The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 16 December agreed to establish two panels to separately examine the European Union’s calculation methods in anti-dumping investigations and the Russian Federation’s treatment of railway equipment and parts imported from (...)
On 16 December the WTO issued the panel report in the case brought by Indonesia in “European Union — Anti-Dumping Measures on Imports of Certain Fatty Alcohols from Indonesia”
On 15 December the United States notified the WTO Secretariat that it had requested dispute consultations with China in the dispute “China — Tariff-rate Quotas for Certain Agricultural Products”.
The European Union is donating EUR 1 million (over CHF 1 million) to help developing and least-developed countries (LDCs) participate effectively in global trade. WTO Deputy Director-General Yonov Frederick Agah, EU Ambassador Marc Vanheukelen, and Denis Redonnet, director from the European (...)
The third review of the trade policies and practices of the Solomon Islands takes place on 13 and 15 December 2016. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of the Solomon Islands.
On 12 December China notified the WTO Secretariat that it had requested dispute consultations with the United States and the European Union regarding special calculation methodologies used by the US and EU in anti-dumping proceedings.
Speaking at the “E-commerce for Development” seminar organized by the Friends of E-commerce for Development (Argentina, Costa Rica, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Uruguay) on 9 December, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo stressed the importance of engaging in conversations and information (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo’s annual overview of developments in the international trading system highlights the “persistent” global economic challenges in 2016 that continue to weigh on international trade. The report, which was discussed at a 9 December meeting of the WTO’s Trade Policy (...)
Members engaged in detailed discussions on three new proposals aimed at achieving an outcome on fisheries subsidies at the WTO’s upcoming Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires in December 2017. The proposals from the European Union, the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of members, and (...)