On 24 July, WTO members received the United Kingdom’s draft schedule setting out its WTO market access commitments for goods once the UK leaves the European Union. Members will now have a three-month period to review the schedule that has been put forward for (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, on 20 July, addressed participants of “Geneva Week”, an event organized for WTO members and observers who do not have permanent missions in Geneva. He briefed the attendees on recent trade developments, including issues of particular interest to least-developed (...)
At a meeting of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 20 July, WTO members agreed to requests from the United States for a dispute panel to address measures governing the sale of wine in Canada and from Viet Nam for a panel to examine US anti-dumping measures on Vietnamese fish fillets. (...)
The United States has requested WTO dispute consultations with Canada, China, the European Union, Mexico and Turkey regarding additional duties imposed by the five WTO members on imports of certain US products. The request was circulated to WTO members on 19 (...)
Honduras filed an appeal on 19 July against a WTO panel report in the case brought by Honduras in “Australia — Certain Measures Concerning Trademarks, Geographical Indications and Other Plain Packaging Requirements Applicable to Tobacco Products and Packaging” (DS435). The panel circulated its (...)
Greater efforts need to be made to maintain and improve the international trading system, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff said on 18 July. In remarks delivered in Washington, D.C., DDG Wolff said such efforts were needed to preserve and enhance economic prosperity and make trade freer, (...)
The fifth review of the trade policies and practices of Israel takes place on 17 and 19 July 2018. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Israel.
WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo met on 17 July with representatives of the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s High-Level Board of Experts to receive their report on the Future of Global Trade Governance. The report outlines four complementary avenues that can be pursued to revitalize the WTO as a forum (...)