The WTO needs to provide clear signals at its upcoming 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) that it can move forward and stay relevant, Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam told European Union parliamentarians and other stakeholders at the EU Parliament Committee on International Trade’s (...)
At a meeting of the Negotiating Group on Rules at the Head of Delegation level, the chair of the fisheries subsidies negotiations, Ambassador Santiago Wills of Colombia, introduced on 8 November a second revision of the draft negotiating text to be used as the basis for clause-by-clause (...)
The WTO launched on 8 November an improved Quantitative Restrictions (QR) Database, an online platform to search and retrieve information on trade restrictions and prohibitions notified by WTO members. The QR Database provides information on export prohibitions and restrictions introduced by (...)
At a meeting of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on 5 November, WTO members agreed on a draft ministerial decision on so-called non-violation and situation complaints in the area of intellectual property (IP). The decision is expected to be adopted (...)
After a year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Colloquium for Intellectual Property (IP) Teachers is back with its 17th edition, which is taking place virtually from 1 to 12 November. The colloquium is a two-week skills-building activity on intellectual property and relevant (...)
Nearly 400 ocean experts from around the world on 5 November presented a letter to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala calling on the world’s governments to agree on new global rules to curb harmful fisheries subsidies at the WTO’s upcoming 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), which starts at the (...)
As negotiations on services domestic regulation move into their final stages, WTO members have submitted 24 schedules of services commitments — representing commitments from 50 members — the chair, Jaime Coghi (Costa Rica), told participants at a meeting on 4 November. Participants also continue (...)
Trade ministers from landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) adopted at a meeting at the WTO on 4 November a declaration outlining their trade priorities ahead of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) to be held at the end of November. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala underscored in her (...)
WTO members taking part in the new initiative on trade and environmental sustainability welcomed China and the United States as new co-sponsors for the discussions at their meeting on 4 November. Participants also expressed broad support for a draft ministerial statement that would set out (...)