The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 27 March 2018, 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 (...)
WTO members expressed concern over the United States’ imposition of higher tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and the impact they may have on the global trading system at a meeting of the Council on Trade in Goods on 23 March, the same day the new US measure came into effect. The US (...)
On 22 March 2018, the WTO Appellate Body issued its report in the case “Russia — Anti-Dumping Duties on Light Commercial Vehicles from Germany and Italy” (DS479).
Lebanon has a new children’s choir – but this is a choir with a difference. All its members have, at some point in their lives, engaged in child labour – some in its worst and most hazardous forms. The choir is made up of Lebanese as well as Syrian and Palestinian refugee children. The choir’s (...)
On 21 March a WTO panel issued its compliance report in the dispute “United States — Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products from China — Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by China” (DS437)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo attended an informal ministerial gathering on WTO issues organised and hosted by the Indian government on 20 March in New Delhi. The Director-General outlined the challenges and opportunities facing the Organization and called on WTO members to show their (...)
Regulatory matters are often at the forefront of trade policy, and finding better ways of co-operating on regulation is increasingly part of regional and global trade initiatives, Deputy Director General Alan Wolff said on 19 March. With a good record on transparency and dispute avoidance, the (...)
Speaking at an event organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry in New Delhi on 19 March, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said India has always played an important role in the WTO and that a constructive approach is needed from all key WTO members to protect and strengthen the (...)
The United States has requested WTO consultations with India concerning alleged export subsidies provided by India through five programmes. The request was circulated to WTO members on 19 March.