WTO could help boost Brazil’s competitiveness during his visit to the country beginning on 23 August for a series of meetings with high-level government officials and private sector (...)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya, the University of Nairobi and the WTO opened the first Regional Dialogue on WTO Accessions for the Greater Horn of Africa on 28 August in Nairobi, with the focus on regional integration and strengthening the multilateral trading system. The Regional (...)
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 31 August 2017, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document officially (...)
On 18 August 2017, Ukraine notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 10 August 2017 a safeguard investigation on sulfuric acid and oleum.
On 18 August a WTO dispute panel issued a report in the cases brought by Viet Nam and Chinese Taipei in “Indonesia — Safeguard on Certain Iron or Steel Products” (DS490 and 496).
A joint effort to facilitate participation by smaller companies in international trade was launched today by the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Roberto Azevêdo, and the Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), John Danilovich. The initiative, (...)
Members of the media wishing to attend the WTO’s 11th Ministerial Conference to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 10 to 13 December 2017, can now apply for accreditation. The deadline for receiving applications is 9 November (...)